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Sad news, ladies. Xscape won’t be following in the footsteps of SWV and returning to the music scene, as least from Kandi’s point of view.

Last week we reported who the sultry voice behind Maybach Music was, Australian model, Jessica Gomes. It has recently came to the light that the Australian beauty hasn’t been paid for her contributions to MMG  but is it isn’t due to bad business dealings. During an interview with Global Grind, Jessica revealed how the whole […]

Iggy Azalea is an Australian rapper based in California whose buzz is growing stronger by the day, and she’s coming into Nicki Minaj‘s lane. Iggy’s Ignorant Art has made a lot of noise, and she’s currently dating A$AP Rocky. Some may draw comparisons between the two since they’re both females, but Iggy Azalea has stepped […]

While King used direct action to promulgate change, Obama used change as a campaign slogan. Worse yet, on so many critical issues — fair housing, war, and civil liberties — the Obama administration was the antithesis of change. Obama hasn’t earned King’s endorsement. Let me tell you why. Fair Housing In 1966 the Southern Christian […]

Well it looks like Unemployed homeowners will be allowed to suspend or reduce mortgage payments for as long as a year under a new policy announced by mortgage finance firm Freddie Mac on Friday. The new rules take effect on Feb. 1. According to CBS, Freddie Mac will give mortgage servicers the authority to provide six […]

We need more black men like this! Taye Diggs discusses his new book”Chocolate Me,” love how he looks, and how Tyson Beckford helped him come to love his complexion. The Wheard: Bossip MYBROWNBABY: The scenes in the book, especially early on in the book, sound pretty brutal. When did you feel like your self-esteem had […]

Check out The Louis Vuitton Don before he could afford to be that flashy! Kanye West as a teen getting it in at 16 years old! via TheWordEyeHeard Now Hiring: 5 Reasons To Work For Kanye West & His New Design Company, DONDA Mannie Fresh Talks Def Jam, Collaborations With Dr. Dre & Kanye West

According to several sources Doo-Wop and funk artist Jimmy Castor has died at the age of 64. Details of his death are still forthcoming. Castor found success as both a solo musician and as the leader of the Jimmy Castor Bunch. While his music spanned many genres (hence his nickname “The Everything Man”)  he was […]

Could it be….? Are we seriously going to see Pretty Boy Floyd and Pacquiao….? Maybe…. Manny Pacquiao agrees to fight May 5th. “To all of my fans…Mayweather just needs to agree to and accept a 50 percent split, and if he does, then the fight will go through. He’s the one who needs to agree,” […]

To honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Oprah Winfrey is bringing the cast of “Roots” to her Montecito, Californiahome as she marks the 35th anniversary of the 1977 Emmy-winning ABC miniseries that exposed the horrors of slavery and triumphs of its survivors, with a primetime TV special set to air MONDAY night on OWN. The […]

The ladies of Mary Mary are guaranteed not to disappoint on the black carpet or red carpet. Check them out at the LA Premiere of the faith based film “Joyful Noise” which stars Queen Latifah, Dolly Pardon, Courtney B. Vance, and KeKe Palmer.

Martin Luther King was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, at the age of 39 leaving behind wife Coretta Scott King and four kids. On March 10, 1969, James Earl Ray entered a plea of guilty and was sentenced to 99 years in the Tennessee state penitentiary. He died […]