NEWS92FM.com- New Astros owner Jim Crane ended a week of speculation as he summoned attention on not just a local level but a national one as welll when he publicly contemplated changing the name of the Houston Astros. In a video message to Astros’ season ticket holders he told them he had listened to what […]
via: cnn.com (Oprah.com) — After another endless fight, breaking up may feel like the only way out of this mess. But here are a few things to consider before calling it quits — ask yourself these four questions first. Read More
By theGrio From NBC Chicago: Publisher John H. Johnson, who created Ebony and Jet magazines, will be honored on this year’s Black Heritage stamp issued by the U.S. Postal Service. SEE ALSO: Obama Defends Drone Strikes A Tuesday ceremony is planned in Johnson’s hometown of Arkansas City, where he lived until moving to Chicago with […]
via: cnn.com There’s something captivating about an attempt to break a previously set world record. We’ve looked before at Guinness World record holders with some of the most unique talents. A recent video of 145 water skiers pulled by one boat got us thinking, what about other records set by large groups of people? See […]
Several hours before the season finale of “Kourtney and Kim Take New York” aired last night, Kardashian attended a service at Life Change Community Church in Agoura Hills, Calif. Prior to the service she stated via Twitter, “I want to start a bible study group with my friends!” Read: Sex, Marriage, & Fairytales – A […]
If there is one person from history whose impact on the Black woman’s self-image rivals that of Oprah Winfrey, it is the hair mogul Madame…
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Most people know Jackie Robinson as the man who famously broke baseball’s color barrier when he signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, but what else do you know about Jackie Robinson? Born on January 31, 1919, into a family of sharecroppers in Cairo, Georgia, Robinson’s mother moved the family to Pasadena, California in 1920. […]
MSNBC is reporting that there is a new study which proves that women are better than men at parking. The study was conducted in the United Kingdom and showed that although women may take longer to park, they possess better skills at maneuvering into a parking space. Read More
INDIANAPOLIS — African-American opera pioneer Camilla Williams has died in Bloomington. She was 92. SEE ALSO: How To Get Free Wifi Anywhere! Need A Passport? There’s An App For That! Williams’ attorney, Eric Slotegraaf, said in a statement that the soprano died Sunday. Indiana University Jacobs School of Music spokesman Alain Barker said Williams died […]