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Tracy Morgan is making light of his hospitalization at Utah’s Sundance Film Festival and confirmed he would be returning to work shooting “30 Rock” Tuesday. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/gossip/36494
According to the AP, A former professional wrestler was sentenced Monday to 32 years in prison for having sex with women without telling them he had tested positive for the virus that causes AIDS. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/moving_america_news/36492
The family of a Walton County, Georgia man who has been missing for a week has announced a $10,000 reward for information that will help them find him. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/moving_america_news/36458
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and six-time Grammy Award winner Etta James, also known as Miss Peaches, was said to be one of the first and strongest crossover artists to link R&B to rock and roll – and make it a success. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_black_diaspora_news/36454
According to the AP, Civil rights leaders bothered by South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s stance on issues like requiring voters to show their IDs at the polls are reminding the governor that she is a minority, too. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_black_diaspora_news/36452
Etta James, one of my all-time favorite singers and my favorite take-no-prisoners, bad-ass, no-housecoat-having, blues girl gone wild passed away Friday after a long battle with leukemia. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/blak_music_month/36460
According to the AP, Oprah Winfrey says she is confident that President Barack Obama will win another four-year term in this year’s U.S. election. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/gossip/36446
We hope you enjoyed her performance and if you mised it, look, she sounds excellent considering the fact that she never performed that early (5am) before…Click on the audio to listen to her.
An Akron, Ohio mother who was sent to jail last year for falsifying records so her daughters could attend school in a district in which she didn’t live has now formed an advocacy group to help other parents who face similar situations. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/moving_america_news/36414
From KISSRICHMOND.com – R&B trio SWV is back in action this morning fresh off the release of their reunion single “Co-Sign.” Check out their live performance on this morning’s “Red Tails” Sky Show edition of the Tom Joyner Morning Show broadcasting from the Rialto Theater in Atlanta, GA. The sisters with voices still have it – […]
Randy Jackson of the Jackson family has filed a countersuit against his ex-girlfriend in a bid to reverse a recent child support judgment. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/blak_music_month/36397
The Boondocks” creator Aaron McGruder might not be the first person you think of when you want someone to write an action movie about a historic military unit, but apparently, that’s only if you’re not George Lucas. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/movies/36416
