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  • Va. Governor Hopeful Appeals to Blacks, Youth

    As the race for Virginia’s governor heats up between Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II and Terry McAuliffe, Democrats are pulling out all the stops to lure African Americans and young voters to the polls, the Washington Post reports. McAuliffe has taken to an Obama secret weapon, the “pledge card,” a promissory note that serves as…

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  • Marvin Gaye's Kids Sue Over 'Blurred Lines'

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  • Pebbles Cries Foul Over TLC Movie

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  • Don Lemon Goes Big Brother on Chris Brown

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  • '12 Years a Slave' Director to Film HBO Pilot

    The director of the critically acclaimed and Oscar-worthy film 12 Years a Slave, Steve McQueen, is developing a drama for HBO with Russell Simmons, Deadline reports. The untitled project would center on an African-American man with a shady past as he navigates the New York upper-crust social scene. It’s being described as “Six Degrees of Separation meets…

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  • Sen. Ted Cruz Defends Law to Trayvon's Mom

    Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz told Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, that “Stand your ground” laws actually benefit African Americans as much as they do whites, the Atlantic Wire reports. During a Senate hearing on Tuesday, Cruz said that the law didn’t hold any negative racial implications. Since many black people are victims of violent…

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  • Stevie Wonder Plans 2 New Albums and Concert

    The musical gods have seen fit to bless the minions with this announcement: Stevie Wonder plans to release two new albums, and he will be performing in concert songs from one of his most acclaimed albums, 1976’s Songs in the Key of Life, CBS News reports. The 63-year-old musical genius says the albums will be a…

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  • Al Sharpton Talks Racial Profiling With Barneys CEO

    Civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton and the CEO of Barneys, Mark Lee, had a closed-door meeting to discuss recent allegations of racial profiling at the New York department store, the the Huffington Post reports. The two met at Sharpton’s National Action Network in Harlem. “We had a very candid and open meeting today…

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  • Obama Tweets Derrick Rose on Bulls' Opener

    While it is important for the president of the United States to maintain bipartisanship, all bets are off when it comes to hoops. President Obama’s official Twitter account, which has some 39 million followers, tweeted Chicago native and hometown favorite Derrick Rose before the opening of the NBA season against the Miami Heat. While it…

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  • Hells Angels Sue Young Jeezy Over Skull Logo

    The Hells Angels are going hard at gangster rapper Young Jeezy and his 8732 Apparel for jacking their Death Head logo, TMZ reports. According to the website, the infamous motorcycle club has filed a lawsuit claiming that the rapper’s clothing brand has used the logo on jackets, vests and hats. While the design isn’t an exact…

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