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Actress Garcelle Beauvais, better known as “Fancy” from “The Jamie Foxx Show,” has been greatly affected by the tragedy that has struck Haiti. She herself grew up on the island, coming to the United States with her parents at the age of seven. The news has continued to report on the status of the country, […]
VIA: Washington Post Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas pleaded guilty Friday in D.C. Superior Court to a felony count of carrying a pistol without a license, leaving his career in the NBA in jeopardy. Arenas will be sentenced on March 26. As part of a plea agreement, prosecutors said they would seek no more than […]
VIA: MTV News Since the first news of Tuesday’s devastating earthquake in Haiti began trickling out, former Fugees member Wyclef Jean has been urging people to text donations to aid his homeland. As he flies back to the U.S. on Friday (January 15) after assessing the damage on the ground from the 7.0 earthquake that […]
Fans of the late soul singer Teddy Pendergrass will have a chance to say their goodbyes at a public viewing in Philadelphia. The viewing will be held Friday, Jan. 22 at 10 a.m. at Philadelphia’s Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, located at 2800 West Cheltenham Ave. A funeral will be held the next day on Saturday, […]
VIA: CNN.com Port-au-Prince, Haiti — Fears of civil strife grew Friday in earthquake-ravaged Haiti as emergency crews raced against the clock to rescue those trapped under rubble and to keep survivors alive, fed and sheltered. Despite relative calm, there were reports of sporadic looting and violence after Tuesday’s 7.0-magnitude earthquake clobbered the capital, affecting millions […]
Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, was struck by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake near the capital that destroyed buildings and left thousands of people dead or missing. The United States is sending first responders to Haiti to assist victims of a powerful earthquake, as part of a coordinated American response that includes the […]
VIA: Washington Post Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas was charged Thursday with felony gun possession, a crime that carries a maximum five years in jail and a fine, authorities said. The charge was filed Thursday afternoon by the U.S. Attorney’s office for the District. Arenas’s attorney and prosecutors had been negotiating a plea deal during the […]
Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh and televangelist Pat Robertson are no strangers to insensitive, racially charged comments, but the two crossed a line recently with comments regarding the earthquake tragedy in Haiti. Watch this video of MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann giving an inspired response to the hateful comments made by Limbaugh and Pat Robertson about the […]
VIA: New York Times WASHINGTON —President Obama promised $100 million for the relief effort in Haiti on Thursday morning, vowing that the United States would stand with the impoverished nation as it counted what could be tens of thousands of dead and grappled with the devastation of the Tuesday earthquake. In an emotional address from […]
Musician Wyclef Jean, who was born in Haiti, implores Haitians in America to “step up” in this clip from CNN. “As we sit here there are people in the dark…we are in a state of emergency,” said Wyclef. PREVIOUS: Haiti native Wyclef Jean is asking for assistance for victims of a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that […]
VIA: Miami Herald PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian President René Préval issued an urgent appeal for his earthquake-shattered nation Wednesday, saying he had been stepping over dead bodies and hearing the cries of those trapped under the rubble of the national Parliament. Préval, in his first interview since the earthquake, said the country was destroyed and […]