According to Deadline, Internet star Issa Rae and Larry Wilmore, creator of The Bernie Mac Show, have teamed up to co-write a comedy series for HBO. The project focuses on the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern day African-American woman. These are also themes Rae has tackled in her successful webseries, The Misadventures Of…

Legendary jazz musician George Duke passed away on Monday at the age of 67, the Associated Press is reporting. He had been receiving treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The keyboardist and producer, who worked in a variety of genres with luminaries ranging from Quincy Jones to Miles Davis, had just released the album DreamWeaver, which…

A study done by the Huffington Post takes a critical look at the lack of diversity on magazine covers. The study tallied the number of white and black women who graced the cover of magazines like Cosmo and Teen Vogue from September 2012 to September 2013. While there was a 50-50 split for some publications,…

In light of rising racial tensions in America, the Los Angeles Police Department has announced that it is implementing a three-year, voluntary racial-mediation program. The plan calls for officers and citizens to talk out their differences — face-to-face. According to the Huffington Post, the Community-Employee Mediation Pilot Program is a chance for both “officers and accusers…

As Paula Deen’s right-hand woman, Dora Charles says that she and the celebrity chef were “soul sisters” long before Deen became a national cooking sensation. Working in Deen’s kitchens for 22 years, Charles helped Deen train cooks, develop recipes and launch her first Lady & Sons restaurant in Savannah, Ga. But in a piece in…

(The Root) — The Washington Government Relations Group, the oldest organization for African-American government-relations professionals, is holding its Fourth Annual Tin Cup Awards Dinner on Wednesday, July 24, at the French Embassy in Washington, D.C. The dinner honors individuals for their continued “commitment to the enrichment of African-American government relations professionals.” This year’s awards recipients…

Like most of the black community, actor Omari Hardwick was deeply disturbed by the not-guilty verdict in George Zimmerman’s trial. He decided to channel his feelings into a poem and then reached out to his peers to help him present it in a video. The result is “Little Black Boy Wonder,” dedicated to Trayvon Martin.…

According to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, 86 percent of African Americans “strongly disagree” with the not-guilty verdict in George Zimmerman’s trial. The Washington Post found that while the racial gap is “extremely wide” when it comes to reactions on the shooting of Trayvon Martin, most of the divide comes from differing points of…

In the wake of news outlets airing the photo of Trayvon Martin’s dead body during George Zimmerman’s trial, disturbingly, teenagers are once again taking it upon themselves to re-enact that frightening image. According to the Daily Mail, the social media trend, known as “Trayvoning,” consists of people (mainly white teens) “lying motionless on the ground…

In a piece on his website, white anti-racism activist Tim Wise gives a detailed description of how he explained America’s race relations to his 12-year-old daughter. Wise says that while his white child lives in a “nation set up for people just like her,” she feels the heartache of a system that fails minorities daily. To…