ATLANTA – “Real Housewives Of Atlanta” Kandi Burress’ deceased fiance A.J. Jewell’s daughter, Asheley Jewell, was shot in head on Saturday according to Hello Beautiful. RELATED: Emanuel Lewis or Gary Coleman? Read more breaking details and video at HelloBeautiful RELATED: Kandi Burress addresses sleeping with Jermain Dupri and Xscape break-up
Las Vegas — Members of PETA are planning to protest the new Animal Planet show, “Taking On Tyson,” which stars legendary boxer Mike Tyson. RELATED: 25 reasons we loved “A Different World” The show features Tyson’s affinity for pigeons and his entry into competitive pigeon racing. The racing aspect of the show hasn’t thrilled everyone. […]
COLUMBUS – Former WWE and UFC Champion, Shad Gaspard was arrested for jaywalking in Columbus Ohio and is claiming that the arrest was racially motivated. RELATED: Top 9 must see Black films TMZ reports: Shad’s wife Siliana tells TMZ her husband did not resist when a cop tried to bust him for jaywalking as he […]
Los Angeles– Tyler Perry’s “For Colored Girls” dominated last night’s NAACP Image Awards; winning the best picture, director and supporting-actress prizes. Halle Berry won the outstanding actress prize “Frankie & Alice,” and also shared a heartfelt acceptance speech about achieving her childhood dream. Also read: 25 Reasons We Love Blaxploitation Films
Washington– Blacks are significantly more optimistic about what the future holds for them and the economy, according to a Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University poll conducted Jan. 27 – Feb.9. There was also a significant divide in how whites and blacks rated President Obama’s economic policies, with whites taking a far dimmer view than blacks.
San Diego– Doris Payne, an 80-year-old jewel thief was sentenced Wednesday to serve 5 years in prison. Payne admits that she is a career thief and traveled the world plying her craft. She has never used a gun or lifted a finger in violence, but still slips out of jewelry stores with her loot, according […]
New York — Academy Award winning actress Halle Berry who is in the middle of a custody fight with her ex-husband Gabriel Aubry, recently told Ebony Magazine that her daughter is Black because of the “one-drop rule.” “I feel like she’s black,” the actress told the magazine. “I’m black and I’m her mother, and I […]
Radio One Founder Cathy Hughes spoke candidly about the images of Black women in film at the TV One Upfront last week.
California — Yesterday, the author of Waiting To Exhale and How Stella Got Her Groove Back Tweeted, “It feels like the Smith children are being pimped and exploited. Or, they’re already hungry for fame. What about 4th grade?” Cue the ruckus. McMillan also wrote: The Smith children already act like child stars. There’s an arrogance […]
Here are some of the highlights of the video as compiled by the YBF website: Highlights: Steve moved on to Marjorie in a disturbingly quick fashion, never gave an explanation or apology to Mary. Steve had an apartment in New York that he neevr let Mary see, but Marjorie joined him there. Steve didn’t show […]
Fantasia’s soaking up all the free publicity she can get right now after the little O.D. situation. She took a moment to sit down with VIBE to tell them that she feels the only reason she is getting so much negative press is because of the color of her skin… It had nothing to do with her trying to kill herself!!!
Rihanna has scrapped another show date of her “Last Girl on Earth” tour. Having canceled her opening night of the tour at the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, Washington due to “production changes”, the 22-year-old Bajan beauty has been forced to eliminate another date of the traveling gigs because of the poor ticket sales. The […]
