Music legend Dionne Warwick will take center stage on Wednesday, February 15 to receive the Black Enterprise Women of Power Legacy Award along with an esteemed list of others, including veteran broadcaster Carole Simpson, Professor Anita Hill and entrepreneur/designer Amsale Aberra. The awards gala kicks off the seventh annual Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit […]
Whitney Houston’s start as a music icon began at an early age, when she would accompany her mother, gospel legend Cissy Houston, at their church as a member of the New Hope Baptist Junior Choir in Newark, New Jersey. While in her mid-teens, the younger Houston was singing backup for artists like Chaka Khan and […]
For more than a decade, “Soul Train” creator Don Cornelius worked on developing a film based on his influential dance program without much success. But his death from a self-inflicted gunshot wound Feb. 1 in Los Angeles might jump-start interest in a “Soul Train” movie and other ventures that would exploit the storied brand, according […]
Former Death Row co-founder and CEO Suge Knight has a date with a Las Vegas judge after he was arrested on traffic warrant and misdemeanor drug charges. Officer Laura Meltzer says the 46-year-old former Death Row Records executive was stopped driving a black Bentley with California plates around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday on a street just […]
Tony Cornelius, the son of late “Soul Train” founder Don Cornelius, says nothing had suggested to him or to friends that his father was suicidal. “He was not feeling well so it’s really hard to say why my dad decided he had had enough,” Cornelius’s son told The Hollywood Reporter. “It’s just one of those […]
African-American adults are more likely to be diagnosed with coronary heart disease, and they are more likely to die from heart disease, according to the Office on Minority Health. And even though black Americans are 40 percent more likely to have to have high blood pressure, they are 10 percent less likely than whites to […]
Pro wrestler-turned-actor told Moviefone during a recent interview that he has definite plans to enter politics at some point, and that his ambitions could reach all the way to the White House. “Right now the best way that I can impact the world is through entertainment. One day, and that day will come, I can […]
This month, the actor and comedian is the guest editor for Vibe magazine. In an interview with the publication, he revealed he’s working with Tyler Perry and Eddie Murphy and deemed his latest project the “correct” way to make a Black film. The movie is called “What to Expect When You’re Expecting”, starring J-Lo and […]
LOS ANGELES — Coroner’s officials on Tuesday ruled Don Cornelius’ death a suicide, nearly a week after the “Soul Train” creator and host killed himself with a gunshot to the head. The agency made the determination after conducting an autopsy on Cornelius’ body Friday. Investigators are still awaiting the results of toxicology tests before issuing […]
Simon Cowell is looking to capitalize on that by getting Beyonce to sign on as a full-time judge on the American version of The X Factor. It was also reported Cowell was looking to get Mariah Carey to replace Paula Abdul as judge.
Michael Jackson’s former doctor and former brother-in-law are reportedly on the same cell block in a Los Angeles county jail. The King of Pop’s personal physician, Conrad Murray, is said to be neighbors with singer James DeBarge at Los Angeles County Men’s Jail. DeBarge was famously married to Janet Jackson for a year in the […]
Simon Cowell predicted “The X Factor” would be a TV hit and eclipse his ex-employer, “American Idol.” He was wrong, and now his show has been gutted of three of its five stars, including Paula Abdul, putting its future in question. Where does Fox’s “X Factor” go from here in trying to replace them and […]
