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We’ve all heard the story about the abuse Halle has gone through in a previous relationship, but now the Oscar-winning actress has decided to speak on the abuse that she saw her mother and older sister go through as a child. Halle has never spoken publicly about the beatings her mother received from her father, […]
VIA: Newsone.com The City Council voted Tuesday to legalize gay marriage, giving supporters a victory after a string of recent defeats elsewhere and sending the issue to Congress, which has final say over laws in the nation’s capital. Mayor Adrian Fenty has promised to sign the bill, which passed 11-2, and gay couples could begin […]
VIA: People The holidays may bring a final showdown in the marriage of Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren, a source close to the golfer’s wife tells PEOPLE, saying, “She plans to leave Tiger.” Another source says, “She’s made up her mind. There’s nothing to think about: he’s never going to change,” PEOPLE reports in its […]
VIA: Los Angeles Times The critical darling “Precious,” the hit of the Sundance Film Festival, received three nominations at the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards, including best film, best actress in a drama for Gabourey Sidibe and supporting actress for Mo’Nique. However, the film was snubbed in the best director and screenplay categories. George Clooney […]
VIA: MTVNews.com Chris Brown’s irate state of mind, as displayed over the weekend in a series of angry tweets, came to an end Monday afternoon (December 14) when the embattled R&B artist abruptly canceled his Twitter account and abandoned tens of thousands of followers. “I WANNA THANK MY FANS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT,” Brown posted […]
VIA: Huffington Post Lynne Torgerson, an independent challenger to Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), the first Muslim elected to Congress, has strong feelings about Islam, and they seem to be entirely negative. Though she admits on her website that “we cannot discriminate against anyone because of race, nationality, religion, sex, etc.,” Torgerson, a Christian, also believes that, […]
VIA: AJC.com One of Atlanta’s most popular former high school basketball stars is taking his “game” from the basketball court to the courthouse. Dwight Howard, a center for the Orlando Magic and graduate of Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy, has filed two lawsuits in Orange County, Fla. against Royce Lyndsay Reed, the mother of his son, […]
VIA: Detroit Free Press Growing concern about HIV/AIDS in the African-American community is bringing together leaders in Detroit today to combat a disease that state health officials said infects blacks at a rate about 10 times higher than whites. The event, led by African-American clergy in the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, is a […]
Disney’s first black princess raked in $25 million at the box office this weekend making it #1. Disney’s animated musical stars Anika Noni Rose as the voice of a young woman in 1920s New Orleans who’s turned into a frog by a kiss from an amphibian. According to cnn.com, the film has now grossed close […]
VIA: Tigerwoods.com Tiger Woods released the following statement on his Web site today: I am deeply aware of the disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused to so many people, most of all my wife and children. I want to say again to everyone that I am profoundly sorry and that I ask forgiveness. […]
VIA: Washington Post Few movies have been greeted with as much anticipation — and outright apprehension — than “The Princess and the Frog,” Disney’s first animated movie to feature an African American princess. You can exhale now: “The Princess and the Frog” is a triumph on every one of the myriad levels it has been […]