The matriarch and anchor for the women of Brewster Place is Mattie Michael. Her unselfish devotion to a ne'er-do-well son forces her to abandon her home, and try to make a new life in Brewster Place's dark and overcrowded tenements Kiswana organizes a tenant's union to improve the lives o... Read more...
Herbert Thompson seems like just another smart academic software developer who loves formulas and geeking out. But he’s also stolen the identities of several casual acquaintances. In fact in one case he gained access to a bank account in seven shockingly simple steps. And he used no special pr... Read more...
Legendary producer/host Don Cornelius was found dead early this morning and his Los Angeles home. According to reports, Don Cornelius allegedly took his life from a self-inflicted gunshot. In recent years, the 75-year-old was in failing health and according to various sources, he suffered fr... Read more...
I write about a lot of things and lately I have been writing heavy but today I actually don’t want to write about one particular topic. I just want to free write and reflect on a few things in my life, if you don’t mind. One of my earliest memories as a human being/child was my grandmother com... Read more...
Every year over 21 million shipping pallets end up in a landfill. Used worldwide to ship goods of all kinds in mass quantities, a Brooklyn-based design firm looked past the intended use of a pallet and saw a versatile, recyclable, sustainable and inexpensive building material that could be used to a... Read more...
Once again, episodes from most recent to oldest... Bad and Sneaky. Tip's head explodes when he finds out his youngest daughter Deyjah has a boyfriend. I Will Put My Foot On Your Back Pocket. Tiny and T.I. are back in Los Angeles after their last disastrous trip to the city. Tip's there for... Read more...

Sports betting gone terribly wrong... A body recovered from the Fox River in Oshkosh, Wis., is that of Michael Philbin, Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Joe Philbin's son, according to police. Police said the cause of death has not been determined, pending results of an autopsy i... Read more...
A black Navy veteran credited with saving the lives of some of his shipmates during a World War II battle will be getting a long-awaited medal for his heroism, a Northern California congresswoman said. Carl Clark, 95, will be awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with the Combat Dist... Read more...
The housing crisis hit Hispanics and blacks much harder than it did whites! As Congress and the White House wrestle whether to raise taxes for the wealthiest Americans, a new analysis of Census data shows that the wealth gaps between whites and blacks and Hispanics widened dramatically during the r... Read more...