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Actress Alaina Reed Hall-Amini, most noted for her portrayal of Rose Holloway on the 80’s NBC sitcom 227 and as Olivia on Sesame Street passed away on Thursday, December 17th after a battle with breast cancer at the age of 63. Born in Springfield, Ohio, Hall-Amini began her career in Broadway and off-Broadway productions. She […]

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VIA: Pegasus News Award-winning gospel choir God’s Property reunited Saturday night for a very special performance that included a surprising appearance from former bandleader, Kirk Franklin. In 1997, Franklin received a Grammy for the album, Whatcha Lookin 4, recorded with God’s Property (known as “The Family” at the time). In 1998, God’s Property sued their […]

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As we previously reported, Beyonce’s mother filed for divorce from her dad Mathew Knowles. Well Tina Knowles has released the following statement confirming the divorce: The decision to end our marriage is an amicable one. We remain friends, parents, and business partners. If anyone is expecting an ugly messy fight, they will be sadly disappointed. […]

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] Comedian/actor Sinbad is in a little bit of trouble with the Internal Revenue Service. How much trouble? $8.15 million in trouble, according to the Detroit News. The US Attorney General wants the comedian’s house sold to help satisfy the debt. On December 10th, an assistant US Attorney asked a federal judge to foreclose on […]

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VIA: RhodellLewis.com Following the biggest first week sales of his career with the recent release of his sophomore solo CD The Law of Confession, Part 1 (Quiet Water/Zomba Gospel) (the project debuted at #2 on Billboard magazine’s gospel album sales chart, at #71 on the Billboard Hot 100 Albums chart and at #1 on the […]

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VIA: RhodellLewis.com After stirring souls with the hit single “I Trust You,” James Fortune & FIYA are back with their third CD offering “Encore”. Led by “Encore,” the first single and title track,” the disc is due in stores January 26. Featuring production from Terence Vaughn, James Fortune, and Ay’Ron Lewis, “Encore” is due to […]

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VIA: People.com Brittany Murphy died of cardiac arrest early Sunday morning, after her mother had found her unconscious in the shower, according to a report by TMZ. The actress was 32. It is reported that a call went out to 911 from Murphy’s Los Angeles home at 8 a.m. Attempts to revive her were not […]

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// WASHINGTON, D.C. — The nation’s capital got in the holiday spirit Sunday night when music legends Neil Diamond and Mary J. Blige performed for President Barack Obama at the annual “Christmas in Washington” concert. The festivities, hosted by comedian George Lopez, took place at the National Building Museum and benefited the Children’s National Medical […]

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VIA: USA Today.com The author known simply as Sapphire titled her acclaimed, controversial 1996 novel, Push, for a simple reason: Her narrator, an illiterate and obese 16-year-old girl, is urged to do a lot of pushing. When Precious Jones confesses to a teacher in a Harlem alternative school that she can’t read — that “the […]

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VIA: CNN.com Americans are in a war that pits the politically correct against Christmas carolers, some say. They say it’s a battle that plays out in the halls of Congress, retail stores and public schools across the country, and it’s one that’s been raging for years. Republican Rep. Henry Brown of South Carolina introduced a […]

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Mariah Carey recently appeared on “Lopez Tonight” and discussed her ethnic background. The singer gave a shout out to her Irish mother, and said her father was black and grew up in Harlem. She also revealed the DNA test results of host George Lopez. Find out the comedian’s results below: The singer will launch her […]

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VIA: Bossip.com Looks like Tina and Mathew Knowles are finally calling it quits. According to sources, Tina whose name was filed as Celestine under court documents, has decided to finally end her marriage with Matthew. Take a look at the court document below: Beyonce’s dad got his baby mama a job Documents were actually filed […]