With Hollywood for years being a haven for the long-haired blond and brunette, it’s hard to be a sex symbol…
We’re only human and equally subject to the chronic brainwashing that inevitably instills varying degrees of bigotry. Racism, sexism, homophobia,…
Times are hard especially financially, however, my girlfriend does not seem to realize the whole world is undergoing something called…
It was proven best in the fashionable documentary The September Issue, that Fall is the New Year’s of fashion. Fashion…
Brilliance is defined as: having or showing great intelligence, talent, and quality. Well, if you’ve ever had the privilege of watching…
Once upon a time (i.e. this past spring), Spike Lee put Tyler Perry on blast:
“Each artist should be allowed to…
I remember way back when… Reminisce with me. Life was less complicated for a youngster. My Huffy Bike was valet’d in the driveway, Saturday morning cartoons were in heavy rotation, Puma wasn’t just an animal at the zoo…
Who can take out a housemaid with a single Smackberry? Who can rock community service hours in New York City’s…
It seems like every week a new skin care cream hits the shelf. Products for frown lines, laugh lines, crows…
Talent aside (ahem), there have been very few celebrities who warrant as much media coverage as Robyn Rihanna Fenty. Sure,…
You can kill the revolutionary, but you can’t kill the revolution. – Fred Hampton, Nov. 3, 1969
This week I came across…
The conflict in the Congo is a much overlooked atrocity that is claiming the lives of hundreds of thousands of…
I remember when I was in high school. When it came to fitting in with all the different peer groups…
Have you ever come across a group of juveniles whose fundraising practices consist of canvassing commercial hubs, or expressway entry…

Sequel Returns to Slums of City of God
“City of Men” begins atop the metaphorically named Dead End Hill in Rio de Janeiro, where a gun-toting gang is lazily contemplating a swim. With the sun beating down, the gang, led by a charismatic figure named Midnight (Jonathan Haagensen), decides to head down the hill to the beach. Their preparation isn’t gathering towels, but quickly establishing a perimeter of guards and calling the cops to alert them that they’re “coming through.” (Continue Reading…)
Council may ask mayor to quit
The City Council took its first step Thursday to call for Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s resignation in the interest of preserving the integrity of city government, while the mayor repeatedly said throughout the day that he had no intention of resigning. “This is what I was born to do,” the mayor said Thursday after visiting a group of senior citizens during his first public appearance since the release of secret documents related to three police whistle-blower cases that cost $8.4 million. (Continue Reading…)
Paris Police Find Body in Search for Missing Model
PARIS (AFP) — Paris police said Thursday they may have found the body of a missing Guinean former model, a one time muse of couture giant Yves Saint Laurent, who vanished from her houseboat on the Seine this month. (Continue Reading…)
Republicans decry use of ‘Hussein’ in Obama’s name
Republican National Committee Chairman Mike Duncan formally denounced on Thursday the Tennessee Republican Party’s use of Barack Obama’s full name in a recent news release questioning the Illinois senator’s commitment to Israel. Some in the GOP say the use of Sen. Barack Obama’s middle name in a release is a distraction. “The RNC rejects these kinds of campaign tactics,” Duncan said in a statement. “We believe this election needs to be about the critical issues confronting our nation.” (Continue Reading…)
Dig this sequel by way of Jay-Z’s former friend, Jaz O, as he puts DimeWars down with allegations that the Hova gets…
Lou Jing, a contestant on China’s version of “Idol,” is a recent victim of racial discrimination. The beautiful, gifted, Shanghai…
Are you 21+ with no relationship experience? Never been on a date or approached by a guy you actually like?…
She’s So Ambitious: Rhonesha Byng, Founder of HerAgenda.com
A girl with dreams that stack much higher than her petite 5-foot-2 inch frame,…
Our girl Ayah just dropped her new video for “In My Lifetime” off her latest album “4:15″. This woman is not the one to sleep on!