Since Beyoncé’ gave birth to her baby girl, the name Blue Ivy has become ubiquitous. After two people applied to trademark Blue Ivy’s name for themselves, the Carter-Knowles family filed an application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to protect the name, according to the Washington Post. SEE ALSO: Facebook Defriending Triggers Double Murder […]

This Black History Month, we honor the GAME CHANGERS: Everyday heroes whose actions make life better for the people around them. SEE ALL OUR GAME CHANGERS HERE ————————- Warrenetta Banks Place of Residence: New Orleans, La. Why she is a local hero: Banks is working with the Lower 9th Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement and […]

WASHINGTON-Congressman, Luis V. Gutierrez of Illinois addresses former Speaker Of The House and GOP presidential candidate, Newt Gingrich’s claim that Barack Obama was the “Food Stamp President” on the floor of the House floor. Gutierrez used statistics to show that Obama was not in fact, the “Food Stamp President” and compassion to show that there […]

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Thursday will free 10 states from the strict and sweeping requirements of the No Child Left Behind law, giving leeway to states that promise to improve how they prepare and evaluate students, The Associated Press has learned. SEE ALSO: Is Obama A Super-Pac Hypocrite? The first 10 states to […]

An 8-month-old baby is on life support and Cherale Jones (pictured), his mother, stands accused of trying to suffocate him with a blanket and sofa cushions. SEE ALSO: Teacher Febrezes “Stinky” Student When Jones reportedly brought her unconscious child to Wolfson Children’s Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla., on January 28, doctors became suspicious about the child’s […]