(Lambert, Ms)—The Gathering of Hearts Organization and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference will hold a Public Hearing and March on the crisis of poverty in the Delta of Mississippi on Friday and Saturday June 19-20, 2009.
Delivering on Dr. King’s 1968 planned “Poor People’s Campaign” in Washington, D.C. to demand President Lyndon and Congress’ in help [...]

Feel the world is beating you down? Kanye West, a man frequently at battle—with, say, the president, or with Grammy voters—has written a short volume of aphorisms titled Thank You and You’re Welcome. He spoke with NEWSWEEK’s Seth Colter Walls:
You’ve said you were inspired to write this book by reading J. Sakiya Sandifer’s, which was [...]

Chanel Iman graces the cover of Harper’s Bazaar Dubai this month.
Some say she’s the new Tyra Bank?
What do you think?

Cover Story by MJ Gillison
Photos by: John Russo
This Academy Award Nominee leads a new wave of actresses who are forging a path from urban films to mainstream
Taraji P. Hensen has been told that she has the eyes of Betty Davis, the spitfire personality of Debbie Allen and the stage presence of the inimitable Ms. [...]

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Monarch Magazine

Ever thought about what it would take to build your product or service into a brand worth $660 million dollars? By keeping your strategy clear and consistent, soon you may be thinking … Yes i can!
Yes we did! Together, we experienced a monumental moment in history, the election of America’s first African-American [...]

Will Smith’s production company has partnered with Sony Pictures Entertainment to bring to life the story of one of the many heroes of the Hurricane Katrina aftermath, the two companies announced Wednesday.
Overbrook Entertainment and Sony have earned the film rights to the story of former Marine John Keller, who rescued nearly 244 of his neighbors [...]

*Michelle Obama, the cover girl of Time’s latest issue (on sale today), tells the magazine that living in the White House has been a particularly positive experience for daughters Malia 10, and Sasha, 7.
“It has been the greatest single benefit of this for us as [...]

‘LEAD’ helps inner city kids prepare for the future through baseball. Hear what students have to do to qualify for the program and more

Hear from Curtis Granderson after the Tigers’ 4-3 loss to the Rockies. The loss snapped Detroit’s seven-game winning streak.

Hear from Dexter Fowler after the Rockies’ win against the Tigers. Fowler scored two runs in Colorado’s 4-3 victory.

LeBron James’ game-winner with one second left lifted Cleveland to a 96-95 win over Orlando in Game 2 of their playoff series. Hear from both teams.

Jerry West says LeBron James has surpassed Kobe Bryant as the best player in the NBA. Catch the Laker legend talking with Matt ‘Money’ Smith and Petros Papadakis at FOX Sports Radio.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - The Black Eyed Peas leave their hotel in the West Village of NYC, closely followed by their luggage. Will.i.am, Apl.de.ap and Taboo jump into their waiting SUV, ignoring the fans who gathered to see them

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - “Let’s get ready to rumble!” boxing announcer Michael Buffer tells us he’s on the new Jay Z album! Buffer was at the Playboy Mansion for a party to raise money for wounded soldiers returning from Iraq.

Michael Jackson is denying rumors of ill health, even though he has postponed the first week of comeback concerts in London.

The nation’s turbulent space program will be run by one of its own, a calming well-liked former space shuttle commander.

The screams of two young children who landed in the cold Willamette River early Saturday led to a massive search and the arrest of their mother, now accused of killing her 4-year-old son and trying to kill her 7-year-old daughter.

President Barack Obama urged Americans to pay tribute to veterans on Memorial Day, saying the nation all too often has “failed to live up to that responsibility.”

The AP’s Haven Daley reports that some universities are seeing an increase in graduate school applications as college students look to postpone their job search during the recession.

Police in Dallas are investigating a case in which a 12-year-old was caught with so-called sext messages on his cellphone.