Common kicks a dope freestyle for his fans at the “Wawa Welcome America Concert” last night to celebrate July 4th. He showed philly love by throwing different philly neighborhoods in his rhymes and the people loved him for it. Check out the freestyle below… CLICK HERE for more from Wawa Welcome America Concert CLICK HERE TO WATCH MORE VIDEO FROM WELCOME AMERICA 2012 […]
The Los Angeles Lakers made some power moves over the weekend acquiring point guard and two-time MVP Steve Nash from the Phoenix Suns in a sign-and-trade deal that will send four future draft picks and $3 million in cash to the Suns. According to ESPN, Nash will receive three-year, $27 million deal and the Suns will receive first-round picks […]
Virginia native and Philadelphia Eagles QB Michael Vick married his longtime fiancee Kijafa Frink in Fountainebleu Miami Beach over the weekend. It was a wonderful ceremony attended by family, friends and Washington Football Team cornerback DeAngelo Hall, free agent Plaxico Burress, Vick’s agent Joel Seagal and Eagles Head Coach Andre Reid. Approximately 300 people attended […]
Popular gospel singer James Fortune is being sued for alleged child abuse. According to lawsuit documents, in 2001 James Fortune burned his 4-year-old step son, leaving the boy disfigured with 2nd and 3rd degree burns on nearly half of his body. His wife Cheryl was also named in the lawsuit. According to the civil lawsuit, James picked […]
*Oprah’s going back to the basics and has started up “Oprah’s Book Club 2.0.” The project revitalization is a joint effort with OWN network and O Magazine and will start with popular memoir “Wild,” Cheryl Strayed’s story of her 1,100-mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail in California and Washington. But this time around, the […]
H.E.A.T. Watch may sound like a term used to describe summer’s impending warm weather, but on the streets of Oakland, Calif., in areas actress Jada Pinkett Smith refers to as the “track,” it represents help for the estimated 200,000 minors who fall victim to human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation in the United States each […]
Singer turned actress Mary J. Blige will play civil rights leader Malcolm X’s wife in a new TV drama. According to WENN, Blige will co-star as Betty Shabbazz in Parallel Lives, a film about the similarities of the lives of Coretta Scott King and Shabazz, the wives of two of the most prominent figures in […]
We have another case of police officers brutally beating a black male. This time out of the city of “Brotherly Love.” Four Philadelphia police officers are on desk duty after savagely beating 18-year-old Marcus Warryton last week. The incident took place when Warryton was stopped for allegedly running a stop sign, NBC 10 Philadelphia reports. The violent arrest was captured […]
In an interview with HuffPost Black Voices, Jada Pinkett Smith revealed details about Willow Smith’s forthcoming album as well as how she and hubby Will Smith compete…or you know, don’t for the sake of their family. Excerpts below: With the film’s release just two weeks after the opening weekend of “Men In Black 3,” have you and Will discussed the possibility of […]
First Lady Michelle Obama appeared on CBS’ “Late Show with David Letterman” on Tuesday night to present the Top Ten list. The turn on the late night show is in line with several media appearances she has made recently to promote her new book: “American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and […]
The “Queen Of Soul” Aretha Franklin received her honorary Doctorate from Princeton University Tuesday June 5th at Princeton University’s commencement ceremony. The degree was kept a secret by the school until the morning of the commencement. The 70-year-old Franklin has already received and honorary Doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania in 2007. Congrats Aretha for another great accomplishment!! Popular […]
The Platters: Herb Reed, David Lynch, Tony Williams, Zola Taylor and Paul Robi (Photo by Gilles Petard/Redferns) Herb Reed founder of the legendary group The Platters has died according to NewsOne.com. Reed was the last original member to pass from the group who were best known for their 1950s singles ‘The Great Pretender” and “Only You.” Sonny Turner (left) […]