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Grand Rapids Community College's 29th annual the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day celebration is being highlighted by a commemoration program Monday night with keynote speaker Sybrina Fulton, the mother of slain teen-ager Trayvon Martin. Also, Fulton is speaking at Grand Valley State University's program on Monday afternoon in Allendale and at Davenport University's guest lecture on Tuesday morni

In an exclusive interview with BET News, President Barack Obama addressed community concerns and calls for justice and equality after recent grand jury decisions and hopes to find meaningful solutions. "This isn't going to be solved overnight," Obama said in an excerpt of the interview released by BET Networks. BET’s “106 & Park” will air a portion of the interview at 5 p.m. EST Mon

Janay Palmer Rice, the wife of embattled Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, came to his defense via an Instagram post and blamed the news media for destroying their lives. Rice's contract was terminated by the Ravens and the NFL suspended him indefinitely after TMZ Sports posted a video from the elevator security cameras of an Atlantic City, N.J., casino that captured the Pro Bowl running bac

When Drake was appointed an official global ambassador for the Toronto Raptors last year, the team figured it would generate goodwill and money for the NBA franchise with plans for a clothing line as part of the deal. However, now it looks like the arrangement will cost the team money.