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In honor of Homecoming season we scoured the internet for the most entertaining HBCU Homecoming, the clips showcase a few step shows and marching bands. Think your school made the cut? Check out the list below to find out. 1. Bowie State University Homecoming Step Show 2. Howard Homecoming Step Show 2011 Delta Sigma Theta […]

When we last spoke to Kim Fields in August, she was preparing to present an honor to acting legend and personal idol Ruby Dee at Atlanta’s annual Peachtree Film Festival. Since then, Fields has taken that relationship with Dee a step further with a planned short film that will co-star the pair, with Fields as […]

Michelle Obama is working on a new book about her White House produce garden titled, “American Grown: How the White House Kitchen Garden Inspires Families, Schools and Communities.” The book falls in line with the first lady’s campaign to reduce childhood obesity and will discuss how improving access to healthy, affordable food can improve eating […]

Woman Thou Art Loosed 2011 – Testimonials [PHOTOS+VIDEO] Cory “CoCoBrother” Condrey goes behind the scenes of Bishop T.D. Jakes life changing annual conference “Woman Thou Art Loosed.” This year Jakes held the inspirational women’s conference at Lakewood Church in Houston, TX. CoCo Brother gets the inside scoop as he speaks with inspirational leaders Israel Houghton, […]

Earlier this week, President Obama stopped by ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ to discuss various topics including the ongoing NBA lockout, why he is not so keen on “Keeping up with the Kardashians,” Halloween and  his visit to Roscoes Chicken and Waffles in LA. During the interview, the President also discussed the war in Iraq, the […]

It’s no surprise that window washers may have one of the scariest jobs in America, but what about teachers? A new survey from CareerBuilder found teaching is one of the top ten scariest professions. More than 4,300 workers voted in a nationwide survey. A bomb squad technician was voted the scariest job. A high-rise window […]

Fried, baked or mashed, everyone loves a good old-fashioned potato. Cheap and easy to prepare, spuds are America’s favorite side dish. Accompanying everything from a juicy burger to a Thanksgiving turkey, potatoes are versatile and can be served with almost anything. Potatoes in pasta? Mario Batali uses spuds in his gnocchi recipe. And potatoes for dessert? […]

Jet, the magazine that was an essential part of the African-American conversation for many decades, celebrates its 60th anniversary this week. To reach this admirable milestone, the pocket-sized weekly has survived economic downturns, turmoil at parent company Johnson Publishing and technology changes that have affected all publishers. The cover of the 60th-anniversary issue, which comes […]

With prosecutors making a pretty strong case that it was the gross negligence of Michael Jackson’s personal doctor Conrad Murray that led to the singer’s death, it’s time to revisit some words of wisdom from a woman who knows a thing or two about the importance of choosing the right doctors. In fact, taking medical […]

Glenn Beck talked about his childhood and cried about his parents and his mother’s apparent suicide in an interview with Kathie Lee Gifford that aired on Wednesday’s “Today” show. Beck opened up about his new book, “The Snow Angel.” Though the book is a work of fiction, Beck drew from childhood events as inspiration. Beck […]

Longtime CBS News commentator Andy Rooney has been hospitalized in stable condition after suffering “serious complications” following minor surgery last week, the network said Tuesday. Rooney got his start in journalism during World War II, when he wrote for the “Stars and Stripes,” and joined CBS in 1949 as a writer for Arthur Godfrey’s radio […]

Susan L. Taylor is an American editor, writer, and journalist. She served as editor-in-chief of Essence Magazine from 1981 through 2000. In 1994, American Libraries referred to Taylor as “the most influential black woman in journalism today”. NAMIC, the national association for multi-ethnicity in communication, celebrated a milestone this year as it held its 25th […]