CIA Spied on Senate, Internal Review Finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA’s insistence that it did not spy on its Senate overseers collapsed Thursday with the release of a stark report by…
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Kenya Moore Joins Team Wendy with Defense of Talk Show Host
*Kenya Moore has taken sides in the feud between Wendy Williams and her “Real Housewives of Atlanta” co-star NeNe Leakes. To put it short and sweet, former beauty queen’s allegiance lies with #TeamWendy. When asked about the feud, Kenya defended Williams on Twitter as she tweeted: “@WendyWilliams speaks her mind that’s why ppl watch,” NeNe […]
The Pulse of Entertainment: Montell Jordan Highlighted on TV One’s ‘Unsung’
Montell Jordan, the first ‘Unsung’ artist highlighted on TV One’s docu-series, airs Wednesdays at 8/7c *TV One premieres a new season of its docu-series “Unsung” starting with the life of singer/songwriter/producer/actor and minister Montell Jordan. His segment aired July 30, 2014, but TV One will air an encore Sunday, August 3, 2014 at 5 p.m. […]
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Ray Rice Publicly Apologizes To His Wife For Domestic Violence Incident [VIDEO]
As conversation swirls around ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith‘s controversial domestic violence comments, the man at the center of them, Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, owned…
Parents of Teen Found Dead in Rolled Up Gym Mat, Sues School for Bullying (Graphic)
*Kenneth and Jacquelyn Johnson did not believe the official autopsy that claimed their 17-year-old son, Kendrick Johnson, had fallen into a rolled up gym map and suffocated, after he tried to retrieve a tennis shoe. So they hired their own private pathologist, whose finding resulted in the conclusion that the young man died from a […]
GOP chairman: Party competing for Black votes
BOSTON (AP) — Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus told a national convention of Black journalists on Thursday that the GOP has been working to…
Low Income Housing Focus of David Simon’s New HBO Series ‘Show Me a Hero’
*After spending the last couple of months locking in a director and lead cast, HBO has officially greenlighted for production “Show Me A Hero,” a six-hour miniseries from “The Wire” co-creator David Simon, reports Deadline.com. Set in the Bronx in New York, “Show Me A Hero tells the story of Nick Wasicsko, a young mayor […]
Nzingha Stewart’s Lifetime Movie ‘With This Ring’ Casts Brooklyn Sudano
*Brooklyn Sudano has secured the lead in Lifetime’s original movie “With This Ring,” due to premiere later this year. Written and directed by Nzingha Stewart (“The Game”), the romantic comedy revolves around three single best friends, who after attending the lavish wedding of their best friend on New Year’s Eve, make the vow to be […]
Black men show little signs of progress in 40 years
WASHINGTON (NNPA) –Black men are no better off than they were more than 40 years ago, due to mass incarceration and job losses suffered during…
Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds voter ID law
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld a requirement Thursday that voters show photo identification at the polls, but the law remains blocked…
Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch About to be Sold
*Michael Jackson’s 2,700-acre Neverland Ranch could be put up for sale, according to the investment company that owns a controlling interest in the estate, reports Forbes.com. According to sources familiar with the matter, billionaire Tom Barrack’s Colony Capital is preparing to put the Los Olivos, Calif. property on the market. The firm became Neverland’s managing […]
Ne-Yo Suing Former Accountant for $8 Million
*Apparently, money can’t buy a good accountant. Ne-Yo, real name Shaffer Smith, has filed a lawsuit against his one-time ”manager, confidant, trusted adviser and friend” Kevin Foster in Manhattan’s Federal Court in New York City, claiming the man swindled him out of $4.5 million. In court documents obtained by the New York Daily News, the […]
Shaq, Waka Flocka Sued by Man They Mocked on Instagram
*Shaquille O’Neal and rapper Waka Flocka Flame are being sued for reposting a photo of a man with a rare disorder and mocking his appearance. Jahmel Binion posted a selfie back in April which Shaq and Waka eventually reposted with captions that made fun of his appearance. Jahmel suffers from a disorder called hypohidrotic ectodermal […]
Alums of nation’s oldest historically Black private university fight for its survival
CINCINNATI (AP) — Alumni of the country’s oldest historically Black private university are committing money and other support to help their alma mater’s fight for…
@Jasmyne Cannick: LAPD Captain Pens Tell-All Open Letter
Los Angeles Police Department Commanding Officer Captain Peter Whittingham of the Criminal Gang-Homicide Division (and let’s hope he’s not demoted after this) has penned an eyebrow raising tell-all letter to the police commission regarding the reappointment of Chief Charlie Beck. In it he details cases of serious misconduct and what he alludes to as Chief Beck’s unwillingness […]
Columbus Short Caught in Barbados Amid L.A. Bench Warrant
*The above photograph of Columbus Short may be the very thing that lands him behind bars. With a bench warrant currently out for his arrest in the states for skipping a domestic violence hearing, the former “Scandal” star was snapped Wednesday living it up in the Caribbean. According to TMZ, the publication Nation News […]
