Five Black Americans Who Deserve Monuments

While our country has dedicated plenty of our monuments to many great African Americans in various cities and towns, there are still a host of individuals who made a tremendous impact in this country who have yet to be honored in this manner.

How to Make It in America as a TV Soundtracker

He’s known as Broke Mogul, and his specialty is hustling up just the right
songs to play with your Entourage or when you’re struggling with How to Make It in America.

Chris Tucker Facing Foreclosure On Mansion

 Court records show comedian Chris Tucker is facing foreclosure on his multimillion-dollar mansion in central Florida.

Denzel Washington Donates $2.5 Million To Alma Mater

Denzel Washington has donated $2.25 million to Fordham University, his alma mater.

White People Rapidly Moving In To “Do The Right Thing” Hood

The Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, a historically Black neighborhood famously depicted in Spike Lee’s “Do The Right Thing,” is becoming more and more mixed due to a high influx of whites moving in.


The white migration has made rent prices higher and forced many African Americans to move from the neighborhood.

White-Out! Census Shows Brooklyn Has Fewer Black Residents

Fewer Black Children In Big Cities As Parents Seek Better Lives

Last year’s census found that the number of black, non-Hispanic children living in New York City had fallen by 22.4 percent in 10 years. In raw numbers, that meant 127,058 fewer black kids living in the city of Jay Z and Spike Lee, even as the number of black adults grew slightly.

“There is nothing inherently bad,” about a city having fewer children, Bositis said. “On one level, it is a big plus for the cities. People without children are much cheaper than people with children. Especially young people. They are making very little in way of demands on city services.”

Venezuela Seeks to Shoot Down Drug-Smuggling Planes

The Venezuelan National Assembly will soon debate a bill that, when passed as expected, will allow the government to shoot down airplanes flying over national territory that are suspected of trafficking drugs. President Hugo Chávez, who proposed the measure late Thursday night, said carrying through such drastic actions would be a difficult choice but may help deter smugglers in Venezuela, which U.S. officials have identified as a major stopping point in the international drug trade.