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LAS VEGAS--Joe Jackson, father of the late Michael Jackson, is expected to be released today from a hospital in Las Vegas after suffering a minor stroke. The 83-year-old pop-music-family patriarch

(TriceEdneyWire.com) — There are more than 9,000 Black public officials in America, yet African Americans remain at the rock bottom of every negative statistic in crime, health, economics and educatio

Michael Jordan may be the greatest player in NBA history, but even he can't get away with wearing cargo shorts on a golf course. Jordan showed up at La Gorce Country Club in Miami on Wednesday wear

Steven Tyler is apologizing — if Nicki Minaj misinterpreted his recent comments. The former "American Idol" judge and Aerosmith frontman responded to Minaj's claim that he's a racist. Minaj to

Has TV One found two new sirens to join the season 2 cast of "R&B Divas"? There's chatter that Nicci Gilbert isn't the only one leaving the hit TV One reality show! According to FunkyDineva.com, F

WASHINGTON — High school and college students nationwide can win one of five $5,000 scholarships through the “Free to Tweet” competition being billed as a 15-day online celebration of First Amendment

In 1970, Bill Baxley, the new Attorney General of the State of Alabama, reopened the investigation of the 1963 bombing of a church in which four little African-American girls died. For doing so, he re

(Barbados Nation) Leader of the Nation of Islam, Louis Farrakhan, will be arriving in Barbados on Sunday for a week’s visit as part of the second phase of a Caribbean tour. The outspoken religious

After months of rumors, Kimora Lee Simmons and Dijmon Hounsou have officially called it quits. "Djimon Hounsou and Kimora Lee Simmons have officially separated after 5½ years," his rep told People.

(Black Agenda Report November 22, 2012) The United States plans to permanently station a U.S. Army brigade on African soil, beginning next year. Is this the start of something big – and ominous – or “

Black Friday Violence: Police and retailers prepare for crowds and chaos (CBS) - So-called "Black Friday" sales may be catnip for some holiday shoppers, but in recent years they've also become scen

"Some Who Feel No Reason For Thanksgiving" To this day, I can hardly bear to think of that quintessentially American holiday—Thanksgiving. When I do, however, I do not dwell on Pilgrims with w

By DeNeen L. Brown, Nov 17, 2012 01:01 AM EST At age 70, R&B legend Aretha Franklin remains a musical force — still touring and working with director Taylor Hackford on her upcoming biopic. Altho

11/19/12 In the wake of the 2012 presidential election, john powell, Paul Hudson, Eva Paterson and Roger A. Clay, Jr. published the following open letter: Although we acknowledge the deep suppo

She must really love Hostess for her to pull this off...LOL So much for cupcakes... (Click on picture to enlarge)

A Three Part series by Dr. Cupid Poe, Ph.D, a Psychiatrist in Nashville, Tennessee, discussing the results of a Metro Jail Study dealing with the Relationship Between Crime and Religion:

(Special to the NNPA from The Michigan Chronicle) – Besides being “in,” yoga is an incredibly beneficial activity for all ages and abilities. The health benefits of yoga are great, and many people are

ATLANTA BLACK STAR--They are an unlikely team of educational reformers. Christopher Emdin is a Columbia University professor who likes to declaim Newton’s laws in rhyme. GZA is a member of the Wu-

New Music From KRS-One - "Disaster Kit"