Is twerking for A’s the new sexing for tracks?  If this All Hip-Hop video circulating around the web today is any indication, it sure seems that way. The woman in the video, alleged by commentator T.J. Sotomayor to be a student in a Physics classroom, can  be seen half-naked, bent over at the waist twerking […]
For EBONY magazine’s September issue, the iconic African-American brand dedicates four covers to the Trayvon Martin movement that has gripped Black America for over a year. After previewing the covers — depicting Miami Heat franchise player Dwyane Wade and his two sons, famed director Spike Lee and his son, actor Boris Kodjoe and his son, […]
In order to better deal with challenges that Black male students face in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS), a task force has recommended that the school system create an all-Black boys school in district, WBTV 3 News reports. SEE ALSO: Obama Denies Domestic Spy Program On Leno Here’s one of the staggering statistics that inspired the […]
The Jackie Robinson statue that sits outside MCU Park in Coney Island was found defaced with racial slurs and graffiti Wednesday, according to the NY Daily News. SEE ALSO: Teen Raps On YouTube As SWAT Team Closes In On Him A park manager discovered the slurs on the statue’s base around 8:30 a.m. The messages […]
President Barack Obama continued his “Better Bargain For America” media tour, stopping in Phoenix, Ariz. at the Desert Visa Senior High School Tuesday afternoon. After the crowd broke into an impromptu “Happy Birthday” song rendition, Obama drilled down and spoke to the serious challenges of housing in America and the nationwide mortgage meltdown caused by […]
A 32-year-old man from Ewing, N.J., was charged with assault after being caught on video hitting a woman with a table during a diner melee last Friday. The Smoking Gun reports that the drama unfolded at the Two Peters Diner in Ewing, a township outside Trenton, around 3:30 a.m. It is unclear what exactly started […]
The 9mm black Astra pistol (pictured above) used by Bronx youth Shaaliver Douse (pictured below) was initially purchased at a Kentucky sporting goods store in 1999, according to police sources. RELATED: Shaaliver Douse: 14-Year-Old Bronx Teen Shot Dead By Police Douse was reportedly chasing and shooting at another teen with the weapon in Melrose around […]
 Former Philadelphia Eagles player Hugh Douglas (pictured left), contributor to ESPN’s “Numbers Never Lie,” verbally assaulted the show’s host, Michael Smith (pictured), during an event thrown by the National Association for Black Journalists (NABJ) at the House of Blues in Orlando last Friday night, according to The Big Lead. SEE ALSO: Oprah No Longer Able […]
Conservative media’s current favorite brand of crock Bill O’Reilly (better luck next time, Sean Hannity) is continuing on with his uninformed and highly disingenuous rant about the plight of the Black community — purportedly spurred by all the single ladies (“all the single ladies”) raising children. SEE ALSO: Expert: Black Unemployment Rate For Adults, Youth […]
A 19-year-old man accused of threatening his roommates with a knife was arrested while recording a rap song on YouTube as a SWAT team closed in on him Monday night, The Coloradoan reports. SEE ALSO: Oprah No Longer Able To Hide From Paula Deen N-Word Issue The man, identified as Josh Jackson but tagged as […]
As the New York Public Library (NYPL) system prepares its flagship 5th Avenue location for a $300-million overhaul, its smallest branch seems to be getting shafted, according to the NY Daily News. SEE ALSO: 50 Cent Faces Prison Time For Domestic Violence Charges The NYPL’s Macomb’s Bridge Library, located in the Harlem River Houses on […]
Michelle Ghent (pictured below), reportedly hightailed it to court this week to get a restraining order against Oscar-nominated actor Terrence Howard (pictured), but when she showed up, she was sporting a black eye, according to TMZ. SEE ALSO: Terrence Howard Accused Of Giving Ex Beat Down While On Vacation Previously, NewsOne reported that Howard and his […]
