Heisman Trophy winner RG3 is expected to be drafted this Thursday night by the Washington Washington Football Team.  The lack of involved fathers is a frightening epidemic in the black community, but the story of Robert Griffin III is an inspiring success story. Story & Photo Via Washington Post:  http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nfl-draft-robert-griffin-iiis-success-has-come-via-hard-work/2012/04/21/gIQAubRgYT_gallery.html#photo=1

Nene is known for her slick talking tongue and on the Real Housewives Of Atlanta Reunion, she let it be known that she was the…

Mary stays busy and from what I hear, the Kentucky Derby parties are not to be missed if you have the hookup!

Much time has passed since the senseless murder of J Huds family members.  The trial is underway.  What brought her to tears on the stand?

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Although African Americans make up just 13 percent of the U.S. population, we account for 33 percent of the missing in the Federal Bureau of…

Fantasia Barrino made her return to the twitterverse as @TasiasWord last week after thinking “long & hard” about her return.  It has been several months…

I’ve been told, straight-faced, that ‘black vegans’ are nonexistent, since the ‘veggie’ thing is just spoiled white college kids acting out.” Media over-exposure of the movement’s key white figures has further perpetuated this illusion, rendering vegans of color virtually invisible in our cultural landscape. However, mainstream media outlets are slowly starting to take note of […]

If you’ve thought about eating more vegetarian or vegan foods but aren’t sure where to start, then mark your calendar for Monday, April 23 — that’s when the fourth annual VegWeek celebration kicks off! VegWeek 2012 falls right after Earth Day from April 23-29 and is a fun way to highlight the many benefits of vegetarian eating as well […]

<object width=”416″ height=”374″ classid=”clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000″ id=”ep”><param name=”allowfullscreen” value=”true” /><param name=”allowscriptaccess” value=”always” /><param name=”wmode” value=”transparent” /><param name=”movie” value=”http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed&videoId=us/2012/04/23/vo-zimmerman-released-on-bond.cnn&#8221; /><param name=”bgcolor” value=”#000000″ /></object> (CNN) — George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with murder in the February death of Trayvon Martin, has been released on bail from a Florida jail. Via CNN:  http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/23/justice/florida-teen-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

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BALTIMORE – Two brothers accused of beating a black teenager while patrolling an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood are set to go on trial Monday in a case…