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Whoopi Goldberg used her bully pulpit on ‘The View’ on Monday to blast The New York Times and two of its marquee writers for what she believed was a disrespectful article about race and the Academy Awards. “I’m embarrassed to tell you it hurt me terribly,” the actress said in a segment focusing on a […]

Four Wal-Mart employees have been fired after management said they violated company policy by disarming an alleged shoplifter who had pulled a gun inside the store. Lori Poulsen, Justin Richins, Shawn Ray and Gabriel Stewart were all longtime workers at Wal-Mart’s Layton, Utah, store. Poulsen was an asset protection coordinator, Richins and Ray were asset […]

The Global Grind just reported that Lara Logan was viciously sexually assaulted this week. CBS News has just issued a statement saying that their foreign correspondent reporter, Lara Logan was subjected to a ‘brutal and sustained beating and sexual assault’ in Egypt while covering the downfall of Mubarak. The word is she was separated from […]

Gospel Music industry veterans Vicki & Claude Lataillade were presented with The   AllState Gospel Superfest Lifetime Achievement Award during Gospel Superfest during the annual festival  on Friday, February 4th .

Andrew Breitbart, who was recently sued by Shirley Sherrod for defamation of character, has released a controversial cartoon which features Michelle Obama on his site BigGovernment.com that mocks Michelle Obama’s fitness campaign, while making her look like a fat hungry woman. The cartoon has already been criticized by the web site Bossip, Thefrisky and Mediamatters. […]

VIA: The Belle Report Marvin Sapp is still waiting for that elusive first Grammy Award. Nominated for a Grammy for the eighth time since launching his solo career in 1996, the acclaimed Grand Rapids Gospel singer on Sunday lost out, to the surprise of many, to alt-country/Americana singer Patty Griffin for best traditional Gospel album […]

Various urban outlets are reporting soul crooner El Debarge recently checked himself into Rehab.  This news may come as a surprise to many because of his inspiring testimony and recent accomplishments of his current album, Second Chance.

Spiritual / Medical Guru, Deepak Chopra’s upcoming conference, called the Sages and Scientists Symposium: The Merging of A New Future, is only one in a wave of gatherings through which hundreds of researchers are working to define a new paradigm for the relationship between spirituality and science. By Deepak Chopra, Special to CNN For most […]

All hail to the First Lady, Michelle Obama! Not since Jackie O has a nation been so enamored with the wife of a sitting President. Aside from the obvious, Michelle catches and keeps our attention not because she’s black, but because she represents the epitome of class and sophistication. While Michelle’s fashion sense is celebrated, emulated and documented, there are still people […]

VIA: BLACKCHRISTIANNEWS.COM Sixty five percent of American adults favor prayer in public schools, according to a new survey. And only 24 percent of U.S. adults say they are opposed to prayer in schools, finds the Rasmussen Reports survey released Friday. The national telephone survey conducted on 1,000 adults from Feb. 3 to 4 simply asked, […]

WASHINGTON D.C.-As part of her campaign for better health, First Lady, Michelle Obama has been promoting breastfeeding. Politics Daily Reports: Looking ahead to what she will do in the second year of “Let’s Move,” Mrs. Obama said: “We also want to focus on the important touch points in a child’s life. And what we’re learning […]

VIA: EURWEB This is one of the most bizarre and lethal forms of vengeance you’re going to see. This is obviously where revenge is going … online! This woman, who conceals her identity, is giving up serious information on this man in an effort to destroy him both professionally and personally. You can see the […]