The powers that be of St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Missouri, are thinking about removing or replacing a makeshift shrine to Michael Brown that has lined the middle of the streets where he was killed since this past summer. The mayor says the shrine’s location makes it a safety hazard. But, removing it could stoke […]
Lauryn Hill had to cancel a planned show in Tel Aviv because she wasn’t able to book a deal in the nearby Palestinian city of Rahallah. She says scheduling a concert in the Palestinian territories ‘proved to be a challenge.’ Not wanting to alienate fans, Lauryn canceled her concert in Isreal that was to happen […]
After years of trying to honor comedian/actor Richard Pryor with a statue in Peoria is coming to focus and prompting some residents of his hometown to re-visit the comic and his legacy. Sculptor Preston Jackson will unveil the 9 foot statue Sunday the city’s Warehouse District at the corner of Washington and State Streets. Jackson […]
Carly Fiorina, former technology executive formally put her hat in the race for the 2016 presidential race on Monday, kicking off a Republican White House bid in a morning announcement that highlighted her role as leading critic of Democratic contender Hillary Rodham Clinton. In a on-line video Fiorina announced her campaign posted the same time […]
Erica Campbell, gospel singer is catching a lot of heat from many gospel music purist because of her new endeavor into ‘trap gospel’ with her song ‘I Luh God’ (Click below to she the video). NPR featured a segment about this new genre of gospel, taken directly from hip hop’s southern fried branch of ‘trap […]
Jay Z and his wife Beyonce’ was spotted at the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight it looks as if he took some time off from working overtime. Jay Z is in the studio breaking out some new beats to hype his failing music streaming service. The rap aficionado with a shout out announced plans Wednesday to bust out […]
Suge Knight request to reduce his bail from $10 million to $5 million on Thursday was denied by a judge. He pleaded not guilty to all counts in his murder and attempted murder cases. Now for Floyd Mayweather the $10 mil. is just a few round in the ring and a few minutes of boxing […]
Thanks goodness there is some good news coming out of Nigeria! According to  reports Nigerian troops saved 200 girls and 93 women Tuesday in the Sambisa Forest, the Nigerian Armed Forces announced on it official Twitter account. At this time it is unknown if any of the girls were among the initial 200 who were […]
Are you going to watch the big fight this Saturday, well Mark Wahlberg and Diddy are real big ballers. The two of them place a bet of $250,000 on the Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao fight, according to MTV. Diddy is pulling for Mayweather and Markie Mark is behind ‘Pacman. ”The former posted a video […]
Donald Trump criticized with racial remarks towards President Obama after the Baltimore riots on Monday. Donald Trump, The Apprentice, ‘You’re Fired,’ sent off a few disparaging tweets about the riots that followed Freddie Gray’s funeral Monday afternoon. As Baltimore reached a State Of National Emergency, leaders, politicians, religious, and other marched the streets peacefully. Trump […]
Viola Davis, star of ‘How To Get Away With Murder,’ will play Harriet Tubman in a HBO movie about, The Underground Railroad, and abolitionist hero. HBO said Monday that the project is based on the biography ‘Bound For The Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, ‘by historian Kate Clifford Larson. Tubman was born into slavery in Maryland, […]
Jay Z has a Twitter account but he rarely tweets. But recently the entertainment mogul went on social media to personally defend his burgeoning, but also struggling, music streaming service of TIDAL, which has been greatly criticized in just its first month of service. Under the name of ‘Mr. Carter’, he sent out ‘stream of […]