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Myles Miller, the 17-year-old Black columnist and reporter who has been called “presidential material” by the office of New York’s Mayor Bloomberg, has been named associate editor at the Huffington Post. Miller, who started covering George W. Bush’s environmental initiatives as a youth reporter for Children’s Press Line, has also worked for CBS covering President Barack […]

Howard University is taking individuals on a ride through the pages of American Legacy Magazine. The quarterly, which chronicles African-American history, will unveil an 18-wheel mobile museum of Black history. The exhibition is across from the Howard University bookstore and features photos, stories, artifacts, memorabilia and interactive learning stations that celebrate the story of Blacks […]

Etta James is not dead, her son said Thursday, contrary to a flurry of Twitter and Internet reports that stated that the great blues and R&B singer had passed away. “She’s fine. I just saw her last night and she was fine,” said son Donto James. Read more at LATimes RELATED: Blues singer Etta James […]

A writer for the Huffington Post has written an article on why African Americans are more likely to participate on the social networking site, Twitter, than white people. Instead, the research concluded that an interest in entertainment news was a “significant predictor” of Twitter use and that African American users were “more likely” than other […]

What can we expect from tonight’s season premiere of “The Ultimate Merger 2” starring plus-size model and television personality Toccara Jones? It will surely involve the typical shenanigans of the all too familiar “win-my-heart” reality formula. 14 guys will meet Toccara hoping for a chance to become her beau. Week after week, they’ll be put […]

From our partner, TheGrio: President Obama turns 50 years old today. More than half-way through his first term, is the Obama presidency going through a mid-life crisis? A mid-life crisis comes for many adults at a turning point in life (or an administration) where an individual takes stock of where they are and makes adjustments based […]

Tracee Ellis Ross graces the September 2011 issue of Essence magazine. Ross who is returning to the small screen with a new sitcom on BET titled “Reed Between the Lines,” sat down with the mag to talk about her new leading role with co-star Malcolm-Jamal Warner, dished on her personal transformation during her hit show […]

Kelly Rowland attended the Sean John ‘Empress’ Fragrance preview at the Ciroc Cabana Club in the Hamptons in New York. ‘Empress’ is Diddy’s newest fragrance and he named Kelly as ‘Empress’ and to be the spokesperson. Kelly looked fab in a purple dress, silver, sparkly peeptoe heels and gold jewelry. She had fun playing around […]

NEW YORK— New York City will spend $127 million in public and private funds on programs designed to help young black and Latino men. Billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg will kick in $30 million from his foundation and hedge fund manager George Soros will match that amount, according to the mayor’s office. The remaining $67.5 million […]

A gun man was reported on Virgina Tech’s campus this morning, according to the university’s web site. The school initiated lock down procedures. “Person with a gun reported near Dietrick,” the alert on the web site reads. “Stay Inside. Secure doors. Emergency personnel responding. Call 911 for help.” The campus is still reeling from the 2007 […]

President Obama isn’t the most popular man in the country according to many polls right now, so a gift is probably the last thing he’s expecting aside from the people in his inner circle. But we wanted to come up with a list of things we think he needs after going through 2 stressful years […]

When you are constantly in comparison with Beyonce, mentioned in a song by Kanye West, hang with the elites like LaLa and Ciara, it’s no wonder that you become hater’s “Motivation.” Kelly Rowland has jump started her solo career with a number #1 single featuring Lil’ Wayne and her third album “Here I Am” debuted […]