The lovely Jada Pinkett-Smith turned 40 today joining the “40 & I Look Better Than You” club! Enjoy these photos of the actress, spokesmodel, mother and wife… Rumors that Jada and long-time husband Will Smith split recently hit the Internet, but were refuted when the couple insisted their marriage was in “intact.” More Jada: Will […]
President Barack Obama announced in his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday that he plans to unveil how America will pay back its debt with his $447 million jobs bill. “It is a jobs bill that does two simple things: put more people back to work and more money back into the pockets of people […]
One of the most incurable forms of cancer remains brain cancer and the average brain cancer survival rate period is 1-2 years. Still today, there is no recognized cure for this disease. Although treatment helps to improve the condition of the patient a little, there is no guarantee that it will be cured. Eleanor Mondale, […]
Guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. It’s the foundation of our justice system, built to serve and protect the wrongly accused. But in the case of Troy Davis, it’s a principle that has been defied, ignored and trampled on. Davis has captured considerable attention because of the doubt raised over whether he killed Mark MacPhail in […]
A mere 12 percent of Americans approve of the way Congress is handling its job, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. Congress’ disapproval ratings match its all-time low, recorded in October 2008 at the height of the economic crisis. Only 6 percent of registered voters say that most members of Congress have […]
While the death penalty has long been a hot-button political issue in the U.S., as of late it has not received as much attention as other controversial issues. In 2011, a number of high profile executions, as well as judges and politicians campaigning for office are once again making capital punishment a part of the mainstream political […]
Jackson Davis V, a 12-year-old boy with an adventurous spirit and inquisitive mind is running a campaign to post the face of York, Lewis and Clark’s African-American enslaved manservant, on a postage stamp. In February of 2011, Davis’s class at Lowell Elementary School was assigned to do a report on the Lewis and Clark expedition. […]
A new survey of African-American youth has found that almost half report considerable pressure to have sex. The results, which were derived from the answers of 1,500 youth ages 13-21, will be featured in the October issue of ESSENCE magazine, out on newsstands today. “I was elated that Essence, a secular Black magazine, choose to […]
The 16th anniversary of the Million Man March will be held in Philadelphia on the weekend of Oct. 7-9. Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan will commemorate the occasion by giving a keynote address. The effort will focus on hunger, street violence and political accountability, BET.com reports. “This commemoration couldn’t come at a better time,” […]
The Guinness Book Of World Records 2012 has been released and inside, some of our favorite singers and celebs have been named the holders of some impressive records. Beyonce snagged the record for most related Tweets per second when she made her baby announcement at the 2011 MTV VMAs. 8,868 tweets were sent out per […]
It looks like the new Miss Universe has a hater on her hands! After being the first black woman to win Miss Universe in 13 years, Miss France has some not so kind things to say about Miss Angola: “She was the only girl I didn’t know very well. We didn’t see her much; she […]
If you’re a single mother, you should really be worried! The poverty data released this week from the U.S. Census is a harsh reminder of what the economic toll for single mothers. Two-thirds (66 percent) of low-income African American children live in single-mother households. According to the Huffington Post, In September the Economic Policy Institute […]