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http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/blak_music_month/39064   Mark DeBarge, the fifth child in the singing family, is reportedly in trouble with drugs. Law enforcement sources tells TMZ.com DeBarge was in his hotel room with a woman early Wednesday morning — when the woman’s parole officer stopped by for a routine check-up. The officer reportedly searched the room and discovered narcotics. […]

http://hellobeautiful.com/2509871/roland-martin-new-line-of-ascots/ Roland Martin’s made a successful name for himself as a journalist, appearing everywhere from CNN to TV One to The Tom Joyner Morning Show. Climbing the full length of the corporate ladder, Martin looked to a more creative outlet to place his passions and created a line of ties and ascots for men, called […]

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/? A filmmaker has filed suit against B.B. King for allegedly interfering with his autobiographical film, “B.B. King and I,” which chronicles his long relationship with the blues legend and his success in helping King get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, according to The Hollywood Reporter. King Size Film Production, who filed […]

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/gossip/38971 Mary Mary may be gospel stars, but don’t think they have perfect lives. That’s the basis of their brand new reality show “Mary Mary” on WeTV. Let’s start with their parents – who’ve been married and divorced from each other three times. Erica and Tina Campbell (both married unrelated musicians with the same last […]

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_black_diaspora_news/38957 The Denver International Airport TSA officials found themselves in an awkward position when they were forced to deal with a naked woman. Sources at the scene say the woman had been smoking a cigarette in a non-smoking area inside Concourse B around 8:45 AM (with her clothes on) when airport staffers asked her to […]

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/blak_music_month/38932 CLICK HERE to view “IRS Hit List of Celebrity Tax Evaders” photo gallery. The IRS has filed a tax lien against the popular R&B singer, claiming he owes over $617,000 in back taxes from 1999-2001. According to TMZ, the singer says he paid the debt years ago by selling his music catalog, but the […]

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/gossip/38926 ABC’s long-running show “The Bachelor” will, for the first time in its history, present an African-American bachelor. If you’ve never watched the show, it chronicles a single man’s pursuit of love as he dates several women who are competing for his love and undying affection … for life. It gets a little awkward in […]

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_black_diaspora_news/38920 A Michigan teacher is claiming that she was fired because she helped students start a Trayvon Martin fundraiser in her class. The teacher, Brooke Harris, 26, is a non-union teacher at Pontiac Academy and was fired by the school without a problem. She was initially suspended by the school and then fired. Now, numerous […]

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/moving_america_news/38857 Four women attack a female server after an incorrect order was delivered to them. The 25-year-old server was pushed, punched, had her hair pulled and a drink thrown in her face at a Red Lobster in Fairview Heights in St. Louis. Read more at http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/moving_america_news/38857

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/blak_music_month/38867 CLICK HERE to view “Whitney: Through the Years” photo gallery. According to reports, the final bill for the funeral of Whitney Houston is $187,000 and will be billed to the residents of Newark, N.J. The very public funeral attracted hundreds, if not thousands of fans and service attendees and caused the local police department […]

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/gossip/38718 CLICK HERE to view “Super Hot Black Models” photo gallery. Beverly Johnson is back on the pop culture map with her new OWN show “Beverly’s Full House” Saturdays at 10 p.m. Watch clip of preview on page two. On the show,  the supermodel-turned-reality-TV-star deals with her complicated relationship with her grown daughter, Anansa, who […]

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/gossip/38720 He may not be Santa Claus, but Arnez J. is coming to your town. The versatile comedian was once a flight attendant, a Harlem Globetrotter and a pro baseball recruit. Unfortunately for baseball but happily for comedy fans, a stint in jail ended his baseball career and a bum knee ended his Globetrotter career. […]