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The 2011 BET Awards took place in Los Angeles last night and the stars were out, including gospel’s best! Mary Mary, Donnie McClurkin and Deitrick Haddon paid tribute to tornado victims and also celebrated the music of the late Walter Hawkins by performing “Thank You.” Later on in the evening Pastor Shirley Caesar paid tribute […]
Beyonce headlined the UK’s Glastonbury festival this past weekend. Considered England’s premiere music event, Beyonce made history as the first woman to ever headline the show; her hubby Jay-Z did so just three years ago. Giving her 100,000 fan’s their money’s worth, she performed everything from Destiny’s Child’s gems to her first “Dangerously In Love” […]
“Basketball Wives”Jennifer Williams, has officially filed for divorce from her soon to be ex-husband, Eric Williams. Our friends over at TMZ are reporting that Jen finally pulled the trigger on Friday, filing papers in Hudson County Superior Court in New Jersey. Williams, who tied the knot with Eric in the Bahamas back in 2007, cites […]
The fight for same sex marriage in America has been a long and strenuous one with only a few states in our country allowing homosexual couples to legally get married. As of today, the state of New York as been added to that list as the sixth state in America to legalize same sex marriage, […]
Jill Scott covers Billboard Magazine’s latest issue (week of July 2). Earlier this week, she released her fourth studio album after a 4-year hiatus that saw her get engaged and pregnant but, ultimately, left single. Inside, she talks about how she overcame the heartbreak and what she’s learned. On her new album “The Light Of […]
Jennifer Hudson’s “No One Gonna Love You” video is here! In the clip, Jennifer not only sings, but acts (proving she’s still got the chops) and dances (for the first time in a video!) Her unreliable boyfriend, played by The Wire’s Hassan Johnson, seemingly forgets their anniversary (despite her reminding him) and is a no-show […]
How do you stop street crime? You do the obvious, you give the kids something to do. An Imam in Philadelphia is taking an interesting position on kids and street fighting. He is teaching how to fight for real. He started a boxing training center. Number Of Muslims Is Expected To Double By 2030 The […]
Yesterday, the Legislature’s Program Review and Investigations Committee heard significant testimony on parental notification for minors seeking abortions at its public hearing on teen health. What You Need To Know About New FDA Sunscreen Rules The Family Institute of Connecticut played a key role in arranging this first-ever hearing on parental notification. Sen. Michael McLachlan […]
O.J Simpson has reportedly confessed to Oprah Winfrey that he murdered his former wife, Nicole Simpson Brown. Oprah made headlines recently saying that one of her regrets was never having got the disgraced football player to confess to the killing. “I have a dream of O.J. Simpson confessing to me,” she said at the National […]
Missy Elliott recently revealed she has been quietly suffering with a major autoimmune disease which affects her thyroid. The hit maker was diagnosed in 2008 with Graves’ disease, a disorder that affects the thyroid and she admits the symptoms came on so fast, she almost lost her ability to do everyday things like drive and […]
Beyonce’s new Target commercial gives a sneak peek into what the singer did on her year-long hiatus, before stepping back into the spotlight. Images of her traveling flash across the screen as she speaks to the viewers: “It’s hard to see when you move so fast, so I left the stage and I joined the […]
Beyonce’s “Schoolin’ Life” song has hit the internet! The funky, 80s-inspired track channels Prince and was penned by The-Dream. On it, Beyonce schools everyone in their 20s to those in their 50s! She gets feisty and growls, “Mom and Dad tried to hide the boys / I swear that just made ’em want me more […]