HBO, reported recently  that O’Brien will be a reporter on the monthly magazine show, which is anchored by Gumbel. Her first story, due this month, is about war veterans who use martial arts to help cope with post-traumatic stress disorder. As posted by, BlackAmericaWeb.com Click for morehttp://blackamericaweb.com/135978/soledad-obrien-real-sports/

  Music Diva, Mariah Carey is teaming up with director Lee Daniels “The Butler,” for a part that will test her acting ability. Mariah, a high maintenance glamour diva in real life, love roles that go for a gritty, down to earth character on film. “The Butler” tells the story Eugene Allen, a longtime White […]

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The 1984 film “Beat Street” by Steven Hager was the first American film featuring two soundtracks. The film, which was originally titled “Looking for the…

New York woman posted a petition to allow mastectomy photoson facebook, she was able to  garnered 20,000 signature to make this happen.  Read More

 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (about 1 1/2 pounds total) Coarse salt and ground pepper  1 1/4 teaspoons cayenne pepper 2 tablespoons mayonnaise 5 tablespoons white-wine vinegar  3 ounces blue cheese, crumbled (3/4 cup) 3 large celery stalks, cut into 1/4-inch pieces 1 head romaine lettuce, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 2 tablespoons unsalted butter Related: 34 Reasons to Eat a Burger Everyday 1. Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Place […]

R&B Divas: Atlanta star Syleena Johnson is set to appear on an episode of Iyanla: Fix My Life.  The singer want Iyanla’s help to med the volatile relationship between her and her mom. The episode will air on Saturday, July 20th at 9pm.  (Pulse of Radio)

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency is refusing to provide money to help rebuild the small Texas town where a deadly fertilizer plant explosion leveled numerous homes and a school, and killed 15 people.  Find out why, here.

Via Essence.com: Oprah donates $12 million to Smithsonian.   Read more.

In an interview with Hello Beautiful, Chrisette Michele said that Ne-Yo was like a therapist to her when he wrote her hit “Epiphany.” She said, “The epiphany I had [was] when I was hanging out with Ne-Yo. When you hang out with Ne-Yo he talks a lot and he becomes your therapist. And so, you’re on the couch and you’re […]