ISIAH HURT BY MAGIC JOHNSON COMMENTS

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MIAMI (AP) — Hall of Fame players Isiah Thomas and Magic Johnson famously kissed moments before tip-off of Game 1 of the 1988 NBA finals.

Today, the relationship clearly isn't anywhere near as close.

Thomas told SI.com earlier this week that he is "really hurt" over criticisms levied by Johnson in a new book chronicling the careers of Johnson and Larry Bird. According to Thursday's SI.com report, Johnson said Thomas questioned his sexuality after the Los Angeles Lakers star retired in 1991 after being diagnosed with HIV.

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WHITNEY MARRIED BOBBY TO STOP “GAY” RUMORS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*In his new tell-all book, Bobby Brown says Whitney Houston wanted to marry him so that she could squash rampant rumors that she was a lesbian.

"(The marriage) was doomed from the very beginning," Brown writes in "Bobby Brown: The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing But..." "I think we got married for all the wrong reasons. Now, I realize Whitney had a different agenda than I did when we got married... I believe her agenda was to clean up her image, while mine was to be loved and have children.

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IS T.O CAREER OVER???

Wide receiver Terrell Owens #81. (Photo by Doug Benc/Getty Images)

As the trade deadline loomed only a few hours away Tuesday afternoon, a high-ranking AFC executive was rattling off some tidbits about potential movement around the league when the conversation turned to the value of Buffalo Bills wideout Terrell Owens(notes).

Still hyped by the media as a commodity at this week’s deadline, Owens had been relegated to footnote status long ago by this particular talent evaluator.

He’s hit the wall,” the AFC executive said. “I think he has. I think it’s done or close to it. He’ll have a couple of games here and there where he shows up, but big picture, long term, I think it’s done.”

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ATLANTA HOMELESS WOMAN KILLED IN FRONT OF CHURCH

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Members of an Atlanta church have offered a reward to help police there find the killer of a homeless woman. Jeanette Smith was known to sleep outside West End Church of Christ on Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard for the past three years.

     Last week Smith, 66, was found shot to death right in front of the church.

      "We felt like we need to step up and do something in this community and see if we can bring some resolve to this case," said church elder Floyd Williams.

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WEDDING VIDEO MADE HIM HAPPY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chris Brown is finally speaking out about the famous Youtube video showing a wedding party dancing a choreographed routine down the aisle as his song "Forever" plays in the background.

In a New York radio interview with Hot 97's Angie Martinez, Brown said the viral video hit did cheer him up during the days following his sentencing for assault.

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STEVE HARVEY TEARFUL TESTIMONY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steve Harvey took a moment with Donnie McClurkin on the religious channel TBN, recently to express himself and give his testimony.

     It was obvious that he is going through a personal ordeal that  he needed to try to make an attempt to share.  But, of course, he could not be specific.

     It appears that he is trying to convey that while he's a celebrity, he is still quite human and he is hurting.

Click over and watch out his moving testimony.

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Beanie Sigel Disses Jay-Z in New Single

Beanie Sigel has a new single called “Average Cat” in which he disses his old buddy Jay-Z.  Click here to watch.

Shyne Arrives to Belize

Rapper Shyne arrived in Belize the other day after serving nine years in jail for his involvement in a shooting at a NYC night club. Shyne was welcomed to Belize by his mother, father ( Prime Minister of Belize), and other family members.  Shyne was advised to not speak with the media, but he is still attempting to obtain a pardon so that he can return to the U.S.

Tyra Banks Causes Controversy Over Black Face

Tyra Banks is always trying to do something over the top on her show America’s Next Top Model, especially now since the ratings are low.  On the most recent episode of the show Tyra painted the girls so that they would appear biracial, and some people were not to happy about it.  This episode comes only a few weeks after French Vogue was criticized for painting model Lara Stone in black face for the October issue.  Personally, I don’t find either of these displays of black face offensive considering they are not mocking biracial and African American people in a negative way.  Also if I recall correctly this is not the first time Tyra has done this on the show, but I could be wrong.

BALKI DOESNT LIKE DENZEL OR EDDIE MURPHY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

He first gained national attention from his gig as wacky immigrant Balki in 80s sitcom "Perfect Strangers," but actor Bronson Pinchot went on to make a name for himself as a solid character actor, starring opposite the likes of Denzel Washington and Eddie Murphy.      

       Needless to say, those particular actors were not his favorite co-stars. In an interview with AVClub.com, he shared memories of his time on set with both superstars.

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GLOBE TROTTERS GETS A CARTOON DEAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Harlem Globetrotters will once again star in an animated television series thanks to a new licensing and production partnership with the Cookie Jar Group, a Toronto-based company that has become the traveling team's global licensing agent.      

The sports/entertainment property was last in make-believe form in 1971 and '72, when Hanna-Barbera Prods produced an animated series for CBS' Saturday morning cartoon slate.    

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HALLE BERRY AND THE BABY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 1½-year-old daughter of Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry is apparently the next Tiger Woods.      

"She started playing golf! She has a little hole in the backyard," Aubry, a golf addict, told People.com of his daughter on Monday at the Maybach Golf Cup 2009 Tournament in Pacific Palisades, Calif.

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BISHOP WEEKS AND HIS NEW WIFE

 

 

 

 

 

Bishop Thomas W. Weeks III is again a married man.      

Last in the headlines over his violent 2008 divorce from Pastor Juanita Bynum, the head of international church empire Global Destiny Worldwide put a ring on the finger of self-described prophetess Christina Glenn, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.   

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EDDIE MURPHY IS DESPERATE TO SELL HIS CRIB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Eddie Murphy has knocked $15 million off the asking price of his home, hoping to spark some activity after it sat dormant on the market for nearly five years.      

The New Jersey estate had an original price tag of around $30 million when the actor listed it in 2004.

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CEDRIC SAYS THE BEARS TRIED TO STOP HIS PROGRESS

Cincinnati Bengals running back Cedric Benson  (David Butler II/US PRESSWIRE)

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP)—Cedric Benson(notes) believes the Chicago Bears did all they could to prevent him from signing with another team.

Released in June 2008 after two alcohol-related arrests, Benson will come face to face with his former team when the Cincinnati Bengals host the Bears on Sunday. Although he insisted he’s not out for revenge and won’t try to send a message, Benson clearly has some bad feelings for the Bears.

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What’s Really Going on in the Industry?

For the past few months I have been hearing a lot of talk about several of the top industry people being involved in a secret society or boule where they have to “sell their souls” to be excepted.  Now I don’t know how true or untrue this secret society stuff is, but I do find it strange that some celebs have recently been exposing the industry claiming there are several people in the industry that are devil worshipers.  Last week Tiffany Evans went in on the industry after hearing Rhianna’s new single “Russian Roulette” stating,

“Man! I really wish I could tell you guys what the industry really is and what stars are apart of destroying this world. The stars who worship satan,and those who have killed to get the respect they have now. You’d be verrrry surprise. Some of your favorite people pretend to worship God but they only do that to save face. Or seem innocent.”

Now this week Omarion is basically saying the same thing.

“…[and] it really made me think that there is a [time as an artist] where there’s going to be a choice. The[entertainment] world [dictates] that you have to be with three or four women, or do this in order to get that [and] I think it’s really interesting. With God and the industry, it’s really dark. The dark side is having to get in, there’s a certain submission you need to have. Just like a gang [initiation], so to speak. You might have to do something against your moral code. I’m not saying that it’s always this way, but when you’re someone that is young and you’re coming up in the industry and you really don’t have a grip on your morals it can be very dark. The game is just about over saturation.”

Wow, I wonder if anyone will come out denying these rumors about the industry?

Rocsi Responds to the Rumors

As of recently 106 & Park’s Rocsi has been receiving a bad reputation of sleeping around, which may have something to do with her being rumored of sleeping with Lisa Raye’s husband or ex-husband (I can never remember if the divorce has been finalized yet).  Anyways, in a recent interview with Honeymag.com Rocsi decided to set the record straight, and let everyone know she is not an industry hoe.  Read what she had to say below.

“I think a lot of these Web sites need a story. They need to find somebody to pick on, and I just so happen to be one of those girls. I’ve always had that coming up against Free on a black network and not being black.”

“With men in my life, I’ve always made good choices. I would love to think that. It’s just really hard to trust people, and that’s just coming from not knowing everybody’s intentions,” Rocsi says.

“It hurts when my brothers call me,” Rocsi says. “I mean it’s real bad when it gets to the point where everything’s so unbearable. You really got to have that strength, because if I didn’t have that strength in me, I would kill myself. There are some days when I’m like ‘How bad do I want to kill myself right now? What is the point of going on when so many people despise me or hate what I do?’”

“I got where I’m at because of my work,” Rocsi insists. “I never had to lay on my back to get where I was. I come from a Latino background where family and the way we were brought up was very important. That’s how we conducted ourselves as ladies. And that’s a very important thing to my family, so yeah, when these blogs come out and they start talking shit — you’re messing with what my parents instilled in me. And I know it isn’t true. But I’m glad I have great family members who know that I wasn’t brought up that way, to not be blinded by this industry.”

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Roberta Flack: Killing me softly

Remember this beautiful song?

Man Pleads Guilty to Killing T.I.’s Assistant

By Danielle Canada

The 2006 shooting death of T.I.'s best friend and personal assistant, Philant Johnson, shook the rapper to his core. After a fight at a club in Cincinnati, T.I. and his entourage left in a fleet of vans to escape the escalating situation. While trying to leave amicably, the rapper and his crew were chased down and their cars were sprayed with bullets. The senseless act of violence left three people injured and Philant Johnson dead. Three years later, justice is finally being served.

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Is Papa Knowles Hatin’ on Letoya Luckett?

According to a source Matthew Knowles (a.k.a. Beyonce’s daddy) has been paying off radio stations to not play Letoya’s new single “Regret”.  Remember this is not the first time that Matthew Knowles has been accused of shady business toward her, back in the summer there were rumors that he would not allow Beyonce to perform at the BET Awards if Letoya did.  SMH

LIL WAYNE MIGHT BE GOING TO JAIL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lil Wayne was in a Manhattan courtroom Wednesday for a hearing to judge whether a DNA profiling technique used in his 2007 gun-possession case is accepted within the science field.

The 27-year-old pleaded not guilty to charges filed after police searched his tour bus and found a gun in his belongings. He faces at least 3 1/2 years in prison if convicted.

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JESSICA AND RIHANNA FIGHTING OVA JUSTIN

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According to star magazine, Rihanna and Jessica Biel are planning on fighting each other. Here's an excerpt:

"Jessica has been so upset over Justin and Rihanna, and flew to New York to confront her," says an insider close to the actress. "She wanted to intimidate Rihanna, hoping to make her stay away from Justin."
But Rihanna doesn't scare easily ... The R&B singer laughed when she found out Jessica, 27 was in town. "Rihanna bragged, 'If I run into Jessica, I'm going to tell her the truth about me and Justin and what happened between us,'" says a friend.

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WHAT ARE THEIR SINGLES REALLY SAYING

(L-R) Chris Brown (Jason Merritt/Getty Images); Rihanna (George Napolitano/WireImage)

Hey, don't be mad at me for comparing Chris Brown and Rihanna's brand new singles.

The former pop couple decided to release their first official post-incident songs just three weeks apart.  Chris' "I Can Transform Ya," featuring Lil' Wayne and Swizz Beatz, was released on September 19, and Rihanna's eerie "Russian Roulette" ballad premiered on her site, RihannaNow.com, Tuesday.

Hear Chris Brown's second new song 'Crawl,' a apology record

The lyrics of both songs are quite suggestive.

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DAVE CHAPPELLE LOSES HIS ENDURANCE TITLE

FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2008 file photo, comedian Dave Chappelle ...

Funnyman DAVE CHAPPELLE failed in his attempt to set a new record for comedy endurance - by walking offstage during his performance to go to the bathroom.

The comic took the stage at Hollywood's Laugh Factory on Sunday (28Oct09) in a bid to break the club record for the longest time on stage, previously set by Dane Cook in a seven-hour, 34-minute marathon last year (08).

However, Chappelle's attempt to outdo Cook failed after five hours when he was disqualified by owner Jamie Masada for taking a bathroom break.
The original record was set by the late Richard Pryor who spent two hours and 41 minutes on stage in 1980. Chappelle previously recorded a time of six hours before Cook's triumph in 2008.

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ROBBER STOPPED BY A PRAYER: WATCH VIDEO

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US robber stops for hugs and prays with victim

A heist in the US took an unusual turn after a robber delayed his hold-up and prayed with his victim. CCTV footage shows 23-year-old Gregory Smith entering the Advance America branch in Indianapolis, aiming a gun at the clerk behind the counter.

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MEET THE DIRECTOR OF PRECIOUS LEE DANIELS

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's now official – "Precious" director Lee Daniels will direct a film based on the hit Broadway musical "Miss Saigon."

As previously reported, Daniels had mentioned the possibility of directing a screen version of the play during red carpet interviews for his critically acclaimed second feature "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," opening Nov. 6.

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RUN-DMC THE MUSICAL IS COMING!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paula Wagner has been busy since leaving her gig at United Artists. In addition to developing a film version of Broadway's "Miss Saigon" for director Lee Daniels, the film executive is creating a new original musical with legendary rap group Run-DMC.      

"I feel their story lends itself perfectly to the stage," Wagner said, according to Variety. "This project has been a passion of mine for some time and I couldn't be more thrilled to be working with them."       

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KANYE MAD CUZ THE MEDIA TRIED 2 KILL HIM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kanye West did not die in a car accident yesterday, as was tweeted all across Twitter and the Internet late Tuesday and early Wednesday.       

According to MTV.com, computer security blog Sophos.com tracked the bogus story to hackers who used the rumor to push the false reports to the top of Internet search engine results. By Wednesday morning (Oct. 21), "Kanye West died" (and variations of the phrase) had become one of the most-searched topics on Google Trends.       

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Charlamagne Tha God: "Lil Wayne got what he deserved"

Charlamagne says that Lil Wayne got exactly what he deserves.

FIRST LADY LOOKS FAB ON THE COVER OF GLAMOUR

Michelle Obama, Glamour

It may only be October, but Michelle Obama already seems to be in the holiday spirit, at least when it comes to posing for the festive-feeling December cover of Glamour.

Of course, her status as a fashionista has sometimes been open for debate, and that's something Mrs. Obama has come to expect.

"People are always going to have opinions, and people have a right to their opinions, particularly when you're the First Lady; you're representing the nation," she tells the mag. "So I can't be surprised that people are interested. But I've tried to be at peace with the choices that I make first, and then be open to everyone else's reflection."

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NAOMI CAMPBELL BEING SUED OVER PERFUME

Model Naomi Campbell poses at the First Ladies of Africa Health Summit gala in Beverly Hills

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A fragrance marketing company is suing British supermodel Naomi Campbell for breach of contract, saying she kept millions of dollars in profits that she owed the company for perfumes it helped her develop.

Campbell "has made millions of dollars from the sale of fragrances and cosmetics products conceptualized, created, developed and marketed with the assistance of" Moodform Mission, said the lawsuit, filed by Moodform on Monday in New York State Supreme Court.

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Jamie Foxx Puts Plies on Blast

During a recent radio interview Jamie Foxx put Plies on blast claiming that he was running from some real goons.  Click here to watch.

Review: Michael’s Movie is Gooooood

'This Is It' is a final act fit for a king

Believe the hype. This Is It dispels any doubts about Michael Jackson's creative genius.

Clearly separating him from other artists of his day, longtime collaborator and the film's director Kenny Ortega emphasizes exactly why Michael Jackson earned his "King of Pop" title. Culled from more than one hundred hours of footage, This Is It goes beyond the best of Michael Jackson's rehearsal reels. Instead, Ortega - better known now for directing the High School High Musical films than his many other achievements which include co-creating and co-directing Jackson's Dangerous and HIStory world tours, elects to highlight Michael Jackson's creative process and erases any doubt that what you saw with Michael came from anybody but him and God.

In a world of manufactured music where contemporary artists, many with big names, are unable to sing and dance simultaneously, This Is It reminds us that Michael Jackson was of a generation of cultivated and honed talent where practice did indeed make perfect. There was no resting on laurels with Michael Jackson. It wasn't just magic. It was tireless work and effort - the two attributes that aren't often applied to the genius of African-American performers so liberally.

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Shocking: Have You EVER Seen a Little Boy Like This?

Yes, this is the little boy from hell - you have GOT to see this video!

DIDDY NOT HEADLINING

Followers of Diddy's Twitter page know that he loves turkey sandwiches. But after premiering the first video from his group, Dirty Money's "Angels" on BET's 106 & Park, it seems that he's been snacking on humble pie.

Prepping for the release of the group's debut album Last Train to Paris, the man that sold out arenas with hip-hop's shiniest spectacle, the No Way Out tour just over a decade ago, said that he wouldn't mind performing at smaller spots or even opening for another artist.

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AKON ISN’T PAYING CHILD SUPPORT

Akon's baby mother is still allegedly chasing behind her ex for child support payments, but according to Akon she needs to look harder.
Farrah Coleman, the mother of one of Akon's kids, claims the Senegal-born singer hasn't been paying his child support for the one child they have together.

Every time attempts are made to file him legal papers, he's allegedly nowhere to be found. She's now threatening to take an ad out in Monday's edition of the Los Angeles Times.

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DETROIT’S WNBA TEAM MOVES TO OKLAHOMA

 

We all can agree the worth of the dollar isn't what it use to be. But apparently, neither is the value of gold.

Translation? The Detroit Shock, winners of three of the last seven WNBA titles, confirmed this week the team will immediately be relocating to Tulsa, Oklahoma based solely on financial considerations. Thus almost overnight, one of the league's most decorated and respected franchises is no more. No more, at least in the original sense of its being.

And with that, a league that is struggling for eyeballs and attention about as badly as the parents of Falcon "Ballon Boy" Heene goes from a market with a populace of more than a million residents to one with about 385,000---or roughly the average number of empty seats on any given night of a Shock game at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

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TEYANA TAYLOR HAS CHRIS BROWN’S BACK

Teyana Taylor is still not holding her tongue.

One of a short list of Chris Brown supporters left after his violent altercation involving former girlfriend and edgy pop vixen Rihanna, Taylor explained to VIBE why her solace is unwavering.

"A lot of people were jumping on different bandwagons and I really felt like that was wack," the 18-year-old Taylor told VIBE. "Before the incident between him and Rihanna, Chris had always been my brother. When we met we clicked instantly from our fashion styles to our love of basketball to dancing to everything. I've known him for four years and I was one of the only people that stood by his side when the situation happened."

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EVERYBODY ISN’T HAPPY WITH JAY-Z

 

 

Much has been talked about which producers should've produced on Jay-Z's latest album, The Blueprint 3 sequel. Although DJ Premier is absent in the liner notes, he did submit three beats that were left on the cutting room floor.

In the process of recording the album, according to Premier, Hov asked the legendary hip-hop producer to send a few tracks.

"I ran into him at [DJ] Cassidy's birthday party," Premier tells VIBE. "I hadn't seen him in a while and he told me to send him three tracks. But I have a habit of not getting my tracks to [artists] at the time that they need them, so by the time I got them to Jay he was really in a rush to wrap up his album."

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SHINE WILL BE DEPORTED

After spending extra time in the slammer, it looks like Shyne will be coming home after all... to his native country Belize.

The former Bad Boy rapper has spoken to New York Hot 97 radio host Angie Martinez, and informed that his fight to not be deported to Belize, where he was born, isn't looking too good. Apparently, Shyne's legal team, and Harvard Professor Charles Ogletree's pleas to keep the rapper in New York (where he was raised) is falling on death ears. They're now urging fans to continue to write to Governor Patterson's office for Shyne's pardon.

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CHRIS BROWN IS HANGING WITH THE BIG BOYS

Chris Brown is donning a more mature, more macho look in his new video, "I Can Transform Ya," featuring Lil Wayne and Swizz Beatz. What do y'all think of this sneak peek at CB's new flick? Excited for the video?

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KHLOE AND LAMAR GOT MATCHING TATTOOS

Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom (Steve Granitz/WireImage)

 

In photos posted on her blog, Khloe Kardashian Odom revealed that she and husband Lamar Odom received matching tattoos to commemorate the lifelong love they sealed by exchanging marriage vows last month.

Khloe Clears Up Star Magazine Rumors

The "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" star and the Lakers forward inked each other's initials onto their hands. The "KO" on Odom's hand reflects the bride's announcement that she was changing her name to Khloe Kardashian Odom, while the "LO" on Khloe's hand could possibly double as shorthand for "Lo, this is a terrible idea."

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Mother, Wife and Businesswomen: How do you Balance?

In this episode of Financial Lovemaking, Dr. Boyce and Tia talk with Towanna Freeman, an author, speaker, wife and mother on how to balance love, life, and success.

Your Black News – 10/27/09

NFL Player Larry Johnson Apologizes For Using Anti-Gay Slur

By Associated Press October 27, 2009 5:37 pm

NFL Player Larry Johnson Apologizes For Using Anti-Gay Slur

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TAGS: homosexuality, NFL

ENTERTAINMENT

Disney’s First Black Princess Arrives At Theme Park

By News One October 27, 2009 5:07 pm

Disney’s First Black Princess Arrives At Theme Park

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TAGS: Disney

NATION

BIZARRE: Col. Sanders Bypasses Security, Enters United Nations

By News One October 27, 2009 4:38 pm

BIZARRE: Col. Sanders Bypasses Security, Enters United Nations

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TAGS: bizarre news, Colonel Sanders, KFC, United Nations

NATION

HBCUs Quietly Wage War Against Gangsta Rap

By News One October 27, 2009 3:40 pm

HBCUs Quietly Wage War Against Gangsta Rap

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TAGS: black students, HBCUs, hip hop, protests

NATION

OPINION: Three Reasons Spike Lee Is Wrong About Tyler Perry

By Dr. Boyce Watkins October 27, 2009 2:54 pm

OPINION: Three Reasons Spike Lee Is Wrong About Tyler Perry

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TAGS: Movies, Spike Lee, Tyler Perry

NATION

RNC Under Fire For Racist Obama Facebook Picture

By News One October 27, 2009 2:12 pm

RNC Under Fire For Racist Obama Facebook Picture

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TAGS: Barack Obama, facebook, GOP, racism

NATION

Morehouse President Responds To Dress Code Controversy

By News One October 27, 2009 1:50 pm

Morehouse President Responds To Dress Code Controversy

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TAGS: HBCUs, Morehouse

NATION

Police: Man Charged With Stabbing Death Of UConn Player

By Associated Press October 27, 2009 1:28 pm

Police: Man Charged With Stabbing Death Of UConn Player

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TAGS: campus violence, Jasper Howard, UConn, youth violence

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