Black Dynamite is here!

Actor Michael Jai White thinks the negative connotation surrounding the term “blaxploitation film” is a bunch of jive.

White, the star and co-writer of the new movie “Black Dynamite,” would rather people focus on what he views as the positives of the genre of 1970s urban action films starring African-American actors.Read more of this article , get showtimes and more info about the movie by using the link below:

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Michelle Obama’s roots. From slavery to the White House. ( ABC news video )

Findings uncovered by Megan Smolenyak, a genealogist, and The New York Times  show that Mrs. Obama has a very comples family history that can be traced back to a slave girl named Melvinia Shields. This enslaved and illiterate young girl, and an white man who impregnated her are the great-great-great-grandparents of Michelle Obama, the first lady. Read more by clicking the link below:

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King Children still fighting over father’s estate. May loose control!

It seems that the King Children still can not resolve their difffernces when it comes to their fathers estate, and it could have dire consequences.

A judge expressed serious concern Friday about the way the estate of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is being managed, and he warned the three surviving King children that they may lose control of it.

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King Children Still Fighting

Ebony Fashion Fair cancelled this year

After more than 50 years of vibrant colors, decorative runways and models of color ranging from stick thin to plus-size, the Ebony Fashion Fair show has called it quits, at least for now. Read more by using the link below:

Ebony Fashion Fair Cancelled

Miss Black USA 2009, Shayna Rudd

Come meet Miss Black USA 2009, Shayna Rudd. See photos and learn about this intelligent and beautiful woman.

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Affluent black males have real fear of racial profiling

As many African American men move up the economic ladder they are faced with a real dilemna when it comes to racial profiling.

Many of these men have moved to more afflurnt town which are predominantly white and although they may be doctors, lawyers, or judges have had to deal with racial profiling.

There dilemna is do they just take the abuse or do they fight back and risk losing everyting. Read more here:

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Video: President Obama says police acted stupidly in Gates arrest

Check out this video of President Obama saying that the Cambride police acted stupidly in the Gates arrest.

Surprisoig because President Obama normally plays things safely and right down the middle when it comes to race issues. To hear him come out and say the police acted stupidly says alot especially when they did.

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Michael Steele speaks at NAACP Convention

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele addressed the crowd on the second day of the NAACP convention. Watch video of Michael Steele discussing his speech and his visit to the convention below:

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President Obama and Al Sharpton are all buddy buddy now

After an election campaign in which now President Obama treated Al Sharpton like he had the Swine Flu or had extreme BO there seems to be some signs of outreach to Sharpton. This could be because Sharpton has taken a bath ( that’s a joke. ), becuse he has not threatened to tear off the president’s testicles, or maybe because he has some good ideas on education. PSSST it’s the last one. Read the entire article by clicking the link below:

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First Look: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Click the link below to check out the winning design for the National Museum of African American History & Culture. The winning design is by Freelon Adjaye Bond.

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