Radio Facts, the leading urban industry trade site, has announced the Top 30 Black Women in Media winners! Radio One founder Cathy Hughes came in at number two, right behind media titan Oprah Winfrey. As the first black woman to own a publicly traded radio chain, Hughes is deserving of this honor. Also, Radio One […]
Christina Norman, head of the four-month old Oprah Winfrey Network, has been dismissed. According to the NY Times, Peter Liguori, the chief operating officer for Discovery Communications, will take over the channel on an interim basis. Mr. Ligouri’s appointment is effective immediately and will likely last into the fall, if not longer. 25 Women To […]
The Blind Boys of Alabama are a gospel group from Alabama that first formed at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind at Talladega, Alabama in 1939. The three main vocalists of the group and their drummer/percussionist are all blind. As of 2010, The Blind Boys of Alabama continue to tour nationally and internationally, with […]
Singer Alicia Keys graces the cover of the June 2011 issue of Essence magazine as she readies her tenth anniversary deluxe and collector’s editions of her first album, “Songs in A Minor,” due out this month. Alicia opens up to the magazine about the man who has her heart, Swizz Beatz, music and motherhood. This […]
The Word Network, the largest African American religious network in the U.S. and the world, has just finalized an historic partnership with Juanita Bynum Enterprises. As the new Director of Special Programming, Dr. Juanita Bynum will be on The Word Network Monday through Friday at 5:00 a.m. ET; in addition, she will be producing monthly […]
Tyler Perry visited The Monique Show and voiced how he felt about Spike Lee’s “attack” against him. Tyler Perry makes some good points about the state of the black race in general and in film, but he obviously wasn’t paying attention to the news a few years back when he said he never saw Italians […]
The body of a man was discovered nailed to a wooden cross in an abandoned stone quarry in South Korea – allegedly near a mirror so the man could watch himself suffer. The victim, wearing a loin cloth and a crown of thorns, had his hands and feet nailed to a wooden cross and a […]
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has decided not to release death photos of terrorist Osama bin Laden, he said in an interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes,” amid concerns that the gruesome image could prove inflammatory. Obama’s decision was reported on the CBS News Web site Wednesday after the president sat for an interview with the […]
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon have finally revealed the names of their newborn twins: Their son’s name is Moroccan Scott Cannon and daughter is Monroe Cannon! Interesting to say the least! Take a look at the announcement on Mariah’s official Twitter account: Nick & Mariah Renew Their Vows Mariah Carey Gives Birth To Twins
Actress Paula Patton recently appeared on the Chelsea Handler show and the “Jumping the Broom” star dished on why people think her newborn son Julian Fuego is adopted. Chelsea stated, “when you don’t look like your baby at all people think you’re the nanny.” Paula responded with: “He’s blond, he has blue eyes. It’s crazy,” […]
Miami Heat’s Chris Bosh is suing his ex-wife and mother of his child Allison Mathis. Bosh has been trying to get her from appearing on VH1’s “Basketball Wives.” Bosh is claiming Mathis and the producers of the show Shed Media are exploiting his likeness and trademark. The suit said that Mathis was hired to be […]
Donnie McClurkin is a man of few words but deep intellect. He once said that ministry was using and losing do to popularity. If we do that where is the truth in that? He said, ,”There’s a level of ministry missing here because it’s become too commercial. If people can’t afford to buy the ticket, […]