Jackie Joyner-Kersee Appointed Director of Physical Fitness & Lifestyle Coach at ECP
*Ft Lauderdale, FL— Olympic legend and philanthropic leader Jackie Joyner-Kersee has been named the Director of …
Hair-Pulling Turns HS Drill Team Dance-Off into All Out Brawl
*Remember when dance-offs were just friendly competitions where dancers battled to be the best person or team with the …
Inappropriate Notes & Selfies Passed to Second Grader By Teacher (Fire Him or Nah?)
*Hmm…should we be concerned? As far as Cary Reed is concerned, that is a rhetorical question. This dad grew very …
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity to Serve for 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March
*Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) — In a move symbolic of its commitment of service to humanity, Phi Beta Sigma …
Michelle Obama Headed to ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’
*First lady Michelle Obama is set to pay a visit to “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” FLOTUS will sit …
Race Based College Admissions Should Not Be Used Says Amicus Brief to Scotus
*Project 21, a leader in the promotion of black conservative public policy opinion and activism, has joined a new legal …
Phen Kicks Off September’s Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
*Boston, MA — September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and Black America suffers the nation’s largest prostate …
From Cuba with Love: Free Medical School Scholarships for Black and Latino Students
*VBETT / Vallejo Black Empowerment Think Tank, is partnering with IFCO / Pastors for Peace of New York City and …
Obama Tweets Ahmed, the Muslim Teen Arrested After School Insists Homemade Clock Is A Bomb
*A Muslim ninth-grader in Irving, Texas has attracted national attention – including a tweet from President Barack Obama …
Black History Makers Go Back to School in L.A. Day of Service
*Chicago – When actor Louis Gossett, Jr. was fifteen years old, he had never seen a play when his teacher suggested that …
Thurgood Marshall College Fund Announces 2015 Apple HBCU Scholars Program
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Tech giant Apple, maker of the iPod, iPad, and iPhone, has partnered with the …
The Pulse of Entertainment: Luenell’s Role Continues in ‘Hotel Transylvania 2,’
*“I get confused with the money status. Icon and living legend are words used in reference to me but I’m not on that …
#BlackLivesMatter Protester Deray McKesson to Teach at Yale
*Fox News may call him a race pimp, but prominent #BlackLivesMatter protester Deray McKesson will share his philosophy …
Central State Communications Building Removes ‘Bill Cosby’ Name For Good
*Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio has been covering up Bill Cosby’s name on the outside of its …
Erykah Badu to Present at Black Midwives Conference
*Portland, OR — Erykah Badu, four times GRAMMY® Award winner, singer/songwriter, and holistic healer joins …
