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A judge ruled Wednesday that a Park Forest, Ill., officer would not be held criminally responsible for firing beanbag rounds at a knife-wielding World War II veteran, reports the Chicago Tribune. SEE ALSO: Obama: “Slavery And Jim Crow” Was Justified By US “In The Name Of Christ” In reaching the decision, the Tribune says Illinois’ Cook […]

Catherine L. Hughes, founder and chairperson of Radio One, Inc., the largest African American-owned and operated broadcast company in the U.S., is one three new board of trustees appointed to the board of the Barnes Foundation, according to statement released Wednesday. The Philadelphia-based group supports education, fine arts and horticulture. “The board and staff of […]

Updated Thursday, February 5, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. EST Trayvon Martin would have been 20 today. Let those words sink in and try to imagine the grief of a parent having to bury a child, especially at the hands of a reckless coward who didn’t follow police orders. Sybrina Fulton (pictured below right) and Tracy […]

Free from fear of political backlash from the Republican Party, President Barack Obama appears to be opening up more and more on what were once considered to be political taboo for him. On Thursday during a wide-ranging talk at the National Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., he pointed out how the […]

On what surely has to be one of the most trying birthdays ever for singer Bobby Brown, several media outlets are reporting that family members are gathering to say their final goodbyes to his daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown. However, Bobby Brown just released a statement saying that this is patently FALSE, as are many other reports, […]

Queen Bey is expanding her empire. The pop diva, who famously went vegan with husband Jay Z for a stretch in 2013, is partnering with her nutritionist and exercise guru to begin a food delivery service based on the food lifestyle, according to the New York Daily News. SEE ALSO: David Oyelowo Slams Hollywood For […]

Snoop Dogg (aka Calvin Broadus) and his son have decided to keep it West Siiiiiiide all the way. Snoop’s second born, Cordell Broadus, committed today—national signing day—to play college football at UCLA, declining offers from top programs including Notre Dame, ASU and even Snoop’s favorite USC, according to the Hollywood Reporter. SEE ALSO: Snoop Dogg Becomes […]

Dorian Walker-Gaines (pictured left), 20, and Dillian Thompson (pictured), 22, of Houston, Texas, were arrested Tuesday, after allegedly stealing an iPad and then taking celebratory selfies that were automatically uploaded to the victim’s iCloud account, according to the Smoking Gun, citing court documents. The pair further exacerbated the problem by posting a video on Facebook, […]

A St. Louis, Mo., police union official says officers would quit or do only the bare minimum of patrol if the city creates a proposed civilian oversight board, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. SEE ALSO: Man Stomped On Head By NYPD Officer Thanks Brooklyn D.A. For Indictment On Thursday, Jeff Roorda, a police union […]

Socio-political funny man, W. Kamau Bell (pictured) was served up a side of racism when an employee at a Berkeley, California eatery mistook him for beggar and told him to “scram,” when he visited his wife, who is white, his daughter and some friends’ tableside to show them a children’s book he had just purchased. It […]

Retired NASA astronaut Leland Melvin (pictured) became an Internet sensation after his official portrait surfaced online showing him posing with his two dogs, ABC News reports. SEE ALSO: Houston Family: ‘Bobbi Kristina Is Fighting For Her Life’ The adorable image shows Leland Melvin, 50, who retired from NASA in February, decked in the traditional orange spacesuit […]

While most were surprised by David Oyelowo’s (pictured left) Oscar snub for his portrayal of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the critically acclaimed “Selma,” the actor himself was not. Speaking Sunday at the Virtuoso Awards at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in California, he said Hollywood has a long history of ignoring Black actors cast […]