The wave of pornographic and violent images that flooded Facebook over the past few days has drawn attention to a side of the social networking mega-site most of its users don’t think about: Facebook is a coveted prize for hackers. “It’s hard to put it into perspective as to how good a job they’re doing […]
Millions of current and former Netflix customers woke up Wednesday to an e-mail about a class-action lawsuit involving the price of online DVD rentals. It’s legit, and it’s the latest twist in a legal saga that started two years ago. In May 2005, Wal-Mart and Netflix struck a pact: Wal-Mart would scrap its struggling DVDs-by-mail […]
Majic 102.1 and HBCUsOnline presents “Spotlight Fridays” which features live entertainment by some of the hottest new and upcoming talent Houston has to offer. Last Friday featured multiplatinum songwriter, recording artist and Texas Southern University Alum Tami LaTrell. Check out Marco’s interview with her and Attorney Ricky Anderson along with some of her performance. Marco also […]
Washington D.C. ranks atop a newly released National Urban League Policy Institute study that lists the top metropolitan areas for Black-owned businesses. Los Angeles and Chicago came in at number two and three respectively while Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX came in at number six to represent Texas when it comes to cities best suited for Black […]
The U.S. Senate approved legislation this past Wednesday to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines, a long overdue recognition to the first Blacks to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps. Continue Story TheRoot.com
Jolanda Jones, the most outspoken and controversial member of the City Council, came in first in Tuesday’s night election but will face a strong challenger in a runoff on Dec. 10. Continue Story at KHOU.com
It’s been recently reported that Occupy Wall Street is going on the road. The movement is literally growing legs and will take a two-week walk to Washington. The march will consist of a small group of activist that will leave Zuccotti Park, in Manhattan, today at noon and the plan is to arrive in Washington […]
I’ve had the pleasure of listening to Kieth Sweat’s brand new album Til The Morning that hit stores everywhere yesterday. I’ve been somewhat excited about getting to work today to write this story. Even though it’s 2011 this album still carries that classic Keith Sweat sound. The 11th studio album from the R&B legend includes features […]
With the sudden passing of Heavy D yesterday in Los Angeles, the Hip-Hop community is heartbroken over the loss of one of its crown jewels. Heavy D, real name Dwight Arrington Myers, was rushed to an L.A. hospital around noon yesterday and was pronounced dead at 1 p.m. While many new Hip-Hop heads don’t remember much of […]
Our sister station Praise 103.9 is reporting that Courtney B. Vance, actor, author and husband of actress Angela Bassett will become a licensed minister in the Church of God in Christ, the fifth largest Protestant religious denomination in the United States, with churches in 60 countries worldwide and an estimated membership of nearly 6.5 million […]
Rev. Al Sharpton responded to the guilty verdict in the Dr. Conrad Murray trial yesterday saying that he believes Michael Jackson’s former doctor got off “lightly.” Continue Story