As African-American male students at Nashville’s Vanderbilt University, the eventual founders of dN|Be Apparel were dismayed at the lack of positive options in the streetwear market. Frustrated by T-shirts adorned with snowmen and marijuana leaf images that glorified drug use and dealing in the young black community, these four did something about it.

If two young Houston entrepreneurs have their way, the whole process of finding, purchasing and selling a home is about to get flipped on its ear.

Sprite Step Off, the largest step competition in history with a combined prize pool of $1.5 million in scholarships, is coming to Houston this weekend! Fraternities and sororities will battle at Texas Southern (HP&E Arena) on Saturday, January 30th during the Sprite Step Off Regional Final to determine who advances to the National Finals being held next month in Atlanta.

This February, in celebration of the remarkable contributions made by African-Americans, Macy’s commemorates Black History Month with special events that celebrate you. In honor of African-Americans past and present who have made an impact in their communities

J.D. Salinger, author of “The Catcher in the Rye” and others books, has died, according to his literary agent, Phyllis Westberg.

This February, in celebration of the remarkable contributions made by African-Americans, Macy’s commemorates Black History Month with special events that celebrate you. In honor of African-Americans past and present who have made an impact in their communities and have inspired others to be their best selves, Macy’s “Celebrates You” events will help individuals to discover their own “brand” – their unique voice, style and personality that will empower them to advance and achieve success, like the trailblazers before them.

The Sprite Step Off is coming to a college town near you with $1.5 million in scholarships up for grabs. The step competition for college fraternities and sororities kicks off this month with a six-city tour featuring live performances by Ludacris, Lupe Fiasco and other artists. The Regional Final events will take place in Baton Rouge, Charlotte, Chicago, New York, Houston and San Francisco, with the winning fraternities and sororities moving on to the Finals in Atlanta next month.

R&B Legend Teddy Pendergrass died Wednesday evening, his publicist said. He was 59.

The performer, whose real name is Clifford Harris Jr., will serve the remainder of a reduced sentence in a correctional center near Fulton County Airport in Atlanta, Georgia.

Expect crowded skies and highways if you’re planning to travel this holiday season, as millions more take to the road, according to a forecast issued Wednesday by motorist group AAA.

Evangelist Oral Roberts, founder of the Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association and Oral Roberts University, died Tuesday from complications of pneumonia in Newport Beach, California, his spokeswoman said. He was 91.

The 10 Black members of the powerful House Finance Committee are still being applauded this week by the Black Press and Black leaders nationally for boldly boycotting a committee meeting in order to force a $4 billion allocation to benefit the Black community.