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VIA: New York Times WASHINGTON — For all the questions circulating in Democratic quarters as President Obama tries to weather the worst storm of his administration, perhaps none is as succinct as this: Are the missteps at the White House rooted in message or substance? The Republican victory in Massachusetts last week touched off a […]
VIA: Washington Post NBA Commissioner David Stern today suspended Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas and reserve Javaris Crittenton for the remainder of the season. In a statement, Stern explained that there was no question that the players violated the Collective Bargaining Agreement by bringing guns into the Verizon Center locker room. “The issue here is […]
VIA: Elev8.com Where did James Fortune & FIYA come from? According to Wikipedia, James Fortune attended Cal State University Northridge. He could be the “creation” of a major gospel label looking for a cash cow (but he’s on a hard-working independent label, so that can’t be it). He seems to just have come out of […]
A while back BET had plans for animation. It never really worked out. Reginald Hudlin, who used to head BET, also wrote a few Black Panther comic books and always planned to turn it into a TV show. Well Hudlin’s gone but his cartoon stayed. It stars Dijimon Hounsou (Kimora Lee’s man) as Black Panther. […]
The 2009 NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers made a visit to Washington, D.C. to President Obama’s house. Obama invited the team and Lamar Odom’s wife for a little meet and greet. See the photos below: RELATED: LA Lakers Win 15th NBA Title
VIA: New York Times PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Maxi Extralien, a twig-thin 10-year-old in a SpongeBob pajama top, ate only a single bean from the heavy plate of food he received recently from a Haitian civic group. He had to make it last. “My mother has 12 kids but a lot of them died,” he said, […]
VIA: Washington Post Washington Wizards reserve guard Javaris Crittenton pleaded guilty in D.C. Superior Court on Monday to a misdemeanor gun possession charge stemming from his locker room confrontation with Gilbert Arenas at Verizon Center last month. He was sentenced to a year of unsupervised probation. As part of a plea agreement, prosecutors agreed to […]
VIA: Los Angeles Times Giving its blessing to a deal that could transform the music industry, the Justice Department on Monday approved the controversial merger of the nation’s dominant ticket seller and the world’s largest concert promoter — but only after extracting major concessions to address concerns that Ticketmaster and Live Nation would have a […]
Mehmet Oz, MD, frequent guest on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” and regular contributor to her Satellite XM radio show, has five rules to help you fight your body’s cravings and stay slim for life. The unfortunate truth is that most diets do not succeed, and it’s easy to blame that fact on a lack of […]
VIA: CNN.com One returned to her Haitian roots, to give voice to women, honor their stories and shape their futures. Another urged women to pack a courtroom in Haiti, where she succeeded in getting a guilty verdict against a man who battered his wife. A third joined the others and helped change the law to […]
VIA: AOL Black Voices The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has written a scathing report about Clark Atlanta University’s decision to fire nearly one-fourth of its full-time faculty members one year ago. The controversy started when the school suddenly terminated 55 of its faculty members, allegedly without giving much notice. According to the report […]
VIA: EURWeb.com, Hollywood Reporter Mo’Nique has done it again. Once known strictly as a stand up comedian and comedic actor, she’s flipped the script and is now known as a dramatic actress, as well. Her ability to portray an abusive mother in the big screen drama “Precious” was so outstanding that it has already garnered […]