WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is freezing assets held by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and four of his children in the United States. ALSO READ: WBW Honors: Cornel West The Treasury Department says the sanctions against Gadhafi, three of his sons and a daughter also apply to the Libyan government. The action was taken under […]

WASHINGTON D.C.-Two trans gender women have come forward with their connections to Congressman Christopher Lee. After an African American women leaked photos sen by Lee to the website Gawker, two transgender women have come forward saying that they also met Lee on Craigslist and corresponded with him. Gawker reports: In the past 10 days, two […]

There are moments captured on  film which leave an invaluable social etching on the soul of society. Gospel music is one form of music that has been used over the years in movies to set the tone.

No matter what happens between now and the 2012 presidential election, poor and middle-class Blacks have a great deal to be concerned about. RELATED: Top 5 MLK speeches The current political battle against teachers in Wisconsin is a Reaganesque assault on unionized government workers. The private sector is watching closely and licking its chops. The […]

Newark – Layoffs in Newark have not only forced cops to look for jobs they never thought of taking, but it has also forced many Newark neighborhoods to fend for themselves. “We’re facing, literally, the worst economy of our lifetimes,” Booker said in an interview with HuffPost. “It came to a point where we couldn’t […]

Michelle Williams took time out of her busy schedule to discuss the new David E Talbert play “What My Husband Doesn’t Know” and life. She will play the lead character Lena.

Jennifer Hudson, Gabrielle Union, Kimora Lee, Lauren London, Tia and Tamera, Angela Bassett, Nicole Ari Parker and many more classy ladies came out for 4th Annual Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon. Tia Mowry Hardrict was pictured with her sister Tamera holding her baby bump. Jennifer Hudson as photo’s holding baby David Jr. She was honored […]

NEW YORK- New York officials want to increase the fines given to cab drivers who do not pick up people based on race. RELATED: Top 10 black movies that should have won an Oscar The New York Post reports: Cabdrivers who refuse passengers on the basis of race or their far-flung destinations are being targeted […]

New Yorker – The mother of the daughter featured in the racial abortion ad that caused controversy in Soho, was shocked when she saw her daughter on the huge billboard. RELATED: Top 9 must see Black films Tricia Fraser took her daughter to a casting event a few years ago and knew the images may […]

Hip hop producers are known for digging deep in the crates for the records they use to create the songs we all know and love. No genre is immune from being sampled! Here are some songs you might know that have sampled Afrobeat records! Missy Elliott “Whatcha Gon’ Do” Taken from Missy’s 2001 album, Miss […]