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Over the weekend, Lala and her hubby Carmelo Anthony celebrated their one year wedding anniversary. In celebration of their one year, the couple chatted with the folks at the NY Times where they discussed their own relationship as well as couple’s they look up to and aspire to be like such as Will and Jada […]
The Beyonce reign is still going strong as she performed in Scotland at the second day of the T in the Park festival yesterday. Fresh from her performance at Glastonbury, the pop diva hit the stage performing her hits such as “Crazy in Love”, “Irreplaceable” and “Single Ladies”. She also took it back with a […]
Monica and her Laker hubby, Shannon Brown, tied the knot for the second time over the weekend and held the ceremony in Los Angeles. Monica, 35, and Shannon, 25 originally married last fall in a small, private ceremony but this time, they decided to do it big and wed in front of hundreds of their […]
Grammy Award-winner Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins of TLC joined the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation members on Wednesday to raise awareness about the need for African Americans to donate bone marrow. “It is so hard to find matches, and now I am trying to get more people to step up and donate bone marrow. African Americans need […]
According to Gwinnett Country, Bryson Bryant, the son of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star NeNe Leakes, was arrested by Duluth police yesterday for charges of shoplifting. This is not Bryson’s first run in with the law, he was arrested last year for possession of marijuana. Now this new incident has violated his probation. TMZ reports that: law […]
(Sterling, VA) — A flash flood watch is in effect for the DC area from this afternoon until late tonight. The National Weather Service says a weak cold front will move into very moist and humid air resulting in a large number of thunderstorms. Rainfall rates are expected to exceed more than two inches an […]
President Barack Obama’s father told immigration officials in 1961 that he wanted to put his unborn son up for adoption, according to the Boston Globe. The report also claims that Barack’s mother, Ann Dunham, was going to give him to the Salvation Army, though the White House has firmly denied that report. Obama’s father, Barack […]
ATLANTA — Are Black mayors disingenuously masking their Blackness? Political Correspondent Charles Ellison seems to think so. In an opinion article in The Atlanta Post, Ellison postulates a political thread among Black mayors in which they focus more on solidarity and wholeness to appease their white constituents, as opposed to focusing on economic and education […]
Bitch don’t know @Sweetback got the scoop? After filing for divorce last season, NeNe Leakes and husband Gregg were spotted cozying up in New Orleans at the 2011 Essence Music Festival. The outspoken reality star had a speaking engagement at the festival, and later hit up an after party with her ex. NeNe rocked a […]
By: Trisha Ocona Francis While tens of thousands of Americans are losing their homes to foreclosure every day and the unemployment rate still remains high, many middle-class American homeowners have asked the question, “Where is my bailout?” Well, our voices have not fallen on deaf ears. Thousands of homeowners will finally have access to the […]
NAACP President Todd Jealous blasted CNN for not having any African-American anchors in their newly announced prime time news line-up. “As CNN announced their new schedule, a glaring omission was present — no African Americans were hosts or anchors in their prime time lineup,” he said. “The NAACP is deeply concerned with the lack of […]
According to an extensive study conducted by Pew Research, women are most scathed by the rising unemployment. Within the pass two years men, who were once considered most effected by unemployment, have gained 768,000 jobs, while women have lost 218, 000. The Huffington Post Reports: In 15 out of 16 economic sectors, men have done […]
