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Nicole C. Mullen will be a music judge for a national music competition. Female musicians and bands from across the United States are being invited to participate in the CWIMA National Music Showcase for Women, to be held in Nashville on August 26th, 2011. Gospel Star Nicole C. Mullen Reminds Us Not To Waste Our […]

Scientists have constructed what they call “the world’s most accurate genetic map”of African-Americans DNA, designed to help them identify disease-causing genetic variations. Researchers at the Welcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics and Oxford University used data from 30,000 African Americans to create the map, and have already identified differences in certain areas of the genome […]

NORTH CAROLINA — The former pastor of the North Carolina church New Life Christian Center, Keith Devon Pitts, has been convicted of nine counts of sexual abuse with the same girl. WCNC News reports that “his nine counts include sex offense of a child and taking indecent liberties with a child.” Read More At YourBlackWorld.com […]

Gospel  Grammy-winning gospel duo Mary Mary are clear about their message: life is about overcoming obstacles and remaining faithful. As working mothers and staunch believers they want the world  to know that they are about reality. Erica and Tina are no strangers to day to day reality.  A quick peek at their twitter  account @therealMaryMary […]

PETA will begin showcasing an exhibit in the Natural History Museum in September that will use depictions of slavery in the South as a comparison to animal cruelty. “Child labor, human slavery, and the oppression of women all came to be opposed by our society, thanks to the passion and hard work of human rights […]

NEW YORK — The story was compelling when it was first broken several weeks ago by the New York Daily News — a 13-year-old Black whiz-kid named Autum Ashante accepted to the University of Connecticut, only to have that acceptance rescinded, and her fraught father calling for justice. But the story might be a work […]

Richard Small Wood Friday July 22nd 2011 New Life Worship Center Present Richard Smallwood Live in Concert Free!!! Doors open at 6p.m. Concert starts at 7p.m. New Life Worship Center Main Campus 7860 Lafayette road Indianapolis, IN Special Guest: Lamar Campbell & Spirit of Praise New Life Choir Praise with Purpose For more information go […]

If there’s one mantra that’s always recited by politicians it’s “The American people want this,” and “The American people want that.” But based on the congressional gridlock surrounding the country’s deficit, it’s clear Republicans and Democrats are oblivious to what the American people really want, or need for that matter. Republicans and Tea Party members […]

Is ESPN Radio personality Colin Cowherd race-baiting Black players? If you read some of his recent quotes, you may be able to make an argument. The radio blowhard once said that NBA player John Wall will have trouble becoming a leader because he comes from a fatherless household. He also opened his mouth this week […]

Presidential candidate and Tea Party favorite Rep. Michele Bachmann is once again stirring up  controversy for comments she made against Black farmers. Bachmann told reporters on Monday that Pigford v. Glickman, a class action settlement that awarded billions to Black farmers who were discriminated against, is rife with fraud and should be diverted to flood […]

First Lady Michelle Obama’s campaign to bring down childhood obesity rates is making headway as several large retailers have agreed to open stores in areas without access to fresh produce and healthy foods. Company executives from Wal-Mart, Walgreens and Supervalu joined the First Lady at the White House for the announcement, which the White House […]