The day has come. Donald J. Trump is officially President of the United States of America. Here's Twitter's reaction.

Gucci Mane chats with the morning show cast about his new album, “East Atlanta Santa.” He talks about making amends with people in his new mindset, and whether or not he would perform at Donald Trump‘s inauguration. Gucci also talks about his first time producing a film, which will come out next year. Sign Up […]

It was a long journey to get to President Obama’s re-election and yesterday’s monumental inauguration.  Listen to the audio below to hear Special K’s top…

We can talk about this now because the Inauguration is over, and we didn’t want to be a downer on our President’s moment in history.…

Here’s video of rapper Lupe Fiasco being thrown off stage and escorted off the premises at a pre-inauguration concert after he went on an anti-war and anti-Obama rant. An audience member describes what went down. “So Lupe played one anti-war song for 30 min and said he didn’t vote for Obama … and eventually was […]

If there is one person from history whose impact on the Black woman’s self-image rivals that of Oprah Winfrey, it is the hair mogul Madame…

As a noted surgeon and scientist, Charles Drew was responsible for creating the technology to store blood for long periods of time. His lifelong concern for the necessary transport and storage of blood and plasma made him a pioneer in his field and a valued scientist in world history. Drew saved thousands of soldiers’ lives […]

If there is one person from history whose impact on the Black woman’s self-image rivals that of Oprah Winfrey, it is the hair mogul Madame C.J. Walker. Walker was the first successful Black female entrepreneur. Her insistence on involvement in both the business world and civic affairs predates Oprah’s story, and to the extent that […]

Despite the rough nature of his sport, Muhammad Ali was one of the smoothest persons ever to walk the Earth. His poetic verse and well-considered metaphors came out a time during the 1960s when boxers were better known for punching than speaking. But Muhammad Ali did speak, and spoke intelligently – in a loud, boisterous […]

Ralph Ellison was the first novelist to portray the Black experience as a critical part of the American experience. His seminal novel, “Invisible Man,” was his only major work, but his letters, articles and fiction work established him as one of the most important writers in history. “Invisible Man” encapsulated the feelings of Black men […]

Mary McLeod Bethune, the daughter of slaves, became an early 20th Century educator and civil rights leader, founding both Bethune-Cookman College and the National Council of Negro Women. But Bethune became even more influential as a friend and confidant of Eleanor Roosevelt, and as an advisor to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on Negro affairs. Bethune […]

A master of storytelling, Toni Morrison was the first Black woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Pulitzer Prize winning novelist and legendary professor is known for the vivid black characters brought to life in her novels that recreate the Black experience. Morrison’s novels often illuminate themes of slavery, racism, and identity, but […]