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KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Police fired tear gas at supporters of Congo’s top opposition leader Friday as he planned to inaugurate himself president despite officially losing the poll, a move that observers fear could spark more election-related violence in the mineral-rich central African nation. SEE ALSO: The Disappearing Black Journalist Some 1,000 supporters gathered near […]

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Reggie Wayne will always remember Thursday night’s catch. SEE ALSO: The 9-to-5 Workday About To Be Gone? The man with the expiring contract caught a 1-yard touchdown pass from Dan Orlovsky with 19 seconds left, giving the Colts their only lead of the game in a 19-16 victory over AFC South champion […]

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Rosalia Adhiambo won’t take the free anti-HIV drugs that would prolong her life. The spiraling price of food in Kenya means she can’t afford to feed both her grandniece and herself. SEE ALSO: The 9-to-5 Workday About To Be Gone? So she feeds 5-year-old Emily and doesn’t take her own medicine, […]

Donald Trump said during a call-in interview on Fox’s “On the Air” that he is considering a third party candidacy for president in 2012, and he believes his “great relationship with African American voters” would help him contend against President Obama. SEE ALSO: The 9-to-5 Workday About To Be Gone? “I think I would get […]

A New York City hedge fund manager will pay for the funeral of the Brooklyn woman who was set on fire and killed in her building’s elevator last week. SEE ALSO: The 9-to-5 Workday About To Be Gone? Darren Weingrow did not know the deceased grandmother, Delores Gillespie, but decided to donate after hearing her […]

Carmelo Anthony’s return to Denver is delayed for another year. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade won’t be visiting Sacramento anytime soon. Fans in Chicago will only be seeing Kobe Bryant on television this season. SEE ALSO: The 9-to-5 Workday About To Be Gone? The NBA sought competitive balance. What it got was schedule imbalance. One […]

A Georgia Toys “R” Us is under fire for pricing a Black doll much higher than the white version of the same doll. SEE ALSO: The 9-to-5 Workday About To Be Gone?

“Basketball Wives” Season 4 is almost here and castmember Tami Roman sat down with Egypt to dish on what drama we can expect. On why she decided to joined the second season of ‘Basketball Wives’ With “Basketball Wives,” they approached me when they did their first season. They contacted [my manager] and I just wasn’t […]

In a recent sit-down with Time.com, Moshe Levi (pictured), the rapper formerly known as Shyne (most-famously known for a voice reminiscent of Biggie and most-infamously known for his involvement in a 1999 New York nightclub shooting), went into detail about his legal name change; what kind of content to expect on his forthcoming albums, Gangland […]

By Darnella Dunham Twitter has killed dozens of celebrities, and it proves that you should definitely not believe everything you read. The lack of credibility from the sender of these false rumors doesn’t stop them from getting retweeted and going viral. And unfortunately, death hoaxes on Twitter have become commonplace. But Twitter isn’t all bad […]

An investigation is under way after an African American employee of the New York City Parks and Recreations Department discovered a black baby doll hanging from a noose on Tuesday. SEE ALSO: Former Players Sue NFL Over Brain Injuries The letters “KKK” were also found scratched into the wall of the bathroom. A statement issued […]

A Virginia woman who suffers from a disease that affects her kidneys will lose her residence in public housing over a drug policy her mom and boyfriend broke. SEE ALSO: The 9-to-5 Workday About To Be Gone?