Fox News host Bill O’Reilly slammed Oprah Winfrey on his show Thursday, calling her comments about the ongoing Trayvon Martin case “absurd.” Winfrey has spoken out via Twitter about the shooting of the Florida teen, calling it a “tragedy” and a “shame.” Huffington Post reports: SEE ALSO: Ala. Civil Rights Museum Exhibits Lesbian Photos Bill […]

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No matter what point of view we all take on the state of Black relationships, we can all agree that there some serious, ugly issues.  In fact, the depth of the dysfunction that has come to plague the Black family structure is sick enough to make you wonder if we should declare an indefinite moratorium […]

The  NAACP’s Justice for Trayvon Martin rally is in full swing in Sanford, Florida. Reverends Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton have spoken and various members of the NAACP have addressed the crowd. Sharpton has come under fire in recent days for calling for an “escalation in civil disobedience” and economic sanctions if George Zimmerman is […]

The Kansas City Police Department honored 9-year-old Jason Smith II for his heroism on the night of July 28, 2011 when he saved his baby brother from a rampaging gunman, reports KMBC.com. Jason was asleep next to his grandmother, Jackie Riley, 55, and his 2-year-old brother Zion, when his mother’s ex-boyfriend broke in and shot […]

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Cissy Houston says in her first interview since daughter Whitney’s death that she’s “very proud” of her and did the best she could raising her. SEE ALSO: Did Bobby Brown Arrest “Vindicate” Houston Fam? NBC Black Voices Reflect On Trayvon Houston talked to My9 on Thursday night for an interview set […]

The nephew of NBA superstar Dwyane Wade (pictured) was injured Thursday evening during a violent gang-related shoot-out outside of a Chicago convenience store.  The incident left one person dead and five others injured.  Police are still unsure as to the motives behind the violence but suspect that drugs were somehow involved, reports the Chicago Tribune. RELATED: Miami […]

Speaking for the first time since his baby brother, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, was gunned down in cold-blood by neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman,28, Jahvaris Fulton spoke exclusively with CBS Miami, sayingthat he still can’t wrap his brain around the murder of his brother on the night of February 26: I didn’t believe it. I kind […]