NEW YORK (AP) — Fans of “Soul Train” boogied down Broadway wearing afro wigs and bell bottoms on Saturday while others recounted their favorite episodes at a Harlem meeting hall in tribute to the show’s late creator, Don Cornelius. SEE ALSO: 5 Ways “Soul Train” Changed America About 100 dancers descended on Times Square in […]
The labels used to describe Americans of African descent mark the movement of a people from the slave house to the White House. Today, many are resisting this progression by holding on to a name from the past: “black.” SEE ALSO: Young Futurists Of 2012 For this group – some descended from U.S. slaves, some […]
Six men are charged in the murder of Nicholas Jackson II, 15, of Norcross, Georgia, who was killed Thursday while playing Play Station in the basement of his home, reports the Atlanta Journal Constitution. SEE ALSO: Young Futurists Of 2012 Anthony Bernard Lumpkin, 32, Rico Dehaven West, 19, Eddie Lewis Green, 46, Michael Davis, 23, […]
The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that Antonio Williams, 14, was found safe Friday night. No details on where or how he was located were available. Read below for initial report: *************************************** The Clayton County Police Department is searching for 14-year-old Antonio Williams after the boy got into a vehicle with an unknown man at a […]
Florida A&M University is celebrating its 125th anniversary and honoring Black History Month by hosting “A Tribute To African-American Film.” The festival, which runs from February 3 through February 29, is a partnership with the Tallahassee Film Festival and the Tallahassee Film Society, and celebrates films that have impacted the African-American community and American History. […]
Lil Kim has just earned a distinction few would want: The female MC owes more than $1 million in tax liens to Uncle Sam, according to TMZ. SEE ALSO: Is “The Help” Racist? The L.A. Recorder’s Office shows that Lil Kim owes from 2002 to 2009. Her most recent tax addition is an amount of […]
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Last year was the deadliest on record for civilians in the Afghan war, with 3,021 killed as insurgents ratcheted up violence with suicide attacks and roadside bombs, the United Nations said Saturday. SEE ALSO: Sexually Assaulted: Am I To Blame? Taliban-affiliated militants were responsible for more than three-quarters of the civilian […]
TLC’s Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas is hosting a seven-hour Soul Train marathon, Saturday, 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. in honor of the late, great Don Cornelius, reports the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Cornelius was found dead Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles, CA from a self-inflicted cranial gunshot wound. Chili’s segments will open and close each […]
