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Twitter lit up overnight with false reports that legendary entertainer Ruby Dee, and not Heavy D, had died yesterday. Jeffrey Leavitt, representative for the 87-year-old stage and screen star, corrected the false reports on Wednesday. Dee’s rumored death apparently resulted from confusion between her name and that of Heavy D, the popular rapper who died […]
So I guess the protesters of Occupy Wall Street needed a break…? Check out the video of them having a dance fest below. Probably not a good look… Source Occupy Times Square: 1 Marine vs. 30 Cops (Marine Wins) [VIDEO] Second Public Radio Freelancer Fired For OWS Support
The Harris family is coming to a TV near you very soon! VH1 is about to give America an in-depth look into the world of multi-platinum recording artist T.I. in the new series “T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle,” premiering on December 5, 2011 at 9PM ET. Viewers will get a behind-the-scenes look at the most private […]
A Minneapolis man with Alzheimer’s had more than $32,000 stolen from him, and his family said the fact that it was their pastor makes it hurt even more! “I thought it was normal for a pastor to help out any way he can. He became like family to us,” said Rachel Rollins. But Rollins said […]
Today Americans are going to the polls to vote in state and local elections. But one year from now, millions of black Americans could find themselves shut out of that essential democratic right. Larry Butler, a longtime voter, may be one of those denied. Butler was born in 1926 in South Carolina. He remembers well the […]
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain categorically rejected on Tuesday that he remembered Sharon Bialek, who came forward Monday with high-profile attorney Gloria Allred and accused Cain of groping her in the 1990s. “I reject all of these charges,” he said in a Tuesday interview with ABC News’ Jonathan Karl. “I don’t remember this person by […]
Rap legend Heavy D — one of the most influential rappers of the ’90s — died earlier today … TMZ has learned. Heavy D — real name Dwight Arrington Myers — was rushed to an L.A. hospital around noon today … and was pronounced dead at the hospital at 1 PM. He was 44 years […]
Rap legend Heavy D was pronounced dead today at a Los Angeles hospital. According to TMZ, Heavy D whose real name is Dwight Arrington Myers was rushed to an L.A. hospital around noon today and was pronounced dead at the hospital at 1 PM. A 911 call was placed from his Beverly Hills home around […]
Music’s biggest voices saluted black women in business, politics, entertainment, sports, and community service at BET’s second annual “Black Girls Rock!” event, honoring Angela Davis, Shirley Caesar, Taraji P. Henson, Tatyana Ali, and more.
TMZ has obtained an excerpt of a never-before-seen documentary starring Conrad Murray — in which the good doc reveals some very intimate details about the singer … some of which are not flattering. The documentary — titled, “Michael Jackson and the Doctor: A Fatal Friendship” — was shot while Murray awaited trial for manslaughter … […]
With Penn State fans reeling, 2 university officials have stepped down and were arraigned today in a Harrisburg, Pa., district court on charges of lying to a grand jury that was investigating child-abuse allegations against former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky (seen above on left) and failing to report alleged abuse. Longtime Penn State coach Joe […]
The internet is on fire today with rumors singer Rihanna is pregnant! Several blog sites are reporting RiRi is cancelling shows because she’s carrying her first child. True, she has cancelled at least two shows on her European tour but its allegedly due to the flu. Per doctors orders, RiRi is supposed to take it easy the […]