OKLAHOMA — Governor Mary Fallin today declared a State of Emergency for all 77 Oklahoma counties as more than two dozen wildfires spread across the state, causing evacuations. ALSO READ: Top 9 Black Sitcom Theme Songs In Colorado, hundreds of homeowners have fled as a 20-acre wildfire continued to burn a path toward their homes, […]

TOKYO — Japan declared states of emergency for five nuclear reactors at two power plants after the units lost cooling ability in the aftermath of Friday’s powerful earthquake. Thousands of residents were evacuated as workers struggled to get the reactors under control to prevent meltdowns.

Is Glenn Beck a racist right-wing nut job? Is he “Satan’s mentally challenged younger brother”? Glenn Beck has made his career as a talking head on CNN, Fox News and his nationally syndicated radio show by being loud-mouthed and making outrageous (and often completely inaccurate) accusations and comparisons. Below, we compile his ten most racist […]

Michael Charles, whose gospel music career spanned five decades, died Wednesday at age 64. The longtime educator had liver cancer. Charles was a highly respected leader and pioneer among gospel artists in Kansas City’s African-American community. He also performed with nationally known artists such as the Rev. James Cleveland, the Mighty Clouds of Joy and […]

Remember Tracey Lee?  The rapper came on the scene in 1997 with the club classic “The Theme (It’s Party Time).”  He even had a cameo from Biggie on the song “Keep Your Hands High.”   But where is Tracey Lee now?

Former Wire star Felicia “Snoop” Pearson and dozens of others were reportedly arrested and charged with conspiring to sell heroin on Thursday, the Huffington Post reports. RELATED: Gary Coleman or Emmanuel Lewis? Pearson, 30, is among 64 people charged in a joint state-federal prosecution of a large east Baltimore drug gang. She is charged in […]

HEAR PART TWO OF THE PODCAST BELOW: In part two of Bakari Kitwana’s interview with Amari Jackson and Anthony Browder about the current crisis in Egypt, cultural historian Anthony Browder draws parallels between the uprising in Egypt and the long forgotten state of the Nubian population. “It’s not surprising that you don’t hear anything about […]

Japan — A second earthquake struck an already overwhelmed Japan late Friday as the country reeled from an earlier temblor and tsunami that killed hundreds and caused a nuclear crisis. RELATED: MJ’s estate earned $30 million since death The epicenter of the second quake was in central Japan and measured 6.6 on the Richter scale; […]

Hip-Hop Gospel singer LeCrae took a few moments from his busy schedule to talk with me about the whirlwind year. Hip-Hop has always been pigeon holed as an instrument born of the streets and ugliness. LeCrae sees it as an opportunity to serve Christ with beauty.

Philadelphia –A former Philadelphia high school basketball star has been sentenced to 230 years in jail for raping a woman in Center City. RELATED: The Top 10 Black Movies That Should Have Won Oscars Domenique Wilson, 25, was convicted of raping a woman while her boyfriend was bound and gagged in 2008. He was also […]