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LOS ANGELES – Rapper, M-Bone from the group Cali Swag District, died of gunshot wounds today. M-Bone, real name, Montae Talbert, was only 22 years old and was most known from Cal Swag District’s hit, “Teach Me How To Dougie.” Group member Smoove expressed his condolences in a recent tweet. “Ma life changed drastically in […]
Many celebrities and public figures are taking to Twitter to announce very personal things happening in their lives. The latest is CNN anchor Don Lemon who recently tweeted that he’s gay to his close to 90,000 followers. Lemon said that while many of his close friends and colleagues knew, he was still a bit scared […]
“The Oprah Winfrey Show” will sign off for good on Friday, May 25th, and 6ABC wants you to share your memories. Submit a video or an e-mail here, and your memories just might be on Action News! RELATED: Oprah Gets Street Named After Her In Chicago [PHOTOS] RELATED: Oprah Regrets Launching OWN Before Ending Talk […]
NEW YORK – Dr. Melody T. Mcleod was a guest on CNN Headline News and criticized the media for giving a bad impression of Black women on television. RELATED STORIES Reality TV Paints A Picture Of The “Dysfunctional Black Woman” VH-1 Tries To Go From Trashy To Classy With Black Reality Shows
The Word Network, the largest African-American urban religious television network on the globe, is excited to announce the addition of multi-Grammy Award nominated gospel music legend Vickie Winans to its television family. Winans’ new weekly variety and magazine program, “The Vickie Winans Show”, is in development and scheduled for an autumn premiere. Amongst the changes […]
LOS ANGELES – A source close to Bobby Brown is claiming that Whitney Houston is struggling with an addiction with crack cocaine and fears she might not pull through, according to Radar Online. “Whitney is doing crack again,” the source said about the 47-year-old Houston, the singer of top 1990s hits like I’ll Always Love […]
LOS ANGELES– Former American Idol host Paula Abdul will be rejoining Simon Cowell for his new reality show “X-Factor” .
The T.D. Jakes produced “Jumping The Broom” leapt over expectations this weekend with an opening of over $13 million. The class-conscious comedy movie was only expected to open up with between $8-10 million in sales. While Tyler Perry seemed to have the Black marriage/comedy market in a stranglehold, Jakes appears to be a player now […]
Will new TV- Show “Good Christian B—-es” push the edge of good taste? Publicity and press release have just started reaching desks and a collective inhalation of air has begun. If you just flinched at the title you are not alone. It appears Disney-owned ABC Studios has stirred up a hornet’s nest over plans to […]
Actress and longtime star of TV sitcom, “Good Times,”Bern Nadette Stanis, will speak to the Baptist Convention’s leaders about Alzheimer’s. Stanis, along with other notable and accomplished leaders in the faith community will be in attendance. Many of us remember her from our childhood as Thelma, the only girl in the Evans family. She is […]
The beautiful songstress, Marsha Ambrosius, released a new track today in honor of Mother’s Day. The song is dedicated to all of the special mothers out there who work hard to keep their family strong. Marsha released the song to show just how much she appreciates each and every mother around the world. Now that’s […]
Radio One CEO/Founder Cathy Hughes has been named #2 in an impressive lineup of 30 Black women in media. Congratulations also goes out to the following from our Radio One family: 93.9 WKYS program director Neke Howse, Majic 102.3 and Praise 104.1 program director Jamillah Muhammad and the rest of our Radio One family who […]