May 18, 2013

Rick Ross Says Reebok Owes Him a Second Chance; Reebok Says …

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*Poor, poor Rick Ross. You’ll have to cut him some slack for having a pity party. It was just a few months ago that somebody was trying to gun him down while he was behind the wheel of his car. And recently he was fired by Reebok for his date rape ditty. The problem is, [...]




K. Michelle Forges Her Own Path and Signs with Warner Bros Music

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*A record label finally decided K. Michelle is worthy enough to have a music home. The “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” star signed a contract with Warner Bros Music finally giving her the opportunity to flex her skills. It’s been a long time coming for K. Following the fall out with former flame MeMpHiTz, she’s [...]




EUR Book Look: Second Chance: The Martha Marie Preston Story

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“I had finally run out of options… There I was. Locked in a tiny jail cell, staring into space and wondering how my life had come to this: A forty-year sentence for a drug crime.             Not long ago, I was a respected, churchgoing, pillar of the community, contributing to the less fortunate and living [...]




The Journal of Steffanie Rivers: What God Has For You Is For You

*Even though everyone has an opinion, everyone is not as fortunate as I to have a platform to share their opinions with thousands of others or the writing skills needed to succinctly convey their message. It’s a gift that I’ve honed for many years, but sometimes take for granted. Ted Williams and I probably have [...]




NY Giants Might Give Plaxico Burress a Second Chance

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*Plaxico Burress is scheduled to be released from New York’s Oneida Correctional Facility on June 6 – in time for training camp, if there is no NFL lockout – and there is growing support within the Giants organization to bring him back and give him a second chance. Co-owner Steve Tisch already is on record [...]




President Obama Gives Eagles Props for Vick’s Second Chance

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*Sunday night during Football Night in America NBC’s Peter King reported that President Barack Obama recently called Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie to congratulate the team for giving quarterback Mike Vick a second chance. The president explained that a level playing field rarely exists for prisoners who have completed their sentences.  Vick’s success gives all of [...]




El DeBarge Discusses His 12 Children in Jet

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*In the Jet magazine article that hit stands Monday, El DeBarge talks about his 22-year drug addiction and fathering 12 children he barely knows with five different women (three of which he was married to). He is quite candid in the article about his drug addiction and losing one  of his children to “the system.” [...]




Video: Go Behind the Scenes With El Debarge and Faith Evans

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*With only a week left before the release of his new album, El DeBarge continues his triumphant “Second Chance” (11/30, Geffen) with two brand new behind-the-scenes webisodes that document the making of the CD. In the first webisode, watch El and Faith Evans hanging out and singing in the studio during the recent recording of [...]




El DeBarge Announces Tour, Taps Babyface for CD

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*Not only is he opening for Mary J. Bligek on her upcoming tour, but veteran crooner El DeBarge is headed out on his own headlining trek later this fall to promote his new album “Second Chance,” his first release in 16 years. DeBarge’s outing begins Oct. 6 at S.O.B.’s in New York and sees the [...]




A Builder, An Iraq Vet & A Multi-Million Dollar 2nd Chance!

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*When 28 year old Marine Richard Bennett returned to the states he was severely injured yet eager to return to the battlefield.  Unfortunately due to his injuries he would not return to Iraq instead he would hold down an hourly wage security job at Penn State.   There within the unfettered and ambitious veteran was [...]




El DeBarge Debuts Music From New Album ‘Second Chance’ on ‘BET Awards’ Show

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*El DeBarge’s triumphant return to the stage at the 2010 “BET Awards” on June 27th was only the beginning of life’s second chance for one of R&B Pop’s most distinctive and popular voices. [Scroll down to watch a short film on the making of 'Second Chance'] On the star-studded show, DeBarge performed the title track [...]