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Happy Birthday to First Lady, Michelle Obama, who turns 49 today. That makes her two-and-a-half years younger than her husband, President Barack Obama. There’s no…
President Obama has called for a National Day of Service to kick off the inauguration ceremonies and honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during a whole holiday weekend of service. On Sat. Jan, 19, Obama is urging people nationwide to channel the spirit of King, who famously said “Life’s most persistent and […]
Washington (CNN) — Despite extensive support and counseling programs, as many as 349 U.S. service members committed suicide last year, which would be the highest number since the Department of Defense began keeping detailed statistics in 2001. According to the Pentagon, 239 military deaths in 2012 have been confirmed as suicides and another 110 are […]
PHILADELPHIA – Chip Kelly, the Oregon coach who was interviewed for the Cleveland Browns head coach job, is going to lead the Philadelphia Eagles. The team made the announcement Wednesday. Kelly was considered to be high up on the list of candidates interviewed by the Browns earlier this month. Browns owner Jimmy Haslam reportedly met […]
hellobeautiful.com UPDATE: It’s a WRAP for “All My Babies Mamas” Oxygen released a statement to The Grio, informing them that the show will not go on as planned: “As part of our development process, we have reviewed casting and decided not to move forward with the special. We will continue to develop compelling content that resonates with […]
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Al Sharpton railed against gun advocate Larry Ward on his Monday MSNBC show for what he called “changing facts” about slavery and “distorting” the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ward is chairman of a gun advocacy organization that’s hosting “Gun Appreciation Day” on MLK weekend. On CNN last week, Ward said that Dr. […]
Aiesha Fletcher of Romulus, Mich., has been missing since Jan. 6 and her family is fearing the worst. Scroll down for news video Fox 2 News Detroit reports that Fletcher, the mother of a 1-year-old, left her Romulus apartment last Sunday around 10:15 p.m. No one has heard from her since then. Quannell Hooks, her […]
Copyright © 2011 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. CLEVELAND – Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, is announcing plans Tuesday that it will hire more than 100,000 United States veterans over the next five years. The store’s plans were first announced by the New York Times. The announcement is expected to be delivered by president and […]
bet.com It all began as a bunch of popular and hilarious skits that aired during the broadcast of the 2011 BET Awards. Two years later, Real Husbands of Hollywood is a BET television series starring Kevin Hart, J.B. Smoove,Boris Kodjoe, Nick Cannon and Robin Thicke. The mock-reality series follows the stars through their daily and surreal adventures in Hollywood. BET.com caught […]
eurweb.com *Sabrina Lamb’s online petition to keep ATL rapper Shawty Lo‘s proposed Oxygen Network program “All My Babies’ Mamas” off the air, appears to have done its job. According to the Daily Beast’s Allison Samuels, the petition – which so far has accrued nearly 40,000 signatures – and the public’s overall negative response, has […]
D.C. police officer Richmond Phillips (pictured) shot his baby’s mother to death and left their infant daughter to die in a hot car because he didn’t want to pay child support, prosecutors said during opening statements in Phillips’ trial on Monday. SEE ALSO: CEO Loses Gun Permit Over Plan To ‘Start Killing People’ Authorities arrested […]