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  • Convicted Sex Offender Asks Cop for Directions to Children's Pageant

    Straight from the “you’re your own worst enemy” file, convicted sex offender Michael Lynn Light was arraigned for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after failing to comply with a request by police officers. Light was riding his bike through a closed-off section of a street, posing a threat to passersby. Police officer asked him to…

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  • Comedian Martin Lawrence Marries Longtime Girlfriend

    Comedian Martin Lawrence has married his longtime sweetheart, Shamicka Gibbs. They tied the knot at his Beverly Hills home over the weekend. Lawrence, 45, and Gibbs, 35, have two daughters — Amara, 9, and Iyana, 7 — both of whom participated in the ceremony. His daughter Jasmine, 14, from a previous marriage to Patricia Southall,…

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  • Three Fla. Day Care Employees Arrested After Walking Off the Job

    Just when you think you’ve heard it all, another ridiculous story surfaces. Three employees of a Florida day care center were arrested for leaving 13 children alone after walking off of the job for more than an hour. The owner of the business says the employees walked off because they were upset that a fellow…

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  • AU Professor Predicts a Second Term for President Obama

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  • Plantation Fantasy: Jesse Jackson Calls Dan Gilbert on Open Letter

    Fresh from the “actually saying what a lot of people are thinking” file, the Rev. Jesse Jackson has called Dan Gilbert on the carpet for his open letter to LeBron James. Jackson says that Gilbert’s bitter words sound as if he is talking to a runaway slave. He said the comments “personify a slave-master mentality”…

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  • Separate and Unequal: Coverage of Women's Sports at All-Time Low

    Researchers at the University of Southern California recently released a study finding that since 2004, news coverage of women’s sports dropped from 6.3 percent to 1.6 percent of all sports coverage on major networks in 2009. And on Sportscenter, home to the most recent LeBron James prime-time media spectacle/circus, the numbers are slightly worse, at…

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  • Gospel Great Walter Hawkins Dies

    Gospel giant Walter Hawkins has passed away. Hawkins, who had planned to release his CD in the fall, lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. He is best known for his seminal album Love Alive III and his Grammy Award-winning rendition of “The Lord’s Prayer.” An Oakland, Calif., native, Hawkins received his divinity degree from UC…

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  • Reggae Legend Sugar Minott Dies

    Lincoln “Sugar” Minott, the Godfather of Dancehall, has passed away from an apparent heart condition. Sugar Minott is credited with being a reggae pioneer, laying vocal tracks over original tapes from songs from the 1960s rather than using a live band, which was the norm at the time. This decision caused a revolution in the…

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  • The Last Poet: Gil Scott-Heron Performs at Montreaux Jazz Festival

    Poet-activist-musician Gil Scott-Heron performed at the Montreaux Jazz Festival over the weekend. His message to the audience included, “For those of you who bet I would not be here — you lose.” Scott-Heron opened his set with “Blue Collar.” The famed performer, who has been active for more than 40 years, has been heavily sampled…

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  • Spain Wins World Cup

    Spain defeated the Netherlands in nail-biting fashion to win the 2010 World Cup. It is the first win for Spain, who defeated the Netherlands with a goal in the last minutes of extra time. Andres Iniesta collected a pass from Cesc Fabregas to fire home from close range, winning the game and the most anticipated…

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