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News: Tiger Loses Another Sponsor
AT&T Inc. said Thursday it would no longer sponsor Tiger Woods, joining Accenture in dropping support for the world’s top golfer, who’s taking a break from the sport to focus on his marriage after his admitted infidelity.
The phone company hasn’t used Woods’ image extensively in advertising, but its logo appeared on his golf bag. That deal had been billed as a “multiyear” agreement when it was signed early in 2009, after Buick ended its endorsement one year early because of its financial woes.
Woods has also been the host of the AT&T National PGA Tour event since it started in 2007. Tour spokesman Ty Votaw said that since Woods is on indefinite leave from professional golf, he will not serve as host for the 2010 event. However, his Tiger Woods Foundation will continue to be the beneficiary of the AT&T National, under a contract that runs through 2014, Votaw said.
Rush Limbaugh Has Chest Pains – Goes to the Hospital
Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh remained hospitalized in Hawaii Thursday after experiencing chest pains similar to a heart attack, according to the guest host on his nationally syndicated radio show.
Limbaugh was rushed to a Honolulu hospital Wednesday during a vacation.
"He is being treated today, continues to rest comfortably, and remains in good spirits," The Queen's Medical Center said Thursday in a news release. "Mr. Limbaugh appreciates the prayers and well wishes of his many fans and supporters."
On the radio show, guest host Walter E. Williams described Limbaugh's pains as similar to the feeling of a "heart attack coming on." He said doctors haven't confirmed whether the 58-year-old had a heart attack, and more exams were planned Thursday.
Williams said any information about the cause of the pain would have to come from Limbaugh himself.
VENUS AND SERENA OPENS A NEW SCHOOL
*The Venus and Serena Williams Tennis Academy in Los Angeles has announced dates for its upcoming Adult Group Tennis Classes.
Located at the Arthur Ashe Tennis Center of L.A. (5001 Rodeo Blvd.), home of the award-winning Rancho Cienega Tennis Club, the Academy will run its next 8-week adult group tennis classes from Jan. 11 through March 5.
read more click hereFLOYD MAYWEATHER HAS TO TAKE A DROP
The Nevada boxing commission on Monday ordered Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. to submit to urine tests in an attempt to break a stalemate that has threatened to derail their proposed March 13 megafight.
HALLE STILL ON TOP
*Halle Berry is among the latest round of talent tapped to present at the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards, producers announced Tuesday.
JOJO AINT GET NO MOE MONEY
Court records have revealed that an attorney handling Joseph Jackson's bid to receive a monthly stipend from his son's estate has had his law license placed on probation for two years.
DARIUS MCCRAY ON YOUNG & THE RESTLESS
Actor Darius McCrary began his role as Malcom Winters on the soap opera “The Young and the Restless” earlier this week, stepping into the very popular role that – depending on how you look at it – made Shemar Moore famous or that Moore made famous.
TEDDY RILEY ATTACKS DAUGHTERS
Teddy Riley gave a whole new meaning to the term making hits after his daughters accused him of violently attacking them with a guitar from the video game Rock Band.
LIL WAYNE GIVES A FAREWELL CONCERT
Lil Wayne, staring down a year behind bars at the peak of his career, returned to his hometown of New Orleans for a performance on what he's calling his farewell tour.
"I'm nothing without you," he told the screaming crowd Monday at the New Orleans Arena after opening the concert with "A Milli," which last year earned him a Grammy for best rap solo.
The 27-year-old rapper pleaded guilty in October to a weapons possession charge and will be sentenced Feb. 9. His plea deal calls for a year in jail. He's faced other arrests in Arizona and Texas.
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MARY MARY GOT A BILLBOARD AWARD
*New York, NY -- It has been a big year for gospel royalty, Mary Mary, whose critically acclaimed album, The Sound, has just been named Top Gospel Album by Billboard magazine.
EMINEM DROPPED HOMOPHOBIC LYRICS
In advance of his scheduled appearance at next summer's Wireless Festival in the UK, Eminem has agreed to strip his performance of homophobic lyrics in order to avoid any threat of protest from gay activist groups, such as OutRage!
GEORGE STRUGGLES TO BURRY HIS MOTHER
Funk pioneer George Clinton has signed on with Exclusive Solutions Management for representation after the company promised to help him regain the intellectual property he had lost and seek restoration for him monetarily.
MADEA IS BACK ON STAGE
After producing and starring in several film versions of his plays featuring Madea, Tyler Perry is bringing his signature character back to the stage in a new production set to tour in 2010.
BARACK OBAMA HAD A SCARE
President Obama has left a golf course abruptly while vacationing in Hawaii on Monday for a "personal matter," and an ambulance was seen speeding to the first family's compound.
JAY-Z TAKING BEYONCE LAST NAME
*The Daily Star newspaper is reporting that Beyonce Knowles and her husband Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter are to take on eachother's surnames in an effort to carry on the Knowles moniker.
If true, Jay-Z will be known as Shawn Knowles-Carter, while Beyonce is to become Beyonce Knowles-Carter.
TLC’s New Show Features a Black Family, But…
TLC has once again added another “unique” family show to their line up. This time it’s not about a family with a outrageous number of kids or a family that is of short stature, actually this time the show is the complete opposite. Yesterday, TLC’s new reality show “One Big Happy Family” aired. The show features the Coles family which consists of a mom, dad, daughter, and son that each way more than 300 pounds. To some the show may follow a similar concept to TLC’s already popular family reality shows such as “John & Kate Plus 8”, “Little People Big World”, and “The Little Couple”, and except for John and Kate the other family’s conditions aren’t preventable. Also the fact that the Coles family has already received the nickname “the Klumps” (Nutty Professor) doesn’t help the image of the family, but maybe I am being to critical of the show. What are your thoughts?
NEW DRUG CALLED “TIAGRA”
Innocents in Latin America and Spain, a holiday equivalent to April Fool's Day in America, where pranks are played on unsuspecting victims.
The day saw Mexican journalists writing spoof news stories, including a report on the new sex drug "Tiagra," promoted by Tiger Woods.
ALICIA KEYS NAMED “MOST BEAUTIFUL”
Grammy-winner Alicia Keys and super producer Pharrell Williams made Interview magazine's new "Twenty Most Beautiful People of the Decade" list, joining the likes of Tom Brady, Ryan Phillipe and Eva Mendes.
Below are excerpts from their interviews for the publication. Fellow R&B singer Gladys Knight interviewed Keys, while director Brian Grazer led the Q&A with Pharrell.
DIDDY’S 3YR OLD DAUGHTER SIGNED TO BAD BOY
Chance Combs, the three-year-old daughter of Sean "Diddy" Combs, is apparently on track to join the roster of artists on her dad's record label.
The mogul surprised his Twitter followers over the weekend by sending out a video of the toddler in the holiday spirit.
RIHANNA HAS TO COVER UP FOR NEW YEARS
Rihanna will have to do without her usual racy stage outfits for her planned New Year's Eve concert in Abu Dhabi.
Organizers of the show at Emirates Palace have reportedly told the singer to cover up for the performance to avoid offending officials in the city, located in the largely Muslim United Arab Emirates.
KANYE WEST SERVED LUNCHES TO THE HOMELESS
Kanye West got his charity on Saturday by serving lunch at a homeless shelter in Los Angeles.
The rapper and his model girlfriend Amber Rose made an appearance at The Los Angeles Mission, where they volunteered in the kitchen and donned aprons to dish out hot meals to those in need.
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SPIKE LEE RELEASE ‘THIS IS IT’ CLIP
Spike Lee has unveiled his latest project - the official video for Michael Jackson's posthumous single "This Is It."
The clip, released over the Christmas holiday, mixes iconic images of the late pop singer with footage shot in Jackson's hometown of Gary, Indiana, and fan tributes following his death June 25.
TYRA IS LEAVING HER TALK SHOW
*Following in the footsteps of her mentor Oprah Winfrey, Tyra Banks has announced an end date to her daytime talk show.
“This will be the last season of The Tyra Show,” Banks tells People.com. “I’ve been loving having fun, coming into your living rooms, bedrooms, hair salons for the past 5 years.”
FIRST LADY LOSING POINTS WITH THE PEOPLE
*We really don't know if she even cares since she's not elected, but according to a new poll, First Lady Michelle Obama is experiencing the same drop in numbers as her husband, the president.
As we noted, she's not an elected official and not charged at least officially with making the tough executive decisions that come out of the Oval Office.
Hip Hop Wired – 12/28/09
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“Jay-Z just made us look real good. Jay-Z just sold 530,000 so, still looking good. Whenever anybody out it New York doing over half a Mil in a week, it's still available.”
Some may make the argument that Cam'Ron and the Diplomats making the move to Roc-A-Fella was the catalyst to the empire crumbling. The issues between Jay-Z and Cam'Ron seemed to be magnified with Dame Dash appearing to side with his Harlem family.
Years later, Cam'Ron may not be singing a new tune in regards to his relationship with Jay, but he does realize the fact that Jay has created an aura for the state of New York to remain a top contender in the grand scheme of Hip Hop.
The sales of The Blueprint III may have been a higher step for the career of Jigga, but it is also a representation of New York. To say that the rapper carried the state on his back is only one way to look at it, as his slogan
Kanye West Gives Back At Homeless Shelter
» By Justin T. Stewart Dec 28 2009, 18:25 Pm
Christmas is deemed as a time for cheer and generosity and clearly rapper Kanye West feels the sentiment.
Alongside Amber Rose, the two decided to give back for the holidays and volunteers for the Los Angles Mission to help the homeless on Saturday.
Fully appreciative of what he has come to garner with his success, the rapper assisted in serving
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Unarmed Black Man Shot in Church in the Back!
Witnesses say the man was surrendering, but officials in Rockford, Ill., near Chicago dispute that version of events, saying that Mark Anthony Barmore grabbed for an officer's gun after they cornered him in the church.
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Both sides do agree, however, that Barmore fled when officers approached him in the church parking lot, which highlights the suspicion and fear that can poison relationships between police and minority communities across the country.
"There are no national standards for the use of force (or) training for use of force," Benjamin Todd Jealous, president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said Friday.
The issue "is not primarily about racism," Jealous said, citing the recent case of a 72-year-old white woman tasered by a white Texas officer during a traffic stop. "We want to make sure the standards are the most modern and appropriate ones possible."
The NAACP scheduled a rally Saturday in Rockford and a march Oct. 3. Jealous was planning to attend both; it would be his first march since taking the NAACP's helm a year ago.
The NAACP is seeking the reintroduction of the Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act, first offered by John Conyers, D-Mich., in 2000. It was co-sponsored by 34 legislators but was never voted on by the full House.
Black News: Today's Black News Headlines
- New York probes report EMTs ignored woman who died
- SCLC suspends chairman and treasurer
- T.I. released from prison early
- Obama says he has unemployed relatives
- Fiancee of Bengals' Chris Henry: He changed my life
- US professor among 5 sentenced to die in Ethiopia
- World's smallest baby almost ready to go home
- Youngest Black CEO of a public traded company: Ephren Taylor
- Woman held in Hawaii after Michelle Obama threat
- A quiet end for Boys Choir of Harlem
- Terrorist attack feared after Michael Jackson arrest
- Serena Williams is 2009 AP Female Athlete of Year
The Black News Breakdown – 12/23/09
Woman held in Hawaii after Michelle Obama threat
By theGrio
8:25 AM on 12/23/2009
HONOLULU (AP) - A woman accused of telling the Secret Service she would "blow away" Michelle Obama was in federal custody as the Obama family planned to travel to Hawaii...
Caught on tape: Man run over by car
By theGrio
5:01 PM on 12/22/2009
VIDEO - A Florida man is recovering after being run over during a dispute over a parking space.The brutal incident was caught on tape...
Ndamukong Suh is AP College Football Player of the year
By theGrio
4:24 PM on 12/22/2009
NEW YORK (AP) - Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh bulled past the guys who play the glamour positions and proved you don't have to score touchdowns...
NFL to ask players to donate brains for concussion research
By theGrio
3:44 PM on 12/22/2009
The NFL is partnering with Boston University brain researchers who have been critical of the league's stance on concussions...
Kool & the Gang gives rare concert in Havana
By theGrio
2:55 PM on 12/22/2009
HAVANA (AP) - American R&B pioneers Kool & the Gang helped Cuba get its funk on, bringing their eclectic mix of sounds to an open-air stage...
Obama says he has unemployed relatives
By theGrio
1:36 PM on 12/22/2009
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says he and the first lady have relatives who are unemployed and suffering...
AP: Serena Williams is the female athlete of year
By theGrio
10:21 AM on 12/22/2009
(AP) - Playing her best at the most important events, Serena Williams re-established herself as the top player in women's tennis in 2009...
Medics accused of refusing to help pregnant woman suspended
By theGrio
9:30 AM on 12/22/2009
NEW YORK (AP) - Two EMTs accused of refusing to help a pregnant woman who collapsed in the coffee shop where they were taking a break were suspended...
Tiny newborn girl may break world record
By theGrio
9:29 AM on 12/22/2009
VIDEO - A little girl born in Mobile, Alabama may be the world's tiniest baby...
Despite recession, FBI crime stats fell in first half of 2009
By theGrio
9:22 AM on 12/22/2009
WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI says murders fell 10 percent across the U.S. in the first half of 2009...
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