As reported by the New York Times Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the first African-American woman elected to the House of Representatives from Ohio and a leader in the fight against predatory lending practices, died Wednesday. She was 58. Related The Caucus: Ohio Congresswoman Dies (August 20, 2008) The cause was a ruptured brain aneurysm that Ms. […]

I have a confession to make. For months now I’ve been battling writer’s block…or I’m just sheer lazy. One of the two. Everyday I find something better to do than plant my butt in a chair and delve into my next book. I don’t know why and no amount of pep talks from friends could […]

ORLANDO, Fla. — Senator John McCain was not in a “cone of silence” on Saturday night while his rival, Senator Barack Obama, was being interviewed at the Saddleback Church in California. Members of the McCain campaign staff, who flew here Sunday from California, said Mr. McCain was in his motorcade on the way to the […]

Fellow Memphian (my birthplace) Isaac Hayes has died. This has been an incredible weekend of sorrow. There are just no words-other than I think it’s a huge injustice to die while working out. One of my earliest memories is seeing Hayes’s dark chocolate body in that chain metal jacket he used to wear. Lol. All […]

Bernie Mac, who for the past 30 years made the public laugh with an over-sized comic persona in film, television and comedy clubs, has died of pneumonia. He was 50. On Aug 1, Mac was admitted to a hospital at Northwestern Memorial hospital with pneumonia said his rep, adding that he was expected to recover, […]