Race/Gender

*Saying that African Americans are currently,  under “intellectual assault, this May 19th (the birthday of Malcolm X) a Durham NC minister is calling for...

*The Black Lives Matter movement will be among the topics of discussion at this year’s Essence Festival as Trayvon Martin's mother, Sybrina Fulton, will...

*(Via MSN News) - A “Northern Invasion” was coming, the Chicago Defender declared in early 1917: that spring, specifically May 15, would begin the...

*Misty Copeland fans get a one-two punch on TV this week. Last Sunday’s “60 Minutes” segment on the famed ballerina is followed tonight with her...

*Khloe Kardashian is firing back at critics who apparently accused her of “trying to be black” after she posted an Instagram shot of her...

*CBS and Sony Pictures Television have clapped back at former “Young and the Restless” star Victoria Rowell, calling claims that she’s made against CBS...

*Shatterglass Films and Chaz Ebert, the wife of the late Roger Ebert, said they will adapt the Emmett Till book Death of Innocence: The...

*(Via The Huffington Post) - The body of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old boy shot to death by police in Cleveland, Ohio, has been cremated, six...

*When it comes to consumer finance, traditional lenders usually review credit scores before reaching a decision. In general, the higher a consumer’s credit score...

*Well, she can probably thank her son for his support, and maybe they can even go out and grab a brewsky. After all, the now...

My heart continues to be heavy with all of the pain from what is happening in the world today.  As I sit and ponder...

*Two Baltimore correctional officers may soon find themselves among the population they are paid to monitor. Tamika Cobb and Kendra Richard were charged Wednesday with...

*Raven-Symoné is in favor of a woman being on the $20 bill…just not the people’s choice of Harriet Tubman. "No offense to everyone that's going...

*John Legend is stepping away from music for a minute to shed light on a story that “needs to be told.” Essence reports the Oscar-winning...

*The riots in Baltimore, Maryland are the results of an overfilled balloon that now gives us signs that it is about to burst. Long...