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Nancy Reagan, wife of former President Ronald Reagan, died from congestive heart failure Sunday. She was 94-years-old.
There’s no denying how huge Black History Month was this year. In fact, the cosmos even treated us to the gift of a leap year, giving us one more day for celebration. While looking back on February, there were moments that shifted the conversation surrounding Black Pride among Hollywood, politics, and television. From Beyonce’s Black […]
The family of slain Staten Island man Eric Garner received a $1 million settlement from the area hospital that dispatched paramedics to the scene of his fatal encounter with police. In court documents obtained by the Associated Press, the details of the settlement were initially confidential and not part of an earlier settlement the family […]
Sunday February 21, 2016 marked another first just in time for Black History Month. Eleven-time Grammy nominee Jazmine Sullivan is now the first African American R&B artist to sing the National Anthem at a National Hockey League game. Sullivan brought the crowd to a thunderous cheer when she effortlessly belted out the Star-Spangled Banner at […]
STELLAR AWARD WINNERS 2016 SPOILER ALERT! If you’re planning to wait for the 31st Annual Stellar Awards telecast, scheduled for Sunday, March 6th on TV-One, to see who won, then don’t read this! The results are in from this year’s Stellar Awards ceremony held this past weekend (Feb. 20th) in Las Vegas. And by the […]
https://twitter.com/sacourtreporter/status/700877955917021184 At only 5-years-old, Chloe Woods is considered a hero. The Kenner, Louisiana native saved her blind grandmother’s life when her stove caught on fire. Woods quick thinking was a result of her school’s recent visit to the Kenner Fire House where she learned what to do in the midst of danger. Upon hearing her grandmother smoke […]
While Tamar Braxton was hoping to win her first Grammy Award Monday for her song “If I don’t Have You,” the singer is grateful to be alive after a series of blood clots almost cost her her life last year. The 38-year-old “Calling All Lovers” singer and co-host of “The Real” talk show battled with […]
Denise Matthews, who as Vanity fronted the group Vanity 6 but was best known for her collaboration with Prince, has died at a hospital in Fremont, California. Her death was confirmed by Gisela Hernandez, spokeswoman for Washington Hospital Health Care System. Hernandez did not say when Matthews died or under what circumstances. She was 57 […]
Prince protegé and lead singer of the '80s girl group Vanity 6, has died after fighting kidney failure and, more recently, a reported abdominal illness, according to TMZ.
As the world is still reeling from the loss of great musical talent David Bowie, the late singer's son announced that he has a child on the way.
School officials in Henrico County, Va., apologize to parents for showing students a racial discrimination video during Black History Month. The parents complained that it promoted white guilt.