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D.C. public relations trailblazer Ofield Dukes died Wednesday in his hometown of Detroit at the Henry Ford Hospital after enduring a long battle with multiple myeloma, a a rare form of bone cancer. He was 79. “We are extremely saddened by the loss of our dear friend,” said Gregory Lee Jr., president of the National […]

Affluent black Americans who are leaving industrial cities for the suburbs and the South are shifting traditional lines between rich and poor, according to new census data.

Some forward-looking college professors enabled television’s Smithsonian Channel to offer a look at the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. from the time in which it occurred.

BUFFALO-The Kenmore East High School girls basketball team was suspended after an African American player claimed the team used a racist chant before every game. Tyra Batts, the only African American player on the team claimed that the girls would yell “One, Two, Three, N-Word” before every game. The New York Daily News reports: “I […]

Now that Jay-Z and Kanye West are in the zone musically, it sounds like they plan on cranking out solo projects and another Watch The Throne album in 2012. Jay-Z gave up the goods yesterday (December 8th) after announcing two upcoming history making concerts at New York’s legendary Carnegie Hall. Watch Jay-Z give us the […]

A trade that would have sent New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers was vetoed Thursday night  N.B.A. Commissioner David Stern. SEE ALSO: Biggest Villains of 2011 According to sources, the three-team deal that also involved the Houston Rockets was vetoed by Stern, who has the authority since the league purchased the Hornets from […]

African-Americans frequently look towards race and economic factors as our biggest challenges, but there are self-inflicted problems that are literally killing us. The recent and untimely deaths of Heavy D and Patrice O’Neal has made the health issues that arise from being overweight very hard to ignore. According to HuffPost, obesity is a “full-blown crisis […]

Hip-Hop trio The Beastie Boys will officially be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year, the organization announced this week. The legendary rap trio, which began their recording career on Def Jam Recordings, will be inducted along with a number of other famous groups. In addition to The Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili […]

Representatives for director/rapper Ice Cube have confirmed that a new “Friday” is in the works with actor Chris Tucker. TMZ.com spoke to a member of Ice Cube’s production company Cube Vision, who confirmed that the project was in the works. “Absolutely yes the studio is in the process of getting the entire original cast to do another […]

50 Cent is deepening his literary endeavors with a new book all about teaching folks how to get and stay fit. Titled “Formula 50: A 6-Week Total Body Transformation Plan,” the book will tout metabolic resistance training as the key to getting in shape. It will also include a nutrition guide. The buff hip hop […]

The title of last night’s “Braxton Family Values” episode, “New Doo-Whop Chick,” is about the trials and tribulations of Miss Traci as she finally gets her chance to sing backup for Toni. Of course there’s drama involved. Toni dispatches an impatient Tamar to teach Traci how to get her doo-wop-pop-pop on properly.  Meanwhile, Towanda adds pressure by seriously doubting […]

Emotions were super high amongst NBA fans when it was announced that New Orleans Hornets player Chris Paul would be traded to the LA Lakers to play alongside Kobe and in return LA Lakers forward Lamar Odom would be going to New Orleans and Pau Gasol to the Houston Rockets.   With Lamar playing in the […]