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Poet and veteran civil rights activist, Maya Angelou is the sage of black America. And for her, Barack Obama has delivered. She talks about her hopes for his-re-election – and receiving an award from his wife Michelle.

Who doesn’t like learning about black women in history?

Barack Obama, his story is the American story — values from the heartland, a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, hard work and education as the means of getting ahead, and the conviction that a life so blessed should be lived in service to others.

Michael Jackson’s pop-culture defining Thriller music video helped usher in MTV era of music yet the song itself isn’t even among his top 50 Billboard charting hits, according to Billboard.

ZHipHopCleveland.com Exclusive: The Cleveland Plain Dealer Cavaliers Insider have revealing details about their recent interview with Lebron James. Lebron has admitted to making a mistake in how he left the Cavs and even reveals his return to Cleveland. He does wonder if the fans will accept him.

Upcoming Black History Month event that will take place in Cleveland on Monday, February 20. For the 28 Days speaker series event at the Ohio Theatre with social activist and political commentator Jeff Johnson as the keynote speaker as well as Hip Hop Lyricist, Common.

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Businessman Wesley Deeds (Tyler Perry) is jolted out of his scripted life when he meets Lindsey, a single mother who works on the cleaning crew in his office building.

The movie premiere is Friday February 24th in theaters everywhere. Get 2 passes to see it when it comes out. You get the passes and choose when to see it.

We have plenty of passes to giveaway so

Born Chloe Anthony Wofford, in 1931 in Lorain (Ohio), the second of four children in a black working-class family, Toni displayed an early interest in literature. She studied humanities at Howard and Cornell Universities, followed by an academic career at Texas Southern University, Howard University, Yale, and since 1989, a chair at Princeton University. She has also worked as an editor for Random House, a critic, and given numerous public lectures,

CUYAHOGA COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTION NEWS

The Presidential Primary elections will be held on Tuesday, March 6, 2012. Since the Board of Elections no longer automatically mails ballot applications prior to the election, voters must now request their ballot application. Please click on Primary Election for information on how to request a ballot. As always, if you wish to confirm your ward, precinct, or voting location, visit www.boe.cuyahogacounty.us

Please click on Election Dates/Deadlines to find out

The Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) on Tuesday filed its official report to Congress identifying waste, abuse and potential fraud by Planned Parenthood affiliates across the nation.

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cleveland Police Officers were called to the city’s west side, after residents reported seeing a wolf roaming the neighborhood.

Officers cornered the animal in the 3400 block of West 59th Street around 2 p-m.

Animal Control Officers were called to the scene and put the animal safely on a leash.

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – “I don’t have the time or the patience to go through protracted conversation about it,” Mayor Frank Jackson said this afternoon.

The mayor says his new plan reflects an urgency to better educate the district’s 42,000 students. The problem is, it seems to run smack up against what the Cleveland Teacher’s Union wants.

“Ohioans aren’t going to really stand for that kind of top down union busting approach,” said David Quolke with the Teacher’s Union.