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Earlier this month, Robert Naylor Jr., diversity advocate for the Associated Press for 24 years, was laid off by the news organization, according to the Root. SEE ALSO: Black Farmer Wrests Billion-Dollar Settlement From U.S. Naylor’s termination comes on the heels of a number of key forced African-American departures. Dolores Barclay, East Coast entertainment editor, […]

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 ———————- Kenneth Frazier Age: 56   Why he is a local hero: Frazier is the first African American to head a major pharmaceutical company. It’s hard to believe […]

In late January, esteemed journalist and author Libby Clark died in her sleep at the age of 94. SEE ALSO: Former NFL Player Fights Lung Cancer To Honor Late Wife While Clark would attend Columbia University and Mulvey Institute of Journalism, her time after she graduated from school and worked at a few newspapers on […]

Darren Burton, who trolls the internet under the alias Nimrod Severen leaving bigoted, racist and offensive comments, was exposed in an episode of investigative BBC television show, Panaroma, reports CNET.com. SEE ALSO: What’s Wrong With Online Dating? A resident of Cardiff, Wales in the United Kingdom, Burton is one of many people who use social […]

Ava DuVernay became the first African-American woman to win US Directing Award: Dramatic at last night’s Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.  Premiering last week,  Duvernay’s feature film, Middle of Nowhere, received glowing reviews from both critics and audiences and is a testament to a seismic shift in African-American film-making. SEE ALSO: How “Spartacus” […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling plans to allow country-specific censorship of tweets that might break local laws. SEE ALSO: Should Apple Be Boycotted? It was a stunning role reversal for a youthful company that […]

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Spike Lee just premiered the fifth film in his “continuing chronicles of Brooklyn, N.Y.,” at the Sundance Film Festival, but the filmmaker is still frustrated at the lack of diversity in the entertainment industry. SEE ALSO: Paterno’s Death Shouldn’t Make Him A Victim Dr. Boyce, Roland Martin Talk Tyler Perry, […]

At this point many of you may have heard about SOPA  (Stop Online Privacy Act) and may have thought that unless you needed to use Wikipedia yesterday that you should not care. That is actually not true.  I wanted to take the time to give you a high level understanding of what SOPA is and […]

We got a chance to check out the Xperia PLAY 4G for the last few weeks and I’ve definitely got some opinions on the phone. Read further to find out what they are! Samsung Infuse Review Likes: Design When looking at the phone, it honestly looks like a business device. The chrome and shiny back […]

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 […]

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 […]

Gaming: PS3 Move Bundle – Under $300.00 Xbox360 Kinect bundle –  $339.00 I had the XBox360 for quite some time, however, there were a few things I was missing from the repertoire. Namely, another system. Having procured both major systems ensures that I will have access to the top games for both platforms at my […]