NEW YORK- One month after releasing the first trailer for their movie “Monkey Gang” the fictitious Hip-Hop parody group is releasing a new trailer for their movie, “Monkey Gang: The Mockumentary.” The first trailer was featured on the number one Hip-Hop website in the world, WorldStarHipHop.com and quickly spread all over the internet. RELATED: 25 […]
By Dwayne C. Nelson With the NBA All-Star game and its festivities this weekend, it was a packed schedule in the league last night. Here’s a rundown of all the scores with each squad’s top performers. RELATED: Top 9 Black reality tv personalities Cleveland 104, L.A. Lakers 99. Cleveland: Ramon Sessions, 32 points and 8 […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rapper Waka Flocka Flame and three other men were questioned Wednesday after a shootout at a car stereo store in which one person was wounded, police said.
Philadelphia — Authorities arrested 16-year-old Kendall Anderson on Monday after discovering the body of 37-year-old Rashida Anderson in the alley behind their South Philadelphia home. Anderson confessed to killing his mother to authorities. Philly.com reports: When her 16-year-old son got into trouble last November, Rashida Anderson responded with punishment – she took away Kendall’s PlayStation. […]
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — A military ammunition depot in Tanzania’s largest city blew up overnight in a series of explosions that leveled homes, killed at least 25 people and wounded about 145 others. Thousands ran for their lives, and 200 children have been unable to find their parents. RELATED: Top 9 music videos of […]
WASHINGTON – Conservatives are trying to cut arts funding while Democrats seek to restore family planning and health research funds as the House enters a third day of debate on a sweeping spending bill cleaning up last year’s budget mess. RELATED: Top 9 Black reality TV personalities
Houston, Texas– A Texas man who was exonerated after serving 18 years in prison has been denied compensation because of a legal glitch. Exonerated Death Row inmate Anthony Graves will be denied compensation because the word “Innocence,” was not used in the document ordering his release, his attorney Katherine Scardino said. RELATED: 25 reasons we […]
WASHINGTON — Republicans won sweeping victories last November by taunting Democrats with “Where are the jobs?” Democrats are now throwing those taunts back, saying it’s Republicans who will knock thousands of Americans out of work with their demands for deep cuts in federal spending. RELATED: 25 reasons we love Michael Jordan
In 1940, one Black novelist dared to show America what white supremacy did to one Black man. When “Native Son” appeared on America’s bookshelves, it became an instant bestseller, the first title by an African-American author selected by the Book-of-the-Month Club. It also introduced the world to the complicated protagonist of “Native Son,” Chicago’s Bigger […]
Nowhere has the depiction of black life been more diverse than in the world of cinema. Go to any video store, surf any video rental website and look at the wide selection of films in the African-American/Black films section. The variety is vast, so if you’re having trouble where to start, here are nine of […]
Today is the birthdate of wildly successful Basketball player and lucrative business man, Michael Jeffrey Jordan. Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1963.
