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First Lady Michelle Obama announced that she will travel to Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa and Gaborone,during an official visit to Africa from June 21 – 26 focused on youth leadership, education, health and wellness. Mrs. Obama’s visit will highlight the important stake the U.S. has in the success of Africa’s many nations, as […]

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Family Research Council’s Marriage and Religion Research Institute (MARRI) released a synthesis paper today showing that economic well-being in the United States is strongly related to marriage. What Men Want Is Women To Clean The paper, entitled Marriage and Economic Well-Being, shows that married couples are better off economically than persons in any other family […]

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Bobby Brown took a flight from Aruba to Miami, but he  may have no recollection of it.The singer was on his way back to Miami from Aruba this with his wife Alicia Etheridge and son Cassius, and eyewitnesses allege, Bobby was drunk on the American Airlines flight. We’re guessing Bobby was still in vacation mode! […]

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Is Whitney Houston battling emphysema? According to sources, the singer is in the early stages of the lung disease and has been told she’ll die a horrible death. Houston, 47,has been told that if she does not completely kick her smoking habit there is no doubt that the disease will take her life. Whitney canceled […]

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Now that you have your duffel bags and travel kits out from Memorial Day weekend, it’s time to start planning your trips for the summer. We all know that with today’s economy gas prices and plane ticket prices are shooting off the charts. Don’t let this keep you from exploring this summer! Pick a few […]

When an international flotilla sails for the Gaza Strip this month to challenge Israel’s controversial naval blockade of the Palestinian territory, Alice Walker — one of America’s premier writers, poets and civil rights activists — will be among them. Walker will be on an American ship with 34 passengers, including an 86-year-old whose parents died […]

Marlo Hampton, the rumored newest member on “Real Housewives of Atlanta,” has a criminal past according to various internet sources. Marlo has been arrested not once, but seven times! Her first arrest was in 1999 and her last one was in 2003. The charges range from aggravated battery with great bodily harm, multiple probation violations […]

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Halle Berry could be returning to television in a drama series titled “Higher Learning.” The role will require her to play a college professor. Deadline is reporting that the script, written by 30-year industry vet Lee Rose, is being shopped around to pay cable networks like HBO and Showtime. This wouldn’t be the first time […]

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Rihanna debuted her new video for “Man Down” early yesterday which received very mixed reviews. In the video, Rihanna shoots a man down in the center of a busy street. But the visual of a man being gunned down in broad daylight (with a clear view of blood exiting his neck and pooling around his […]

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Jennifer Hudson has joined the cast of “The Three Stooges” in which she play one of three nuns. The Oscar-winning actress will take on the role of Sister Rosemary. Deadline reports that Sister Rosemary is likely to play the “nice one” at the orphanage where the Stooges come of age, despite the nuns’ best efforts […]

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First lady Michelle Obama and several other officials will unveil a new plate-shaped food icon today, Thursday June 2nd,  that “will serve as a reminder to help consumers make healthier food choices,” the White House said. The first lady will be joined by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Surgeon General Regina Benjamin during the event […]

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When we think about our world compared to a hundred years ago, it seems like we’ve made a lot of progress in terms of human rights, right? While I definitely agree that there have been improvements made in the modern age, I was completely caught off guard when I heard about the humanitarian crisis happening […]