Black News: 14-Year Old Chicago Boy Killed in a Drive-By Shooting

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• 14-Year Old Boy Murdered in Drive-By Shooting

  3:07 PMSep 16

  Source: BV Black Spin

  Boys as young as 14-years old should not have to worry about being shot in the street. Unfortunately, this is exactly what young men and their parents have to worry about in the city of Chicago. A 14-year old boy was murdered this Tuesday in a ... Read More

• Did Elle Magazine Lighten Gabby Sidibe's Skin?

  2:17 PMSep 16

  Source: BV on Style

  Gabourey Sidibe: rising star, Oscar nominee, magazine cover girl and... airbrush victim? One of four cover models for Elle's 25th anniversary October issue, Sidibe appears on the front of the fashion magazine with what appears to be lighter skin. ... Read More

• Oscar Nominees Terrence Howard & Taraji P. Henson Return to Host 'Soul Train' Awards

  2:02 PMSep 16

  Source: BV Newswire

  If it ain't broke, don't fix it. That's why producers have decided to have Academy Award nominated actors Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson return to host Centric's 2nd Annual Soul Train Awards this November. Last year the duo, who have ... Read More

• Poverty Rate Rose Sharply in 2009, Says Census Bureau

  1:46 PMSep 16

  Source: BV on Money

  From The New York Times: Forty-four million people in the United States, or one in seven residents, lived in poverty in 2009, an increase of 4 million from the year before, the Census Bureau reported on Thursday. The poverty rate climbed to 14.3 ... Read More