Oprah Winfrey is the most successful African American woman in entertainment. She has accomplished a lot during reign as the queen of daytime talk show. She is the first female billionaire. To achieve that status, one has to confidant in their career goals. But Winfrey is having regrets with starting The Oprah Winfrey Network.

Racism in 2012 has taken on a new form. Racism doesn’t just entail lynchings and denying someone from sitting in the front of bus. Racism now has been intricately controlled in present-day by restricting and denying the advancement of minorities. What Trayvon Martin experienced that faithful night on Feb. 26 was no different.

The human papillomavirus (HPV), a virus from the papillomavirus family that can potentially cause cancer, is harder to treat in college-aged African American women, according to a study by The American Association for Cancer Research. The study findings say African American women are also likely to have an abnormal Pap test than European-American women.

An unarmed college student was shot and killed March 24 by Pasadena police after being mistaken as a robbery suspect. Pasadena resident Oscar Carrillo reportedly notified authorities he was robbed at gunpoint for his computer and backpack. It turns out he lied to police about robbed with a weapon.

Florida A&M Marching 100 member Robert Champion succumbed to hazing in late November of last year. The 26-year-old was found unresponsive on a bus following a football game after suffering internal bleeding caused by being struck repeatedly.There is currently an ongoing investigation on the circumstances surrounding his death. It is nearing 5 months since he has died and there are still no arrests.

Hazing charges against 27 Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity members were dropped by Dartmouth College, WMUR 9 reports. Charges came as a result of a former member’s allegations.

Rep Bobby Rush (D-Ill.), a former black panther, was escorted from the House for donning a hoodie and dark sunglasses while giving a moving speech in support of Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old slain teen murdered as he walking to his father’s fiancé’s home from getting snacks at a store.

They say times are tough. Today’s economy has many 9-5ers opting to pick up a second job. A society events reporter for the Houston Chronicle in Texas has done just that as she picked up an unconventional profession for a woman in her field. Sarah Tressler, 29, is a reporter by day and a stripper by night.

All three suspects have been arrested and charged in connection with the murder of 21-year-old Mississippi State University student John Sanderson in a dormitory Saturday, March 25. The third suspect Trent Crump turned himself into police Tuesday near Gainesville, Fla. The other two suspects Duntae Harvey, 21, and Mason Perry Jones, 21, were arrested Monday.

A 21-year-old University of Rhode Island basketball player has been arrested and charged with posting his sexual encounters with two female students on Facebook. Johnathan Holton, who averaged 10.2 points and 8.1 rebounds per game this season, reportedly was charged with two felony counts of video voyeurism.

A 21-year-old Jackson, Miss. man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of John Sanderson, a 21-year-old Mississippi State University student. Mason Perry Jones was arrested Monday on a capitol murder charge and the sale of a controlled substance after U.S. Marshals reportedly found him traveling on a bus in Memphis, Tenn.