CHICAGO (AP) — A 21-year-old Chicago man faces abuse charges after he allegedly posted a photograph on Facebook that shows his daughter’s hands, legs and mouth apparently bound with blue tape. RELATED: Police Investigating Picture Of Girl Bound With Duct Tape Police spokesman Officer Ron Gaines says Andre Curry is charged with aggravated domestic battery. […]

Obese black women have a better weight-related quality of life than white women with the same weight, according to a new U.S. study. Headed To NYC For News Year’s Eve? Here’s Your Ultimate Packing Playlist! The researchers found that black women are more likely to be concerned about possible physical limitations caused by overweight and […]

Ridley Scott returns to the sci-fold with the highly anticipated Alien prequel Prometheus. Although the plot  of the film was initially shrouded in secrecy, an official synopsis was recently posted by the studio (20th Century Fox): Ridley Scott, director of “Alien” and “Blade Runner,” returns to the genre he helped define. With PROMETHEUS, he creates […]

It seems Robin Thicke  has no desire to jump on the “Black men ain’t sh*t!” bandwagon.  In an interview with Essence.com, the blue-eyed soul singer (who is married to actress Paula Patton), was asked if black women should consider dating interracially, in light of the media declaring  there’s a shortage of eligible black male suitors. […]

There’s no doubt that Kimbella does get into another physical altercation on Vh1’s “Love & Hip Hop,” the question is: does she get her a$$ beat again? Clearly Kimbella started this fight by throwing a champagne glass at another cast member after being accused of f”””””g with her money but does Kim get the revenge […]

While being interviewed by CNN’s Gloria Borger, Ron Paul walked away from the interview after being asked about the racist newsletters that were put out in his name in the 80s and 90s. After Paul gave the same implausible explanation that he didn’t write them and never looked over them and was not aware of […]

During a recent performance in Sweden, rapper Game, showed how malicious he can be after he humiliated a young woman on stage by commenting on her slightly pudgy belly. Firstly, I could have sworn Game is engaged, which leads me to my first point: why are you touching another woman’s stomach? Secondly, why embarrass the […]

Carmelo Anthony’s return to Denver is delayed for another year. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade won’t be visiting Sacramento anytime soon. Fans in Chicago will only be seeing Kobe Bryant on television this season. SEE ALSO: The 9-to-5 Workday About To Be Gone? The NBA sought competitive balance. What it got was schedule imbalance. One […]

Countrywide Financial, which is owned by Bank Of America will have to pay $335 million to more than 200,000 people who were discriminate against due to their race. The Department Of Justice found that Countrywide Financial charged African Americans and Hispanics higher interest rates and steered them towards risky and expensive subprime mortgages between 2004 […]

Kid Rock is teaming up with a Detroit church to give away hundreds of gift baskets and retail gift certificates to needy families in the area where he got his start and still calls home. Read: Fred Hammond Is Over The Shady People The musician’s nonprofit organization joined Hartford Memorial Baptist Church on Wednesday to […]

Men tend to get all of the credit for everything, especially the Civil Rights Movement. While Dr. Martin L. King Jr. and Malcolm X are known as the faces of the movement, black history is brimming with women whose contributions are equally noteworthy. Here’s our list of black women who helped to advance the race […]

Actor Matt Damon lashed out at President Obama during a recent Elle Magazine interview, calling him a “one-term President” with no “balls.” SEE ALSO: The 9-to-5 Workday About To Be Gone?