Eric B and Rakim have announced their first tour in 25 years : The duo will be embarking on a 17-date trek, which kicks off in April. The tour will start in Boston, and will make stops in NYC, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Houston and San Diego, before wrapping up in San Francisco on May 3rd.

Xscape will reunite for their first full-length live show in over 15 years at the 2017 Essence Festival on July 2nd at the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. “We couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate the return of Xscape than in New Orleans with our fans at the world famous, Essence Festival,” the […]

American Idol contestant, La’Porsha Renae, is under fire for choosing to be straight after being gay for two years. Renae tweeted, “Phobia is a fear. I’m not afraid of homosexuals, nor do I hate them. I respect and love EVERYONE. Go educate yourself on my statement and come correct or don’t come at all. #RENAETION […]

Check this out, a new study finds that sitting too long can age you by eight years. According to Buzzfeed, Researchers led by Aladdin Shadyab at the University of California San Diego used blood samples from nearly 1,500 women to examine their telomeres, which are the tips of the DNA in every cell, whose length […]

So what happens when life gets in the way of your New Years Resolution to get Fit?  Don’t worry we’ve found a great month-to-month guide that will keep you on track for all of 2015.  Click here for your Month to Month Guide. 

Deloyd Parker and the Shape Community Center Family are celebrating 45 years of service in the community.  It’s not surprising to hear that it’s been 45 years because its hard to remember Houston’s 3rd Ward without the S.H.A.P.E. Center.  So do yourself a favor and visit shape.org to see the wealth of things they are […]

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After being gone missing for more than ten years Amanda Berry, Michelle Knight and Gina DeJesus has been found.  Charles Ramsey heard yelling from the house on Seymour Avenue and went to rescue the young ladies.  Read the full story here and check out Charles Ramsey’s take on what happened when he rescued the women […]

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21-year-old aspiring rapper, Ervin McKiness, tweeted popular phrase “YOLO” [You Only Live Once] about driving drunk at 120 mph right before he died in a fatal car crash that killed him and four others. (Mckiness is on the left in the photo) http://www.blackamericaweb.com/news/top-news/rapper-tweets-yolo-dying-crash

A southeast Texas man has been sentenced to the maximum 20 years in prison for scalding his girlfriend’s year-old-son in a bathtub. Orange County District…

According to the AP, a 100 year old man running into an 11 year old school student is something you just don’t see every day.  Matter of fact, most, if not all 100 years NEVER drive to begin with. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/news/top-news/100-year-old-driver-hits-11-near-la-school