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Barbara R. Arnwine, executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the national non-profit that provides legal for those experiencing racial discrimination, is helping leading the charge against voter suppression for the upcoming 2012 elections. Through their Voting Rights Project, the Lawyers’ Committee has been in court and online attacking restrictive and […]

The Boyz are back. The ’90s R&B legends resurfaced on Rosie O’Donnell’s new talk show to perform their 1994 classic “I’ll Make Love to You.” Nathan, Wanya, and Shawn handed out roses to ladies in the audience while grooving to the slow jam. The song, along with new material, will appear on their 20th anniversary album Twenty, due October 25. […]

How lovely.  First Lady Michelle Obama just revealed her brand new official portrait in the White House Garden, which she aptly created and calls the Kitchen Garden.  Check out her new pic with First Dog Bo, plus what she’s revealing about her brand new book about her signature project of a garden…. Mrs. Obama and […]

http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/world/reports-libyan-fighters-capture-moammar-gadhafi Libyan fighters drove the last holdouts of Moammar Gadhafi out of his hometown of Sirte in fierce gunbattles Thursday, then declared victory over the last major resistance two months after the fall of Tripoli. Fighters reported to have captured the ousted leader, but Libyan officials and NATO said they could not immediately confirm. The […]

The family of a young Black man shot in May by a white police officer is suing the city of Austin in federal court for the death of their loved one. The family says that Austin police officers Nathan Wagner and Jeffery Rodriguez followed Byron Carter Jr. and a friend to their car after they […]

Erykah Badu premieres a brand new visual for her sultry tune “Out My Mind, Just In Time.” The black and white visual features a circular camera effect highlighting the perfect craziness to compliment the song. Most Popular Articles Keyshia Cole Celebrates 30th Birthday [PHOTOS] Webbie Banned from 106 & Park For Talking Dirty to Rocsi! […]

The White House has released an “official portrait” of First Lady Michelle Obama seated with First Dog Bo in her Kitchen Garden. The first lady explains why she chose to include Bo in the picture: “It is me and Bo and we’re in the garden. And one of the reasons we did this picture is […]

NEW YORK — Jared Williams, a former star baseball player for Wagner College in Staten Island, is blaming a racist New York City police officer for the demise of his baseball career. Williams claims that after he was falsely arrested by officer Michael Daragjati, he was kicked of his college baseball team and wasn’t allowed […]

A Chicago group is the newest collective of people tired of seeing underwear on their streets. Empowered Citizens of North Lawndale, a neighborhood group in Chicago, is calling on city leaders to make an amendment to indecent exposure laws that will make saggy pants illegal. The group says the trend is offensive and African Americans […]

Who would’ve known that a New Edition inspired video from Queen Bey would have started all this? Just kidding. On a serious note, Bobby Brown spoke with Hustler magazine and it seems like things are on the up and up for New Edition starting with a reunion. Bobby told Hustler magazine, We have a conference […]

Speakers at the MLK dedication in Washington D.C. failed to mention the significance of the historic date, which fell on the 16th anniversary of the Million Man March, says television personality and journalist Jeff Johnson. Johnson says that many believe that Farrakhan and the Million Man March were not mentioned because, “it would have been […]

Watch as this guy verbally & physically beats up his wife while he encourages his son to records it all on video. Watch till the end to see what the sentencing judge makes of it when he is taken to jail…