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Whitney Houston’s funeral will take place at the church where she grew up in Newark, New Jersey this Saturday. The funeral will be private and will take place at the New Hope Baptist Church in Houston’s hometown of Newark. There will be no public service. Carolyn Whigham, owner of Whigham Funeral Home, told the NY […]
Former talk show diva Oprah Winfrey is in some boiling water. On Sunday night, Winfrey took to Twitter, urging viewers, especially Nielsen households, to watch the OWN network as opposed to the Grammy Awards. After breaking Nielsen’s cardinal rules of never influencing a viewer and their TV-watching habits, Winfrey issued an apology on Monday. SEE ALSO: […]
Black love is passionate and inspiring. Iconic writer Zora Neale Hurston once said, “Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.” Here are the couples NewsOne has chosen that demonstrate the true essence of what Black love is all about. Happy Valentine’s Day! 1)Barack and Michelle Obama: Their love is authentic, and they […]
Source:Eurweb Whitney Houston’s body was transported to the East Coast on Tyler Perry’s private jet, according to TMZ. Perry, who was in LA to conduct interviews with the press for his upcoming film “Good Deeds,” immediately offered up his private plane to the family as soon as he heard about Whitney’s death. Houston’s funeral will […]
Source: Huffingtonpost Chris Brown took to the Grammy stage on Sunday after a three-year-long hiatus, performing “Beautiful People” off of his album F.A.M.E, which won best R&B album of the year. But it wasn’t his electric performance that fans were tweeting about during the show — some girls said they’d let Chris Brown “beat them.” […]
All South African bank notes will now feature former anti-apartheid leader and South African president, Nelson Mandela. The announcement was made to coincide with the 22nd anniversary of Mandela’s release from prison, where he served 27 years for fighting against Apartheid. Mandela was the first President of South Africa after the end of apartheid in […]
In what has been a holding pattern for the GOP and President Barack Obama, House Republicans and GOP Presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Ron Paul have taken sharp digs at the budget plan Obama unveiled early Monday. The potentially contentious battle over taxes and the GOP resistance to all things coming out of the White […]
Whitney Houston’s rendition of the song “I Will Always Love You” made it a bonafide classic, but it was country music legend Dolly Parton who originally recorded the song. Dolly Parton released the following statement about the passing of Whitney Houston on her website: Mine is only one of the millions of hearts broken over […]
Scott Henson (pictured), a self-described White Texas redneck, was cuffed last Friday by a swarm of policemen, because he was walking his Black 5-year-old grandchild down the street. The Austin resident spoke to NewsOne about how he was accosted by police for being in the company of his grandchild, Ty (pictured). SEE ALSO: GLAAD Is Not Anti-Black […]
Whitney Houston’s family was told by L.A. County Coroner officials the singer did not die from drowning, but rather from what appears to be a combination of Xanax and other prescription drugs mixed with alcohol, reports TMZ. TMZ also reported that water was found in Whitney’s lungs, but it was not enough water to lead […]
Bobbi Kristina was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles twice after hearing news of her mother Whitney Houston’s death. She has been released from the hospital and TMZ reports that her father, Bobby Brown, has abandoned his New Edition concert in Nashville to be by her side! Bobby was swarmed by media at LAX […]
An emotional Jennifer Hudson fought back tears as she gave a stirring rendition of Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” at last night’s Grammy Awards. Dressed in a simple black dress, with only a piano serving as accompaniment, Hudson sang a powerful tribute to the late Houston, who presented Hudson with her first Grammy […]