Black women and weight loss is something of a literary two-headed monster, but with Jennifer Hudson, Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey promoting weight loss products between football games and prime-time television sitcoms, the subject is not only becoming less contentious, but it is also reviving black actresses’ careers, The Daily Beast reports. SEE ALSO: Is […]

Dr. Arnold Klein (pictured), the once-upon-a-time “it” dermatologist of the rich and famous, is now facing bankruptcy and is under investigation by the California State Medical Board. SEE ALSO: Understanding The Iowa Caucuses The good doctor had patients, such as Michael Jackson and Liz Taylor, that were the absolute envy of many in his profession. But how […]

LONDON  — A jury has found two white men guilty of murdering a black teenager in a brutal racist stabbing that shocked Britain almost two decades ago. SEE ALSO: What To Watch On TV This Winter Gary Dobson, 36, and David Norris, 35, were convicted Tuesday of killing Stephen Lawrence as he waited for a […]

William Lark Jr., an African-American PhD candidate at MIT, is the chief designer of CityCar, a stackable small car that folds. SEE ALSO: Cops: Man Had Loaded Machine Gun On NYC Subway The cars, which are smaller than Smart Cars, are battery-electric, so they don’t cause tailpipe emissions. They also weigh less than a 1,000 […]

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will waste little time getting back in front of voters following a 10-day Hawaiian vacation spent largely out of the spotlight. SEE ALSO: What To Watch On TV This Winter Air Force One landed just before daybreak in Washington on Tuesday morning after an overnight flight from the island of […]

Although Serena Williams has won more career prize money than any other female athlete in history, she admitted to CNN that she “actually never liked sports.” SEE ALSO: Why Black Women Are The New Face Of The Weight Loss Industry The 23-time Grand Slam title winner and part owner of an NFL team, continued: I […]

WASHINGTON— President Barack Obama will waste little time getting back in front of voters following a 10-day Hawaiian vacation spent largely out of the spotlight. Air Force One landed just before daybreak in Washington on Tuesday morning after an overnight flight from the island of Oahu. The president is returning from vacation the same day […]

Last year was a busy 12 months for Black America. It brought us painful reminders of injustice like the  execution of Troy Davis and uplifting stories like Kimberly Anyadike, the young black girl who flew across the country with coaching from a Tuskegee Airman. SEE ALSO: Understanding The Iowa Caucuses The 2012 news cycle is […]

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — World music icon Youssou Ndour says he plans to run in Senegal’s presidential election next month, challenging an 85-year-old incumbent whose plans to seek a third term have sparked violent protests. SEE ALSO: African Dictator Propped Up By Coke (As In Coca-Cola) Ndour, who made the announcement late Monday on his […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was another night of firefighters scrambling across the nation’s second largest city to snuff out a series of arson attacks when a tip came in about a German man who matched the description of someone with a shoulder-length ponytail captured on a surveillance video near where a car fire was […]

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A 15-year-old Afghan girl severely tortured for months by her in-laws in an attempt to force her into prostitution will be sent to India for medical treatment, an Afghan official said Monday. SEE ALSO: 31 Ways To Get Smarter Sahar Gul’s mother-in-law and sister-in-law were arrested and her husband was being […]

LEXINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Do you have change for a million-dollar bill? SEE ALSO: 31 Ways To Get Smarter Police say a North Carolina man insisted his million-dollar note was real when he was buying $476 worth of items at a Walmart. Investigators told the Winston-Salem Journal ( http://bit.ly/u7ZrEN ) that 53-year-old Michael Fuller tried […]