I have to give it to Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson for not being a quitter and giving on his marriage. The now unemployed NFL player who…

Iyanla Vanzant isn’t just the woman who offers support to people in trouble on her new OWN show “Iyanla: Fix My Life,” debuting September 15 at 10 p.m. with Evelyn Lozada. (A second follow-up show with Lozada airs on September 22 at 10 p.m.) The author/teacher/healer knows of what she speaks – having overcome domestic […]

Don't adjust your TV if you tune into CBS' “The Talk” for their Season 3 premiere on Monday, September 10th at 2 p.m  (ET). The cast of the show – Julie Chen, Sheryl Underwood, Aisha Tyler, Sara Gilbert and Sharon Osborne will host the show without makeup. That’s no lipstick, blush, eye shadow, foundation or […]

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — If President Barack Obama was looking for a lift in Florida, he got one from Scott Van Duzer. The 46-year-old, six-foot-three Republican gave Obama a bear hug, raising him off the ground as Obama marveled at the man's strength — and enthusiasm. Van Duzer owns the Big Apple Pizza and […]

In Camp Mackall, North Carolina the first all-black parachute Infantry platoon was activated on November 25,1944. They would be called the 555th Battalion, a.k.a. “The Triple Nickles.” They were called the Triple Nickles because 17 of 20 soldiers selected from the Buffalo Soldiers 92nd Infantry in Arizona made it through the test platoon at Fort […]

In-N-Out Burger, the up-and-coming hamburger franchise nearly revered as much for its biblical, inspirational branding style as it is its tasty menu choices, has been slapped with a class a lawsuit charging the company religiously refuses to hire black employees. Attorney Joe Young, of the California-based Tidrick Law Firm, served notice on the Irvine headquartered […]

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Ohio parents of Olympic gold medalist Tianna Madison are suing her after she allegedly called her parents selfish and accused them of mismanaging her financially. Elyria residents Robert and Jo Ann Madison filed the libel, slander and defamation lawsuit Thursday in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court in Cleveland. They said they've been […]

A Utah man made his indiscretions public through a personally-written obituary. Val Patterson revealed several truths to his family and friends by writing his own obituary and publishing it in the Salt Lake City Tribune. The 59-year-old died a week later on July 10 from throat cancer. Patterson wrote that although his family believed he […]

As college students are gearing up for the fall semester, student leaders at an Atlanta HBCU are building momentum for Water Wars Atlanta. Water Wars Atlanta is a new philanthropic project led by Morehouse students Richard Taylor and Jarrad Lawson aimed to resolve the world water crisis through a large-scale water balloon fight. Taylor and […]

She’s married, official, and saved. But Meagan Good is still feeling the backlash of her bachelorette party as a burlesque dancer, a dream she always wanted to fulfill. Christians can be sexy, is her argument, but church folks ain’t buying it. Fortunately, her values and opinions didn’t shake her from doing what she truly desired. […]

CHICAGO (AP) — With Chicago teachers poised to go on strike for the first time in a quarter century, parents spent Sunday worrying about how much their children's education might suffer and where their kids will go while they're at work. Teachers said they would walk off the job Monday if no deal was reached […]

Is it because he's black? The question of whether race fuels opposition to President Barack Obama has become one of the most divisive topics of the election. It is sowing anger and frustration among conservatives who are labeled racist simply for opposing Obama's policies and liberals who see no other explanation for such deep dislike […]