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“Foul ball!” That was the call made by the leaders of Chicago’s Jackie Robinson West baseball team against Little League International. The team’s leaders have…

Black women are often not accepted at the top of the corporate ladder, but that doesn't stop us from climbing.

Same-sex marriage bans are no longer legal in America, the US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 today. Not everyone agrees. Faith leaders have responded in kind.…

R. Kelly is a living R&B legend, so you know he some crazy stories! He joined “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show” to where we chopped it up…

Also, three international terrorist attacks killed over 40 people this morning and a Kansas judge blocked a procedural ban on second-trimester abortions.

  Jacque Reid talks to Global Youth Advocate Erica Ford about the violence in our communities along with June being National Gun Violence month. “It…

Music

Extraordinarily talented Dreamville/Roc Nation artist J.Cole is truly in a league of his own and he proved as much yet again by keeping a promise to…

French Montana just dropped off his long-awaited “Lost It” record featuring Rick Ross and Lil Wayne. The cut is produced by Kanye West and The Mekanics.…

Out of all the artists featured in this month’s #Forward20 Black Music Month celebration you probably know Lion Babe the least. But trust us, you…

This Saturday is National HIV Testing Day. Walgreens will offer free HIV testing from today through Saturday. “We’re partnering with about 180 health departments and…

National

Over the course of past 4 years, music enthusiasts of all sorts have come to associate Labor Day Weekend with the Budweiser Made In America…

  Rev. Al Sharpton talks about the nationwide removal of confederate flag. “Let us not let the switch the story by taking down the flag…