WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (UPI) — U.S. civil rights leader and radio talk show host Al Sharpton is to star in a syndicated Sunday morning news and information magazine show. The minister is to discuss plans for his “Education Superhighway” program at a news conference during the Congressional Black Caucus […]
John Boyd is a man on a mission. Beginning Thursday, the founder and head of the National Black Farmers Association can be seen driving a spluttering tractor called “Justice” around Capitol Hill, pressing political leaders to provide funds to settle a discrimination case involving minority farmers. Read more
The father, once a football man, believed in the power of the stars and the sky. This is still the age of Aquarius, he told the mother when their second son was about to be born. The name Arian spoke to him. He looked it up. It meant water-bearer, holder of […]
Robert Reed Church Sr. was a man of great stature in Memphis, Tennessee. He is known for financing and creating the first major black-owned urban recreational area in America. But his efforts did not come without great physical sacrifice. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_black_diaspora_news/22016
Rep. Charles Rangel overcame a primary challenge Tuesday night, but with a House ethics trial looming in his future, it fell short of the show of strength he hoped for. Rangel dispatched his most potent rival, Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell 4th, 50%, to 23%, in a six-way Democratic primary that proved his toughest battle since he […]
The parents of a Prairie View A&M University student who died in a hazing incident last year have settled their wrongful death lawsuit against the fraternity their son was pledging. Read more:
Less than 48 hours after the announcement of President Obama’s forthcoming children’s book, “Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters,” the title is a bestseller – landing in the top 25 on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com as of Wednesday. Read more:
Shaquille O’Neal is fighting allegations from a former employee who says the NBA star stole his personal information and attempted to frame him for using child porn. Read more:
American Idol has entered the MySpace era (aka 2006), and is tapping into the powerful musical legacies of Toni Basil, Billy Ray Cyrus, and the Crash Test Dummies. Nope, I’m not pulling your leg. For the first time in its ten-season history, Fox’s behemoth of a singing competition is […]
Oprah Winfrey might have surprised her talk show audience Monday by giving them all a free, eight-day trip to Australia but the trip also surprised Australians — with a A$3 million (US$2.8 million) bill. Tourism Minister Martin Ferguson said the federal and state New South Wales governments would spend more than […]
YRB‘s cover star Kelly Rowland attended the magazine’s Fall Fashion Issue release party at Carnival at Bowlmor Lanes on September 14, 2010 in New York City.
“Ladies, leave your man at home.” The line is a lyric from a Destiny’s Child song, but it could be a tagline for Bill Bellamy’s new comedy tour. The youthful-looking comic launches his “Ladies’ Night Out” this month, which hits cities from Orlando to Dallas in the coming weeks. Read More below. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/gossip/21972