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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Politico.com By MJ Lee Posted January 31sr 2012     Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.), whose comment over the weekend directed at President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress to “get the hell out” of America sparked an uproar, defended his remarks Tuesday as he chided a CNN reporter for misrepresenting his words. “I don’t [...]

Associated Press By Lisa Cromwell Posted January 29th 2012   CINCINNATI: The state attorney general says sweepstakes scams cost Ohioans about $2 million last year as gauged by complaints to his office’s consumer protection section. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said in a release Thursday that the section logged about 1,500 complaints about sweepstakes and [...]

HuffingtonPost.com Posted January 29th 2012 (PHOTO: ORLY TAITZ, BIRTHER ACTIVIST)   A hearing to determine whether President Barack Obama is eligible to be on the primary ballot in Georgia took place on Thursday, with the defendants, Obama and his legal team, notably absent. Georgia Deputy Chief Judge Michael Malihi subpoenaed the president last week after [...]

Stylist.com By Dana Oliver Posted January 29th 2012   Last month, when I was invited by Pantene to an unveiling of their new celebrity spokeswoman who has “ethnic hair,” I could barely contain my excitement. Someone who looked like me would finally front the brand. After exchanging countless guesses with other beauty editors, my girl [...]

Associated Press Posted January 26th 2012     COLUMBUS: Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland says Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney should release 12 years of tax returns, like his father did in 1968. After losing Saturday’s South Carolina primary to Newt Gingrich, Romney agreed to soon release his returns for 2010 and the first quarter [...]