Friday, August 1
*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 […]
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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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…
*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 […]
BOSTON (AP) — Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus told a national convention of Black journalists on Thursday that the GOP has been working to…
*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 […]
*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 […]
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…
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 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 […]
*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 […]
*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 […]
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…
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 […]
*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 […]
*ABC has corralled Shonda Rhimes and all three stars of her upcoming Thursday night lineup for a new power promo to plug what ABC has christened, “Shondaland Thursday.” As previously reported, the historic night of programming begins Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. with “Grey’s Anatomy,” and follows at 9 p.m. with “Scandal” and wraps at […]
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