WASHINGTON (AP) — More than half the young black men who graduated high school in 2010 earned their diploma in four years, an improved graduation rate that still lagged behind that of their white counterparts, according to an education group's report released Wednesday. The Schott Foundation for Public Education, which has tracked graduation rates of […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Forensic tests made public Wednesday show that George Zimmerman's was the only DNA that could be identified on the grip of the gun used to fatally shoot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The results rule out Martin's DNA from being on the gun's grip. Zimmerman's DNA also was identified on the gun's holster, […]

Sean “Diddy” Combs has taken $850,000 from his own pocket to settle a legal battle with victims of the 1999 New York nightclub shooting, according to newly-released court documents. The music mogul and his then-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez were famously arrested following the incident at Club New York more than a decade ago, and his protégé […]

Lupe Fiasco is like the rapper with a heart in the industry; the man who keeps the moral compass of the industry. But comedian and political commentator D.L. Hughley criticized the rapper for being out of touch with reality. “He’s bright as hell, but dumb in the ways of the world,” Hughley told Hot 93.7/Hartford. […]

Following a stop on the “Late Show With David Letterman” in New York on Tuesday, President Barack Obama attended a fundraiser hosted by Jay-Z and Beyoncé at the rapper’s 40/40 Club and left with a cool $4 million for his reelection campaign. A pool report notes that 100 donors in suits and dresses sat on […]

As college students battle the job search in this challenging economy, many are finding unconventional ways to generate income.  When student loan costs accrue and deferment is no longer an option, some college students are getting cash by serving as medical lab rats to pay off school debt. John McKinley-Campbell had aspirations of obtaining his […]

A new study finds that men and women really do see the world in two vividly different ways. The research led by Brooklyn College psychology professor Israel Abramov recruited a group of young adults with normal vision to evaluate differences through multiple tests. Study results showed that men and women examine the color shade of […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tony Award-winning actor Ben Vereen has filed for divorce from his wife of 36 years. Court records in Los Angeles show Vereen filed the petition on Thursday, citing irreconcilable differences. The actor-dancer married wife Nancy Bruner Vereen in July 1976, although his filing states the pair separated in March. The 65-year-old […]

Wyclef Jean wants you to know that he’s not the person behind the breakup of the Fugees or the reason why Lauryn Hill is now viewed as a little…odd. But he does share in his own words the story behind the group and the affair that contributed to its downfall. In his autobiography “Purpose: An […]

It’s going to be a Funk-tastic Voyage next year.  Funkateer Bootsy Collins will be on hand when the Carnival Glory sets sail from Miami on April 7th and heads down to Puerto Rico and the Bahamas for eight days and seven nights, returning to Miami on April 14th. He’ll be part of Snoop Dogg’s Pool […]

Forty-eight days before Election Day, U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver said the tight race between President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney is perhaps the most crucial presidential contest since the Jim Crow era. And African-Americans, Cleaver warned, must pack the polls on Nov. 6 with a clear sense of urgency. “African-Americans will have to be […]

Denmark Vesey was an 18th century slave who skillfully planned the largest slave rebellion in U.S. history. Unfortunately, he never saw the revolt because two other black men, George Wilson and Rolla Bennett, collectively revealed the plot to a white slavemaster. Regardless, Vesey was called a hero for his plan of the major Carolina rebellion. […]