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NEW ORLEANS – Robin Roberts, who overcame breast cancer five years ago, is battling another health scare. The “Good Morning America” anchor announced Monday that she has myelodysplastic syndrome,

STEVIE WONDER ~ HISTORY Born Stevland Hardaway Judkins in Saginaw, Michigan, United States, to Calvin Judkins and Lula Mae Hardaway. Due to being born six weeks premature, Stevie Wonder

ROYAL OAK, Mich. – Outside Burn Rubber, a sneaker boutique that plans to sell Kanye West's highly anticipated Nike Air Yeezy II Saturday morning at a 400% markup, a secondary economy flourishes amid t

Peace, There has been a lot of talk concerning Creflo Dollar's recent assault on his 15 year old daughter and whether or not his actions were "justified". While I agree with most people that Creflo

"GO DOWN MOSES" ~ HISTORY "Go Down Moses" is an American Negro spiritual. It describes events in the Old Testament of the Bible, specifically Exodus 7:16: "And the Lord spoke unto Moses, go unt

Huffington Post--Having played God in Bruce Almighty, Morgan Freeman revealed he has an affinity towards that which is beyond us, according to Reuters. When asked about his attraction to roles lar

CHICAGO--Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-III) made the case for an immediate increase in the federal minimum wage to $10.00 an hour during a press conference on the Hill Wednesday. If passed, the ¡°Cat

McFadden and Whitehead were an American songwriting, production, and recording duo, best known for their signature tune "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now". They wrote and produced some of the most popular

Nina Simone, better known as "The High Priestess of Soul" was born Eunice Kathleen Waymon in Tryon, North Carolina one of eight children in a poor family. She began playing piano at the ag

SAN DIEGO (FinalCall.com) - Sherry Johnson came to the city Convention Center with her nine-year-old-son, 23-year-old daughter and a lot on her mind. She sees a world spinning out of control, subli

BlackBlueDog.com--Attorney General Eric Holder reportedly became “incensed” after being accused of complaining about public interference in his office. The accusations came from top Obama advisor Dav

Peace, This blog is in response to a question asked by one of my dear sisters on the BlackWomenConnect.com site. INSTINCT or INTUITION? It is always sad to hear it often said by human beings

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THE SUGARHILL GANG ~ HISTORY The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip hop group, known mostly for its 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight," the first hip hop single to become a Top 40 hit. The song uses an

SAN LEANDRO, Calif. -- Authorities say an African American bank robber is in custody after disguising himself as an elderly white man and holding up several banks across Northern California. San Le

The following is a video lecture of Minister Ava Muhammad, the national spokesperson for the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, speaking in Brooklyn, New York

THE FIVE STAIRSTEPS ~ HISTORY The Five Stairsteps, known as "The First Family of Soul", were an American Chicago soul group made up of five of Betty and Clarence Burke Sr.'s six children: Alohe

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - An internationally acclaimed Turkish classical pianist is to stand trial on charges of insulting Muslim religious values in comments posted on Twitter, an Istanbul court ruled on

LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING ~HISTORY "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was publicly performed first as a poem as part of a celebration of Lincoln's Birthday on February 12, 1900 by 500 school children

Beyonce will play Queen Tara in the 20th Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios’ Epic. From the creators of Ice Age and Rio, Epic tells the story of an ongoing battle deep in the forest between

By Mary Foster, Associated Press May 30, 2012 They marched out of cotton and cane fields, away from the kitchens, the laundries and the rows of cabins standing behind white-columned plantations. I

NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans police are looking for suspects Wednesday morning in a series of shootings which, even by New Orleans standards, constituted an especially violent day. There were four