A 20-year-old victim who was brutally beaten by a gang of men has spoken out about his ordeal. Brandon White, who is openly gay, says he just wants the men who attacked him to be held accountable for their actions. Footage of the homophobic assault, which was uploaded to WorldStarHipHop.com by his attackers, shows White […]
ABC News has a story on the popular hip-hop/video website, WorldStarHipHop.com. In the story they discuss the effects of the website, which often posts cell phone camera footage of fights in schools, fast food restaurants, and on trains and buses. They also report that police departments are frequenting the popular website to to identify and […]
Before there was Basketball Wives, Love In Hip-Hop, Flavor of Love and the rest of those reality TV joints, we had shows like Living Single,…
By Chris Witherspoon Rihanna and Chris Brown are both scheduled to perform on the 54th annual Grammy Awards this Sunday. SEE ALSO: Black Woman Leads Crusade For LGBT Rights Gallery: Landmark Year In Black History, 1967 This will be the first time the pop stars attend the prestigious award ceremony together since Brown violently assaulted […]
From HipHopDetroit – Recently YMCMB‘s Birdman and his brother Ronald “Slim” Williams sat down with Billboard, where they were honored for ranking number 25 on the “Power 100” most influential people in the entertainment business. During their interview Birdman stated YMCMB has dominated the hip-hop, pop and R&B charts for a while now, and now […]
Through 26 years of rumors, speculations and tabloid scandals Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham’s non-traditional relationship has stood the test of time. Winfrey and Graham, CEO and founder of S. Graham & Associates, began dating in 1986 after ending her then relationship with Reginald Chevalier. In spite of the gossip and rumors of separation, Oprah […]
By theGrio In a recent interview with Diverse magazine, Professor Cornel West attacked his former Princeton colleague and newly minted MSNBC host Professor Melissa Harris-Perry. SEE ALSO: Harlem Mom Loses Sons To Guns, Becomes Anti-Violence Crusader Five Things Black People Learned From Don Cornelius West called Harris-Perry a “liar” and said that, “[s]he’s become the […]
Is it really so far-fetched that a pro-wrestler may one day become president of these United States? Apparently not to scrapper-turned-actor Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson who is serious about pursuing a political run in this country. SEE ALSO: Black Farmer Wrests Billion-Dollar Settlement From U.S. Johnson, who will be starring in the upcoming summer blockbuster “G.I. […]
Pittsburgh Brentwood High School officials are in hot water for allegedly allowing three students to run on to the court during half-time in full-bodied banana suits, mocking the other team who is mostly African American, according to Yahoo News. SEE ALSO: Black District Attorney Frees The Innocent Last Friday, Monessan High School basketball students were […]
How do you feel about yourself? Is it good or bad? How you feel about yourself is self-esteem. It is your perception of how you are doing in the world. Self-esteem may go up or down depending upon what is happening to you. Get an “A” on a test and you feel great, but if […]
A new study by M. Marit Rehavi of the University of British Columbia and Sonja B. Starr of the University of Michigan Law School shows that Black Americans receive almost 60% long prison sentences than white Americans who committed the same crime. The study covered 58,000 federal criminal cases and found that there was a […]
Source: Elev8 Wendy Raquel Robinson and Terry Crews will host “Gospel Goes To Hollywood” Awards luncheon that will celebrate the untold stories of faith during Oscar week. The star-studded event will honor and highlight some of Hollywood’s most inspirational who have overcome hurdles and persevered through faith. Proceeds will benefit the Helpppping Hands Foundation as […]