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Oprah Winfrey’s best freind, Gayle King, will be joining CBS’s The Early Show as a co-host, the New York Times is reporting. See also: Oprah Winfrey, James Earl Jones Receive Honorary Oscars At Governors Awards See also: More than Common…Extraordinary! According to the Times, King along with Charlie Rose are being added to the lineup to compete with NBC’s Today and ABC’s Good […]
After the secular girl group Destiny’s Child disbanded, Michelle Williams shifted to Gospel music by releasing her solo inspirational album Heart to Yours (2002). She released her second project Do You Know two years later and stayed in the Gospel lane. But in 2008, Michelle went back to the secular side with a R&B/Pop/Dance album. […]
As I approach 35, I still have many unanswered questions about my biological father and the reasons it took me nearly 30 years to realize that I had to forgive him and move forward. I had questions like: ‘What really happened? What man would have a son and not want to be a part of […]
Akon has made millions of dollars singing about subjects that no Gospel artist would touch, so many were surprised to hear Mali Music was partnering with him. Has working with Akon altered the type of message Mali Music delivers in his musical ministry? Hear him respond to his critics in this video, and get more of […]
Black women view themselves as especially self-confident and independent-minded-more so than Caucasian women. In a recent poll conducted by beauty mag Allure magazine, Black women rated themselves three times as likely as Caucasian women to rate themselves at the ‘hot’ end of the spectrum. Tell us something we don’t know! Black women have always viewed […]
Former boxing champion Mike Tyson is using his comedic talents again in a new skit from the website, Funny Or Die. The skit features Tyson parodying GOP presidential candidate, Herman Cain, saying that “The Tea Party loves crazy more than they hate Black.” See Also: Stars Without Makeup See Also: Black Travel: Visit Chicago, Illinois
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After Michael Jackson’s death on June 25, 2009, the gated mansion at 100 North Carolwood Drive where the pop star lived with his three children while preparing for his comeback concerts became part media camp, part Jackson tribute ground. See also: Carrie Fisher Condemns Dr. Conrad Murray In Michael Jackson Case […]
Oprah Winfrey will be the recipient of an Academy Award this year, and no it’s not a retrograde honor for her role in Steven Spielberg’s adaption of “The Color Purple.” Ms. Winfrey will be awarded the 2011 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This is an honorary award […]
LOS ANGELES– Heavy D, the self-proclaimed “overweight lover” of hip-hop who became one of rap’s top hit-makers with wit, humor and a positive vibe, has died. He was 44. Lt. Mark Rosen of the Beverly Hills police said Heavy D died in a Los Angeles hospital Tuesday after collapsing at his condominium building. Rosen said […]
Former Olympic and Undisputed World Heavyweight boxing champion, and Philly raised athlete Joe Frazier has died at the age of 67 from a fight with liver cancer. His legend will be remembered for handing Muhammad Ali his first lost of his career. Philly has lost a great solider and a true champion. Funeral arrangements have […]
Former heavyweight boxing champ “Smokin” Joe Frazier is fighting liver cancer and is currently in hospice care. The 67-year-old fighter, who was the first man to beat Muhammad Ali, was diagnosed four or five weeks ago with the illness. Doctors do not know how long he has to live. READ MORE AT ESPN.COM RELATED POSTS: […]
Thanks to Mary Mary, CeCe Winans and the legendary Pastor Shirley Caesar, Gospel music was well-represented at the 2011 edition of BET’s “Black Girls Rock!” Pastor Caesar performed and received the living legend award at the televised celebration of Black females, and CeCe and the Marys hit the stage as well. Take a look at […]