In this Oct 19, 2009 file photo, Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford, arrives at the federal building for his trial in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Langford was convicted of taking bribes from an investment banker and is to be sentenced Friday March 5,...
Mo'Nique became the fifth black woman to win an acting Oscar, 70 years after Hattie McDaniel won the same honor for "Gone With the Wind" — the first Academy Award ever given to a black performer. The 42-year-old standup comedian...
Before a book can be transformed into a film, there must first be a screenplay...and a gifted screenwriter. Tonight, that winning scribe was Geoffrey Fletcher, who masterfully crafted the story of an abused, illiterate teenager into a gripping film by...(
Rachel Fus/The Gazette Brian Hamlin, program leader for the Diverse Male Student Academy at Prince George's Community College in Largo, speaks at the kickoff event Feb. 24. The numbers speak for themselves. Of the approximately 40,000 students enrolled...(read more)
In this Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010 photo William Holley of Holley Enterprises Inc. poses for a photograph at in Philadelphia. Holley was subcontracted by James J. Anderson Construction to perform demolition and salvage operations on a subway station repair...(read...
RuPaul The principal of a South Los Angeles elementary school has apologized after some children carried photos of O.J. Simpson, RuPaul and Dennis Rodman in a parade celebrating Black History Month. "Unfortunately, questionable decisions were made in...(read more)
Last week the Wait, Wait style team took on Olympic figure skaters, this week we're looking at Rush Limbaugh's Fifth Avenue penthouse. It's on the market for $13.95 million (which is either outrageously expensive or a steal depending on how...
Mark Cottle, ex-husband of Sherr-una Booker (below). Booker was allegedly assaulted by Gov. Paterson's aide David Johnson. Sherr-una Booker - an innocent victim - spends her days in solitary confinement. The tormented woman whose frantic domestic violence...(read more)
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