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Don’t expect Star Jones and NeNe Leakes to be BFF’s anytime soon. Star Jones recently appeared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and didn’t miss her chance to strike back at castmate Nene Leakes. If you missed it, the two got into a vicious spat in Sunday’s episode. DeGeneres asks Jones: “What were you thinking when […]

It came down to the very last seconds, but the Atlanta Hawks managed to finish off the Orlando Magic last night in game 6 at Philips Arena, beating them 84-81 to advance to the Eastern Conference semi-finals. The fifth-seeded Hawks will open the second round on Monday at No. 1 seed Chicago. Unfortunately the Hawks […]

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Tornadoes and violent storms tore through at least six southern states, causing billions of dollars of damage. The system spawned some of the deadliest twisters in the country’s history. The death toll is growing. Three hundred  people were killed when the system that came through Wednesday. The powerful tornadoes, more than 160 reported so far, […]

At least 272 people in South, including 14 in Georgia, were killed when deadly storms that included tornadoes swept through several Southern states. Alabama was hit the hardest. People interested in helping can send contributions to: American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, D.C. 20013. You can also contribute by going to www.redcross.org, or call […]

In an incident that is beginning to receive national attention, an off-duty Atlanta police officer was captured on video slapping and striking a woman in the face during a melee at an IHOP restaurant in Buckhead. The four women who were part of the scuffle have already secured legal representation. Atlanta attorney Bobby Aniekwu believes […]

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Bishop Eddie Long addressed his followers at New Birth Missionary Church on Easter and gave a “cryptic” message to the four young men who claimed they had sexual relationships with him, according to WSBTV. Throughout his sermons he appeared to have a message for his accusers. “You ain’t messin’ with me. I shall rise again […]

NFL All-Star quarterback Michael Vick and the Humane Society of the U.S. are speaking out against a dog-fighting video-game available in the Android App market titled “Dog Wars.” “I’ve come to learn the hard way that dogfighting is a dead-end street,” Vick said in a statement. “Now, I am on the right side of this […]

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The war of words between Spike Lee and Tyler Perry continues as Perry recently said at a press conference that “Spike can go straight to hell!” Lee has been a very vocal critic of Perry and his films. “I’m so sick of hearing about damn Spike Lee,” Perry said during a press conference . “Spike […]

The AJC is reporting that Asheley Jewell has been discharged from Grady Memorial Hospital and is recuperating at home. As we previously reported, the 15-year-old Stephenson High sophomore was shot in the head and critically wounded last March in an apparent road-rage incident on Old National Highway. A $2,000 reward is being offered for information […]