According to financial documents obtained by the Associated Press, the builders of the new Martin Luther King Jr., memorial in Washington D.C., had to pay $761,160 for the right to use King’s words and images to the family. So this begs the question: “Did the King family commit extortion?” The money went to Intellectual Properties […]

Rain or shine, thousands will be converging on Washington, D.C., our nation’s capital, for festivities and marches marking the dedication of the first memorial on our National Mall to an African-American: Martin Luther King, Jr. Click or print the map below for details! Check out more of our MLK Memorial coverage here: Top 5 MLK […]

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Here’s a sweet treat that is actually good for you. One serving of KIWI: * contains the same amount of fiber as a BOWL of bran cereal. * contains the same amount of potassium as a banana * provides the recommended dietary allowance of vitamin C and… Folate (good for pregnant women), Lutein (helps prevent […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maya Angelou is the latest prominent Black figure to voice reservations with the newly erected Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Washington D.C. Angelou, who consulted on the project, has an issue with a quote on the wall by the Tidal Basin of the memorial that reads: “I was a drum major for […]

Via Black America Web Congressional Democrats vowed Thursday to combat what they view as Republican efforts to suppress votes from minorities, the elderly, and the young in next year’s elections. “We believe one of the most perverse policies that are being pursued in our states around the country are efforts to subvert Americans’ basic right […]

via BlackAmericaWeb.com There’s a lot of unrest abroad, at home, dissention in the air. And, of course, over the past week, we’ve been rocked by a number of high profile deaths… civil rights activist and professor, Derrick Bell, civil rights activist and pastor, Fred Shuttlesworth, and technologist Steve Jobs. Read more Also Hot… Did Beyonce’s […]

According to Forbes.com – here is what your favorite female entertainers made last year from May 2010 – May 2011.  Nobody has been able to dethrone Oprah Winfrey in a very very very long time. Check it out at TLF. Also Hot… Did Beyonce’s Baby “Belly” Collapse On TV? [VIDEO] The Real Taraji Henson Whitney […]

Check out CNN’s feature on how Hip-Hop changed marketing in American through the eyes of marketing genius Steve Stoute – who documents this very notion in his newly released book The Tanning Of America. Also Hot… Did Beyonce’s Baby “Belly” Collapse On TV? [VIDEO] The Real Taraji Henson Whitney Houston Almost Kicked Off Flight For […]

Word on the street is that “Basketball Wives” cast member Draya allegedly slept with Laura Govan’s baby daddy Gilbert Arenas and that is why the ladies hate her. Draya recently had a highly publicized argument with Laura Govan on the show where they squashed their “beef” in an MMA fight due to a police report […]

MONTVERDE, Florida — Court records show comedian Chris Tucker is facing foreclosure on his multimillion-dollar mansion in central Florida. Records show SunTrust Bank filed papers against the California resident with Lake County courts earlier this week. According to documents, Tucker bought the 10,000-square-foot (3,050-meter) lakefront home for $6 million in 2007 — before the housing […]