VIA Radio One DC Ne-Yo turned it up at Radio One DC for an exclusive private performance with Malibu Red the Park at Fourteenth on…
GOP political consultant Raynard Jackson is known for writing articles with a distinctly conservative flair – Frederick Douglass, not Ronald Reagan. His latest piece, comparing…
Harold “Buddy” Hudson was the first black basketball player at the University of Oklahoma. Johnson passed away last week at age 75. Hudson transferred to…
Have a “Get Well Wednesday” question? Text it to 646464 (OHOHOH). In the wake of crises like the tornado that struck Oklahoma, the Boston Marathon…
By Raynard Jackson, NNPA Columnist: I was flipping through the TV channels last week and came across one of Spike Lee’s best movies, School Daze. This was…
Freedom fighters Carl Dix (pictured above right) and Cornel West (pictured above center) held an intense dialogue about mass incarceration on the Upper West Side Monday evening.…
UPDATED 5/21/13, 5:02 p.m.: Sad news. It has just been confirmed that 9-year-old Janae Hornsby, one of the many children who went missing during the…
Iron Mike Tyson gets his own late night animated comedy show on Adult Swim. Tyson along with his sidekick, a foul-mouthed pigeon will join forces to solve mysteries in Adult Swim’s “Mike Tyson Mysteries”. Tyson will voice himself in the animated series set to debut on the network. The series will incorporate live-action appearances featuring […]
Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace (pictured) was gunned down on March 9, 1997, just two months shy of his 25th birthday. With fame and all the…
Three Chicago teens have been arrested and charged with the rape of a 12-year-old girl. The teens allegedly posted video of the attack on their…
Thousands were on hand for the 44th Annual Bimbe Festival in Durham on Saturday at the CCB Plaza in downtown Durham. The festival presented by the Durham Parks and Recreation featured old school hip hop group Naughty By Nature. It was a family fun atmosphere with great food and vendors. I’m looking forward to next […]
Progressive protests against a wave of conservative legislation in the North Carolina State House show little sign of weakening at the one month milestone. Case…
