It can be argued (quite easily), that Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are fans of the spotlight, but one memorable moment has landed the founder of YouTube in a lawsuit. Kimye filed a lawsuit Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court against Chad Hurley for releasing highlights from Kanye’s proposal on Oct. 21.
Funny man Kevin Hart has decided to give back to his hometown of Philadelphia. The city has been in the news recently for its financial woes, which has resulted in many schools closing and other severe budget cuts.
A Nevada lawmaker who said that he would vote to reinstate slavery if the public wanted it has retracted his statement.
Juror B-29 in the George Zimmerman trial says that her life was ruined because of the polarizing case. The juror, only identifying herself as Maddy during interviews with media, says she lost her job at a nursing home, lost friends and has received death threats.
An Akron, Ohio music teacher is suspended on leave pending an investigation into racist comments he allegedly posted on Facebook. Images of the rant were shared by parents of students attending Firestone High School.
Darrell Wallace took the Kroger 200 on the racing circuit’s Camping World Truck Series this past Saturday making him the first African American to win the NASCAR race in 50 years.
Amsterdam has a long-standing tradition of celebrating Christmas. “Sinterklass,” the Dutch version of Santa Claus, is portrayed by a white man accompanied by dozens of clown-like helpers called “Zwarte Pieten,” characters dressed in curly afro wigs and blackface.
At just 16 years old, Stephen R. Stafford II has accomplished more than most of the general population. He is currently earning credits toward his triple major at Morehouse College —pre-med, mathematics and computer science.
A Ku Klux Klan chapter in Florida is protesting a community effort to change that name of Nathan Bedford Forrest High School in Jacksonville. Forrest was a Confederate general who helped found the hate group.
The Supreme Court is currently evaluating the University of Michigan’s current ban on affirmative action, and most of the justices appear to agree that it should be upheld. Several of them expressed doubts that the constitutional amendment violates minorities’ equal protection rights.
Saturday Night Live, the longest running network show in the country, recently announced new members of its cast. Shockingly, (not really), there are no black women cast members. This marks the sixth year since a black woman has been on the show.
This is one of those stories that is hard to believe. A school janitor at Campus Elementary School in Grand Rapids, Mi., tried to hire a couple of students to beat up a 4th grader. The 9-year-old said something he shouldn’t have to the woman who then put the “hit” out on the child.
