NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors have turned down an inmate’s bid to be cleared in the 1998 killing of a retired police officer, an exoneration effort championed by actor Martin Sheen. After an 18-month review of information including eyewitness recantations and a new claim that someone else confessed to the crime, the Manhattan district attorney’s […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The legacy of the “Scottsboro Boys” is secure: The nine black teens were wrongly convicted more than 80 years ago in one of America’s most infamous racial tragedies. Alabama is now moving to repair its own legacy, and correct past injustices, with a bill to allow posthumous pardons for the group. […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has apologized to California Attorney General Kamala Harris for causing a stir when he called her “the best-looking attorney general” at a Democratic fundraiser they attended together this week. A spokesman for Harris said she had a great conversation with Obama and strongly supports him but would not say […]

Rob McConnell is one of Toyota’s hidden talents. The 35-year old Michigan-based senior design engineer works at Toyota Technical Center. Yes, he’s a senior engineer in his thirties. God only knows where this bright shining star will be in a decade, as it relates to his career path at Toyota. Now, while most of us […]

Wesley Snipes has been released from prison and placed under home confinement to serve out the remainder of his sentence for tax evasion reports TMZ. The ‘Blade’ actor served more than two years behind bars for tax evasion. Snipes left the McKean Federal Correctional Institution in Pennsylvania on Tuesday and was transferred to the New York Community […]

My hair does NOT define me. However it IS a part of me and I want it to be free to grow, curl & shrink as it may. – Sherry Blossom I never realized how much hair can define a person until I met beauty blogger, Sherry Blossom. She was fresh into her hair journey […]

Did a sex tape featuring Pilar Sanders and 50 Cent cause the beauty to lose custody of her kids? We recently told you that Pilar was hooking up with a certain Cash Money Records mogul, but I’m hearing that it’s 50 Cent who may have caused her to lose custody of her children with Deion Sanders. Rumor has it that a […]

Reality superstar, NeNe Leakes stepped out to the 2013 Bravo Upfront Presentations in a colorblock frock from Stella McCartney. The contoured dress is a mash-up of neutrals, flannel, and blue satin, and features a mock neckline with ruffled chiffon trim, fitted silhouette that falls to a dropped waist, and fluttery A-line miniskirt. NeNe’s former “Real Housewives Of Atlanta” cast member, Marlo Hampton rocked […]

Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry dressed up as their most memorable onscreen characters for a fun, new promotional video for OWN. In the hilarious parody, Madea meets The Color Purple. Perry, dressed in full Madea attire, drives up to Winfrey, recreating her famous role of Miss. Sophia, and asks for directions to OWN. “I’m looking for […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A murder suspect shot a police detective who was interviewing him at police headquarters in Mississippi’s capital city, then shot himself, state authorities said Friday. Police had previously not disclosed who fired the shot that killed the suspect, 23-year-old Jeremy Powell. Mississippi Bureau of Investigation spokesman Warren Strain said Friday that […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A man who repeatedly used phony credentials to gain entry into New York City’s jails may get his wish to do more time. Prosecutors told a judge on Thursday that they want Matthew Matagrano to be locked up for 10 years. Matagrano, a former inmate, pleaded not guilty to felony burglary […]

Finding lead black actors and actresses or full black casts on TV these days is a hard task unless you are watching “Scandal” or the few channels dedicated to a black audience. In response to the far and wide opportunities on TV and the overcrowded/undervalued audition rooms filled with hopeful black actors; notable and rising […]