Originals

Jesse Jackson Jr. betrayed his devoted black constituents, stuffed his pockets with campaign cash, and now, as a result of his greed and arrogance, his fate rests in the hands of a federal judge. The former congressman from Illinois, the son of icon Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., could spend several years in prison for repeated […]

Those words delivered by Sug Avery to Miss Celie in the “The Color Purple,” are the most recognized and quoted lines from that movie. It’s a comedic moment in the film but it could bring painful memories for girls whose bad feelings about their skin color, hair texture and unique features kept them from ever […]

Little Known Black History Facts, Originals

Virginia Key Beach was designed as a unique vacation spot strictly for blacks in 1945. Built in Dade County, Virginia Key Beach was the answer to Florida’s whites-only beach problem pre-civil rights. Prior to its establishment, NAACP activists staged a “wade-in” at nearby Baker’s Haulover Beach, which was whites-only. Although the organization had hoped for […]

Entertainment

It’s Don Cheadle’s house. The new Showtime series “House of Lies,” has already won the veteran stage and screen actor a Golden Globe for Best Comedy Actor. Cheadle, 48, is in his second season of “House of Lies,” a show set in the ruthless world of corporate downsizing. The show’s TV-Mature warning which includes “adult […]

I’m almost certain that Tonya Battle would have been perfectly fine with not having to look after another newborn on her shift. What she wasn’t fine with, though, was the racism that went along with that relief. Last October Battle, a black nurse working in the neonatal intensive care unit at Hurley Medical Center in […]

Top News

According to TMZ, gruesome photos of Christopher Dorner’s charred dismembered body are being shopped by an unnamed source. TMZ said they declined purchasing the photos, but say that the images show Dorner’s body missing limbs including his arm and a leg. Not to mention, the gossip site reports that the top of Dorner’s head was […]

If You Missed It, Originals

Dominique jokes with the crew about two stories all about cocaine, including one about alleged cocaine found at an Ill. Chuck E. Cheese’s and the other about the link between cocaine withdrawals and break-ups.

If You Missed It, Originals

Dear Tom, I’m writing this Christmas Wish request asking for help for my twelve-year- old son, Matthew. He is a tall, skinny, 7th grader with a good heart.  We have fallen on hard times lately because his father walked out on us leaving us both financially and emotionally hurt. We are trying to move on […]

If You Missed It, Originals

It may seem contradictory for a woman who sells sex toys to also record a gospel single, but that kind of contrast is par for the course for Real Housewife and singer/songwriter Kandi Burrus. Her single “Stay Prayed Up” has already shot to #1 on the iTunes gospel chart with the help of gospel star […]

If You Missed It, Originals

Huggy says “who knew” Clive Davis was bi-sexual, in this funny segment about the legendary musician, Barbara Walters and Ahmad Rashad.

If You Missed It, Originals

Rev. Al Sharpton talks with the crew about the importance of  not having the sequester passed through Congress.

National News

An Ill. mother is upset after her 4-year-old daughter allegedly found drugs at Chuck E. Cheese’s. The unidentified mother said her daughter picked up a tiny bag full of a “white substance” on a ride at the supposed kid-friendly venue. She also claims that Chuck E. Cheese’s management mishandled the situation, she told the KTVI […]