Tiger Woods finally got some good news today, when the AP voted him the athlete of the decade. Woods received 56 of the 142 votes cast by AP member editors since last month. More than half of the ballots were returned after the Nov. 27 car accident outside his Florida home that set off sensational […]
After a curse-filled tirade against the music industry and stores “blackballing” his latest album, Chris Brown apparently came to his senses and abruptly quit Twitter yesterday. “I WANNA THANK MY FANS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT,” read his final tweet. “I LOVE YALL. GOODBYE!!!!!!!!!!!!” The departure came after a weekend of Brown and his fans comparing […]
Alabama running back Mark Ingram is this year’s Heisman Trophy winner. The running back is the first Crimson Tide player to get college football’s highest honor. He ran for 1,542 yards and scored 18 touchdowns this season, giving his team a shot for the championship when it plays Texas next month in the BCS title […]
Oprah’s Christmas special at the White House airs Sunday night, in which we learn the first couple’s favorite holiday presents. For those who just can’t wait: The president picks a 10-speed bike and Michelle a doll house. (“I remember I really didn’t know how to set up a house so I had all the furniture lined […]
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus called on President Obama Friday to address the skyrocketing unemployment rate facing minorities — especially African-Americans andLatinos — greater economic conditions plaguing low-income communities. “Our job is to make sure the legislation that gets to the president’s desk responds to the degradation and the crisis in our community,” said […]
Tiger Woods is taking an indefinite leave from professional golf to work on saving his family, he said this evening in a statement posted on his Web site. In the post, Woods used the word “infidelity” for the first time since his Nov. 27 car accident unleashed a scandal. Woods says he is aware of […]
The 2009 competition at the Washington Convention Center will be fierce among black stylists to see who will take home the coveted award. Click through to see highlights from a previous Golden Scissors competition and see who will take home the coveted awards.
To escape the nonstop flood of news about his infidelities, Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren are planning to escape to her native Sweden and consider their next move. “They want to leave as soon as possible.” Radio-One sources report that divorce is off the table may be premature. Nordegren is waiting for Woods’ galpals to stop […]
LONDON—In a country where the combined ethnic population represents a tiny 8 percent, young black music fans have rarely been the focus of popular-music marketing. But these days, black British DJs, label owners, producers and singer/songwriters are being hailed as the voice of the next generation. In fact, it can be argued that young black […]
Researchers have discovered that women who bare 40% of their body are the most effective at attracting males. Female scientists studied women at a popular nightclub, and placed percentage values on how much skin they exposed. A bare arm counted for 10%, a leg 15% and so on. They found that women who bared 40% […]
Drink up boys, it’s good for you—or for your heart at least, says a new study. Drinking cut heart disease risk by 35% to 50% in the survey conducted in Spain. It followed 15,500 men and 26,000 women, and found that daily heavy drinking did wonders for the men’s heart health. Women benefited to a […]