June 18, 2013

ZIPZ: New Single ‘Serve ‘Wine on the Go’ Revolutionizing Premium Wine Drinking Experience

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*ZIPZ is a new single-serve “wine-on-the go” revolutionizing the premium wine drinking experience, which takes it to a whole new level. ZIPZ is perfect for summer celebrations, whether it’s a picnic, BBQ, birthday,  outdoor gathering, tailgating, concerts, sporting events — or just an everyday moment, now  you can have your wine – and drink it [...]




Kmart ‘Knickers’ Commercial Under Fire for Racist Double Entendre Content (Video)

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*Today’s marketing firms are either employing young people that are too young to know what is considered racist or they are trying to defy racism and diversify the people with jokes about the stereotypes of the past. Kmart is the latest corporation to produce a questionable commercial that includes racist stereotypes.  But, it seems that [...]




Don’t Park Your GM Vehicle Inside; It Might Catch on Fire! Recall Set

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*Here’s some scary news from General Motors. The company is issuing a recall of nearly 200,000 vehicles – including Chevrolets, Buicks, GMCs, Isuzus and Saabs – and is warning owners not to park inside their garages because an electrical glitch in the driver’s side door might cause the vehicle to catch on fire. Holy moly! [...]




Why Samsung Bought 1 Million Copies of Jay-Z’s Album

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*Samsung’s new deal with Jay-Z was announced just the other day and already has the Internet buzzing. Having 1 million copies of your album bought and then released exclusively through Samsung, a multi-billion dollar company, has definitely raised the bar in the music industry. Samsung is looking to have one leg up on its competitor, [...]




UPDATE: Howard University Responds to Leaked Letter with ‘Balanced’ Budgets Info

The Howard University debacle that we reported Monday, with a letter from Renee Higginbotham-Brooks, vice chairwoman of Howard’s board of trustees, saying that “Howard will not be here in three years if we don’t make some crucial decisions now.” The letter sparked so much controversy throughout the Howard University community that the chair of the university’s governing board Addison Rand, came back with a formal letter of his own stating that ”without proper context [the letter] paints an unduly alarming picture of the University’s condition.” (more…)

*The Howard University debacle that we reported Monday, with a letter from Renee Higginbotham-Brooks, vice chairwoman of Howard’s board of trustees, saying that “Howard will not be here in three years if we don’t make some crucial decisions now.” The letter sparked so much controversy throughout the Howard University community that the chair of the university’s governing [...]




Samsung to Give Away 1 Million Copies of Jay-Z’s New LP

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*Samsung is set to giveaway 1 million copies of Jay-Z’s forthcoming album to their customers. We were unaware that Hov was even releasing an album until Game 5 of the NBA finals between Miami and San Antonio Sunday night. At the end of the 2nd quarter fans were treated to a commercial promoting the release [...]




Parody Created to Answer the ‘Haters’ on Biracial Cheerios Commercial (Watch)

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*In May, EURweb reported on the biracial Cheerios commercial that caused such an uproar among the nation’s racists that General Mills had to remove the comments section on the YouTube video. Well, the ignorant losers that thought that this endearing commercial was vile and disturbing because a black man had fathered an absolutely beautiful daughter [...]




Is Flavor Flav’s Fried Chicken Empire on its Last Drumstick, er, Leg?

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*Flavor Flav‘s time as a fast food mogul could be over in a matter of weeks … because the last of his fried chicken spots has been served with eviction papers. Since opening it’s doors back in December 2012, Flavor Flav’s Chicken & Ribs in Sterling Heights, MI has been accused of stiffing its landlord [...]




Reps. Hahn, Negrete McLeod Introduce Student Loan Debt Relief Legislation

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Janice Hahn (CA- 44) along with Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod (CA-35) introduced the Get Relief from Academic Debt (GRAD) Act of 2013, which would extend the grace period of Federal Stafford Loans from six months to an entire year. “With unemployment rates still so high, many of America’s college graduates [...]




Exclusive: Mykelti Williamson Delivers His Passion ‘Bubba Style!’

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“Anyway, like I was sayin’, shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey’s uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There’s pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp [...]




NIXLAND: Tom Nix Story Revealed

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*The Nix Check Cashing business model can serve as a manual for how to start a business, sustain a business and grow a business.  Tom Nix tells the real story in NIXLAND. Throughout Los Angeles, the Nix logo and the “You’re Somebody Special” jingle rings with familiarity thanks to Nix’s strategic marketing, which for years [...]




Kobe Bryant’s Parents Apologize to Him and Come to an Agreement

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*Dang, it looks like Kobe Bryant reached a settlement with his parents and Goldin Auctions regarding the selling of his memorabilia. The settlement came with less than a week before Bryant and the auction house were supposed to go to trial, according to an ESPN report. But it looks like Ma and Pa Bryant will [...]




Jobs Report: 175,000 New Positions Added in May

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*There’s decent news on the job front. 175,000 jobs in May, steady hiring but below the more robust pace that took place during the autumn and winter, according to the Labor Department. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate rose to 7.6 percent from 7.5 percent in April. The increase occurred because more people began looking for work. [...]




Woman That Allowed Powerball Winner to Jump Line is Not Mad? (Video)

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*The Powerball mystery has been solved with 84-year-old Gloria Mackenzie finally stepping forward to claim her prize of $370 million. But the bigger mystery of how she was able to win the money has been solved as well. The good samaritan that allowed Mackenzie to go ahead of her in line to get her Powerball [...]




Florida Powerball Winner Finally Comes Forward …with an Unbelievable Story of Win (Video)

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*The Powerball winner has finally made herself known and someone out there is surely pissed off about it. The town of Zephyrhills, Florida, can stop with the rumors, 84-year-old Gloria Mackenzie has claimed her prize. She’s not the employee that was working at the Publix store where the ticket was sold that decided not to show [...]