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By Roger Friedman Forbes.com EXCLUSIVE--Whitney Houston’s death made for a long day’s journey into night at the Beverly Hilton. While the Clive Davis Grammy dinner had to proceed downstairs in the

Louis Armstrong was born on August 4, 1901, in New Orleans, Louisiana, the birthplace of jazz. He is considered the most important improviser in jazz, and he taught the world to swing. Armstrong, fond

From The Seattle Times February 14, 2012 Treneicia Gardner is counting down from five, signaling her kindergarten and first-grade students to hurry to the classroom rug for a math lesson. Most

NEW ORLEANS--Some Southern residents are becoming the targets of pre-recorded phone calls indicating a family member was arrested or involved in a serious accident. Those calls are being made to s

Dedicated to all my family!!! A TRUE LOVE STORY Every moment we spent together Has touched our lives, our souls forever The things that we shared and learned Is permanent growth that we've

Don Alan Raymond (1952-1969) was an African American athlete who was integrated into Hahnville High School in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana during a time of racial tension. Raymond, nick-named "Ea

NO PERMANENT SCARS c 2009 By Sister Siebra Muhammad Shadows of the past fall behind me Tossed aside on the road less traveled Before me is the path to my future Footsteps line my dreams unr

LOS ANGELES--Investigators probing the death of Whitney Houston are trying to determine whether she drowned while in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton on Saturday shortly before she was set to attend a

LOUISIANA--Controversy erupted at a Slidell junior high school late last week when at least one parent observed drawings and altered pictures depicting malicious images of President Barack Obama, incl

World famous journalist and history's best selling Black author Alex Haley was born Alexander Murray Palmer Haley in Ithaca, New York on August 11, 1921. Haley began his writing career as a senior edi

Cornell West is pissed because Al Sharpton won't blast President Obama's administration. He said Al came out of the black prophetic tradition like him (Cornell) and should say something but he won't s

Newsweek.com--DCI/Palestine "is a national section of the international non-government child rights organisation and movement (dedicated) to promoting and protecting the rights of Palestinian children

Alice Walker, best known perhaps as the author of The Color Purple, was the eighth child of Georgia sharecroppers. After a childhood accident blinded her in one eye, she went on to become valedictoria

Newsweek.com--An article published in the Solar System Research magazine reported several objects resembling living beings were detected on photos made by a Russian landing probe in 1982 during a Venu

BET--Rap legend MC Lyte is one of 60 African-American stars who are banding together to bring awareness to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the black community. MC Lyte joins actors and actresses like Nia

Joseph Lee was born July 19, 1849. He is a black inventor from Boston, Massachusetts. He was known in the food industry because he worked in a bakery as a young boy. So he prepared, cooked, and served

Over three decades after his death, the immortal words the revered Bob Marley gave the world, continue to inspire. Protestors around the world, whether those at Occupy Wall St. styled

WASHINGTON--The Great Recession carried special pain for black women like Jane Ladson. She had always been the one her family turned to when they needed help, and she didn’t hesitate to give it. Sh

By Charles Foerster February 1, 2012 There is a great controversy raging between good and evil at the soda fountain or pop machine but the general public does not seem to be aware of it. The conse