A morning news anchor in Oklahoma apologized to her black co-host, one day after likening him to a gorilla. Alex HousdenĀ said a gorilla at the Oklahoma City Zoo “kind of looks like you” to her colleague,Ā Jason Hackett, at the end of a feature on CNN affiliate KOCO-TV. She addressed what she called “hurtful comments” on […]
A year afterĀ Cassandra DamperĀ stood accused of shootingĀ Devyn HolmesĀ in the head during a Facebook Live stream, the Houston-area woman pled guilty to a charge of aggravated assault with reckless serious bodily injury. On Easter Sunday in 2018, Damper, Holmes and another man were sitting in a car outside of a Valero gas station in southwest Houston […]
Over the weekend,Ā Bobby Brown‘s sisterĀ Leolah Brown Muhammad Ā claimed in a Facebook post that the “Don’t Be Cruel” singer was intentionally hit by a speeding car and that he was in bad shape, that both of his legs were seriously injured but failed to give any particular evidence as to where the incident happened. The news […]
Raphael SaadiqĀ is back. Days after releasing his brand new album,Ā Jimmy Lee, the singer releases the official video to his single “Something Keeps Calling” featuringĀ Rob Bacon. The video centers around a man who is stuck in the grasps of addiction. At times he is at comfort and peace with his significant other, and sometimes we can […]
For the first time in over 35 years, Eddie Murphy is returning to host Saturday Night Live. The comedian is set to host the program on December 21st, his first time hosting since 1984. Murphy last appeared on the program in 2015 as part of the show’s 40th-anniversary special. Murphy is setting up for a […]
With one Live After 5 in the books with the likes of Nooney and the Zydeco Floaters, Jeter Jones, Adrian Bagher and New Cupid, the Majic fam turned it up a notch for our August edition at Avenida Houston!Ā Keith FrankĀ andĀ Step Rideau and the Zydeco Outlaws made sure that everyone went home singing, dancing and smiling […]
The power of New Jack Swing has carriedĀ Teddy RileyĀ all over the world and more. Now he officially has a star in Hollywood. On Friday (Aug. 16), the famed producer responsible for albums such asĀ Dangerous, Blackstreet’sĀ Another Level and more received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The achievement arrives more than 30 years after […]
Katreese Barnes, a singer, producer, and composer known for songs such as “Sugar Free” in the group Juicy as well as her work onĀ Saturday Night LiveĀ died on August 3, after weeks of speculation from fans. Her brother, Jerry confirmed the news saying that Barnes had been battling breast cancer for over 20 years. In front […]
Daniel Pantaleo, the officer at the center of the choking death ofĀ Eric Garner five years ago has been let go by the New York Police Department. He will not receive his pension according to NYPD Commissioner James OāNeill. “Trials Commissioner Maldonado ruled that officer Pantaleoās use of a prohibited chokehold was reckless and constituted a […]
A shooting over the weekend at a house party has left six people with non-life threatening injuries. The incident took place early Saturday morning around 1:45 a.m. at a house located on the 1200 block of Mylla Street as a large group of people were at an “instant house party” that started via the social […]
Kurt Carr‘s been away from music for over six years but with his new album Bless Somebody Else the longtime gospel legend is back. Speaking with AV in the Houston BMW Studios, Carr speaks on how he processed losing close friends such as AndraĆ© Crouch, the death of 18 people in one year and why […]
Blanco Brown‘s The Git Up dance has everyone from police officers to teachers and more hitting and participating in the fun. Now the Atlanta based singer hits the Kandi Store with Kandi Eastman inside the Houston BMW Studios to discuss his career, writing songs for a host of your favorites, how “The Git Up” blew […]