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Daily Archives: September 6, 2012

Best VMA performances?

Some of the biggest winners at tonight’s MTV Video Music Awards were Drake, Rihanna and Nicki Minaj. The only things bigger were the performers. To ...

Chicago Teen Rapper Lil JoJo Slain

On Tuesday, rapper Joseph “Lil JoJo” Coleman, 18, was gunned down on the back of a bicycle on the South Side of Chicago. According to the ...

Obama uses MTV to draw young viewers

Campaign is running TV ad Thursday night at end of cable net's movie awards show

Celebrities mourn Chris Lighty

Since hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty, 44, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Aug. 30, 2012, celebrities, family and fans have remembered the influential producer. ...

MTV Video Music Awards: Who should win

By// Kendra Cusic and Julius Rea With the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards airing tonight, young music lovers will be flocking to their televisions (and ...

Tyra Banks to host ‘Flawsome Ball’ for girls club

NEW YORK — Tyra Banks will host a gala dubbed the “Flawsome Ball” to benefit a New York City girls club. The former model and ...

Biden to make Obama’s case to working class

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It’s time for Joe Biden to show why President Barack Obama is keeping him as his running mate. Biden, the sometimes off-script ...

Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy meet in playoffs

CARMEL, Ind. — Two weeks ago when the FedEx Cup playoffs began, Rory McIlroy was just starting his interview when he noticed Tiger Woods waiting ...

Hiring improves; jobless claims drop

WASHINGTON — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, and a private survey showed businesses stepped up hiring in August. The data sketched a ...

HBCU GameTime: Tense Week 2 leads to exciting matchups in ...

HBCU GameTime w/ Donal Ware The HBCU sports season is officially on, and as host of the national sports talk radio show, From the Press ...

Top 5 Travel Spots For African-Americans

By//Mariah Craddick The Sept. 3, 2012 issue of JET features an interview with actor Laz Alonso, who serves as the travel ambassador for Blackatlas.com, a ...

Clinton boosts Obama in rousing convention speech

We can't 'afford to turn reins over 'to someone who will double down on trickle-down'

Copperfield buys 1960 MLK recording

'The magic of Dr. King was in his message: peace and nonviolence,' magician said

Video: In the swim with Olympian Cullen Jones

Gold and silver medal winner sits down with JET to talk about his inspirations