News One is reporting that a videotape of the brutal beating doled out to then-burglary suspect Chad Holley has been released. Holley, who was 15 years old at the time of the crime, was running from police when he was hit by a cruiser, when he surrendered. As he lay on the ground motionless with…

The Well Versed is continuing on its quest to let the world in on a secret: There are more female rappers out there than just Nicki Minaj. In November 2010, the publication released its first list of “Ten Dope Female Rappers Not Named Nicki Minaj.” That list included Jean Grae, Rah Digga, Invincible, Eternia and…

Super Bowl XLV is quickly approaching. That’s right, Super Bowl Sunday will be here any minute, and folks have been preparing for one of the world’s most watched sports events. Bets have been made. Food is being prepared. Evites have been sent. Oversized jerseys have been ordered. What’s just as much of a tradition as…

MSNBC is reporting that U.S. racial minorities accounted for roughly 85 percent of the nation’s population growth over the last decade — one of the largest shares ever — with Hispanics accounting for much of the gain in many of the states picking up new House seats. Preliminary census estimates also suggest that the number…

Black America Web is reporting that singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder will be inducted into the Apollo Theater Hall of Fame. The New York institution announced Wednesday that the songwriter of hits like “Superstition,” “Higher Ground,” “I Just Called to Say I Love You” and “Isn’t She Lovely?” will join the ranks of James Brown, Michael Jackson,…

California Watch is reporting that black youths and young adults are nearly five times more likely to be killed in California than the average young Californian. The disparity was even wider for black males, who have a homicide rate more than 14 times that of whites and nearly four times that of Hispanics. Those are…

African-American resident and former co-op board chair of the Dakota, Alphonse Fletcher Jr., has filed a lawsuit accusing the Dakota co-op board of discrimination because they failed to allow him to buy an adjacent apartment in the building to accommodate his family. Fletcher says it would have been an all-cash transaction for $5.7 million, so…

The GOP’s drive to repeal health care reform legislation has been defeated in the Senate. Even though  the House voted to repeal, and two judges declared the law unconstitutional, the Senate voted not to repeal the President Obama-led overhaul. The repeal effort died Wednesday along party lines, 51-47, as expected. Senate Republicans say the defeat…