Charles Bolden Jr., NASA’s first Black administrator, was nominated for the post in 2009 by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate that same…
A tribute to all the actors and actresses who have brought legends back to life through films.
It took three formidable black women to lead the quest for justice for Freddie Gray. Coincidence or serendipity? Marilyn Mosby, the 35-year-old Baltimore City prosecutor,…
It’s been dubbed “The Fight of The Century”. Fight fans have indeed been waiting for a bout between these pound-for-pound titans, Manny Pacquaio and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. They are regarded as the best boxers in the world. Who do you think will win the match May 2nd?
Don’t miss the 13th Annual Durham MLK Black History Month Parade, February 7, noon in Durham, NC. The 2015 GRAND MARSHAL is Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Jr. a lifelong activist who overcame racial injustice & wrongful imprisonment to become vocal leader in civil rights movement. The MLK Parade is organized by Spectacular Magazine and sponsored by […]
Forget  Human Being of the Week – this man is human being of the YEAR! Listen to the audio player to hear the story of how…
Year after year when we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s (pictured) legacy, Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech is often the most-celebrated. On…
Whether they make music or not, some people in entertainment are one-hit wonders. They do one TV show, one movie and blow up, but then…
A rep for Cuba Gooding Jr. says the actor met with New Orleans police this morning and no longer has a warrant for his arrest, reports TMZ. The warrant was issued after Gooding was accused of roughing up a female bartender at The Old Absinthe House on Bourbon Street early Tuesday after she requested that […]
VIA: ESSENCE.COM Tiger Woods’ estranged older brother, Earl Woods, Jr., is speaking out against his younger sibling, and he’s making it clear that his shoulder isn’t one to cry on. In an interview with a Phoenix TV station, the oldest half-brother of the tennis champ says he thinks their dad, Earl Woods, “would be very […]
