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As season three of “Basketball Wives” draws to a close, Shaunie O’Neal has emerged yet again as the wise all-knowing voice of reason in the otherwise unruly pack of women who are prone to drink throwing, hair pulling and plenty of profane dialogue. Many have criticized the franchise (including us here at HelloBeautiful) for negatively […]
R&B turned gospel singer Montell Jordan will be performing at Praise 102.5’s Praise in the Park tomorrow and he dropped by the studio to talk with our own Darlene McCoy about what fans can expect from the show. Montell also talked about his transition from singing R&B to performing gospel. The California native is currently […]
Mary J. Blige just released another promotional pic for ‘My Life II: The Journey Continues’ which is set to be released in October. The album serves as the sequel to Blige’s 1994’s sophomore smash ‘My Life’. The staff at HB are huge fans of Mary and let’s just say MJB better not disappoint! We have […]
When it comes to dating, finding a man is the easy part, but getting him to commit and putting a ring on it not so much. There are a lot of women who have been in relationships with the same person for years and while their significant others may be happy with the way things […]
Brandy is heading for the hills. The 32-year-old Grammy winner has signed on to play a charismatic young politician in “90210” who’s running for Congress. Her character, Marissa Jackson-Lewis, is described as a cross between Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama, according to TVLine. Brandy is best known for her role as Moesha from the […]
What can we expect from tonight’s season premiere of “The Ultimate Merger 2” starring plus-size model and television personality Toccara Jones? It will surely involve the typical shenanigans of the all too familiar “win-my-heart” reality formula. 14 guys will meet Toccara hoping for a chance to become her beau. Week after week, they’ll be put […]
Tracee Ellis Ross graces the September 2011 issue of Essence magazine. Ross who is returning to the small screen with a new sitcom on BET titled “Reed Between the Lines,” sat down with the mag to talk about her new leading role with co-star Malcolm-Jamal Warner, dished on her personal transformation during her hit show […]
President Obama wrapped up the debt-ceiling debate just in time to celebrate another important milestone, his 50th birthday.Take a look at Jennifer Hudson leading the crowd in singing Happy Birthday to President Barack Obama on the eve of his 50th birthday and check out our photo gallery below: http://specials.washingtonpost.com/mv/embed/?title=Crowd%20sings%20Happy%20Birthday%20to%20Obama&stillURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Frf%2Fimage_606w%2F2010-2019%2FWashingtonPost%2F2011%2F08%2F04%2FNational-Politics%2FVideos%2F08042011-16v%2F08042011-16v.jpg&flvURL=%2Fmedia%2F2011%2F08%2F04%2F08042011-16v.m4v&width=480&height=270&autoStart=0&clickThru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fpolitics%2Fcrowd-sings-happy-birthday-to-obama%2F2011%2F08%2F04%2FgIQAyb0qtI_video.html President Meets Circle Of Protection To […]
Aretha Franklin has released a statement in response to songwriter Norman “Ace” West who sued the Queen of Soul’s publishing company in a fight over royalties. Aretha’s Springtime Publishing Inc, is being sued for copyright infringement who is seeking unspecified damages for future royalties.West said no royalty agreement was signed for “Put It Back Together […]
Rumors started circling that Fantasia may have been pregnant when she was spottedpacking some extra pounds vacationing with Antwaun Cook recently, and now we’ve got the proof! Fanny didn’t make the announcement on Twitter or release a statement, but broke the news to a small crowd at a charity concert that she performed at during […]
UPDATE: Health insurance companies will now be required to provide women free birth control, in keeping with the new Obama administration guidelines. The new guidelines, which the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) labeled “historic,” will require new health insurance plans to include women’s preventive services including FDA approved contraceptives, breast feeding support, and […]
A funeral is set for 11 a.m. Thursday for U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Perry, a giant of a civil rights lawyer who toiled relentlessly to dismantle legal segregation in South Carolina and then went on to become the state’s first black federal judge. Perry died of natural causes Friday just days before his 90th […]