Rap mogul Russell Simmons took a step back from the forefront of the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York on Thursday (17Nov11) as he tried to avoid arrest in order to attend hip-hop icon Heavy D’s funeral today. The Def Jam Records co-founder has been a key supporter of the widespread Occupy movements calling […]
Beyonce has unveiled two new video performances from her upcoming “Live at Roseland: Elements of 4” DVD. The first is of her single “End of Time” and the next is a performance of “I Was Here,” which features backstage and personal footage from the singer’s life- including a glimpse of her on her wedding day […]
Cleveland, OH – The Greater Cleveland Aquarium will open its doors to the public on Saturday, January 21, 2012, with special pass holder preview days on Thursday and Friday January 19 and 20, 2012. The Aquarium is the only free-standing aquarium in Ohio. It will be home to more than five thousand freshwater and saltwater fish […]
Trina stopped by The Breakfast Club this morning and chatted about possibly starring in “Love & Hip Hop: Miami,” (who knew?) her ex NBA baller Kenyon Martin, blind dates and what she likes in the bedroom: Do you believe a man can be in a committed relationship and not cheat? I believe a man can […]
Overnight tonight, Thursday, November 17, crews will be removing the vinyl channelizers – the barriers that prevent I-90 east traffic from accessing the E 22nd Street or Carnegie exits. Barrels will be placed along the edge line to continue preventing that access. These exits will again be accessible from I-90 by 11 a.m. on Sunday, […]
Detroit Mayor David Bing held a press conference yesterday detailing the struggling city’s financial troubles. The city of Detroit is on the brink of bankruptcy and Bing vowed emergency budget cuts to avoid an emergency takeover of the city. See Also: Bradley Cooper Named Sexiest Man Alive See Also: Occupy Wall Street Film “Simply put, […]
Cleveland police are questioning a man about a possible attempt abduction of a little girl. It happened around 2:30 p-m in the 54-hundred block of Euclid Avenue. The clerk at the gas station at 54-hundred Euclid tells police a young girl, about eight or nine years old, ran into the gas station, crying hysterically. She […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Chase plans to hire about 120 new employees in the Cleveland area during November and December to work in mortgage operations and bank branches. JPMorgan Chase has added more than 13,000 net new jobs in America so far in 2011, including the hiring of more than 2,200 veterans of the U.S. […]
Common’s memoir “One Day It’ll Make Sense” (in stores now) not only details his successful rap career, but also his high-profile relationships with two of the most famous women in their respective fields: Erykah Badu and Serena Williams. In an interview with Black Enterprise, he reveals what he learned from both ladies and how he […]
Chris Brown is over being asked questions about his ex-girlfriend Rihanna, that he had another meltdown on Twitter, and has decided to delete almost his entire timeline on the social networking site, leaving only a couple of tweets consisting of positive messages from fans. Chris may want to cool down with some smooth jazz The […]
Oh snap! If Benetton hoped its new ad campaign would generate buzz, mission accomplished! The fashion label’s “Unhate” campaign features pics of world leaders, digitally altered of course, making out! The pics make it look like they’re kissing each other. President Obama, for example, is lip-locked with China’s Hu Jintao and, separately, Hugo Chavez. Other […]
A Florida fifth-grader faces felony charges after attacking and threatening to kill her teacher and her family after the teacher took her Halloween candy! The 10-year-old Orlando girl, Miesha Bryant, was arrested last Tuesday after an Orange County Sheriff’s Office deputy was called to the girl’s classroom at Zellwood Elementary School. Her teacher, Kelly Sanchez, […]