A 20-year-old African-American man,  Zikarious Jaquan Flint, is dead after he was shot…

*I know one woman who must be shouting “Hallelujah!” right about now. After all, she hasn’t seen the outside of a prison cell since 1981.

But 74-year-old Mary Virginia Jones (pictured above right), who served 32 years in prison for a murder she didn’t commit – is now a free woman; thanks to a couple of law students from USC.

I say give these students an…

*A single mother, homeless, and seeking a better way of life is behind bars after leaving her two children unattended in a locked car. A witness passing by claims to have heard a baby crying and alerted Arizona police.

The police say it was 45-minutes later that the mother appeared. Distraught after seeing the situation.

Where was she? Why did she leave a 2-year-old and…

Recording artist Pharrell Williams attends Nickelodeon’s 27th Annual Kids’

Choice Awards held at USC Galen Center on March 29, 2014 in Los Angeles, California

*Pharrell Williams will sit in the big red chair once occupied by CeeLo Green on NBC’s “The Voice” next season.

The Grammy-winning producer was previously an advisor to Team Usher on season…

Five Trinidad and Tobago nationals, including three Muslim leaders, are being held in Venezuela amid charges of an alleged plot to overthrow the government of President Nicolas…

More than $50,000 have been raised so far for a 35-year-old homeless mother who was arrested on charges of child abuse after she was forced to leave her two sons in the car while she went on a job interview.

The online community has come…

My prayer for you today is that the Lord would show you the key issue to whatever situation you are facing or dealing with. I pray that today would be the day when you come into peace concerning every challenging and perplexing situation in your life. I declare that your days of ambiguity and confusion will be over with so that you may make the right decisions in every critical area of your life. You will not keep going around the same mountain but this would be the day when that cycle…

• Raymond Scott, 48, known by stage name Benzino, believes his late mother's hand may have saved his life on Saturday
• Gunfire erupted following argument that broke out between Benzino and his nephew ahead of funeral for Mary Scott, the rapper's mother …
  
  

• Los Angeles residents marked Friday's 5.1 magnitude earthquake with selfies they shared to social media
• However, experts warn that instead of the San Andreas fault causing the Big One, residents should be more worried about the Puente Hills fault
• This fault runs through the city's…

CALABAR High School easily captured their 3rd consecutive CHAMPS title and their 24th overall {VIDEO} Jovan Francis Breaks Usain Bolt's Record

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THERE were no reports of murder in the island over the busy Boys' and Girls' Championship weekend, police said.

Checks made with the communication arm of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, the Constabulary Communications Unit, up to press time…

There's something really fishy about this.

Scientists in Spain have found that fish in local estuaries are acquiring female features, thanks to pollutants from birth control pills, pesticides and other everyday chemicals that seep into the water.

Researchers at the University of Basque Country in Spain have found more and more female fish in estuaries in the northern region of…

Malisha Blyden spent seven years in prison on an attempted murder conviction before it was dismissed on March 11.

She was behind bars and baffled.

Convicted by a Bronx jury in a brutal 2005 home-invasion shooting, Malisha…

The worst cry is the cry of a broken love. If you break a heart of the one who loves you, you give Satan a rebirth and re-crucify Christ. You are of God never break the heart of the one who loves you. Christ came to mend broken hearts and reconcile us to Himself. Forgive your heart breaker and reconcile with those hearts you have broken. That is the mission of Christ. Your love is love of reconciliation!!!

*UPDATE* Benzino Speaks On Shooting. Nephew Claims Self Defense [VIDEO+PICS] Love & Hip Hop Star Benzino Shot By His Nephew Gai Scott At His Mother's Funeral

Benzino spent time in a Georgia jail Tuesday, January 27, after being nabbed at an airport with a loaded 9 millimeter firearm with 7 rounds in the magazine.

TMZ reports that Zino was at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International…

Wow! What's up with Black celebrities and paying taxes.  Is it a sense of invincibility or just really bad tax advice.  If wealthy folks (err, past wealthy folks) like Wyclef, Lauryn, and Wesley (Snipes) are having problems figuring out their tax situation, I can only imagine what regular people are going through.  

Luckily for most of you, who are employed, your employer figures out your taxes for you, and takes it out of your pay. If not,  it would be chaos.  If…

*A question posed to the “Race Matters” section of The Root by a white female asks for advice on whether she should wear a T-shirt that was given to her by a cycling group. She really likes the shirt, and as she states, the group behind it; but it is what the shirt says on the front that makes her a bit uncomfortable.

Dear Race Manners:

I’m a white female…

Kenya Moore Is Reportedly Broke, Reveals Source {FULL VIDEO} Real Housewives Of Atlanta: Porsha Vs Kenya Fight

Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kenya Moore stopped by The Breakfast Club on Friday, May 12th to talk about the show and more.

Kenya talked about her gun collection, drama with Matt Jordan, not being able to watch the…