Hot1041STL – Hot 104.1 St. Louis’ Only Home For Hip Hop and R&B

WCHB – A crowd filled with students gathered this morning at the University of Michigan to hear President Barack Obama speak.

During his speech, the President touched on the economy and jobs, but focused primarily on rising tuition costs and college affordability. His proposed initiatives had the crowd very enthusiastic. To see his speech and the out line of his new initiatives click here.

SEE ALSO:

There are many images of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. circulating through Google Images and other web-based photo galleries. But few are as distinct as that of Jason Patterson‘s “American Heritage V” portrait that is inspired by what he says is a 1955 photo of a then-26-year-old King.

RELATED:

King Leads Anti-Vietnam March

How To Talk With Your Kids About Dr. King’s Death

The piece is part of the Illinois-based artist’s

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama evoked Martin Luther King, Jr.‘s own words about public service Monday as Obama and his family celebrated the life of the late civil rights leader with a volunteer project.

SEE ALSO: Will Obama Outsmart Everyone?

The president, along with wife Michelle Obama and daughter Malia, joined other volunteers at Browne Education Center in Washington.

During brief remarks, the president said there was

The MLK Day Brotherhood Awards are NewsOne’s annual celebration of five important Americans who are continuing the work of Martin Luther King, Jr. — especially in the realm of interpersonal, cross-racial, and cross-ethnic understanding.
Our honorees are the bridge builders and the nation healers.
CHECK FOR MORE HONOREES AS THEY ARE REVEALED BEFORE MLK DAY HERE.
——————

WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama is challenging assertions she’s forcefully imposed her will on White House aides, saying she’s tired of people portraying her as “some kind of angry black woman.”

SEE ALSO: Romney’s Weak Obama Attack

Mrs. Obama tells CBS News she hasn’t read New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor’s new book that characterizes her as

E! Online is reporting that Jay Z and Beyonce had their baby. She scheduled a C-Section and rented out the 4th floor of the hospital for 1.3 million dollars. The name…?
Blue Ivy Carter! (At least that’s what Jay-Z is telling pals at this point—the couple’s reps have not immediately responded to calls seeking comment.)

Friend and music mogul Russell Simmons was among the first to celebrate the

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A 1-year-old boy who was shot in the head during the filming of a rap music video in Oakland was taken off life support Friday.

Hiram Lawrence, who would have turned 2 on Dec. 28, was pronounced dead at 3:05 p.m., the Rev. Roosevelt Taylor said.

SEE ALSO: Second Child Shot By Mom In Texas Welfare Office Dies

The boy’s family had held

Police have arrested a suspect in the murder and sexual assault of Jorelys Rivera, the 7-year-old Georgia girl who body was found htree days after she went missing from her apartment complex, sources say.

SEE ALSO: Legless Father Pursue’s Son’s Killer

According to reports, the killer lived in or had ready access to the apartment complex where Rivera lived.
She was last seen alive Friday near a playground at her apartment complex.

Dr. Conrad Murray is infamously known as the celebrity doctor accused of killing pop legend Michael Jackson.

But what most people don’t know about the doctor is his long list of academic accomplishments, his passion for caring for the under-served,  and his close ties with Jackson’s family.

Who was Conrad Murray before the notoriety and controversy?
1. Born On An Island
Murray was born on February 19, 1953 in St. Andrews,

InteractiveOne Chief Technology Officer Navarrow Wright appeared in tonight’s edition of Black in America 4 which focused on the lack of African Americans in Silicon Valley and the technology industry.

During the show, Wright implored some of the members of the NewMe Accelerator to be harder on themselves, and to make sure they show up to Demo Day with “No Wack Demos.”

Check out the #NoWackDemos hashtag here on Twitter

Click here to

Company: Playd
Age: 25
Hometown: Newark, N.J.

After graduating from high school, I was living a seriously bum life. I was sitting around doing nothing on the couch, playing the video games I’d loved for years. Eventually I knew I had to change something, and I had an itch to start creating.

I started contributing a lot of content on forums for a certain video game website, and my

Black in America 4 premieres tonight at 8 p.m. EST and will take a look into the technology industry and the lack of African Americans in it.

It will explore whether discrimination is the main reason for the lack of Black faces in Silicon Valley, or if there are just a lack of Black technology entrepreneurs out there to make a significant dent in the industry.

Below is a live Twitter feed of

Dwight Myers, the rapper known as Heavy D, will be laid to rest at the historic Grace Baptist Church in Mount Vernon, New York, this coming Friday, November 18.

The cemromony is scheduled to begin at 11am and will be led by Senior Pastor Reverend Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, who will deliver the eulogy.

A viewing will be held a day earlier on Thurday, November 17 from noon to 6pm.

In lieu of flowers