Get news alerts from BET
You are now in the know!
Elmo Puppeteer Kevin Clash Resigns
Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash resigns amid sex scandal, Frederick Douglass heads to Capitol Hill, Black farmers cry racial discrimination, plus more news headlines. —Dorkys Ramos
Kevin Clash, the voice of Elmo, resigned Tuesday after a second lawsuit involving allegations of sex abuse was filed against him. Cecil Singleton claims Clash engaged in a gay phone chat with him in 1993, when he was 15 and Clash was 32. (Photo: AP Photo/Victoria Will, file)
Trayvon Martin's Photos, Text Messages Released as Evidence
05/24/2013
African-Americans on Forbes Most Powerful Women List 2013
05/23/2013
HBCU Review: North Carolina Central Univ. Reaches Milestone
05/22/2013
Bring That Week Back: Remembering Malcolm Shabazz
05/22/2013
Wealth Wednesday Q&A: Stacey Tisdale
05/22/2013
How You Can Help the Victims in Oklahoma
05/21/2013
Deadliest U.S. Tornadoes Since 1900
05/21/2013
A Snapshot of the African-American Financial Experience
05/21/2013
Export Your Summer Jobs Search
05/21/2013
Devastation in Oklahoma
05/21/2013
All-Star 2013 Commencement Speakers
05/20/2013
Money Monday: 6 Summer Vacation Money Tips
05/20/2013
HBCU Review: Microsoft Donates $8 Million in Software Grants
05/17/2013
Timeline: The Boston Marathon Bombing Case
05/16/2013
Bring That Week Back: NOLA Shooting Suspect Identified
05/15/2013
10 Best-Paying Summer Jobs
05/14/2013
Report: Gun Violence Has Declined Since 1993
05/14/2013
The 411 on Student Loan Debt
05/13/2013
HBCU Review: Howard University Exec Sued for Using "N" Word
05/08/2013
Money-Saving Travel Tips
05/08/2013
Found Alive: 3 Women Escape Cleveland Kidnappers
05/08/2013
Bring That Week Back: FAMU Names New Band Director
05/07/2013
Can USC Overcome Racial Profiling Stigma?
05/07/2013
Wacky Moments From the NRA Convention
05/07/2013
Same-Sex Marriage Around the US
05/03/2013
Top 10 Racially Insensitive Advertisements
05/02/2013
What You Can Do to Help Stop Gun Violence
05/02/2013
Bring That Week Back: Georgia Teens Party at Integrated Prom
05/01/2013
Wealth Wednesday: Making and Sticking to a Budget
05/01/2013
HBCU Review: Investigation Continues in VSU Hazing Incident
04/30/2013
Bring That Week Back: Black Male Teachers Myth Debunked
04/24/2013
Top Historically Black Colleges and Universities
04/23/2013
Black Movements: Where Are They Now
04/23/2013
Top Twitter Scandals
04/23/2013
HBCU Review: HBCUs Show Big Gains in Graduation Rates
04/23/2013
10 Infamous Manhunts in U.S. History
04/23/2013
News Supreme Court Examines Key... Clip (5/24/2013)
News Food Assistance Programs Face Cuts Clip (5/24/2013)
News New Documentary Honors Black... Clip (5/24/2013)
News Obama Addresses Devastation in... Clip (5/21/2013)
News Should the Boy Scouts Ban Gay... Clip (5/20/2013)
News The President Tells Morehouse... Clip (5/20/2013)
News President's Weekly Address... Clip (5/20/2013)
News Blacks Brace for Social Security... Clip (5/17/2013)
News Former Obama Campaign Staffer... Clip (5/13/2013)
News President's Weekly Address... Clip (5/13/2013)
News Justice and the Central Park Five Clip (5/10/2013)
News Justin's Journey to Mental Health Clip (5/10/2013)
News Should Affirmative Action End? Clip (5/8/2013)
News Five Barriers to Mental Health... Clip (5/8/2013)
News Cleveland Dishwasher Becomes... Clip (5/7/2013)
News African-Americans Flex Voting... Clip (5/3/2013)
News How's Obama Doing in His Second... Clip (5/2/2013)
News Obama Nominee Adds Needed Diversity Clip (5/2/2013)
News Obama Takes Reporters' Questions Clip (4/30/2013)
News Harlem Youth Take Charge of... Clip (4/30/2013)
Blacks Are Disproportionately Affected by Natural Disasters 05/24/2013
Trayvon Martin's Photos, Text Messages Released as Evidence 05/24/2013
Why Hate Groups Continue to Exist in 2013 05/24/2013
Commentary: A Message for Graduates 05/24/2013
This Day in Black History: May 25, 1878 05/24/2013
This Day in Black History: May 24, 1918 05/24/2013
Documentary Covers Astonishing KKK Rally in Memphis 05/24/2013
Photo of the Day: Obama Does Prom 05/23/2013
American Money: Professional Networks 05/23/2013
Commentary: Stop-and-Frisk Trial Exposed Some Central Flaws 05/23/2013
Defense Attorneys Release New Photos of Trayvon Martin 05/23/2013
African-Americans on Forbes Most Powerful Women List 2013 05/23/2013
Stop and Frisk: 9 Out of 10 People Stopped in 2012 Innocent 05/23/2013
Zimmerman Wants Trayvon's Pot Use Referenced 05/23/2013
Chicago Board of Education Votes to Close 50 Schools 05/22/2013
Family of Killed Candidate in Mississippi Seeks Answers 05/22/2013
Obama Heading West to Survey Oklahoma Tornado Damage 05/22/2013
This Day in Black History: May 23, 1975 05/22/2013
Comments