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According to NBC Washington, three members of the D.C. Council are calling for the resignation of Mayor Vincent Gray. The legitimacy of his 2010 campaign came into question earlier this week when one of Gray’s longtime associates pleaded guilty to helping foster a $653,000 shadow campaign. His associate, Jeanne Clarke Harris, 75, could receive 30 to 37 months in […]

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A California man was reportedly arrested for caring a “Super Soaker” water gun (not the one pictured) that had been altered to hold a shotgun shell, not water. Fresno police told KMPH-TV that they arrested Randy Smith, 54, after they received information about toy guns being converted to actual weapons. When they encountered Smith, he was […]

In 1988, Public Enemy’s “Night Of The Living Baseheads” was one of the most vocal indictments of crack cocaine use ever heard on record. The haunting video was the real life version of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” with zombie-like “baseheads” dragging themselves about. Pop Culture Moment #1: Chappelle’s Show Premieres What many fans at the time […]

Join Prince George’s African American Museum & Cultural Center on February 18th from noon til 4:00 at the Mall at Prince George’s and help the teen Culture Keepers make a community quilt. Call 301.809.0440. Become a member of Prince George’s African American Museum & Cultural Center at 3901 Rhode Island Avenue. Log on to our […]

Join Prince George’s African American Museum & Cultural Center at 3901 Rhode Island Avenue at 2 p.m. for Free Black Space presented by Hoke Glover on February 11th and African American Inventive Genius presented by Patricia Sluby on February 18th. Call 301.809.0440. Become a member of Prince George’s African American Museum & Cultural Center at […]

The Prince George’s African American Museum and Cultural Center where you experience the stories behind Prince George’s Historic Black townships with “A Space of Their Own” visit the exhibition now! For more information visit http://www.pgaamcc.org Become a member of Prince George’s African American Museum & Cultural Center at 3901 Rhode Island Avenue. Visit http://www.pgaamcc.org. We […]

2012 ASALH Black History Luncheon and Featured Authors’ Event. Association for the Study of African American Life and History Saturday, February 25, 2012 Featured Authors’ Event Begins: 10:00am Luncheon Doors Open at 12:00 noon Program: 12:30 – 3:00pm Keynote Dr. Johnette Cole Director Smithsonian Institute National Museum of African American History Reserve tickets now at […]

With the Valentine’s Day weekend upon us many folks will be looking for a flick to cuddle up with. But what are the choices? The sad fact is that seeing two Black people in love (or even lust) on the big screen is becoming more and more rare. Remember when it felt like we had […]

Former video model Esther Baxter is officially leaving the music game alone. She’s had enough of the industry and all of the drama that comes with it. Baxter is moving on to different things. Recently, she sat down with HipHopWired.com for an interview where she talked about the state of the video model, the food […]

Crimnal Minds star Shemar Moore threw a Super Bowl party and things got pretty wild. The more pressing matter at the shindig was the fact he was photographed kissing multiple white women and didn’t take one photo with a black woman. Shemar Moore has come under fire for dating white women on more than one […]