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Ms. Drama caught up with Radio One’s founder, Cathy Hughes to discuss the vision of TV One and why they are focused on the positive portrayal of black people from a black perspective. Ms.Hughes critiqued Mo’Nique’s performance in “Precious” as “the worst portrayal of a black woman that’s ever been in cinema”. She also addressed […]

Washington, DC- The 2011 Radio One DC Media Appreciation Day Awards Lunch will be held onWednesday, February 9th, 2011 from 11am-12:45pm. This year, the stations will salute Jim Vance of WRC-TV who is celebrating 42 years at NBC-4 and Avis Thomas Lester of The Washington Post who is celebrating 22 years at The Post.  Each year, the stations acknowledge area media outlets and newsmakers who have […]

Keri Hilson is already prepping for her third album, despite her sophomore set, No Boys Allowed, being released less than two months ago. She told Rap-Up, “I’m actually recording, going back into the studio in March just to see what happens with Polow Da Don. I’ve given it some thought, but I’m definitely not going […]

Steve Harvey wins Round 1…A Texas court ruled in Steve Harvey’s favor yesterday when it was decided that his ex-wife Mary Harvey’s allegations in her YouTube videos were lies.  According to the ybf.com, Bobbie Edmonds, Steve Harvey’s lawyer, released a statement yesterday explaining what happened in court with her client and Mary Harvey: According to […]

Actress Tisha Campbell-Martin, best known for her role on the hit comedy sitcom “Martin” is battling a life-threatening health crisis after being diagnosed with Stage 2 sarcoidosis earlier this year. ESSENCE.com caught up with Campbell-Martin to talk family, yogurt and healthy living and Tisha revealed her illness: ESSENCE.com: It’s safe to say that you’re focused […]

Popular groupie-jumpoff-video vixen Sheneka Adams is writing a book about her escapades with a bunch of famous men, including married NBA player Carmelo Anthony. (Lala I hope you’re ready for this one) The folks at mediatakeout, got their hands on an excerpt that may not go over well with Carmelo’s wife: I wasn’t gonna come […]

  Amber Rose is the latest in a long list of celebrities to have her personal and “private” nude photos leak to the internet. We can’t say we’re surprised. Follow Majic 102.3/92.7 On Twitter: In the photos, Amber wears a pink robe, open and exposing her body, and then a blue tank top, before going […]

Halle Berry says her daughter is black despite claims that her baby daddy Gabriel Aubry “went nuts” whenever anyone called their daughter Nahla that. The Oscar-winning actress, who is embroiled in a bitter custody battle with her ex, recently sat down with Ebony for the March 2011 issue and discusses motherhood, how she views her […]

  (Rockville, MD)  —  Pepco officials appeared before the Montgomery County Council on Monday to answer for its most recent round of power outages.  Tens of thousands lost power during a winter storm two weeks ago, and many remained in the dark for days.  Council member Roger Berliner blasted the utility, saying, “It is, in the […]

(Annapolis, MD)  –Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley is proposing additional fines for bad drivers to help close a huge budget gap  .  One of the new fees would impose an additional 15-hundred dollar surcharge on convicted drunk drivers.  The state of Virginia tried to impose similar additional fines in 2007, but after a storm of objections […]

DC’s newest club Oxygen opened big by hosting the My Majic 102.3 Superbowl Party on Sunday. One lucky winner received a free 50″ flat screen TV.

Naturi Naughton, of “Notorious” fame, has been cast in the lead role of NBC’s new drama series, “Playboy.” The show will center around the Playboy Club in Chicago, 1963. Naughton will play Brenda, a stunning “Bunny” determined to become the first black Playboy centerfold. The show may be an hour long and will also take […]