TheWrap.com By Tim Molloy Posted February 3rd 2012   Bounce TV will honor Don Cornelius with a seven-hour “Soul Train” marathon Saturday. The marathon will begin with the show’s first episode and conclude with his final episode as host. It will be hosted by TLC‘s Chilli. Cornelius, 75, was found dead of a gunshot wound [...]

WENN.com Posted February 3rd 2012   R&B star Ne-Yo has begun his search to discover the next music superstar as a new top executive at Motown Records. The singer/songwriter will sign up-and-coming talent and mentor new acts as part of his role as senior VP of the artists and repertoire (A&R) division at the label. [...]

LiveScience.com By Stephanie Pappas, Senior Writer Posted February 2nd 2012   There’s no gentle way to put it: People who give in to racism and prejudice may simply be dumb, according to a new study that is bound to stir public controversy. The research finds that children with low intelligence are more likely to hold [...]

Associated Press By Seth Borenstein Posted February 2nd 2012   WASHINGTON (AP) — Snow has been missing in action for much of the U.S. the last couple months. But it’s not just snow. It’s practically the season that’s gone AWOL. “What winter?” asked Mike Halpert, deputy director of the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center. [...]

Associated Press Posted February 2nd 2012   LOS ANGELES (AP) — Celebrities react to the death of “Soul Train” creator Don Cornelius Wednesday: — “Part of every person’s soul who grew up on Soul Train died with him… On his tombstone should read his immortal words: ‘I’m Don Cornelius, and as always in parting, we [...]

mxoentertainment.com Posted January 31st 2012 Carter Godwin Woodson was born on December 19, 1875 in New Canton, in Buckingham County, Virginia, to parents who were formerly enslaved. He was instrumental in bringing professional recognition to the study of African American history during a period when most historians held the opinion that African Americans were a [...]

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Cuyahoga County Executive Posted February 1st 2012 (PHOTO: MAYOR GARY NORTON, EAST CLEVELAND) CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald announced today a new plan for county roadway infrastructure projects, offering a two-year moratorium on the required local funding match for such projects in an effort to pro-actively address the needs of all County, State [...]

WOMC.com By Steve Wiseman Posed February 1st 2012   LOS ANGELES (AP) Paula Abdul says she’s leaving The X Factor after one season as a judge on Simon Cowell’s singing contest. Abdul announced her exit Tuesday, on the heels of the departures of X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger and host Steve Jones. That leaves Cowell and Antonio “L.A.” [...]

ClevelandHeights.Patch.com By Michelle Simakis Posted January 31st 2012     A year ago, Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library added half a dozen or so eReaders to its collection at Lee Road Library. Heights Libraries has decided to expand that program and now offers Nooks and Kindles at the Coventry Village, Noble Neighborhood and University Heights [...]