LOS ANGELES-Almost fourteen years after the murder of Christopher Wallace, also known as the Notorious B.I.G. a prison informant is claiming that former LAPD officers, David Mack and Rafael Perez were involved in the murder along with Death Row Records. CBS 2 reports: Eight years later in 2005, a civil trial brought by the Wallace […]

First Lady Michelle Obama recently asked women to breast-feed more as she did with her children as part of her “Let’s Move” campaign. She believes there are health benefits with breast-feeding your children. Only 55 percent of Black women breastfeed their children. Whites and Latinos are both higher than 75 percent. The topic has always […]

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will mark Black History Month at the White House with a celebration of Motown music.

Chicago — A new study indicates that the density of liquor stores in Black neighborhoods could pose major risks to Blacks who drink. In the study, researchers recruited 321 African Americans (229 women, 92 men), ages 21 to 65 years of age, during April 2002 through to May 2003 from three community-based healthcare clinics in […]

Ivory Coast –The entrance to the morgue is like a mouth through which comes an awful smell. It hits you as far back as the parking lot and makes your eyes water. From a dozen yards away, it’s strong enough to make you throw up. What lies inside is proof of mass killings in this […]

By Dwayne C. Nelson Watch out for the Chicago Bulls. Right now they’re playing some of the best ball in the league. After rolling over the Charlotte Bobcats last night, 106-94, the Bulls (37-16) have won eight out of their last 10 and are only two games back in the playoff push for the No. […]

New York — In his first interview since his arrest, Bernie Madoff has launched the accusation that numerous banks and hedge funds knew about his elaborate scheme. “They had to know,” Mr. Madoff said. “But the attitude was sort of, ‘If you’re doing something wrong, we don’t want to know.’ ” Madoff, who is serving a […]

Washington D.C. — President Obama on Tuesday honored Civil Rights icon John Lewis, poet and activist Maya Angelou, NBA Hall of Fame member Bill Russell and twelve others with the 2010 Medal of Freedom honor. In a ceremony held in the White House, Obama relished the opportunity to ‘meet with and honor some of the […]

Washington — President Barack Obama insisted yesterday that ‘there is no need for a government shutdown’ over budget issues, but then issued a veto threat of a Republican spending bill which can then result in the first government freeze since Bill Clinton in 1995 if both sides don’t come to a resolution. The veto of […]

Egypt – CBS reporter Lara Logan sustained a “brutal and sustained” sexual assault by an Egyptian mob of men while covering the protests in Cairo. The assault occurred in Cairo’s Tahir Square after President Mubarak stepped down. Logan, who was separated from her CBS crew during the attack, was saved by a group of Egyptian […]

There will never be a debate about who the greatest basketball player is of all time without it starting with Michael Jordan. Even people who never watched basketball will say Michael Jordan, because his greatness transcended his sport. Jordan’s on-court accomplishments are something to marvel at, but how used his talent to make himself practically […]

1970: Joe Frazier knocked out Jimmy Ellis in the second round of their New York fight and became the world heavyweight boxing champion.