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Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of Malcolm X.

An online campaign has been launched to raise money for a group of Detroit students so they can celebrate prom with their classmates. The 25 charter school students simply cannot afford clothing to attend the event. So several adults launched the campaign on Indiegogo. So far they’ve raised $628, towards a goal of $2,000. The deadline for […]

Williams, a senior at Bethune-Cookman College, will graduate this weekend with a degree in criminal justice. Even more astonishing? Joshua spent most of his college career without a place to live!

The first trailer for Lee Daniel’s star-studded film The Butler has been released. The Butler is based on the real life story a White House butler who saw the coming and going of eight Presidents during his career; and features an all-star cast; including Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Cuba Gooding Jr, and more.

Rhymes and Reasons interviews minster/rapper Julian “J. Kwest” DeShazier about the Hip Hop songs that changed his life: Outkast’s “13th Floor/Growing Old,” Common and Lauryn Hill’s “Retrospect for Life,” and “Triumph,” by the Wu-tang Clan

The same assistant state attorney that advised that 16 year-old Kiera Wilmot be charged with a felony for a science experiment gone wrong, advised that charges be dropped against a white teen who accidentally shot his brother with a BB gun. Many believe race is behind the seemingly unequal treatment.

Cleveland resident Charles Ramsey has been catapulted into the spotlight after rescuing 27 year-old kidnapping victim Amanda Berry from his neighbor’s house; leading to the rescue of three other captives. But his good deed is being overshadowed his his animated and rather hilarious post-rescue interviews.

Apparently Lil Wayne’s “apology” letter didn’t impress Emmett Till’s family… or PepsiCo. The rapper has been dropped as spokesperson for the company’s Mountain Dew line.

Young people from Birmingham, AL that took part in Dr. King’s Children’s March in 1963 were denied their proms in their home city. Now fifty year later, an event has been organized to give those students the prom they never had.

Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly, one-half of the 90s rap duo Kris Kross died yesterday. He was 34.   Kelly was found unresponsive and transported to Atlanta Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, a spokeswoman for the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Officer told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Florida teenager Kiera Wilmot had good grade; and a clean behavioral record until she tried an ill-advised science experiment on school grounds. Her punishment: expulsion, and felony charges! Does Kiera deserve such a harsh punishment?

At a hearing earlier today, George Zimmerman officially declared that he will not seek an immunity hearing under Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” self-defense law.