First the IRS comes snipping at R&B songstress Lauryn Hill’s (pictured) heels, now she is reportedly being sued by her landlord for not paying her rent, according to the Los Angeles Times. SEE ALSO: Just Pay Your Taxes Like Everyone Else, Mrs. Hill The eight time Grammy Award-winning artist has been renting a South Orange, N.J., […]

Meet A.J. Clamente (pictured), the former anchor for NBC affiliate KFYR in Bismarck, North Dakota whose tenure was perhaps the shortest in the station’s history. Just seconds into the 5 p.m. newscast, the rookie anchor uttered “f*cking sh*t”–twice–under his breath as his co-anchor, Van Tieu, greeted viewers and introduced him. Tieu was clearly fazed by […]

Legendary jazz vocalist, songwriter, and civil rights activist Nina Simone has influenced dozens of celebrated artists with her unique and formidable abilities. Simone’s distinctive voice influenced many of today’s artists, including Aretha Franklin, John Legend, Mary J. Blige, and many others. After a long and fruitful career, Simone would pass away in France on this […]

Moctar Dembele (pictured right) and Gerard Niyondiko (pictured) have won the Global Science Venture (GSVC) competition for creating an anti-malaria repellent soap, reports CP-Africa. SEE ALSO: High Times: Gunfire Breaks Out During Colorado 4-20 Celebration Burkina Faso native Dembele and Burundi native Niyondiko created Faso Soap from different herbs, including karate citronella. According to the product […]

Senior Advisor to the President Valerie Jarrett (pictured) chatted with Esquire Magazine for their “What I’ve Learned” feature series, and her varied musings on her relationship with the President, why she doesn’t keep ice cream in her home, as well as why she switched paths along her professional journey provide a delightful lens in to […]

Murray Bergtraum High School, which is located in Manhattan’s downtown financial district and has been plagued with a violent reputation, is now in the news yet again. This time, student fisticuffs involving two separate incidents was caught on tape last Thursday, reports the New York Daily News. SEE ALSO: Will President Obama Rise To The […]

Anyone keen on the Supreme Court’s on-going arguments over the legality of certain parts of the Voter Rights Act surely has not forgotten Justice Antonio Scalia‘s “racial entitlement” remarks from earlier this year–especially “The Crisis,” the NAACP’s flagship publication. SEE ALSO: Massachusetts Keeps A Slavery Myth Alive “I think it is attributable, very likely attributable, […]

Now in its third year, President Barack Obama (pictured left at last year’s Science Fair) will host the annual White House Science Fair that celebrates the achievements of young high school and college students who entered and won various science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) competitions nationwide. The fair will feature ingenious creations, such as […]