'Takers': The Clothes That Made The Men
Filed under: Celebrity Style , Interviews, Men's Style It didn't take much work to transform the stars of 'Takers' into a dapper set of bank robbers. With Idris Elba's statuesque frame, T.I.'s swagger,...
View ArticleStephon Marbury To Do Big Business in China With 'Starbury'?
Filed under: Professional Profiles, Celebrity News, News Stephon Marbury has often been in the news for infamous antics. Could a series of business moves in China be yet another strange decision from a...
View ArticleJackee Harry Back On Road In 'Me & Mrs. Jones' Stageplay
Filed under: Music, Television, News, Theater, Celeb UpdatesIn a day and age where there's an overwhelming amount of mainstream attention to celebrity cheating, there's a new play that's also...
View ArticleAlveda King, MLK's Niece Is Not As Crazy As You Think
Filed under: News, Politics, Race and Civil Rights Alveda King, the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is not making many friends this week. Her decision to join forces with Fox News host Glenn Beck...
View ArticleHispanic Hate Group Goes to Trial for Killing Black Child
Filed under: News, Race and Civil RightsIn an allegedly "post-racial" time, racist attacks are on the rise, according to Hate Watch, a group that tracks hate crimes from the Southern Poverty Law...
View ArticleThree Black Athletes Suspended by the NBA in Separate Incidents
Filed under: Basketball I visited the training facilities for the New Jersey Nets this week to speak to a group of black athletes from The Guiding Hand organization. These weren't professional players,...
View ArticleNotable/Quotable: Rev. Al Sharpton On Rejecting 'Dancing With the Stars'
Filed under: Star Quotes "Do you know how much money I could have made with a megachurch like T.D. Jakes or Eddie Long? Don't you think I could have done that? What I do is my passion, but it's also...
View ArticleBryant Gumble Covers Police Shooting of Black Athlete Robert Tolan
Filed under: Interviews Some have criticized Bryant Gumbel of being something less than authentically black, but I am convinced that this is not the case. In fact, I think that his soft image and sharp...
View ArticleGlenn Beck and Al Sharpton Hold Rallies on the Same Day?
Filed under: News, Politics, Race and Civil Rights I was all set to go to Washington DC this weekend to participate in the rally to commemorate the great speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963....
View ArticleSteve Harvey's '8th Annual Hoodie Awards' Heats Up Las Vegas, Again
Filed under: Music, Movies, Television, News, Photos, Celeb Updates, Awards Steve Harvey did it again! The multimedia personality brought his black star power-filled '8th Annual Hoodie Awards' to the...
View ArticleRon Isley Talks Tax Evasion, Prison and R. Kelly
Filed under: Around the Web From Vibe: Today's generation of music fans would probably prefer Trey Songz to Sam Cooke and can barely recall the days when you could actually walk into record stores....
View ArticleMeet Phil Ivey: The Top Poker Player in the World
Filed under: Celebrity News, Dr. Boyce Money If you're looking for Poker's version of Tiger Woods (last year's Tiger, of course), his name would be Phil Ivey. Ivey, a black man in a sport without many...
View ArticleEmmy Awards 2010 Red Carpet: The Rundown
Filed under: Celebrity Style , Red Carpet Grecian gowns, sexy silhouettes and 60s-inspired updos were popular trends on the red carpet at the 2010 Emmy Awards. Stars like Rutina Wesley, Kim Kardashian,...
View ArticleValuing Every Moment of This Day
Filed under: Weekly InspirationYour DAILY INSPIRATION for Monday, August 30, 2010: "I AM committed to valuing every moment of this day! I will live every moment in appreciation and love. A string of...
View ArticleFantasia's Vh-1 Special Reveals a Woman Destined for Drama
Filed under: Celebrity News, Personal Finance, Dr. Boyce Money One of the most magnificent voices in all of music is owned by Fantasia Barrino, the singer out of North Carolina. Most of us know that...
View Article21-Year Old Man Pretends to be Middle School Football Player
Filed under: Football Julious Threatts is 21 years old, but for some reason, he thinks he can create his own fountain of youth. Threatts was caught trying to impersonate a 14-year old so he could play...
View ArticleTiger Woods Finishes Strong at Barclay's Tournament
Filed under: Golf & Tennis The start of The Barclay's Invitational golf tournament brought back high hopes for Tiger Woods. It appeared that he might dominate the tournament after shooting the...
View ArticleBox Office Breakdown: 'Takers' Loses Number One Spot Due To Theater Count
Filed under: News Had it been in the same amount of theaters as 'The Last Exorcism,' Will Packer's latest vehicle,'Takers,' would have been number one at the box office. Instead, it would have to...
View ArticlePresident Obama Renews Commitment to New Orleans
I still remember when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans five years ago. I'd just attended the Essence Music Festival the year before, only to hear that the very same streets I'd visited were now...
View ArticleBreaking News: 'Takers' Wins Box Office In Photo Finish
Filed under: News UPDATE: According to Comingsoon.net, as of Monday afternoon Sony is claiming the victory for Screen Gems' 'Takers' based on revised estimates including numbers from Sunday where 'The...
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