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*Three young men were arraigned Sunday in the assault and carjacking of Detroit pastor and gospel singer Marvin Winans. The office of Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy identified the suspects as Detroit residents Montoya Givens and Christopher Moorehead, both 20, and Brian K. Young, 18, of Macomb County’s Clinton Township, reports the Associated Press. They [...]
*The story of psychedelic soul band Sly and the Family Stone kicks off a new 8-episode season of TV One’s “Unsung,” the NAACP Image Award-winning series celebrating the lives and careers of successful artists or groups who, despite great talent, have not received the level of recognition they deserve or whose stories have never been [...]
*Whitney Houston’s final song made its radio debut today. Titled “Celebrate,” the R. Kelly—produced track is a duet with Jordin Sparks for their upcoming film “Sparkle.” It was recorded just four days before Houston’s death on Feb. 11. The movie is scheduled to be released on August 17. Listen to the track below. Embed Code
*Boxer Floyd Mayweather’s recent win against the tough Miguel Cotto brought his record to 43-0. And while many would look at his career and say he can safely retire now undefeated, many believe he has to make that #44 with a win over Manny Pacquiao to cement his legacy as the greatest boxer of this [...]
*Tabloids have been eating up the rumors about the Obama’s alleged divorce threat. According to stories, the power couple was on the verge of falling apart, apparently recently. But a closer look at the tabloids and the sources, the rumors are stemming from other rumors about issues in 2000. They also allege Michelle Obama is [...]
*The GOP just won’t give up on Jeremiah Wright. The latest effort by a GOP connected Super PAC to tar President Obama with Wright in a hit ad fell apart when Presumptive GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney denounced the effort. But that didn’t stop the GOP operatives from exploiting Wright. They quickly trotted out a [...]
*On Friday, Geraldo Rivera told Bill O’Reilly that in the surveillance tape of Martin at a 7-11 store before he was fatally shot, he was wearing a large hoodie, a/ka/a “thug wear.” RELATED: Geraldo Attempts to Justify Trayvon Killing: ‘He’s Dressed In Thug Wear’ (Video) You can best believe Ben Crump, the attorney for Trayvon’s [...]
*TV talker Wendy Williams does not shy away from talking openly about her altered body parts and fake additions. In a recent interview, Williams talked about plastic surgery and Black women, saying that people, “(and Black women who criticize her fake assets), are just jealous and wish they could do the same. “They are jealous. [...]
*Last week we published part one of Lee Bailey’s conversation with R&B crooner Will Downing. The smoothed out soulful singer gave us the breakdown on how he feels the Internet has cut into the profits of artists, and he also spoke on the state of the music industry. In this offering Downing tells us about [...]
*Los Angeles, CA— Los Angeles will join other US cities and countries in Africa in commemorating the 39th Africa Day with a free one-day cultural festival on Saturday, May 25 from 11AM to 7PM in Carson at California State University Dominguez Hills (1000 East Victoria Street). Africa Day Los Angeles 2012, will feature arts, crafts, [...]
*The deadline has been extended for EURweb’s first ever Black Music Month Artist spotlight. EURweb is proud to present a unique chance for artists and music labels to be featured on our news site for the month of June 2012. This is a promotional opportunity to showcase both new artists and established artists who are re-entering today’s music scene. EURweb is also encouraging [...]
*Rihanna was a no show at her scheduled flight from London to the U.S. on Sunday following a night of partying with Jay-Z and Kanye West. The singer, in town for the pair’s Watch the Throne concert at the O2 Arena, was photographed leaving the English capital’s Dstrkt Night Club, where she partied with West’s [...]
*We bet Dionne Warwick said a BIG ol’ prayer to get the IRS off her back. Well, it looks like the prayin’ … and we’re sure, ‘lawyering’ paid off. Here’s the story from TMZ: It might be the first time the United States has ever admitted it was wrong — after mistakenly accusing Whitney Houston’s [...]
*TMZ is reporting that Whitney Houston’s ex-boyfriend Ray J was “almost physically removed from the Billboard Music Awards last night after angry members of her family ordered their security to get him away from them.” According to the website, Whitney’s sister-in-law Pat Houston’s was fuming because her niece Bobbi Kristina and other family members were [...]
Cory Booker Takes Back Obama Campaign Attacks On Bain Are ‘Nauseating’ Comments (Video)
*Sunday, when he appeared on “Meet the Press,” Newark’s Mayor Cory Booker decried as “nauseating” the campaign tactics coming from both parties, singling out in particular attacks from the Obama campaign on Mitt Romney’s private sector experience at Bain Capital. Well, you know that went over like a lead balloon in the White house. RELATED: [...]
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