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Let Rahm Emanuel Run for Mayor, Illinois High Court Rules!

9:37 AMJan 28

Source: BV Black Spin

Ending days of suspense and speculation, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that Rahm Emanuel can continue his bid to run for mayor of the nation's third largest city. The ruling came in a 7-0 decision that was handed down late Thursday, paving the ...Read More
Living with Alopecia: A First-Person Account

6:00 AMJan 28

Source: BV Hair Talk

For centuries, long, lush locks have been seen as a symbol of great beauty. We frequently perm, curl, and weave in strands to help enhance our appearance, oftentimes without much thought about what life would be like without a perfectly coiffed ... Read More
Dr Boyce Watkins Spotlight: Gina Ramcharan Creates Black Jewelry with a Purpose

9:13 PMJan 27

Source: BV on Money

Many of us are all too familiar with the image of the blinged-out rapper wearing 20 pounds of jewelry in order to make a statement about what hood he's claiming or how many records he sold last year. For some reason, some have concluded that this ...Read More
Gladys Horton, Marvelettes Lead Singer, Dies at 66

6:51 PMJan 27

Source: BV Black Spin

Gladys Horton, whose powerful voice earned her group-- The Marvelettes-- the distinction of being the first girl group signed to Motown, died Wednesday in Sherman Oaks, CA from complications related to a stroke. Horton's work with the fellow members ... Read More
Rashaad Ernesto Green's Debut Film, 'Gun Hill Road' Gets Distribution Deal

4:35 PMJan 27

Source: BV on Movies

After premiering at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, Rashaad Ernesto Green's debut Film, 'Gun Hill Road,' has landed a distribution deal, states Deadline.com. Motion Film Group has paid low seven-figures for worldwide sales and distribution rights. ...Read More
Teach for America Gets $100 Million in Funding

4:13 PMJan 27

Source: BV Black Spin

Teach For America, the educational organization founded by Wendy Kopp, as a result of her senior thesis at Princeton, has been moderately successful since its founding in 1989. The organization hires recent college graduates from prestigious ...Read More
Ugandan Gay Rights Activist Beaten to Death

3:47 PMJan 27

Source: BV Black Spin

Gay bashing has real consequences. And in Uganda, where gay bashing is common sport, it can be blamed for taking the life of activist David Kato who had his name and photo appear in an anti-gay newspaper under the headline "Hang Them." Kato was ...Read More
Police Looking for Former 'Idol' Chikezie

3:07 PMJan 27

Source: BV Black Spin

Seventh season 'American Idol' contestant Chikezie Ndubuisi Eze is a wanted man. There is a bench warrant out for the 25-year-old, who is on probation for an arrest stemming from a purchase he made with a fr