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*Donna Summer reportedly felt that her inhalation of toxic air after the Sept. 11th attacks gave her the lung cancer that eventually led to her death, TMZ is reporting. The website cites sources close to the singer who says the disco queen was living at an apartment near Ground Zero when the buildings fell. According [...]
WHO: Capo Nata designer Natascha Hopkins, known film stuntwoman has appeared such films as in “Transformers 1 & 3,” “Spider-Man 3,” and most recently stunt doubling for Zoe Kravitz in upcoming Will Smith film “After Earth”, slated to hit theaters summer 2013. This event will be hosted by “Lets Stay Together” actress Joyful Drake. WHAT: [...]
*There are many black celebrity couples that we don’t know about. But what about the black celebrity couples we forgot about that actually have kids? Our partner site, MadameNoire, decided to create an additional list of black celebrity couples who have kept not only their marriage out of the spotlight, but the fact that they [...]
*Known for his hits “I Like It” and “All This Love,” among many others, El Debarge has been through a lot in his career, including drug addiction. But the 50-year-old singer made a comeback in 2010 with popular album, “Second Chance.” However, shortly after the CD’s release, he went back down that dark road. 50 [...]
*TMZ is reporting that legendary singer Donna Summer, known as the Queen of Disco, died this morning following a battle with cancer. She was 63. Summer was in Florida at the time of her death, according to the website. She was reportedly trying to keep the extent of her illness out of the press and [...]
*The United States of America is a much more diverse nation than it was a century ago. It is much more diverse than it was 50 years ago. And now it just may be the most diverse nation on the planet with the release of the latest U.S. population statistics. The U.S. Census Bureau has [...]
*Rapper 50 Cent, whose mixtape “The Lost Tape” is set to drop on Tuesday (May 22), tweeted photos of himself Wednesday lying in a hospital bed, including one where he is surrounded by stuffed animals. “I’m in the hospital but my gangsta grillz LOST TAPE is done so it will be out on time,” he [...]
*I recently came across the news that, “…officials in the Obama Administration launched a landmark national strategy to fight Alzheimer’s”. Now many you would think this is great news, and some levels, it is. Nothing is more painful than to see a parent, or loved one, suffer and decline from this sinister thief. If you’ve [...]
*Ain’t no joke folks, it is for real (F’real)! Read on. Ashton of the pop/R&B group 2-U-Neek has landed a new gig with the convenience milkshake and smoothie giant F’real. Ashton recently hit up a recording studio in Santa Monica, California to record the new F’real R&B jingle that is going to have folks singing, [...]
*When single women are together, they usually talk about men. When single women are alone and wanting a man, the last thing they want to hear from a friend or a random person is: “Don’t worry, you’ll find one soon?” Or: “Don’t be picky?” Check out 2 of the top 10 things the writers over [...]
*New daddy, Jay-Z, confirmed he’s going on ‘maternity leave’ to spend some time with his baby Blue Ivy. He’s taking a break from music for now to enjoy his life with his new family. “I thought I would be more inspired to have all these new feelings to talk about, but I really just want [...]
*Chuck Brown, the legendary Washington D.C. musician known as the “Godfather of Go-Go,” has died, his daughter confirmed to DC’s ABC7. Brown’s passing comes about a week after the Washington Post confirmed that the musician had been hospitalized with pneumonia. According to Brown’s manager, he died between 2 and 2:30 p.m. today in the intensive [...]
*The students of 2012 are stepping up to the global plate this year with exceptional achievements in education. But two young women have achieved the impossible with their exceptional grades in a field that is treacherous terrain for most. Asia and Ashley Matthews graduated from Xavier University and both are promising scientists. Asia graduated with [...]
*Tyra Banks is saluting Vogue’s 19 international editions for pledging to promote healthy body image, but she says real evolution will take some time. “Real progress is finally on the horizon,” Banks writes in an open letter on The Daily Beast. “Vogue is stepping up, doing the right thing, and protecting that girl. Perhaps that [...]
*Deion Sanders has been ordered to pay $10,500 per month in child support to his estranged wife Pilar Sanders, and $275,000 to cover her legal fees, reports TMZ. The NFL veteran will not, however, have to pay spousal support. Pilar was also ordered to return six containers of Deion’s property by July 1. Last week, [...]
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