The unveiling of “The Black List” photo exhibit at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery here in D.C. was an event attended by many of the celebrities represented in the photographs. Roland Martin had the opportunity to talk with some of them about what it meant to see themselves in black and white.
Washington Watch intends to continue to shine a bright light on efforts by Republican-controlled states to suppress voting rights — rights won with blood, sweat and tears by the heroes and sheroes of the Civil Rights Movement. In this week’s edition of Washington Watch, we’re joined by a congresswoman who is beating the drum in […]
It was amazing this week to listen to conservatives like Ann Coulter and Sean Hannity and Brent Bozell make these crazy comments comparing the criticism of Herman Cain and sex harassment allegations to lynching. What was more offensive was to listen to them to say that, oh, somehow, here are attacks on Black conservatives solely […]
LOS ANGELES — Eddie Murphy has bowed out of his gig as host of the Academy Awards, following pal Brett Ratner’s decision to leave the show as producer because of an uproar over a gay slur. The news of Murphy’s departure came Wednesday, a day after Ratner quit as producer of the Feb. 26 show. […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After Michael Jackson’s death on June 25, 2009, the gated mansion at 100 North Carolwood Drive where the pop star lived with his three children while preparing for his comeback concerts became part media camp, part Jackson tribute ground. See also: Carrie Fisher Condemns Dr. Conrad Murray In Michael Jackson Case […]
Conjoined twin girls from the Dominican Republic were separated in a Virginia hospital after undergoing a complicated procedure.
NEW YORK — 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, the building credited as the birthplace of hip-hop has been given a new lease on life after Workforce Housing Advisors, a company dedicated to working class housing, bought it. The building, where Kool DJ Herc held parties that would help create hip hop culture, had fell into disrepair after […]
TUSCON — In a press conference in Arizona yesterday, GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain blamed the recent sexual harassment allegations of Sharon Bialek against him on the “Democratic machine.” Cain claimed that the first time he saw Bialek was at her press conference and that he did not remember her name. See Also: Stars Without […]
NEW YORK — Magic Johnson said it’s “ridiculous” to suggest that David Stern is racist, saying it’s OK to disagree with the NBA commissioner but that you “can’t attack the man and what he stands for.” Johnson was responding to comments made by attorney Jeffrey Kessler, representing the NBA players’ association, who told the Washington […]
The National Association of Real Estate Brokers, Inc. (NAREB) is confronting the Black housing crisis in an upcoming conference called, the State of Housing in Black America Issues Forum. According to U.S. census data the rate of Black home ownership is 41% compared to 71% of white people. See Also: Stars Without Makeup See Also: […]
NEW YORK — A New York City detective has been convicted of planting drugs on a woman and her boyfriend. Brooklyn state Supreme Court Justice Gustin Reichbach found Jason Arbeeny guilty Tuesday of official misconduct, falsifying business records and submitting a false instrument for filing. See Also: Stars Without Makeup See Also: Black Travel: Visit […]
