“Pacman” Jones Don Imus Racial Remark: New Don Imus Racist Comments
Don Imus’ racist mouth is in the news again. Read the rest of this entry »
Don Imus’ racist mouth is in the news again. Read the rest of this entry »

In celebration of Black Music Month, KFC has invited aspiring musicians to submit their best beats to it’s Pride 360 Degree program for a chance to be featured on the franchise’s forthcoming Pride 360 Degree LP. All winning entries must include the words Individual, Family, Community, and Heritage.

Barack Obama has effectively clinched the Democratic nomination for President, The Associated Press reports. The 46-year-old Senator from Illinois outlasted former First Lady Hillary Clinton in the historic run for the White House. He now goes on to face Arizona Senator John McCain in the General Election this November. Barack Obama is the first black candidate to lead a major party’s campaign for President.

Rock and roll pioneer Bo Diddley died of heart failure at his home in Florida on Monday, the Associated Press reports. He was 79. Read the rest of this entry »
Barack Obama has resigned his 20-year membership at the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago following a rash of inflammatory remarks made by his longtime pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright. The decision comes one day after video footage featuring a guest priest at the church making mocking comments about presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton was released online. Read the rest of this entry »
Veteran WNBC-NYC anchor Sue Simmons dropped the “Fuck Bomb” on the 11 pm News on Monday night.

Rev. Al Sharpton was arrested on the Brooklyn Bridge on Wednesday as he joined hundreds of demonstrators in blocking traffic to protest the acquittal of three New York City Police detectives who fired 50 shots into a car of three unarmed men- resulting in the November 2006 murder of Sean Bell, 23. The father of two, who had just left his bachelor party at Queens, New York nightclub, was set to be married later that day. Shooting survivors Trent Benefield and Joseph Guzman, and Bell’s fiancee, Nicole Paultre Bell were also arrested. They are being charged with “civil disobedience.” Read the rest of this entry »
Marvin Gaye: What’s Going On, an “American Masters” documentary on music legend Marvin Gaye will premiere on PBS on Wednesday night (May 7th), featuring interviews with Motown founder Berry Gordon and African-American pundit Eric Michael Dyson. Check Your Local Listings.

Miss USA Crystle Stewart gave her first interview as the new Miss USA on Live with Regis & Kelly on Monday. The twenty-six year old motivational speaker from Texas beat out 50 other contestants to be crowned Miss USA 2008 in Las Vegas on Friday night. Read the rest of this entry »

Sean Levert was found dead in a Cleveland, Ohio, jail over the weekend. The thirty-nine year old, the son of O’Jays legend Eddie Levert, was being held for allegedly failing to pay about $80,000 in child support. The cause of death was not immediately known. Sean’s older brother Gerald Levert died Nov. 10, 2006 at the age of 40.