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Business

Alliance Responds to Schott Report on Black Male Student Achievement

A report to be released Friday (July 25) by the Schott... 

Urban Trust Bank Opens a New Branch in Bethesda, MD

Urban Trust Bank (UTB) is pleased to announce the opening... 

Ashanti And Tom Suozzi Launch Nassau County Tourism Campaign

Singer Ashanti speaks onstage at the launch of Nassau... 

Music

John Legend Performs At The 26th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Concert

Musician John Legend performs at the 26th annual Martin... 

Despite Denials, Records Show Rap Star Worked as Corrections Officer

Apparently desperate to distance himself from any affiliation... 

Rapper Lil Scrappy free on bond after fight, stabbing

Atlanta-based rapper Lil Scrappy is free on $1,500... 

Movies

TAKE A LOOK: Soul Men

RELEASE DATE: November 14, 2008 CAST MEMBERS include... 

Djimon Hounsou: Thulsa Doom Speaks

Variety announced this week the news of actor Djimon... 

B.I.G. Documentary Filmmakers Sued for $5,000,000

Former rapper WILLIAM TROY MCCUNE is suing the makers... 

Television

African American Media Production Company Launches Faith-Based Internet TV

Wi-Fi TV Inc. (Pink Sheets:WIFT) today released the... 

New Animated Show ‘Cleveland’ Goes Multiethnic

A “Family Guy” spinoff show featuring the... 

BET Networks and Marvel Animation Unveil ‘THE BLACK PANTHER’

BET Networks and Marvel Animation are teaming up to... 

Technology

CNN ‘Black In America’ Series Inspires New Social Network for African Americans

There is much hype and conversation about CNN’s... 

George Foreman Launches New ‘Knock Out the Fat With George’ Web Show

Known for the line of popular Lean Mean Fat-Reducing... 

U.S. Broadband Growth Bypasses Poor, African-Americans

Broadband adoption stalled for poorer families and... 

Other Headlines

Blacks Still Rare in Top U.S. Military Ranks

Blacks have made great strides in the military since it was integrated 60 years ago, but they still struggle to gain a foothold in... 

July 24, 2008 | Read the story »

Common Wisdom About Troubled Youth Falls Apart When Race Considered

One of the most widely accepted beliefs about the differences between troubled boys and girls may need to be revised, according to... 

July 23, 2008 | Read the story »

Marion Jones asks Bush to commute 6-month sentence

Disgraced Olympic track star Marion Jones has asked President Bush to commute her six-month prison sentence for lying to federal agents... 

July 23, 2008 | Read the story »

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