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The Michael Jackson tribute concert took place this weekend in Wales where numerous performers were invited and paid to perform. Jennifer Hudson was one of them, but according to TMZ.com pulled a no-show and didn’t even warn the producers! She tweeted that she wouldn’t be attending the show due to “major production issues.” According to […]

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Tia & Tamera Mowry are glamorous, as a new wife, a new mother, and the stars of their own reality show. But considering that they’ve been in the industry for almost 20 years and grew up in front of us, we can assume that they had some of their most awkward moments caught on camera. […]

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Oprah’s talk show lasted 25 years, so it’s safe to assume she made plenty of mistakes along the way. Luckily, she learned from one pretty early. The mogul recently revealed on Entertainment Tonight, that back in 1988, she had her biggest on-air regret. And that would be the moment she towed lard on stage to […]

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Sam Cooke was a prolific song writer and soul inspired individual. He has always been one of my personal favorites.He was in a gospel group before called the Soul Stirrers before he became  a solo artist. With today being Good Friday now is as a good time to pick a flashback track that will get […]

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Between 3 p.m. October 11, 2011, and 3 p.m. October 12, 2011, first lady Michelle Obama and National Geographic Kids will attempt to break the record for the most people doing jumping jacks. All you have to do is one minute of jumping jacks! The first lady will lead hundreds of local children in doing […]

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Fantasia may not get to play the role of Mahalia Jackson after all. Members of the legendary gospel singer’s estate are appalled that Fanny is pregnant and and not married, according to the NY Post. Also, producers are reportedly upset that she didn’t reveal her pregnancy until she was four months along and instead claimed […]

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Steve Jobs’ death has instantaneously raised the public’s awareness of pancreatic cancer. Other notables have lost the battle against pancreatic cancer, including Patrick Swayze in 2009, legendary saxophonist James Moody last year, and former civil rights leader Reverend James Bevel this year. It was once rumored that Aretha Franklin suffered from pancreatic cancer before she […]

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Kelly Rowland admits that she was embarrassed to call off her wedding in 2005 to NFL baller Roy Williams in the November issue of Cosmopolitan UK. The former Destiny’s Child singer broke off her engagement when she was 24, and while she knows it was the right thing to do at the time it was […]

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Beyonce’s video for “Countdown” is here! In the clip, Bey goes through the decades, channeling everybody from Aubrey Hepburn in a beatnik turtleneck and cropped pants to The Supreme’s-era Diana Ross in a more modern-day shimmery mini, from a Flashdance & Fame-inspired dancer in an off-the-shoulder sweater to a vintage Vogue swimsuit model. Using solid […]

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The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded today to three women from African and Arab countries for their roles as activists. These women, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf — Africa’s first elected female president — her compatriot, peace activist Leymah Gbowee and Tawakul Karman of Yemen, a pro-democracy campaigner have all helped spread the message […]

Seven-time Grammy-winning Contemporary Gospel superstar, host of BET’s Sunday Best and author of The Blueprint: A Plan for Living Above Life’s Storms, Kirk Franklin will embark on his ground-breaking nationwide Fearless Tour, visiting fifteen states in four weeks. The tour kicks off on November 1, 2011 (see full listing of tour dates & cities below) […]

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The prestigious Hollywood Black Film Festival dubbed “The Black Sundance” has announced its lineup for the 2011 Festival which will happen October 27-30th. The Festival will screen 51 films, including 9 feature films, 11 documentaries and 27 short films. Black Film Festival Showcases The Next Great Black Filmmakers New Movie “Last Laugh” Fights Drug Abuse […]