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Even though she flew back to rehab with her sex-addicted husband, Tiger Woods’ wife Elin reportedly wants a divorce. According to gossip columnist Flo Anthony, Elin does not want to stay in the marriage: “I’ve been told that Elin wants to go. Elin does want a divorce,” Flo tells ET, adding she was told that […]
It is no secret that models of color are at a clear disadvantage when it comes to booking jobs in the white-washed fashion industry. Many models and industry professionals have expressed displeasure with the blatantly discriminatory ways of the fashion world. Now, it appears there is proof of bias. Jezebel has been monitoring the number […]
VIA: GMC Life The 41st annual GMA Dove Award nominees have been announced. Nominees include Mary Mary for Artist of the Year; Hezekiah Walker & LFC for Group of the Year; Heather Headley for Female Vocalist of the Year; and Donnie McClurkin and Smokie Norful for Male Vocalist of the Year. Click here to see […]
VIA: CNN.com Former New Jersey Nets star Jayson Williams was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday for the fatal shooting of his limo driver in 2002. Williams tearfully apologized to the family of Costas “Gus” Christofi during his sentencing hearing Tuesday morning. “There’s not a day I wake up and I don’t feel sorry […]
VIA: New York Times Barely 18 hours after an earthquake devastated Haiti on Jan. 12, the Rev. Pat Robertson supplied a televised discourse on the nation’s history, theology and destiny. Haiti has suffered, he explained, because its rebellious slaves “swore a pact with the devil” to overthrow the French two centuries ago. Ever since, he […]
VIA: Reuters When it was time to record his next album, Marvin Sapp decided not to tamper with the live formula he used on his 2007 best-seller, “Thirsty.” So on October 16 last year, he returned to the same site — Resurrection Life Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan — with the same collaborators — including […]
Our First Lady got a beautiful makeover this past weekend. Michelle Obama glammed it up when she gave music students a preview of the upcoming Governor’s Ball performances.
By Oretha Winston at Elev8.com Africans Americans have always had the heart of Olympiads. I have been watching and cheering on the the American team at the Olympics with pride the last few nights. It called to mind the past winners. There have been many that etched their places on podiums that should never be […]
VIA: AccessAtlanta The civil rights movement and its aftermath continue to create bonds, tying together the people who experienced or witnessed racial injustice. It’s true for Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Timothy B. Tyson and Jeb Stuart. Last week, film director Stuart’s “Blood Done Sign My Name” opened the Pan African Film and Arts Festival in Los […]
VIA: CNN.com The head of the National Black Farmers Association said Thursday the U.S. government has agreed to pay qualified farmers $50,000 each to settle claims of racial bias. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said those farmers may also pursue a claim for actual damages from the bias, and potentially receive up to $250,000. The […]
Breaking his three-month silence,Tiger Woods spoke to a small intimate press conference this morning at the TPC Sawgrass Clubhouse in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
VIA: CNN.com Friends say they had no inkling of the rage tormenting a man believed to have deliberately crashed a small plane Thursday into an Internal Revenue Service building. Joe Stack, who federal officials say flew his Piper Cherokee PA-28 into an IRS office, was carefree, friendly and professional, the former friends said. “He was […]