16. Kevin Davidson & Voices: Fight On 15. Tupac: Dear Mama 14. Nas: I Can 13. Curtis Mayfield: The Underground 12. The Spinners: Sadie 11. Billy Preston: Nothing From Nothing 10. Lupe Fiasco: Words I Never Said 9. Earth Wind & Fire: Where Have All The Flowers Gone 8. Bill Withers: Grandma’s Hands 7. Isaac […]

Thanks to the popularity of Casey Gane McCalla’s fantastic list of the Top 50 Black Message Songs ever made, and thanks to the enthusiasm of Rev. Al Sharpton’s tens of thousands of radio listeners who have been calling in since Friday, here is an expanded list of the songs that have meant the most to […]

WASHINGTON — A White House official says President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner will play a round of golf together later this month. Obama and Boehner – both avid golfers – will hit the links June 18. No word on where the round will take place, or whether they’ll be joined by any […]

Shaquille O’Neal officially announced his retirement on Friday in the gym of his house. While talking about what he is going to miss most about the game, he jokingly said he was going to miss the free throws. Then he went on to retire his nicknames. “In light of today, I am retiring all my […]

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan – A top al-Qaida commander and possible replacement for Osama bin Laden was killed in an American drone-fired missile strike close to the Afghan border, a fax from the militant group he heads and a Pakistani intelligence official said Saturday. Ilyas Kashmiri’s apparent death is another blow to al-Qaida just over […]

BENGHAZI, Libya — British Apache and French attack helicopters struck targets for the first time in NATO’s campaign in Libya, hitting Moammar Gadhafi’s troops early Saturday in several locations, including near a key coastal oil city, the alliance said.

As Rep. Anthony Weiner’s alleged crotch-shot dominates the news, information on possible motives to deface Weiner’s credibility are surfacing under the radar. And as it appears, Weinergate just might be a smear campaign executed by  conservative activists looking to defend Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. For months, Rep. Weiner has prompted Thomas to disclose the […]