Rebbie Jackson will be touring the country with her daughter talking about mental illness.

Anne Marie Tiernon/ Eyewitness News shares If your child seems increasingly irritable, is suddenly wetting the bed or problems are developing at school, you might want to look into how they are spending the night. 10-year-old Anthony Stone knows about sleeping troubles. “I toss and turn all night and can’t hardly even sleep.” Anthony says […]

NEW YORK-A Billboard that says, “The Most Dangerous Place For Black People Is The Womb” has popped in the trendy SoHo area of NYC. The billboard is made by by Heroic Media, a faith-based non-profit out of Austin Texas that promotes alternatives to abortion. RELATED: Top 5 MLK speeches The Billboard is angering NYC residents […]

Audio Included in Post. Runs 24 Minutes. Audio ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. National Urban League Marc Morial talked job creation in Black communities in an exclusive live in studio interview on Afternoons with Amos. Morial was touring Indy and three other Hoosier cities as part of the Natuional Urban League’s national “jobs tour”.  Morial explained to […]

Origins of Yoga It is a little-known fact that Yoga first began in Africa, specifically Kemet (ancient Egypt). Yoga, which means union, is for everybody. I would like to see people of African descent reclaim this ancient holistic practice for themselves and incorporate it into their modern lives. The young Egyptians (Kamites) of Northeastern Africa […]

Washington D.C– Justice Clarence Thomas’ ex-girlfriend Lillian McEwen penned a memoir that includes all “dirty” details of their relationship, according to the Washington Post. McEwen’s memoir titled “D.C. Unmasked & Undressed” describes many of the allegations she made last year about the Justice.

WISCONSIN-Wisconsin Governor, Scott Walker was prank called by Ian Murphy, editor of the Buffalo Beast, pretending to be Republican financier David Koch. Walker is currently embroiled in a financial controversy over proposed budget cuts. RELATED: Top 9 All White Sitcoms Loved By Black People Here is the call.

BATON ROUGE-Two students at Southern University, Ferdinand Dorsey Jr. and Sheena Barnett have been killed in a three day period. RELATED: Top 9 episodes of the Cosby Show WAFB reports: The latest victim, Ferdinand Dorsey Jr., 24, was shot to death Monday night at the Palisades Apartments near campus around 9:30 p.m. In a show […]

I Love Oprah! There’s so many words that can describe who and what she represents.  I’ll share one, Regal. You can  see the elevation of her mission and vision through all that she does.  She never ceases to amazes me with her selfless acts of love and empowerment.

Happy and healthy relationships take work.It doesn’t happen naturally in our hectic day-to-day lives. You have to work  it out.

On Tuesday, February 22nd the Elev8 team attended an exclusive listening session & performance from 3x Grammy Award Winning Duo Mary Mary. They performed songs from the upcoming release on March 29th of “Something Big”! The evening started out with a listening session of the new album, the audience gathered in great anticipation of the […]

Washington D.C.– A man who posted pictures of the loot he stole on the victim’s Facebook page has pleaded guilty to second-degree burglary in D.C. Superior Court on Tuesday. Rodney Knight also pleaded guilty to carrying a pistol without a license.