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New York — Former Real Housewives of Atlanta and Basketball Wives reality TV star Rashidah Ali is being sued by a bouncer for allegedly slashing his face with her nails. Ali allegedly clawed bouncer Joseph Wright from his hairline to his mouth last month during a brawl that broke out at her birthday celebration in […]

Roland Martin talks with Richard Prince about the AOL Huffington Post deal, what it means for African-American journalist and diversity in online media.

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Another year, another Black History Month. There are currently lectures, readings, and performances taking place throughout the country. Quanae Palmer-Chambliss, 41, is a single Black mother and education paraprofessional. She is raising four boys on her own. Quanae says that she recently moved to a beautiful townhouse complex in Edison, New Jersey. “Management is very […]

Salt from Salt N Peppa was in the studio last week to talk about the Salt N Peppa Legends Of Hip Hop tour and her meet and greet in Cleveland today. Here is a snippet of the interview. There will be more to come so stay tuned for pictures and the full interview.  As well […]

Chrysler airs a two-minute commercial during the Super Bowl that puts its hometown of Detroit and Eminem, one of the city’s musical stars, at center stage. The unusually long commercial advertises the Chrysler 200. It’s set over Eminem’s song “Lose Yourself” from the movie “8 Mile.”

A shooting took place on the parking lot of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, GA last Saturday.

Let’s keep actress Tisha Campbell in our prayers.We’ve learned she’s battling a life-threatening health crisis after being diagnosed with Stage 2 sarcoidosis earlier this year.

By Nicole Balin Most Americans may believe that COINTELPRO—when the FBI infiltrated civil rights era activists groups like The Black Panther Party and SNCC—is a thing of the past. But these days, Muslim-American communities are increasingly under surveillance by the FBI, including the use of informant provocateurs and spying. While statistics remain elusive, grass-roots activist […]

LOS ANGELES-The Church Of Scientology is being investigated by the FBI for several illegal practices, according to blockbuster article in the New Yorker, that focuses on former Scientologist, Paul Haggis, who directed “Crash.” The article claims that Scientology members were forced to abandon their family, pay the Church, play high stakes games of musical chairs, […]

Like an old country western, with a black cast, there’s a showdown in a Texas courtroom today. Steve Harvey and his ex-wife Mary Harvey finally have their day in court bringing to a climax the mudslinging that’s been going on for the past few weeks. Read more details below.

Michigan– Cortae Diaz Kelly, 17, was arrested after stabbing a girl repeatedly after she allegedly told him that she was pregnant. The girl is intensive care at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital.