Movies

                Last month we announced that Paula Pat­ton was star­ring in the wedding-themed film “Jump­ing the Broom.” Angela Bas­sett, Laz Alonso, Loretta Devine and Romeo Miller have recently joined the filmed that is pro­duced by T.D. Jakes, Cur­tis Wal­lace, Tracey Edmonds, Glen­don Palmer and Eliz­a­beth Hunter. The film […]

News

        President Obama didn’t get a raise last year — nor did most of his senior staff. That’s according to the White House’s latest salary list, which reports a nearly $39 million annual payroll. This year, the White House has made the report, which it files with Congress every year, available online […]

By Jennifer Rizzo, CNN July 6, 2010: 3:45 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Want to send granny a card? It might cost you a bit more next year. The U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday proposed a 2-cent increase in the price of a first-class stamp, bringing the cost to 46 cents. The change, if […]

Via CNN.com: And you thought LeBron James Watch 2010 was out of control already? Now, it’s moved to Twitter. The NBA’s most coveted free agent signed up for the microblogging site on Tuesday, a close friend and his agent have confirmed. Chris Paul, a fellow NBA free agent, posted on his own Twitter account that […]

VIA EURWEB.com: South African track star Caster Semenya was cleared for competition Tuesday by the International Association of Athletics Federations after being sidelined for nearly a year as debate raged over her gender. The athlete set a world record en route to winning the 800-meters in last August’s world championships, but her deep voice, coupled […]

R&B singer, Mary J. Blige, announced on Good Morning America that she has earned her GED and will be part of Howard University’s class of 2014. RELATED STORIES Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blige & Alicia Keys To Perform At Essence Music Festival Mary J. Blige Opens Center For Abused Women In Yonkers http://cdn1.newsone.com/external/js/gallery/579935//

VIA KHOU.com: by Tiffany Craig & Jeremy Desel / 11 News GALVESTON—The Texas General Land Office confirmed Monday the tar balls found along the shores of Crystal Beach on Bolivar Peninsula are from the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Over the weekend, officials heard rumored reports of tar balls washing ashore. Officials […]

Some 2,500 joined this weekend at Cobo Hall in Detroit, MI for The Links, Incorporated 37th national assembly. The Links, an organization of accomplished, successful African American women, has four service trends — arts, services to youth, national trends, and international trends. The Links honored Radio One CEO Cathy Hughes and Susan Rice, the US […]

To get unemployed Americans back to work, the federal government is providing incentives to help low- to middle- income individuals go back to school. A $13.8 billion tuition tax credit boost called the American Opportunity Tax Credit reimburses 100 percent of the first $2,000 of educational expenses for lower income students. For the next $2,000 […]

I watched a movie titled “Greenberg” and in it was one of my favorite lines, “Hurt people hurt people.” The actress who played Florence in the movie said it to the actor she loved, Robert Greenberg. Robert struggled with OCD, was neurotic, jaded, and a 40-year-old guy. He had recently gotten out of a mental […]

Summer is such a fun season, so why not bring some fun into your bedroom? Start with the bed, then move onto lighting and accessories.