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Ex NFL star Darren Sharper is set to be arraigned in Los Angeles on rape and drug charges. The charges come as part of an investigation into allegations that he sexually assaulted and drugged at least seven women. 

Last week musician Nicki Minaj came under fire for the use of an image of iconic civil rights leader Malcolm X to promote her new single. Minaj has since apologized for the act, but some members of X’s estate still aren’t pleased. 

A giant storm of snow, sleet and freezing rain on the East Coast has resulted in 21 deaths. The storm, which struck states on Wednesday night, brought 9 inches of snow in Washington, 10 inches in New York and Maine tallied to more than a foot. 

Parents of students attending a New York school are outraged after finding out their children were banned from writing about iconic civil rights leader Malcolm X.  The assignment, given to fourth graders attending Public School 201 in Flushing, did not permit students to write about X because he was “violent” and “bad.” 

In honor of the late legendary producer J Dilla’s birthday, a Detroit art gallery will host its 3rd annual “Dilla Youth Day.”    The free event will take place Sunday February 9th at the 5E Gallery 4605 Cass Avenue from 12-4pm. 

The children of the late civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. are in yet another heated legal battle. This time, the fight is over King Jr.’s Nobel Peace Prize and his personal Bible.  King’s sons, Martin Luther King III and Dexter King filed the complaint against Bernice King on Friday in Fulton County […]

Weeks after a very bizarre interview and apology after sympathizing with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s decision to hold an American journalist in a labor camp for 15 years, former NBA star Dennis Rodman is once again speaking out. During a live interview with CNN’s Chris Cuomo, Rodman stated that he is willing to […]

  Some members of Arizona State University’s chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity may face expulsion after throwing a racist MLK-themed party during the slain civil rights leader’s holiday weekend. Only 16 of 125 members attended the offensive party, but the action has led to the dissolution of the chapter on campus. 

Director Oliver Stone was slated to spear-head a biopic on slain Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. But the movie creator recently announced that he will no longer sit at the helm of the production because producers wouldn’t approve his script that showed King’s flaws. 

Two Wisconsin high schoolers have been suspended after a picture of them throwing up a three-point symbol surfaced. Jamal and Juwaun Jackson were featured in The Sheboygan Falls News. The story was about the brothers moving into the district. They, along with Sheboygan Falls Senior Jordan Jackson, took one serious picture and a goofy picture. 

  Michelle Obama turns 50 today and she couldn’t be more elated. Describing herself as “50 and fabulous,” the First Lady is getting ready to show off some dance moves at her big birthday celebration at the White House on Saturday. 

January 29th, 2013, was a huge day for me. The first shipment of my debut book arrived and I was just two days away from a big signing and appearance in Chicago. Elated over the fact that I was able to complete something that I initially thought wasn’t possible, nothing could kill my vibe. As […]