An African-American waitress received an inspiring note from three White male customers during inauguration weekend in Washington, D.C. The message included the words "not race, not gender, just American."

"No Political Genius” further explains her stance against her critics, including film director Spike Lee and The Roots member DJ Questlove.

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Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was extradited to the U.S. on Thursday evening.

R&B songstress Chrisette Michele has reportedly signed on to perform at president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration this Friday. According to The New York Daily News, event organizers reached out to Michele’s camp a week ago, but planned to keep it “a big secret” following scrutiny artists like Jennifer Holliday faced. Organizers allegedly approached Michele to perform […]

On January 21, 2017, one day after the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, thousands are expected to gather in Washington D.C., in yet another march for women's rights.

At least 40 House Democrats are boycotting Trump's inauguration. Some cite his Twitter attack of John Lewis.

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The women's march, reportedly the largest protest surrounding Trump’s inauguration, is slated to take place on January 21, a day after he is sworn into office.

We've had one of helluva week with black men flip-flopping —yes, we're talking to you Charlemagne and Trevor Noah— so why not add Ne-Yo to the list?

Upon Monday morning, January 4th, 2016 the city of Houston welcomed its new mayor, plus the elected controller and other council members at the Inaugural Ceremony.  A record crowd gathered at the Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts in downtown Houston to witness the former city councilman take his oath of office as the […]

This violence in Chicago has got to stop!  15 year old Hadiya Pendleton was shot and killed in Chicago Tuesday while standing at a park near her school.  Read the full story here.

So what do you think they eat at a high dollar event like this well we found out. Read more

The White House has removed a petition from their We The People site that had called for Beyonce to be disinvited from performing the national anthem at President Barack Obama’s inauguration — and it’s all because of her $50 million deal with Pepsi.  Read all about it here.