Authorities are investigating a possible drug overdose as the cause of Kris Kross rapper Chris Kelly's death, according to the Fulton County Police Department.

"We are currently investigating this as a drug overdose," Kay Lester, a Fulton County Police Department spokeswoman, told The Huffington Post. "There are no...

Baratunde knows a thing or two about being an entrepreneur. The author and comedian has a history of both successful and failed ventures throughout his career, and it's that exact experience that's helping him as he takes on his latest project.

The How To Be Black author has teamed up...

Tamar Braxton, has successfully managed to step out from her big sister Toni's shadow. After owning her screen time during the family's successful reality show "Braxton Family Values," the charismatic entertainer scored a spin-off with her record-executive husband Vincent Herbert for "Tamar & Vince."

But the youngest Braxton sister...

After serving more than five years for a crime he did not commit and having his dreams of a professional football career snatched away from him, Brian Banks was exonerated of rape charges. Now, at age 26, Banks has put the past behind him and is setting his...

George Zimmerman's defense team has released a photo of the former neighborhood watchman that shows him with a bloodied face and swollen nose, CNN reports. According to Zimmerman's attorneys, the picture was taken the night of the 28-year-old's fatal confrontation with Trayvon Martin.

The photo, however, isn't...

George Zimmerman's defense team has released a photo of the former neighborhood watchman that shows him with a bloodied face and swollen nose, CNN reports. According to Zimmerman's attorneys, the picture was taken the night of the 28-year-old's fatal confrontation with Trayvon Martin.

The photo, however, isn't...

As a heavyweight boxing champion, Evander Holyfield is no stranger to a good fight--and neither is his daughter, Evette. The 27-year-old stylist and designer is standing up for her convictions and beliefs when it comes to sex before marriage.

During an interview with Essence, she shared her...

The holiday season is upon us! And not a moment too soon. After a bitter election campaign that seemed like it would never end, what better way is there to spend the remainder of the year than with some holiday cheer?

In no time, tabletops will be filled with...

Just hours before President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney went head-to-head in their second presidential debate, actor and activist Harry Belafonte shared his hopes for the election outcome.

The legendary singer, actor and social activist, who was being presented with the Medal for Justice by John...

With election day less than two months away, both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have kicked into full gear on the campaign trail. While the president enjoys a post-convention bump in popularity, Romney has some ground to cover with voters--especially the African American ones.

Shortly after a...

As the Democratic National Convention kicks into full gear down in Charlotte, there's one democrat who will be tardy for the party--the president. What could possibly be keeping the commander-in-chief from the convention? His duty to his daughter.

During an interview with Entertainment Tonight, the first lady said her...

Once again, images of squirming infants struggling to hold on to their first minutes of life and stories of newborns shaking from withdrawal in neonatal intensive care units have reclaimed media attention. It seems history is repeating itself as outlets from the New York Times to

It's pretty safe to say that the world has fallen in love with Gabby Douglas. After helping her team triumph in the women's all-around final, and going on to grab her own gold in the individual all-around, Gabby's captivating smile has popped up everywhere from television,...

President Obama's ancestry has always been a hot topic. Between the birther debates that the Supreme Court dismissed last month to the country's differing opinions about his race, the commander-in-chief's biological roots have long been a hot-button issue.

But the most recent discovery into the president's...

For many black Americans, the news of actor Sherman Hemsley's death represents a two-fold loss of both an incredible talent and the captivating character that was George Jefferson. By portraying the outspoken and incredibly honest Mr. Jefferson, who was never too shy to speak candidly about race relations...

George Zimmerman left a Florida jail Friday after posting a $1 million bond that a judge set for him Thursday, Bay News 9 reports.

Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer who is charged with second-degree murder for the shooting and killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, was able...

After a Florida judge set George Zimmerman's bond at $1 million on Thursday, the neighborhood watch volunteer's attorney took to his website to solicit donation funds, WKMG reports.

Zimmerman's attorney, Mark O'Mara, released a statement on GZLegalCase.com, seeking donations for his clients bond.

"George...

Soulful singer Robin Thicke has already admitted that he and his beautiful wife, actress Paula Patton, know how to keep things interesting. The "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol" actress has already steamed up the big screen while her husband has brought sexy to the airwaves with his baby-making music,...

Minister Louis Farrakhan recently responded to President Obama's endorsement of gay marriage calling him "the first president that sanctioned what the scriptures forbid," according to a video posted by the Nation of Islam's "official" news source, Finalcall.com.

During an address at the California Convention Center on Sunday,...

Within a collection of evidence officially released by the State Attorney's Office on Thursday, was an audio recording of a 15-minute interview with George Zimmerman's former co-worker. During the interview, the man, whose name was not given, says that Zimmerman racially targeted him and bullied him at work,...