The much maligned Paula Deen, who lost her food empire due in part to charges that she used racial slurs filed by a former employee, had those claims dismissed today in court. The judge ruled that the plaintiff, Lisa Jackson had no right to claim racial discrimination, because Ms. Jackson is WHITE! Deen, whose career […]
Jay Z and Beyonce continue to build loyalty in their personal hip hop kingdom. Reportedly, the power couple doled out over $4 million in bonuses to their staff of 80, which roughly averages out to $45,000 a piece. In this age of austerity, some people seem to understand how to motivate productivity. Read more about it here.
If you had tickets for the Heads of State show for Sunday, August 11th, that show has been postponed. The new show will take place at the Warner Theater on Friday, September 6th, 2013.
It’s over $400 million now, and like millions of others, I WILL be buying a ticket. If for some strange reason, I’m not on the air next weekend, don’t read anything into it!
Living in the DMV, it is well documented how poorly most people drive. Do you get annoyed by these habits? Or are YOU one of the violators? Click here to see where you do or don’t fit.
Today is the 52nd birthday of President Obama. Leave a comment below to wish our President a very special day.
Former Cosby Kid and Disney star Raven-Symone made official what many had long suspected. On Friday she tweeted: “I can finally get married! Yay government! So proud of you.” You can read the full story here. In other news…
We’ve all had adventures with our hair. Apparently Robin Thicke has more so than others. With the help of our friends at Buzzfeed.com, we can track that evolution.
Former ‘Tool Time’ star Tim Allen is confused. In an interview with the Tampa Bay Times, Allen talked about his confusion over the difference between the n-word and n***a. Today on Melissa Harris-Perry’s show on MSNBC, Georgetown Professor Michael Eric Dyson tried to clear it up for him. See below:
R&B superstar Toni Braxton recently settled with her creditors in her second bankruptcy case. However, in the deal to buy back some of the songs, like ‘How Many Ways‘ in her music catalog. BUT she could be outbid…and she was. Click here to read about it.
A robbery that occured over the weekend in Adams Morgan is being investigated as a hate crime. Apparently one of the alleged assailants said, “This is for Trayvon” during the attack. If true, I would not interpret this as Justice For Trayvon. To read more about this, click here.
New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner, fresh off another sexting scandal, is getting the heat turned up on him. This weekend, he was confronted by a former school teacher who grilled him on his moral authority to be mayor. Watch it below: