NEW YORK -Sabrina and Tracy Martin, the mother and father of slain teenager Trayvon Martin, are parents in pain; a soft-spoken, spiritual couple on a crusade for truth and justice. “We just want to do what’s right,” Tracy Martin told BlackAmericaWeb in an exclusive interview. “We just want to do the right thing.” For Martin, […]

In 1963, Birmingham, Alabama was entrenched in the civil rights movement. Students were on the front lines of police brutality and busy holding marches and sit-ins. While history was being made, the students of black high schools like A.H. Parker High, Western Olin High, Hayes High School and Carver High School, were punished with the […]

LAKE FOREST, Calif. (AP) — Popular evangelical Pastor Rick Warren asked members of his Southern California church for prayers as he and his family coped with the apparent suicide of his 27-year-old son. The church said on Saturday that Matthew Warren took his own life at his Mission Viejo home. Matthew Warren struggled with mental […]

Everyone knows the connection between socialite Kim Kardashian and Brandy’s younger brother, singer Ray J. Before rapper Kanye West, before NFL player Reggie Bush and NBA player Kris Humphries was Ray J. Their infamous sex tape put Kardashian in the spotlight and Ray J wants to remind folks of this tidbit of history. Listen below […]

The entertainment royalty couple are being roundly criticized by Cuban-American GOP Representatives for visiting Cuba to celebrate their 5th wedding anniversary amid allegations of human rights abuses in the communist island nation. However, based on the video below, it appears Cuba was more than ready to receive Beyonce & Jay-Z. While in the capital city […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A court has ended the first week of jury selection in a civil case over Michael Jackson’s death with 60 potential jurors selected. Jury selection will resume Monday and is expected to stretch into the following week in an effort to find enough people to hear a case filed by Jackson’s […]

Funny man Kevin Hart is weighing in on the reports that Robin Thicke quit BET’s “Real Husbands of Hollywood” because of him. The bottom line is that yes, Robin did quit, but it had nothing to do with Kevin hurting his feelings with his wicked humor. Hart spoke to the folks at HipHollywood.com and he […]

In the 21st century, it’s hard to realize the many racial barriers that have still not been broken down. There are many places that are still living in the 19th century…the early 19th century. According to the New York Daily News, Wilcox County High School in Rochelle, Georgia, has never had an integrated prom. Even […]