California — Saying Google and Silicon Valley have failed to hire Blacks, Latinos and Asians into the tech industry, the local Black, Latino and Asian coalitions in Northern California protested at Google’s headquarters. The groups are filing a federal complaint claiming that 34 of the groups they requested hiring information from, only 12 provided them […]
Roland Martin interviews the homeless Ohio man with the “Golden Voice” for radio, Ted Williams on “The Tom Joyner Morning Show.” Roland asks Ted about his progress in rehab, his current job occupation and how he is handling the blessings coming his way. RELATED: El DeBarge Voluntarily Checks Back Into Rehab RELATED: Ted Williams Bails […]
For the March 2011 issue of Allure magazine, also their 20th anniversary issue, they conducted a beauty survey of 2,000 women and men to find out if the average American’s beauty perceptions and preferences have changed over the past two decades. Among their finds? Black women are happier with their bodies than white women, but […]
There will never be a debate about who the greatest basketball player is of all time without it starting with Michael Jordan. Even people who never watched basketball will say Michael Jordan, because his greatness transcended his sport. Jordan’s on-court accomplishments are something to marvel at, but how used his talent to make himself practically […]
Ohio — A conservative think tank has released a study claiming that the University of Miami and Ohio State University discriminate against white students in their admissions process. “They look at your skin color and what country your ancestors came from in deciding who gets in and who doesn’t get in. And it makes a […]
Despite our predictions to the contrary, number one seeded shows The Jeffersons and Good Times suffered devastating loses in the “Elite Eight” match-ups of our Greatest Black Sitcom of All-Time Competition. See Greatest Black Sitcom Bracket Challenge Good Times was defeated by second seed A Different World. Even more surprising, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air […]
First Lady Michelle Obama recently asked women to breast-feed more as she did with her children as part of her “Let’s Move” campaign. She believes there are health benefits with breast-feeding your children. Only 55 percent of Black women breastfeed their children. Whites and Latinos are both higher than 75 percent. The topic has always […]
Simone Smith aka Mrs. LL launched a new line of jewelry entitled Simone I Smith or SIS jewelry, which is sold on her website, SimoneISmith.com. The collection features high-end earrings and bracelets and features patrons like Regina King, Mary J. Blige and Shaunie O’Neal. “My mission for SIS is to create a quality, fashion-forward product […]
Chicago — A new study indicates that the density of liquor stores in Black neighborhoods could pose major risks to Blacks who drink. In the study, researchers recruited 321 African Americans (229 women, 92 men), ages 21 to 65 years of age, during April 2002 through to May 2003 from three community-based healthcare clinics in […]
Katy Perry and Kanye West – each hit-making machines in their own right – have joined forces on a new song, “E.T.” The original version, off Katy’s “Teenage Dream” album, features her solo, but the remix is what will be released as a single. Kanye’s two new verses open and close the track about extraordinary […]
(DETROITˆ Feb. 14) ˜ In a previous tour announcement, Universal Motown Records Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter-producer KEM confirmed headlining dates for his 2011 U.S. „Intimacy‰ tour, including a stop at Detroit‚s Fox Theatre on Friday, March 25 at 8 p.m., with El DeBarge and Ledisi. Due to El DeBarge’s voluntary checking into rehab, KEM has added Grammy-nominated […]
New York — In his first interview since his arrest, Bernie Madoff has launched the accusation that numerous banks and hedge funds knew about his elaborate scheme. “They had to know,” Mr. Madoff said. “But the attitude was sort of, ‘If you’re doing something wrong, we don’t want to know.’ ” Madoff, who is serving a […]