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For many hip hop and religion have little in common. But rapper Bun B doesn't make that connection. The Texas rapper has revealed plans to teach a Hip-Hop and Religion course at Rice University in Houston, Texas next Spring.

North Carolina's Elizabeth City State University recently became the recipient of a$50,000 grant from Home Depot.

Former Davdison College student and Republican Lenny McAllister doesn't believe race played any part in General Stanley McChrystal's comments--quoted in the upcoming edition of Rolling Stone.

For you history buffs, The 54 named their band after the first official all black unit in the United States Armed forces during the Civil…

Darryl Willis, from Louisiana, is vice president for resources at BP America. He is also the head of the BP Claims Process and the face of BP's TV claims commericals.

Omarosa Don’t miss an encore presentation of TV One’s new series “Donald J. Trump Presents the Ultimate Merger,” Thursday, June 24 at 8:30 PM ET. Omarosa looks for her perfect mate among a cadre of a dozen hot, successful bachelors that she puts through a gauntlet of tests, including R&B star Al B. Sure! Real […]

Long-time NBA player Maunte Bol died over the weekend. Bol was 47 years old. He played for several NBA teams, including Washington Wizards (they were the Bullets when Bol played); Golden State Warriers; Philadelphia 76ers; and the Miami Heat.

via Gospelflava.com Approaching forever JONES made me a little leery as I thought, “hmmmm… a family singing group”. I did not initially think Winans, Clarks, Hawkins; I thought more of The Partridge family. Then I thought to myself, I wonder who gets to play the tambourine. And then I was jealous…

VIA NEWSONE President Obama hails a post-racial future for America. But being colorblind to our society is not a smart move. It was summer 2004 when most of us first became familiar with Barack Obama. Then an Illinois state senator, the U.S. senate candidate delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in Boston: […]

On Sunday, we celebrate Father’s Day with the special men in our lives. I cherish each year I am afforded the opportunity to tell my dad “Happy Father’s Day“. Seeing him and the other men in my life healthy and strong is very important to me. Men’s Health is not limited to your doctor’s office visits or going to the hospital. It starts at home with daily steps and getting care when needed. In honor of all of the men and Fathers, here are 3 basic steps for a safer and healthier life and ways to protect themselves from disease and disability.

This video is hilarious. This baby has some serious rhythm!

On Saturday, we celebrate Juneteenth, the day 145 years ago when news finally made its way to Texas that slavery was no longer the law of the land. It was on June 19th 1865 that Union soldiers arrived at Galveston, Texas with word that the Civil War had ended and that enslaved Africans in the region were free.