Here’s a video of Tavis Smiley’s State of the Black Union Conference in New Orleans.

Barack Obama Wins South Carolina Democratic Primary. Obama’s victory speech, after his victory in the South Carolina Democratic primary. Read the rest of this entry »

Bill Clinton falls asleep during a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in New York City on Monday.

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell on The View.

Steroid-shooting Olympic sprinter Marion Jones has been sentenced to serve six months in prison. Read the rest of this entry »

Ike Turner died near San Diego on Wednesday.

A rep for Tina Turner has released the following statement on the death of the musical legend’s one-time abusive husband.

“Tina hasn’t had any contact with Ike in 35 years. No further comment will be made.”

Plans to honor the historically Black recording label Motown with a museum in Detroit, Michigan have been scrapped, due to lack of funding. City officials and Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr spent six years planning the $28 million museum, but they can’t find the funding to launch the Motown Center. Planners are now considering a project on a smaller scale. The museum would house Motown memorabilia and tribute items to the label’s soul legends, including Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, and Stevie Wonder.

Rodney King, the man made famous after receiving a videotaped beating from the LAPD back in 1991, was shot and wounded on a San Bernardino street corner late Wednesday. He was struck in the face and arm by a shotgun.

Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor has died one day after being shot in his Florida home. Read the rest of this entry »

Photos have leaked to the Net alleged to feature Jena Six teen Robert Bailey in dollar bills he received from cash donations that were sent in for a legal defense fund. The flicks are rumored to have been lifted from Robert’s now-deleted Myspace page. Developing….