Janet Jackson headlined this years festivities, having commanded a 72,000+ audience, shattering last years record set by Beyonce. The Louisiana Super Dome in New Orleans was packed from stage to seat, all to watch Janet’s heart-thumping two- hour performance.
LOS ANGELES – The fright flick “The Last Exorcism” and the heist thriller “Takers” were in a photo finish for the top spot at the weekend box office, according to studio estimates Sunday. Lionsgate’s “The Last Exorcism” had a thin lead with a $21.3 million debut, closely followed by Sony’s “Takers” […]
Construction of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on the National Mall is 45 percent complete and on schedule to be finished by Fall 2011, according to Harry E. Johnson Sr., president and CEO of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc. By: Jackie Jones, BlackAmericaWeb.com
It is officially out, without a doubt. LA Lakers guard Shannon Brown and Monica are in fact a couple, and we have proof. Brown made sure he stood by his woman when folks were calling the R&B singer a home wrecker. By: EURweb.com
Conservative commentator Glenn Beck and tea party champion Sarah Palin appealed Saturday to a vast, predominantly white crowd on the National Mall to help restore traditional American values and honor Martin Luther King’s message. Civil rights leaders who accused the group of hijacking King’s legacy held their own rally and march. While Beck billed his […]
Texans coach Gary Kubiak kept returning to one thing last week as he answered question after question about his team’s effort, talent and smarts. Yes, seriously, he got all those questions in the wake of an embarrassing loss to the Saints. OK, almost all of them. I know because I had people writing me saying […]
NEW ORLEANS — From New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward to the Mississippi coast, people hit hard by Hurricane Katrina were paying homage Sunday to those killed by the storm’s devastation — exactly five years after it hit the Gulf Coast. Read more:
