Latest Black Celebrity in Financial Trouble: Rapper Beanie Sigel
Filed under: Celebrity News Rapper Beanie Sigel might be reprising his role playing a criminal behind bars in the film 'State Property' -- but he might be in jail for real this time. AllHipHop.com is...
View ArticleAround the Web: Ever Heard of 'Toasted Skin Syndrome'? 'Go Nappturale' With...
Filed under: Around the Web Careful, Your Laptop Could Cause "Toasted Skin Syndrome" According to a report released by the medical journal Pediatrics, sitting your computer on your lap can cause a rash...
View ArticleWatch Trailer To 'Avatar' Extended Collector's Edition With Zoe Saldana
Filed under: Previews, Trailers 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment just released the trailer to 'AVATAR Extended Collector's Edition,' which comes out on Blu-ray and DVD releasing November 16th. The...
View ArticleBoris Kodjoe's 'Undercovers' Near Cancellation?
After three episodes shown so far, the much-hyped NBC spy series, 'Undercovers,' which stars Boris Kodjoe and Gugu Mbatha-Raw is on the verge of cancellation following last night's ratings....
View ArticleObama to Pimp Slap Banks: Vows to Use Pocket Veto on Foreclosure Bill
Filed under: News, Housing, Mortgage As the Business Insider is reporting, President Barack Obama is finally showing a spine. As much as I love the president, he has been entirely too conciliatory...
View ArticleStylistas Keri Hilson & Genevieve Jones at Armani Hosted Screening of 'Fair...
Filed under: Celebrity Style , Fashion Files, Designers, Red Carpet If you're an Uptown girl, the Armani Ristorante on 5th Avenue is where you wanted to be last night for the Giorgio Armani and The...
View ArticleNina Simone, Leona Lewis, Ledisi, And Janelle Monae Featured On 'For Colored...
Here's a look at the soundtrack cover for Tyler Perry's 'For Colored Girls,' which will be released by Atlantic Records on Nov.2. The soundtrack features all new and unreleased music from such artists...
View ArticleAround the Web - Social Media, Privilege, Hazing & Getting Rid of Toxic People
Filed under: Around the Web Should Social Media Use Be Considered "Reading" for Teens? Book publisher Scholastic did a study recently that examined the role of books and reading to 21st century...
View ArticleGary Coleman Death Ruled An Accident
Filed under: News, Profiles Whachu talkin' 'bout, Mr. Examiner? While the Utah State Examiner's office may have ruled that child star Gary Coleman's death was an accident, anyone who has seen or heard...
View ArticleBishop Eddie Long's Billboard Causes Controversy in Atlanta
Filed under: News, Politics Bishop Eddie Long apparently has a great deal of support from members of the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. A new billboard of Long has appeared in Atlanta, with the...
View ArticleTyler Perry And Dwayne Johnson To Star In Comedy Film, 'Take My Wife'
Filed under: News After making a cameo appearance in 'Why Did I Get Married Too?,' Dwayne Johnson will have a bigger role in his next collaboration with Tyler Perry as the two are looking to work...
View ArticleToni Braxton Files For 2nd Bankruptcy
Filed under: News Forget about unbreaking her heart - Toni Braxton needs someone to unbreak her bank account. According to TMZ.com, the singer has filed for bankruptcy this week, which is the second...
View Article'A Different World'? More Non-Black Students Attending HBCUs
Filed under: News, Race and Civil Rights I remember going on a campus tour of Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, as a bright eyed, inquisitive 18-year-old girl in 1998. As I listened to the tour...
View ArticleParents Say Kid's Art Project Looks Like KKK Hood
Filed under: News A 6-year-old boy in Fort Scott, Kansas, came home on Monday with an art class project that shocked and unnerved his parents: a KKK hood. The boy's parents were so outraged that they...
View ArticleEd Gordon: Weighs in on T.I., Reggie Bush, President Obama & BET
Filed under: Interviews, Television Ed Gordon is one the most recognizable African-American news personalities in the business. The Detroit-bred anchor became a household name while working at Black...
View ArticleGood & Bad Money News: Black Unemployment Dips Overall, While Black Teen...
Filed under: News, The Economy From The Grio: The Labor Department said Friday that the unemployment rate held at 9.6 percent last month. The jobless rate has now topped 9.5 percent for 14 straight...
View ArticleBank of America Halts All Foreclosures in All 50 States
Filed under: News, Housing, Mortgage The banking industry is coming under further scrutiny for what many are labeling unfair practices in expediting the foreclosure process. In response to public...
View ArticleBaseball: Roberto Alomar's Wife Accuses Him of HIV Exposure
Filed under: Gossip, Baseball Former major league baseball player Roberto Alomar and his wife Maria are battling in a divorce court. Maria claims that her husband knew he was HIV-positive and had...
View ArticleHalle Berry Joins Jamie Foxx And Martin Lawrence In 'The Skank Robbers'
Filed under: News While at BET's "106 and Parks" anniversary party, "Extra's" Terri Seymour and AJ Calloway spoke with Oscar winner Jamie Foxx, who mentioned that fellow Oscar winner Halle Berry would...
View ArticleFederal Judge Says Health Care Law is Legal
Filed under: News, Politics, President Obama, Race and Civil Rights, Health Care Debate There's bad news for the 20 states suing the federal government over the legality of the health care reform law....
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