Tom Joyner
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/entertainment/george-lucas-engaged-to-longtime-girlfriend Filmmaker George Lucas is ready to tie the knot. A representative for the “Star Wars” creator confirms Lucas is engaged to his longtime girlfriend Mellody Hobson. The couple has been dating for seven years. This will be the second marriage for the 68-year-old Lucas. He was previously married to Marcia Lucas from 1969 to […]
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/national/pres-obama-signs-fiscal-cliff-deal HONOLULU – President Barack Obama has signed a bill that boosts taxes on the wealthiest Americans, while preserving tax cuts for most American households. The bill, which averts a looming fiscal cliff that had threatened to plunge the nation back into recession, also extends expiring jobless benefits, prevents cuts in Medicare reimbursements to doctors […]
http://blackamericaweb.com/85696/stampede-after-fireworks-kills-61-in-ivory-coast/ A crowd stampeded after leaving a New Year’s fireworks show early Tuesday in Ivory Coast’s main city, killing 61 people — many of them children and teenagers — and injuring more than 200, rescue workers said. Thousands had gathered at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan’s Plateau district to see the fireworks. It […]
http://blackamericaweb.com/85329/contest-allows-fans-to-share-super-bowl-stage-with-beyonce/ Beyonce’s fans will get a chance to join the entertainer on stage at the upcoming Super Bowl. Pepsi announced Friday that 100 fans will hit the stage when the Grammy-winning diva performs on Feb. 3 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. A contest that kicks off Saturday will allow fans to submit photos […]
http://blackamericaweb.com/85384/which-atlanta-housewife-is-expecting/ Phaedra Parks of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” and her husband, Apollo Nida, are expecting their second child. The reality stars tell People.com that the baby is due next year. Parks showed off her growing baby bump while on the beach in the Bahamas, where she’s vacationing with her family and friends. (See photo […]
http://blackamericaweb.com/84164/katt-williams-detained-by-police-at-subway-restaurant/ Just when you thought it was safe to get a sandwich. Katt Williams has had yet another run-in with the law, this time at a Subway Restaurant in West Hollywood while his friend/tour manager Suge Knight was at a nearby nail salon getting a mani/pedi. Katt tells TMZ he was waiting for Suge in […]
Just when we thought things had simmered down between the two, Deion and Pilar are back in the ring throwing jabs again. Wednesday, a Texas judge granted NFL legend Deion Sanders temporary custody of his two sons, Shilo and Shedeur, until the former couple’s next hearing on January 9, 2013. The boys have been in […]
http://blackamericaweb.com/83976/texas-town-allows-teachers-to-carry-concealed-guns/ HARROLD, Texas — In this tiny Texas town, children and their parents don’t give much thought to safety at the community’s lone school — mostly because some of the teachers are carrying concealed weapons. In remote Harrold, the nearest sheriff’s office is 30 minutes away, and people tend to know — and trust — […]
http://blackamericaweb.com/84023/shaquille-oneal-launches-a-new-vodka/ Shaquille O’Neal continues to reinvent himself, with great purpose. The now retired NBA center is launching a coconut-flavored vodka called “Luv Shaq,” under Devotion Vodka. It’s a sugar and gluten-free drink, bottled in containers decorated with images of the big man himself. According to Devotion’s founder, the new drink will be Diddy’s Ciroc contender. […]
http://blackamericaweb.com/84075/health-advocates-want-beyonce-to-walk-away-from-50m-deal-with-pepsi/ Beyoncé is a superstar with a high demand and a high salary. And Pepsi wants her on their campaign for the tenth year. So they offered her superstar money, around $50 million. But critics are saying that’s a bit too much. Haters, right? Well the Center for Science in the Public Interest is crying […]
http://blackamericaweb.com/83208/more-details-in-belcher-killing-from-police-reports/ KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher was apparently worried he would lose his baby and money to his longtime girlfriend before fatally shooting her and killing himself, according to newly released police reports. Belcher also complained about Kasandra Perkins, the mother of the couple’s 3-month-old daughter, in conversations and […]
Stevie Wonder has followed Charlie Sheen’s lead by donating $100,000 to help a young girl fighting cancer. The former Two and a Half Men star showed his generous side earlier this month by handing over $75,000 to a charity set up in honor of 10-year-old Jasmine Faulk, who is suffering from childhood rhabdomyosarcoma, a cancer […]