Black America

The investigation of Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. for possible misuse of campaign funds has expanded to include his wife’s conduct, which has become a subject in continuing plea negotiations, according to two people familiar with the case.

Hmm, maybe T.J. Holmes‘ late night show “Don’t Sleep” is not the snoozer some think it is. Apparently BET thinks it’s a hit.

The fallout from President Obama’s re-election continues. Folks are calling for boycotts of Applebees & Papa John’s after both CEOs promised to cut jobs after Obama was re-elected.

The New York Times has an awesome breakdown of voting data from the 2012 Presidential election.

Over a month after the City of New York issued a subpoena against Ken Burns’ upcoming “Central Park Five” documentary, the filmmaker’s lawyers are formally seeking to quash the city’s efforts, reports Deadline.com.

Now that the most expensive presidential election in history is just that, broadcaster/activist Tavis Smiley and scholar/activist Cornel West are continuing to speak out for those mired in poverty.

Friday night Bill Maher ended his “Real Time” show with a New Rule pleading with minority voters not to start resenting all white people for supporting white candidates.

In Chicago, CBS Local is reporting that Democratic US Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. could be vacating his office as part of a plea deal.

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) — who won reelection Tuesday night with 64 percent of the vote — is discussing a possible plea deal with the Justice Department regarding the misuse of campaign funds, according to Chicago-area news sources.

President Barack Obama is scheduled to deliver a statement on the economy this afternoon, three days after his historic re-election.

" I think we had the number one black audience in television at the time, other than sports,” says Michele Lee of the soap “Knots Landing,” the popular “Dallas” spinoff that aired from 1979 through 1993 and centered on the lives of four white couples living in a cul-de-sac outside of Los Angeles.

President Obama is enjoying his victory with those that supported him the most…the minorities of America.