Music has been the lynch pin to worship since the beginning of time. Through the years the Black church has always been a place of refuge, support and direction has always been the faith.
CHICAGO-Philadelphia Eagles Quarterback, Michael Vick will appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show Thursday. Vick agreed to appear on the show after Winfrey dropped a bet with CNN host, Piers Morgan. Winfrey had wagered $320 with Morgan over who would get Michael Vick on their show. Vick’s handlers made Winfrey drop the Wager, claiming that they […]
In a new survey taken by Yourblackworld.com, nearly 42 percent of Blacks who attended white universities never had a Black professor. Close to three quarters of Blacks only had one during their college career.
DALLAS-John Wiley Price, the Dallas county commissioner go into a shouting match with a citizen during a Court meeting in which he said: All of you are white. Go to hell! I’m not ashamed! Go to hell! The shouting match occurred after a citizen, Jeff Turner began referring him as the Chief Mullah of Dallas […]
California — Saying Google and Silicon Valley have failed to hire Blacks, Latinos and Asians into the tech industry, the local Black, Latino and Asian coalitions in Northern California protested at Google’s headquarters. The groups are filing a federal complaint claiming that 34 of the groups they requested hiring information from, only 12 provided them […]
There will never be a debate about who the greatest basketball player is of all time without it starting with Michael Jordan. Even people who never watched basketball will say Michael Jordan, because his greatness transcended his sport. Jordan’s on-court accomplishments are something to marvel at, but how used his talent to make himself practically […]
Ohio — A conservative think tank has released a study claiming that the University of Miami and Ohio State University discriminate against white students in their admissions process. “They look at your skin color and what country your ancestors came from in deciding who gets in and who doesn’t get in. And it makes a […]
Despite our predictions to the contrary, number one seeded shows The Jeffersons and Good Times suffered devastating loses in the “Elite Eight” match-ups of our Greatest Black Sitcom of All-Time Competition. See Greatest Black Sitcom Bracket Challenge Good Times was defeated by second seed A Different World. Even more surprising, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air […]
First Lady Michelle Obama recently asked women to breast-feed more as she did with her children as part of her “Let’s Move” campaign. She believes there are health benefits with breast-feeding your children. Only 55 percent of Black women breastfeed their children. Whites and Latinos are both higher than 75 percent. The topic has always […]
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will mark Black History Month at the White House with a celebration of Motown music.
Chicago — A new study indicates that the density of liquor stores in Black neighborhoods could pose major risks to Blacks who drink. In the study, researchers recruited 321 African Americans (229 women, 92 men), ages 21 to 65 years of age, during April 2002 through to May 2003 from three community-based healthcare clinics in […]
By Dwayne C. Nelson Watch out for the Chicago Bulls. Right now they’re playing some of the best ball in the league. After rolling over the Charlotte Bobcats last night, 106-94, the Bulls (37-16) have won eight out of their last 10 and are only two games back in the playoff push for the No. […]
