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*The prison guards at the California Rehabilitation Center (CRC), a Level II correctional facility in Norco, Calif., rushed in when they saw a group of inmates submerging a man’s head in the communal sinks, thinking they were preventing a race-related murder, says worldcalifornia.com. “The guards come in wanting to know why the races are all [...]
*Maia Campbell is coming back full force and ready to share her story. The troubled actress says in a recent interview with Get Noticed Media that her life, as we’ve witnessed, has not been a fairytale, and she has dealt with some serious demons. While she’s getting ready to release her latest single, “Make Em [...]
*Ted Williams, also known as the Man with the Golden Voice, has kicked his crack and alcohol habits and now thanks God for his rehabilitation, says Black Christian News. Ted Williams was seen panhandling in Ohio a year ago and became famous when a video of him speaking went viral. Receiving millions of hits, the [...]
*The recession was a double-barrel blow to American congregations: directly hurting their budgets while also stretching them thin due to increased needs for counseling, emergency housing and other social services. But the worst seems to be over, according to a report released today that found that one in 10 have begun to recover from the [...]
*There’s relatively good news on the jobs front. The U.S. economy created 216,000 jobs in March, the government reported Friday, continuing the recent rebound in hiring that has helped strengthen the recovery. The unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a point to 8.8%, the lowest since early 2009. The unemployment rate has now dropped a [...]
*Eminem has reportedly refused to perform at the BRIT Awards after organizers refused to tell him if he’d won one of the two awards he is up for. The rapper was set to make a special appearance with Rihanna on their track “Love The Way You Lie” at the award ceremony next month, but has [...]
*Eminem is said to be considering a return to the big screen in the upcoming crime thriller “Random Acts of Violence,” according to a story published Friday in the Hollywood Reporter. The rapper’s publicist, Dennis Dennehy confirms to The Associated Press the Grammy- and Oscar-winning performer could end up in the movie but that “nothing [...]
*After reaching gold status in mid-December with over 500,000 units sold, Nicki Minaj’s debut album “Pink Friday” has just been certified platinum (1 million sold) by the RIAA. Album sales for “Pink Friday” have moved past Jay-Z’s “Greatest Hits” and Kanye West’s “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” both of which were also released on Nov. [...]
*MTV has installed Nicki Minaj at number 6 on their “hottest MC’s list.” 25-year-old Minaj, whose real name is Onika Tonya Maraj, is the network’s first female to be named to the list, thanks to her lyrical ability, flow, commercial success and cultural impact, according to MTV. Since her emergence, a bit of controversy was [...]
*Okay, we think someone put him up to it, but Eminem is now saying he supports gay marriage. Unbelievable right? Definitely, after some of his homophobic statements and lyrics in the past. In an interview with The New York Times Magazine, the rapper was asked if he would support a gay marriage bill if it [...]
*When you look at this footage of Whitney Houston in a recent concert all you can do is say, “Poor Whitney.” She’s really trying to meet the expectations of those who called her back to the stage, but she just cannot get those notes and get herself together all at the same time. [...]
*Hours after announcing that his planned “Relapse 2″ album is being scrapped, Eminem revealed that he is recording a new album titled “Recovery,” which is scheduled for release on June 22. “I had originally planned for ‘Relapse 2′ to come out last year,” he said in a statement. “But as I kept recording and working [...]
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