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Rihanna’s “Man Down” video is coming soon and director Anthony Mandler, who she’s worked with for the majority of her career, has nothing but good things to say about it. It looks like the duo will be shifting gears from their just-released “California King Bed” clip. “We’ve done 16 videos together; they’re not all tough. […]

Brandy, Ray J and their parents have launched the Norwood Talent Agency Corportion. The firm aims to represent individuals across various entertainment platforms, according to That Grape Juice. We’re feeling a little ambivalent about this. How can you represent talent if you can barely find someone to appropriately represent you? After all, we’ve been waiting […]

(Undated)  —  Oprah Winfrey is reportedly courting Maria Shriver to launch a talk show.  The news comes amid the flurry of reports about Shriver’s now-estranged husband, Hollywood actor and formerCalifornia Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has admitted to fathering a child out of wedlock with the family’s housekeeper.  Sources tell TMZ.com that Oprah met with Maria last week to encourage her […]

(Annapolis, MD)  —  Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley is calling for greater protections for transgendered people, following a hate crime attack in Baltimore County.  Reacting to the beating of Chrissy Lee Polis last month, the Governor said that even with Maryland’s hate crimes law, it’s clear that more must be done to protect the rights and dignity of […]

I received three emails from three different women from three different places around the country on one day last week. All of the emails were concerning the same relationship topic: “Dear Steven, can I be celibate and still be in a relationship?” I have been avoiding this celibacy question for a couple of years now […]

Roland Martin and the Washington Watch roundtable discuss President Obama’s meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus and their attempts to push the President to do more for African-Americans. The CBC opposed the House Financial Services Bill by demanding more money verses not voting for it at all. As a result they obtained $4 billion in […]

Roland Martin talks with DNC Chairwoman, Debbie Wasserman Schultz about people thinking President Obama is a lock for the 2012 presidential election. Wasserman Schultz told Roland that she would “strongly caution them that is a very dangerous attitude …” Wasserman Schultz also addressed claims that President Obama is not doing enough for African-Americans. LISTEN: Tjms: […]

CHICAGO, Il. — A homeless man in Chicago named Curtis Jackson has given  thousands of dollars he earns panhandling to a struggling single-mother who lives out of a hotel room with her 10-year-old son. Fox Chicago News reports: Sandy’s Good Samaritan is Curtis Jackson, who’s been homeless since 2004. He pays for Sandy’s hotel room […]

Tamar Braxton, little sister to Toni, but breakout star of WeTV’s “Braxton Family Values,” sat down with Necole Bitchie to discuss the relationship with her big sister, rumors of her plastic surgery and what we can expect from her music. What’s been the hardest part thus far? Reading the blogs. Vince keeps telling me not […]

In the latest installment of TheUrbanDaily’s “Face To Face”, R&B stars Marsha Ambrosius and Miguel interview one another: she beatboxes “All I Want Is You” for him; he sings a capella and reveals details about his “first time” to her. Click to watch the video! Connect With Other Marsha Ambrosius or Miguel Fans! HB EXCLUSIVE: […]

NORFOLK,VIRGINIA – Details have emerged in the shooting deaths of Bill Bonney and Daquan Hill both of whom were shot and killed after a rap battles in Virginia. Hampton Roads has detailed stories on both killings: Pound(Bonney) delivered two slams during the battle rap, witnesses later testified, that brought Stress to a boil. He called […]

Now that “Love & Hip-Hop” is over and Mashonda has revealed that she won’t be returning for the second season, she has time to put her focus back on making music. Last month, she released a single “Juicy Fruit,” but fans want more. Yesterday, she posted a video on her website titled “Mashonda’s Teaser Volume […]