It’s natural to stare in wonder at our greatest athletes and wonder how they’d do in other sports, particularly after a generation raised on the astonishing athletic exploits of Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders – Jackson especially. It’s been over two decades since that devastating hip injury destroyed Jackson’s career, but we forget just how […]
Houston suffers a notorious reputation for tearing down historic buildings, but a new poll conducted by KHOU 11 News and KUHF Houston Public Radio indicates most voters want to keep the Astrodome standing. Nonetheless, they apparently don’t like the price tag. The survey indicates 52 percent of likely Houston voters favor demolishing the dome, while […]
From Chron.com: Motorists should expected delays, slow traffic and detours this weekend as construction projects will temporarily close portions of Interstate 10 near the Grand Parkway. The eastbound lanes of the Katy Freeway will be shut down from Katy Fort Bend Road for 24 hours from 9 p.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Saturday, according to […]
The rambunctious boys of Hamilton Park serenaded me yesterday in a private office at Atlantic Records. By coincidence they covered my favorite group Jagged Edge’s song “Gotta Be.” I was hesitant at first, not sure if they could fill the shoes of one of the last great boy bands but to my surprise they did! […]
Kelis and Nas’ son Knight is growing up so fast! The mom brought her baby boy out to the “Yo Gabba Gabba!” shoe launch yesterday and, wearing a bucket hat, he looked just like his daddy. Last year, Kelis took him to see “Yo Gabba Gabba! Live!” and had to help hold him up. But […]
Rep. Allen West said that Martin Luther King Jr. would not have supported the movement in a interview Tuesday with conservative media outlet Newsmax,. Rep. West rejected President Obama’s and Bernice King’s comparisons of the Occupy Wall Street movement to Martin Luther King Jr’s vision. Story Written by NewsOne.com Read More
Bria Murphy, the 21-year-old daughter of Eddie, posed in Maxim magazine’s latest issue wearing bikinis her father likely wouldn’t approve of. But as the spokesmodel for Dark and Lovely hair products, it’s clear she’s becoming her own (business) woman. On her favorite body part: I’m most proud of my legs right now. Sometimes it’s my […]
Some of the hottest artists that we have grown to love have decided to bless us with release dates in 2011. From October to December Tyrese, Carl Thomas, Joe, Anthony Hamilton, R. Kelly and Tank (just to name a few) are ready to give us that classic R&B feel once again. On this Friday I thought it […]
According to the AP, Michael Jackson was so heavily drugged in the hours before his death that he would have been incapable of self-administering the massive dose of propofol that killed him, a medical expert testified Thursday at the trial of Jackson’s doctor. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/moving_america_news/33699
There is a new Senate bill that is intended to boost the ailing real-estate market by encouraging globe-trotting investors to buy homes in the U.S. The bill, co-sponsored by Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Mike Lee (R.-Utah), would grant a U.S. visa to international investors who agree to spend at least $500,000 on residential real estate […]
