Vice President Joe Biden just announced moments ago, that he will not seek the Democratic nomination for president. With President Obama and his wife Jill standing by his side Biden, who lost his son Beau to cancer earlier this year said: “As the family and I have worked through the grieving process, I have said all along […]
Oprah Winfrey is on a diet again, and Weight Watchers is already gaining. Oprah, who is co-owner of The Oprah Winfrey Network is kicking in $43.2 million for a 10% share in the weight loss giant, and the shares of Weight Watchers have nearly doubled since the deal was announced. She bought 6.4 million shares […]
Last night at the Kennedy Center, comedy icon Eddie Murphy was awarded the highest honor in American comedy, The Mark Twain Prize For American Humor. For those in attendance, they got a special treat: An Eddie Murphy mini stand-up routine. Murphy riffed on Bill Cosby among other things for about 5 minutes. He was then […]
With all the troubles Bill Cosby has faced recently, has the black family image been tarnished? Is a television show the proper standard for the black family image? Ebony Magazine takes on the topic in it’s latest issue, an excerpt of which you can read, by clicking here. What are your thoughts?
Rapper T.I. was on “The Whoolywood Shuffle” radio show earlier this week, and said that women “make rash decisions emotionally — they make very permanent, cemented decisions — and then later, it’s kind of like it didn’t happen or they didn’t mean for it to happen.” As well as saying, ” I can’t vote for […]
Two Korean sisters who were orphaned almost 40 years ago were recently reunited. One, Holly Hoyle O’Brien had been adopted from a Korean orphanage when she was 9, and grew up in Virginia. The other sister, Meagan Hughes was also adopted by an American family, and grew up in New York. Click here to read […]
We’ve all seen Donald and the Trumps in the Republican field of presidential candidates, but what about the Democrats? Tonight on CNN Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Martin O’Malley, Jim Webb and Lincoln Chafee will square off tonight in Las Vegas. There are some storylines that could make the Democratic field very interesting: Hilary Clintons emails; […]
Bobby Brown, who has led one of the more eventful lives in R&B history, is set release his side of the story. My Prerogative will be an insight into the “crazy, exciting, fascinating world of Bobby Brown”. Look for this “raw and unvarnished” book to be released in June 2016. For more details, click here
Pop icon Janet Jackson has been nominated for the 2016 Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. Though not a surprise, what is surprising is why has it taken so long. According to Billboard magazine, “Acts are eligible for the Rock Hall 25 years after the release of their first recording, album or single — 1990 […]
Marvin Gaye and The Isley Brothers are nominated along with George Harrison, Madonna, Sly Stone and others for induction into the 2016 Songwriters Hall Of Fame. Eligible members have until Dec. 11 to submit their votes for three non-performing nominees, two performing nominees and one deceased nominee. The induction will take place June 9, 2016. […]
Legendary comedian Eddie Murphy will be awarded The Mark Twain Prize at The Kennedy Center, October 18th. It is the highest award in America for humor. Murphy will join the likes of Richard Pryor, Whoopi Goldberg, and George Carlin as the 18th recipient of this prestigious award.
A man in Sioux Falls, SD ended up with a malicious wound to his penis by gunshot. He said it was a “black guy who tried to rob him”. The man, Donald Watson, a 43 year old convicted felon, told officers he was taking out the trash, and a dumpster stalking black man had shot […]