Actress Meagan Good. Meagan Good has developed into one of Hollywood’s most sought-after actresses for both film and television. Most recently, she starred in the sequel Anchorman: The Legend Continues opposite Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd and Kristen Wiig. Additionally, she was seen starring as the lead character Detective Joanna Locasto in the new […]
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First Two of Three Black Inmate Executions Carried out within An Hour of Each Other
The death chamber at the Georgia Diagnostic Prison in Jackson. ST. LOUIS (AP) — Within an hour, Georgia, then Missouri carried out the nation’s first executions since a botched lethal injection in Oklahoma in April raised new concerns about capital punishment. Neither execution had any noticeable complications. Another execution, the third in a 24-hour span, […]
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NAACP D.C. Branch and Wells Fargo to Host Housing Forum
Wells Fargo and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) have announced a joint effort to host a housing forums in Washington DC during National Homeownership Month in June. The forum will be held on June 28th from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at the NAACP Financial Freedom Center located at 1816 […]
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Senate OKs First Openly Gay Black Man & A Gay Black Woman to Federal Bench
Darrin Gayles and Staci Yandle. (Courtesy Photo) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate for the first time confirmed an openly gay Black man to a top-level federal judgeship on Tuesday, voting 98-0 to make Darrin Gayles a district court judge in Florida. By 52-44, senators endorsed another of President Barack Obama’s nominees, approving Staci Yandle, an […]
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Tracy Morgan Now in Fair Condition after Crash
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan has been upgraded to fair condition following the New Jersey highway crash that badly injured him and killed one of his friends, his spokesman said Monday. Comedian Tracy Morgan. (Photo Courtesy:Twitter) “His personality is certainly starting to come back as well,” spokesman Lewis Kay said. […]
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Remembering Fannie Lou Hamer – Part I
Freedom Summer 1964: “History does not refer merely, or even principally, to the past. On the contrary, the great force of history comes from the fact that we carry it within us, are unconsciously controlled by it in many ways, and history is literally present in all that we do.” –James Baldwin Since “winners” write […]
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Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn, Sweet-Swinging ‘Mr. Padre,’ Dies at 54
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Tony Gwynn could handle a bat like few other major leaguers, whether it was driving the ball through the “5.5 hole” between third base and shortstop or hitting a home run off the facade in Yankee Stadium in the World Series. In this Oct. 7, 2001 file photo, San Diego Padres’ […]
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Audra McDonald Makes Tony Award History with Win
NEW YORK (AP) — Audra McDonald has become the Tony Awards’ most decorated actress. The singer and actress on Sunday won her sixth Tony for portraying Billie Holiday in “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill,” putting her ahead of five-time winners Angela Lansbury and the late Julie Harris for the most competitive wins by […]
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2014 Spring HBCU Graduations
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Tracy Morgan in Intensive Care after 6 Car Crash
(Update-2- 5/7/2014) NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan was critically injured Saturday after a tractor-trailer rammed into his chauffeured limousine bus, setting off a chain-reaction crash that left one member of his entourage dead and two others seriously hurt, authorities said. A truck driver from Georgia was charged with death by […]
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Rihanna Honored for Style at Annual Fashion Awards in NY
NEW YORK (AP) — Rihanna, an undisputed fashion star of the moment, was the big draw Monday at the annual Council of Fashion Designers of America awards, which also honor the year’s top designers. The singer and pop culture star, dressed in a see-through fishnet dress, gloves and headscarf embellished with thousands of crystals, was […]
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Jason Derulo, John Legend Among CMT Awards’ VIPs
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Don’t be too shocked when Jason Derulo pops out onstage with Luke Bryan and Florida Georgia Line during the CMT Music Awards. The 24-year-old R&B singer is one of several surprising guests on Wednesday night’s country music video awards show (8 p.m. EDT), keeping with CMT’s tradition of unlikely matchups. Derulo […]