National

Michael Jackson’s doctor finally made a decision he had long delayed, telling a judge Tuesday he would not testify in his involuntary manslaughter trial. Minutes later, the defense rested its case and the prosecution, after presenting brief rebuttal testimony, closed its presentation of evidence in the six-week trial. That set the stage for closing arguments […]

Sports

TMZ is reporting that Serena Williams escaped to a panic room inside of her L.A. mansion after security cameras picked up a suspected intruder. But it was all a case of mistaken identity. According to the website, Serena’s assistant called 911 around 6 a.m. last Wednesday claiming a possible burglar or prowler was on the […]

After performing “Testimony” in Washington, DC for his forthcoming albumI Win, Pastor Marvin Sapp explained his songwriting process. When asked about “Testimony,” Marvin told Sheilah Belle, “I write songs from personal experience.” Marvin Sapp’s record-breaking hit “Never Would Have Made It” was written after he lost three important people in his life and he explained, […]

Taraji P. Henson appeared on “The Wendy Williams Show” recently where she confirmed (and denied) some of the dating rumors that have followed her since her “Baby Boy” days. Here’s what she had to say: Tyrese Not all all – ever. I promise you. If I did I would tell [you]. First of all, I […]

Kim Kardashian jetted off to Australia just days after announcing her divorce from Kris Humphries. With sister Khloe and her husband Lamar Odom in tow, Kim, who usually hams it up for the cameras, made sure to look sad and uninterested on the red carpet. Is Marriage For White People? While there, she granted her […]

Viviva A. Fox and her fiance Slimm have broken up, according to the YBF. The actress was spotted without him or her engagement ring this past weekend in Atlanta, where the two are usually arm-in-arm. Get The Inside Scoop On Atlanta Is Marriage For White People? She recently attended the Watch The Throne concert with […]

The Human Rights Campaign has launched a campaign featuring prominent African Americans in support of same sex marriage.

Beauty

We’ve transitioned from Summer to Fall, and come December 22, Winter will make yet another appearance – hopefully a milder one than the year before (purely a selfish request of course). But no matter how mild or harsh the weather change is, one thing’s for certain, our skin type during the summer will undoubtedly change going into […]

Firefighters removed a driver from a BMW car after a sport utility vehicle crashed into the car and caused both vehicles to fall in a ditch. The accident took place around 9 p.m. Tuesday on West 12th Street near Seamist Drive in northwest Houston. A woman was driving a Mercedes-Benz ML350 westbound on West 12th […]

Mary J. Blige teams up with Drake for “Mr. Wrong,” the official second single from her 10th studio album ‘My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act I)’, due November 21. I going to let you interoperate the song yourself.   Check out Mary’s new one below… Let us know what you think? Support the artist and purchase single on iTunes Keeping […]

Here at HelloBeautiful we just love celebrating Black love.  Each week we profile newly engaged couples as they describe the moment he decided to “Put A Ring On It”. Her Story: I met Jamel in 2008 on campus. Our first date was on Valentine’s Day at Morton’s Steakhouse and we’ve been together ever since.  Fast forward to March 13, […]

Check out this great article written by our good friends over at BlackandMarriedWithKids: Our culture suggests that relationship-readiness is determined by some combination of education, job security, and physical attractiveness. Those factors are indeed important, but they are only one piece of the puzzle. There are many other aspects to being ready for a relationship, and I believe […]