Dance legend Judith Jamison is being honored by the White House during a special dance tribute. The celebration of the choreographer and artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre will be the Obama administration’s first celebration of dance and will include performances of ballet, modern, contemporary, hip-hop and Broadway. The event will include…

For hip-hop fans, Sept. 7, 1996, is often referred to as the day that rapper-actor-activist Tupac Shakur was shot while leaving the Mike Tyson-Bruce Seldon fight. It was the last time that Shakur would be seen alive, and Mike Tyson’s final exit from the ring as a revered boxing champion. A huge boxing fan, filmmaker…

Gen. David H. Petraeus condemned plans by a Florida church to burn copies of the Koran, saying the demonstration could “endanger troops” and damage the U.S. war effort in Afghanistan. The U.S. embassy in Afghanistan also condemned the Florida church’s plan, saying the Obama administration opposes “acts of disrespect” against Islam. Petraeus’ comments come a…

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben “Big Ben” Roethlisberger has been lauded for his off-field behavior since he was accused of sexaul assualt for the second time in March. Roethlisberger was initially suspended by the NFL for six games, but his suspension was cut to four games by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell because of good behavior and…

The Virginia Supreme Court has chosen Justice Cynthia Dinah Fannon Kinser as the court’s first female chief justice. Kinser will succeed Chief Justice Leroy Rountree Hassell Sr., whose tenure as chief justice will end Jan. 31. Hassell Sr. has served two terms as chief justice and is no longer eligible to serve because of court…

Venus Williams has once again managed to have more discussion about her tacky choice of clothing than about her performance. Why? Because she was wearing this bedazzled pink “tennis dress” that looked more like a long T-shirt. Did I mention that the back had cutouts? The dress kept rolling up and exposing her undergarments during…

One of the members of the Little Rock 9 has died. Jefferson Thomas died of pancreatic cancer in Ohio. He was one of nine students who became known as the Little Rock 9 when integrating Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., in 1957. This was the nation’s first public battle over desegregation after the…

Kanye West’s diarrhea of the mouth has now become diarrhea of Twitter. In a series of tweets, West apologized to Taylor Swift again for ruining her moment during what we affectionately call his most recent VMA meltdown. West, who will be in attendance at this year’s VMAs (surprise, surprise), tweeted his apology and said that…

In separate incidents, two boats capsized in the Congo, leaving 70 people dead and 200 missing, according to the Associated Press. Both vessels were heavily loaded and operating with few safety measures in place. One of the boats was traveling along a river in Equateur Province during the night with no light. That boat hit…