EBONY

Black Listed - Today's Top Stories Around the Web

Sponsored by

News & Views mass school closings in chicago 49 elementary schools are to be closed, as thousands of students will be moved to new classrooms

News & Views black, latino men targeted by nypd The police also made more arrests for marijuana possession than any other crime in 2012, despite recent moves by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to minimize the number pot arrests on the street

Entertainment & Culture jackson family, aeg battles in court Emails show AEG lawyer called Michael Jackson a "freak"

News & Views moyo on improving african aid programs The Zambian-born economist argues that the international aid model is broken and that aid programs actually leave recipients worse off

Entertainment & Culture oprah, beyonce make forbes list At #13 and #17, respectively, they're the highest ranked celebs

What The?!

1500 pounds of pineapples fall on New Jersey warehouse worker READ MORE

Wellness & Empowerment viagra for women? At The New York Times, Daniel Bergner writes about Lybrido, a new drug created to stoke sexual desire in women

News & Views hatred of obama may backfire on gop At The Washington Post, Greg Sargent writes that the Republican focus on scandals may turn off the American people

Entertainment & Culture chief keef arrested again The teen rapper was arrested for disorderly conduct after hotel security smelled marijuana smoke coming from his room

Entertainment & Culture garcia makes racial remark about tiger The remarks were made when asked if he would be inviting Woods to dinner during next month's U.S. Open

News & Views Durant gives million for tornado relief The NBA star announced the gift through his family foundation

Black History

From the EBONY Collection, Barbara Jordan was the first African-American elected to the Texas state Senate. View the entire Collection here.

New and Now - Ebony Certified

[ENOUGH] Diane Latiker Fights for Peace

[THAT THING] The Stutterheim Raincoat

Sports Notes: Skylar's Whip+Finals Begin

[INTERVIEW]<br />Tonya Lewis Lee:<br />She Got Her Own

Entertainment & Culture

[INTERVIEW]
Tonya Lewis Lee:
She Got Her Own

SPIKE LEE’S WIFE SEEKS TO CHANGE THE WAY WE SEE OURSELVES AND EACH OTHER THROUGH FILMS, BOOKS AND ONLINE CAMPAIGNS

By Brooke Obie Contributing Editor, EBONY.com

Tonya Lewis Lee is a very busy woman. The former corporate attorney is a best-selling author, a television and documentary producer, multi-media production company owner and recently became a spokesperson for the CDC's Office of Minority Health’s Infant Mortality Awareness project -- in addition to being a wife and mother of two. Recently, she shared with EBONY how exactly she keeps it balanced and how she's…

Entertainment & Culture