The Baltimore Ravens beat the Kansas City Chiefs (30-7) on Sunday with their legendary defense. Six-time All-Pro safety Ed Reed played in the AFC wildcard game in spite of reports that the police had called off the search for his missing brother, Brian Reed. Ed Reed suited up and showed up, helping the Ravens win…

The music industry and music fans are still reeling from news of the death of R&B legend Teena Marie. Per her wishes, Marie will be cremated, and a private funeral for close family and friends will be held for the beloved singer. The blue-eyed soul singer died in her sleep last Sunday, having suffered multiple…

Yahoo News is reporting that a French former model who caused a stir with a 2007 ad campaign in which she was photographed nude with anorexia died last month. Isabelle Caro became an international symbol of anorexia in the modeling world when she bared her emaciated frame for pictures by controversial Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani…

Fresh from our “Still throwing temper tantrums” file, R&B singer Chris Brown is in the hot seat again, this time for making what some are calling homophobic comments against Raz B, former member of the music group B2K, who has recently claimed that a fellow group member and relative molested him during his time in…

Black Enterprise is giving out pointers to owners of black hair salons that will help them stay in business in a down economy. The first tip is to require stylists to brush up on their skills. They should know how to do natural hair, not just traditional chemical processes and weaves, so that they can…

CNN Money is reporting that the number of Americans filing for their first week of unemployment benefits fell below 400,000 for the first time in more than two years. This drop suggests an improvement in the job market. The number of initial claims fell to 388,000 in the week ending Dec. 25, down 34,000 from…

CNN is reporting that two Mississippi sisters who have spent 16 years in prison over an $11 armed robbery will be released with an unusual stipulation: One must donate a kidney to the other. Gov. Haley Barbour, who suspended their sentences, said Wednesday that Gladys Scott, 36, must donate a kidney to her sister, Jamie,…

A lot of attention has been focused on how unprepared the city of New York was in handling the blizzard that literally brought the world’s greatest city to a standstill. Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been skewered for being flippant about the city’s failure to respond to the needs of residents and has replaced his arrogant…

Orlando Magic guard Gilbert Arenas, formerly of the Washington Wizards, is accused by his ex-fiancée of abandoning her and their three children before his departure from Washington, D.C., the Washington Post reported Wednesday. Through her publicist, Laura Wright, Laura Govan claims that she has not heard from Arenas since their most recent breakup around Thanksgiving,…

MSNBC is reporting that the defense for the doctor facing trial for involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson’s death will suggest that the singer actually killed himself, a prosecutor said during a hearing Wednesday. A preliminary hearing is scheduled to begin Jan. 4, after which Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor will decide if there is sufficient…