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COLUMBUS, Ohio --The Columbus homeless man whose silky voice made him a web phenomenon in 2011 is now using his past to help others who are struggling like he once was. Ted Williams, the so-called

CHICAGO, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Seven candidates have filed petitions in Illinois to run for Jesse Jackson Jr.'s vacated congressional seat, officials said. Candidates were allowed to begin filing with t

The Ethnic Cleansing of Historically Black Colleges and Universities by Jahi Issa, Ph.D. January 1, 2013 Despite the long and loud verbal commitment of the Black Misleadership class to HBCUs,

Angela Davis, a retired professor, political activist and the third woman ever named to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list, will be in Grand Forks Feb. 6 as a diversity speaker selected by the UND Univers

Tami Roman has entered 2013 with two major accomplishments including a new commercial with NV Clinical. Roman's ad with the dietary supplement company debuted Monday, Dec. 31 and showcases her tremend

Fantasia has been the center of controversy because she dated and subsequently had a baby with a married man. However, she may not have handled the criticism well at times and sometime even appeared d

Why Are Dogs Racist? Canine Experts Speak Hamilton Nolan Dogs: why are they so racist? You know the type: prancing along as merry as can be until a human of a certain skin tone walks by, and the

A ninth-grade student in western Wisconsin has been suspended for placing “some kind of KKK symbol” and a macramé noose on a black student’s desk. Baldwin-Woodville High School Principal Eric Russ

Julian Marley, raves about India's energetic audience and its abundance of love INDIA--He has his father's dreadlocks and Rastafari spirit, and Julian Marley - Bob Marley's son with Lucy Pounder -

From Ebony Magazine January 3, 2012 Finally, there will be one last Teena Marie album. The Ivory Queen of Soul singer died suddenly back in 2010, and her 21-year-old daughter Alia Rose complete

LOUISIANA--On New Year's morning in New Orleans in 2009, 22-year-old Adolph Grimes III was killed by nine undercover police officers in a shooting just down the block from his grandmother's house. Gri

My prayers for each one of you as you strive to fulfill and concur your struggles and huddles for the coming year. I truly believe that 2013 will be your year to shine and reveled what you been holding on inside of you, let go and let God show out in you. I can’t wait to see the result in 20

Fontella Bass, a gospel, blues and soul singer known to most of the music world as a one-hit wonder for "Rescue Me," died Wednesday of complications from an earlier heart attack. She was 72. She h

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — It turns out Spike Lee isn’t the only one angry with director Quentin Tarantino over his use of the “N-word” in “Django Unchained.” Troubled comedian Katt Williams has no

Consider the times in which Laura Ann Scott Cansler, Knoxville's first African-American schoolteacher, lived. Born in the western North Carolina hills some 15 years before the Civil War began, Cans

by Scotty Reid A campaign was launched in November targeting R&B legend Stevie Wonder who planned to perform at a Los Angeles fundraiser for the Israeli Defense Forces who frequently are on the offen

“I was now about twelve years old, and the thought of being a slave for life began to bear heavily upon my heart. Just about this time, I got hold of a book entitled “The Columbian Orator.” Every oppo