Willie Mae Kirk, also known as “Ankie,” of Austin, TX, was a civil rights leader who led black students in protest against injustice in the…
On Wednesday, October 2, a Los Angeles jury found concert promoter AEG Live not liable in the drug overdose death of pop icon Michael Jackson. This verdict finally brings the 5 month long trial to an end. More details here.
The world’s watching Kerry Washington, and she absolutely knows it. The Emmy Award nominee and media shy actress gave a revealing interview at The Paley…
(Maryland) — The minimum wage in two Maryland counties could soon go up thanks to a joint effort. The “Washington Post” reports the Montgomery and Prince George’s County councils both introduced bills Tuesday to increase the minimum wage from seven-dollars-and-25-cents to eleven-50 an hour. Sponsors of the bill say the wage needs to reflect the high cost […]
(Baltimore, MD) — Maryland’s new health insurance exchange website continues to run at a snail’s pace. Visitors to MarylandHealthConnection.gov are able to log on, but the system jams as they try to create a user account. Officials attribute the problem to the high volume of users flooding the site. Similar problems have occurred at websites […]
Jada Pinkett Smith published several photos of she and the late Tupac Shakur on her Instagram page that reveal a softer side of the hardcore…
Some people are fly by night stars that shine brightly for a brief moment, then flame out. Actor Blair Underwood is not one of those…
Comedian Chris Paul says former DC mayor Marion Barry has a new job thanks to the government shutdown. Take a listen to find out what…
Comedian Huggy Lowdown goes in on Lamar Odom for his very thin look, joking that he looks like “an extra from World War Z!”
Reverend Al Sharpton talks with the Tom Joyner Morning Show crew about the government shutdown
(Rockville, MD) — Montgomery County high school students could be getting more sleep if recommendations for later school start times are approved. Schools Superintendent Joshua Starr is proposing high schools start at 8:15 a.m. instead of 7:25 a.m. Starr says teenagers are simply “not getting enough sleep” and called it a public health and safety issue. Source:Copyright © 2013 […]
