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The Human Rights Campaign has launched a campaign featuring prominent African Americans in support of same sex marriage. NAACP head Julian Bond, comedian Mo’Nique, and Newark Mayor Corey Booker have all made video testimonials supporting gay marriage. The New York Times reports: This isn’t a topic that advocates for gay rights or their many black […]

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2012 Stellar Awards nominees Mary Mary released their Christmas album A Mary Mary Christmas in 2006, and this holiday season, they’ll be on tour! We haven’t seen their setlist, so we don’t know how many Christmas songs they’ll perform, but Tina and Erica Cambell sound great no matter what they sing. Here’s a look at […]

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Are you searching for some residual income ideas? Perhaps you are looking for ways to earn a second income or generate enough money for retirement. Whatever the reason, residual income is probably the best way to reach your financial goals. First of all, let us define residual income. The easiest definition is that this type […]

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Tennis superstar Serena Williams fled to the panic room in her LA mansion when she mistook a sports association drug tester for a dangerous intruder. According to TMZ, Serena’s assistant called 911 last Wednesday and told the emergency operator that a prowler had been spotted at her house. Turns out the intruder was a random […]

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The National Restaurant Association paid $35,000 in severance pay in the late 1990s to one of the women who accused then chief executive, Herman Cain, of sexually inappropriate behavior, sources said on Tuesday. The details of the incident are still murky, but according to Cain the accusations amount to a “witch hunt” to derail his […]

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Our sister site HelloBeautiful.com recently took to the streets of downtown Manhattan to explore and profile the Black female faces of the “Occupy Wall Street” movement. See Also: Black Travel In NYC: Head To The Coffee Shop In Union Square See Also: DSK Rape Case To Be Turned Into Porn Film? Here is an excerpt […]

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The NAACP has recently started a campaign aimed at securing the nomination of a black judge to a predominantly black district in North Carolina. Leaders of the state chapter of the NAACP say that there has never been a black federal judge in the Eastern or Western District court.  Roughly half the state’s African-American population […]

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In response to the recent murder of Zurana Horton, a 34-year-old mother of 13 who was killed by a stray bullet last Friday,  Rev. Al Sharpton is calling for an end to gun possession in African-American communities.

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Tracee Ellis Ross’ style has been awed at and emulated since her days on “Girlfriends.” And how could it not? As the daughter of icon Diana Ross, Tracee’s fashion sense is as unique as they come. Here, she talks when her love for fashion began and how it evolved. 5 Reasons Why We Love Tracee […]

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A study released by Yale University found that beverage companies are targeting Black and Latino youth in their sales campaigns for sodas, fruit drinks, energy drinks, and juices. See Also: Does Kim Kardashian Want To Be Elizabeth Taylor? See Also: Black Travel: Visit Nashville, Tennessee For Some Country “There is no doubt that children and […]

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Tracee Ellis Ross' style has been awed at and emulated since her days on "Girlfriends." Here, she talks about her love for fashion and how it's evolved. WATCH!

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Controversial Republican commentator Ann Coulter jumped in to defend Herman Cain yesterday on the Sean Hannity Show from what many conservatives are calling a “witch-hunt” after Politico reported that he was accused of sexual harassment by two former employees in the early 1990s. See Also: Black Travel: Visit Atlanta, Georgia Coulter echoed Limbaugh’s comments on […]