According to a wide range of  reports released by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Brennan Center for Justice, local governments throughout the country have locked up a growing number of people for failing to pay minor debts. The most recent report, takes a look at the emergence of  what is known as “debtors prisons” […]
A popular African pop star who came under fire for a controversial skin bleaching cream she endorses says that she doesn’t care about the backlash. Critics strongly opposed Dencia’s product, Whitenicious, saying that the star was promoting a negative message about dark skin. The Cameroonian singer sat down with Ebony contributor Yaba Blay and had the […]
There has been a shooting at South Carolina State University, a historically black university located in Orangeburg, SC. At least one person has been injured.
At least two people have been injured in a shooting Friday at Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colorado. The shooter is still believed to be inside of the school.
Northwestern University is one of the nation’s most prestigious institutions of higher learning. Five years ago, the school’s freshman class included just 28 graduates from Chicago Public Schools. The Northwestern Academy, a new program created by the university, is seeking to increase that number.
 Mia Ryan made history when she became the first transgender reality television star to have a show on Oprah Winfrey’s network. Starring on the reality-TV series “Houston Beauty,” the hairstylist is one of a few students profiled on the show, who is close to graduating from cosmetology school. Mia’s appearance on the show has […]
New evidence shows that spanking may lead to bad behavior. Using a nationally represented sample, researchers interview 1,933 parents when their children were 3 and 5 years old. They gathered data based on how often they spanked their children.
In just a couple of weeks, the man convicted of murdering the “King of Pop” will walk free. Conrad Murray is set for early released from prison on October 28, completing his sentence for the involuntary manslaughter of Jackson. Why? The prisons are too crowded.
President Barack Obama has invited congressional leaders to the White House to discuss reopening the government. The country is currently in its second day of a government shutdown as a result of a stalemate over a spending measure that funds the government and provisions in Obamacare.
I’m in desperate need of a civics lesson. I live in a blue state. Deep blue. Even our stop signs are blue. I haven’t seen red since I left Indiana. Since I only lived in Ohio very briefly during a non-election year, I have no idea what it means to live in a battleground state, […]
Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary. Just give it up already, will you? Mary J. Blige talked to Hot 97’s Angie Martinez about her poorly thought out Burger King commercial. And she’s still crying foul:
The most sobering moment in Paul Beatty’s satirical novel, The White Boy Shuffle (1996) occurs just before the L.A. Riots are about to begin. The book’s protagonist, Gunnar Kaufman and his best friend Nicholas Scoby are on their way home from a strangely long basketball practice. During their walk, Gunnar immediately senses something different happening in his […]
