A baby sitter got more than she bargained for when she told the little girl she was baby-sitting to lie. Four-year-old Abby Dean ruined her baby sitter’s plan to frame the next-door neighbor for a robbery she conspired to commit with her boyfriend on the house where she was baby-sitting, according to Fox 6. On…

Malia Obama may have interned as a production assistant, but her parents want her and younger sister Sasha to experience minimum wage work in the future. In an interview with Parade magazine, Michelle Obama told the magazine, “I think every kid needs to get a taste of what it’s like to do that real hard…

Getting a record deal used to be the marker of success for any up-and-coming rapper—but there’s a new crop of experimental artists who are bending the rules of hip-hop. Without the help of major record labels, these up-and-coming rappers and producers are forging their own path into the limelight. Many of today’s biggest stars have…

On Wednesday, World Cup fans in Damaturu, Nigeria, became the latest victims of a suspected Boko Haram bombing. According to the Washington Post, the blast killed 14 people and blew off the limbs of the many survivors among those who had gathered to watch the Brazil-Mexico match. Survivor Babagana Mohammed told reporters, “The bomb just…

Wagatwe Wanjuki was sexually assaulted by another student while attending Tufts University. But instead of punishing her attacker, the school asked her to leave. Wanjuki, 27, is the woman behind the widely trending Twitter hashtag #SurvivorPrivilege. According to the Huffington Post, Wanjuki took to Twitter shortly after the June 6 publication of George Will’s Washington…

To celebrate Father’s Day this year we look back at the black television dads who graced our screens and worked their ways into our hearts. 1. Heathcliff Huxtable, The Cosby Show Bill Cosby’s Cliff Huxtable is perhaps the most revered TV dad. With his humorous life lessons, Cliff made everyone, including the audience, feel like…

Iconic actress Ruby Dee died Wednesday at the age of 91. As the world mourns her death, real fans remember that her career was versatile and her life was multilayered. 1. She was a social activist. Along with her husband, Ossie Davis, Dee was a fervent activist. In the 1950s she was an outspoken critic…

Father’s Day is the time to celebrate your dad. It is also a good time to evaluate whether you’re actually turning into him. Have you suddenly taken an interest in grilling? Do you have trouble understanding rap lyrics? Here are the telltale signs that the transition is under way. 1. You’re wearing cardigans. Has your…

Legendary actress, activist and writer Ruby Dee passed away Wednesday at the age of 91. Her career spanned nearly seven decades and made a significant impact, especially in black film and theater. And a lifetime chock-full of rich experiences qualified her to deliver advice that we can all live by.  1. On Courage “The greatest…

On Thursday, Jermaine Jackson will return to Motown along with his brothers Jackie, Marlon and Tito to launch a nationwide reunion tour of the Jacksons. Jermaine is also promoting a nonmusical, philanthropic business venture—a bottled-water company that promises to use a percentage of its profits to build wells to provide clean water in Ethiopia and…