Detroit, MI – Willow Smith’s musical battle call has galvanized a new generation of fresh, vibrant talent. Diggy Simmons, Mindless Behavior and Jacob Latimore are just a of sampling of the recent explosion from a rising tween market that is rocking young and old ears alike. Now wiz kid, 12-year-old Elijah J is tossing his […]
Video shows white teens driving over, killing black man, says DA
By Drew Griffin and Scott Bronstein, CNN Special Investigations – Jackson, Mississippi (CNN) — On a recent Sunday morning just before dawn, two carloads of white teenagers drove to Jackson, Mississippi, on what the county district attorney says was a mission of hate: to find and hurt a black person. In a parking lot on […]
Mayor Bloomberg Joins Fight Against “Black Mancession”
By Marc H. Morial (To Be Equal #32) – The great recession was officially declared over in 2009, but the events of the last few weeks make it clear that while Wall Street and big business may be coming back, the economic recovery has remained out of reach for millions of Americans. Last week, in […]
Black caucus’s jobs tour a message to Obama to do more
By William Douglas- CLEVELAND — Unemployed for two years and growing increasingly frustrated, Charet Thomas thinks that neither Congress nor the White House is looking out for her or others who compose the nation’s 15.9 percent jobless rate among African-Americans. “I think people getting off unemployment and getting jobs are middle-class people,” said Thomas, who […]
Hollywood Hair Stylist Dr. Boogie Captures The Ultimate Merger Look with Toccara & Opens New Salon
Hollywood, CA – As the fabulous super model Toccara makes her debut on Season 2 of “The Ultimate Merger” on TV One, you better believe she will be bringing her “A” game. With fourteen eligible bachelors vying for her attention, a girl has got to look her absolute best. For hair that speaks volumes, there […]
Johnathan Rodgers Receives 2011 NABJ President’s Award
Philadelphia, PA – The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) awarded Johnathan Rodgers the association’s President’s Award last night at the Association’s 36th Annual Convention and Career Fair in Philadelphia, PA. The award is given annually to a member who has made outstanding contributions to the organization. Until his recent retirement Rodgers served as the […]
Gregory Lee Elected as 19th President of NABJ, Errin Haines Elected Vice President of Print, Cindy George Elected Parliamentarian
Philadelphia, PA – The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) today announced that Gregory Lee, Jr. has been elected the 19th President of the organization. Lee, the Senior Assistant Sports Editor at The Boston Globe and the current NABJ Treasurer, won the election with 294 votes, 57% of the vote, defeating opponent Deirdre Childress of […]
Julianne Malveaux: Keeping a Healthy Mind in a Sick Economy
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux – Amy Winehouse seemingly had everything to live for. An exceptionally talented songbird, a phenomenal writer, with two best-selling albums under her belt, she was also manic-depressive and amazingly troubled, living out her issues in the headlines. Every time she had an “episode”, a fight with a fan, an incoherent performance, […]
Enslaved Blacks, Who Embrace the N-word Talk…
By H. Lewis Smith – The enslaved Black was stripped of his heritage so that no parts of his ingenious, dignified, self-reliant, culturally-aware and proud African background could influence his life in America. His personality, behavior, and self-image were re-shaped exclusively by the unique form of American slavery. This system of degradation birthed the exact […]