Reverend Al Sharpton is downplaying claims that he served as an informant for the FBI. The claims originally surfaced via The Smoking Gun, which stated that Sharpton worked as a mob informant for the FBI in the 1980s.Â
LSU gymnast Lloiminicia Hall is a floor exercise phenom. A junior, Hall scored a perfect 10, her third of the season, on the floor, helping lead her team to a regional title. The video of her performance has gone viral:
In honor of National Poetry Month, here’s a list a few great poets of our generation.Â
South African singer Dencia took to Twitter following news of Lupita Nyong’o’s history-making deal with Lancôme. Dencia, who has been criticized for endorsing a skin bleaching cream, released the following tweet:Â
Residents in Albuquerque are taking to the streets in protest of what they call “ongoing slayings of citizens” by their local police department. Tuesday’s shooting of an unarmed man marked the third unarmed shooting in just three weeks by cops.Â
Yesterday we reported that D.C. native 17-year-old Avery Coffey had been accepted into five Ivy League schools. We are happy to report that another high school senior, Kwasi Enin, has been accepted into all eight Ivy League institutions.Â
Earlier this week, we announced that “The Boondocks” creator Aaron McGruder would not be returning for the series’ fourth season. The highly anticipated controversial animation is expected to debut it’s season opener on April 21. McGruder took to his Facebook page to release a statement about the departure.Â
Nearly six months after Lauryn Hill finished serving prison time for tax evasion, the IRS is back on the singer’s case. The Fugees star was recently hit with yet another batch of bills from the IRS.Â
A New Jersey woman’s vehicle was vandalized and spray-painted with racial epithets, including the N-word earlier this week. Marcella Seachrist walked out of her home Monday morning to see the offensive language painted across her 1996 Jeep. The culprits also slashed the woman’s tires.Â
During an interview with Rolling Stone long-time singer-songwriter Elton John revealed his desire to make hip hop music.Â
A group of black firefighters that sued New York City for discrimination has been awarded millions for the incidents. The ruling means that minority fire department applicants will be eligible to receive back pay totaling $98 million.Â
Rapper Juicy J is planning to start the Juicy J Scholarship Foundation. The North Memphis, Tennessee entertainer recently awarded a 19-year-old college student a $50,000 twerking scholarship.Â