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Interactive One CEO Alfred Liggins was recently featured in Hewlett Packard’s online video series titled “Every Passion Has A Story.” *Alfred Liggins bio* The series which also features Mia Buhler, Fern Mallis, and Niamh Shields, spotlights thought leaders from across the globe sharing their inspirational success stories. Liggins, who is also the Chairman of TV […]

Seattle — KOMO 4 News reporter Shomari Stone found himself in the news and not reporting it this past week when he saved a white supremacist’s life from a brutal beating. While Stone was recording his segment, a fight between several men broke out. A Black man was repeatedly punching the white man in the […]

New York –State Sen. Eric Adams took his war on guns to an upstate gun shot in New York called Guns Inc. RELATED: Hip-Hop Mines Afro-Beat Adams and a New York paper entered the gun shop undercover and bought clips that were illegal to sell in NY state pass 1994. Adams purchased two 30-round magazines […]

PENNSYLVANIA-Several bags of crack cocaine, sextoys and a large amount of cash was found at R&B day care center in Homewood, Pennsylvania. RELATED: Top 9 must see Black films WHEC reports: During the bust, agents found $6,000 worth of crack cocaine, several bags of sex toys and $4,000 cash inside the daycare. Read The Whole […]

NEW YORK-A display in a Manhattan Baby Gap is causing controversy due to its eerie resemblance to a “lynching tree.” RELATED: Racial anti-abortion billboard pulled down amid outrage from Black leaders Gawker reports: We’ve emailed Gap for some clarification, and we’ll update with their reply. The photo raised much outrage among Facebook commenters when it […]

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — New Jersey’s flagship state university has decided to allow male and female students to share rooms in three dorms in an effort to make the Rutgers’ New Brunswick campus more inclusive for gay students after a highly publicized suicide last year.

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday sent President Barack Obama a Republican-drafted bill to trim $4 billion from the budget, completing hastily processed legislation aimed at keeping partisan budget divisions from causing a government shutdown.

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia abortion doctor who allegedly performed illegal late-term abortions in filthy conditions is set to appear before a judge for his formal arraignment on murder charges.

New York — New York City education officials are investigating whether students at one of the top high schools in the country released a racist rap video. RELATED: Top 5 MLK Speeches A video titled “Stuyvesant High School Students Spewing Racist Hatred” hit the web yesterday and created a firestorm. The five-minute, 41-second video shows […]

ATLANTA — Georgia is the latest state to propose legislation that questions whether President Barack Obama was born in the U.S., joining 10 other states who have measures that want more proof before his name is put on the 2012 ballot. RELATED: Top 5 MLK Speeches Even though Hawaii officials have repeatedly confirmed Obama’s citizenship, […]

Louisiana –A renowned anti-gay Christian pastor was arrested for masturbating in a public park last week. RELATED: Top 9 Black stand-up comedians The arrest of Rev. Grant Storms of Louisiana came at a park where children were present. A woman claims she saw Storms parked in his van “looking at the playground area that contained […]

The month of March is officially recognized as Women’s History Month.