Howard Stern Dogs Oprah For Kissing "Will & Jada's Butt"
JACKSON FAMILY VISITING BROTHER MICHAEL
*Janet Jackson and her brothers Randy, Jermaine and Tito paid their respects to Michael at Forest Lawn Cemetery today, while their mother Katherine joined Randy’s daughter Genevieve at a memorial event in their hometown of Gary, Indiana.
BEYONCE AINT TALKING TO HER DAD
*If you believe the NY Post, there’s a big rift developing between BeyoncĂ© and her father and manager, Mathew Knowles.
The Grammy winning singer reportedly is still refusing to speak to him since he became a baby daddy with a woman 20 years his junior. Now execs at her label, Columbia, are fearful the problems between the two could damage her career:
RAPPER BUN B GOES TO COLLEGE
Rap is educational, and don’t let nobody tell you otherwise. The industry is not producing violence, hate, and sex… only, but there is a breed of consciousness out there, you just gotta sift through all the mumbo jumbo! Okay, well, perhaps that’s not the majority, but there is hope out there folks.
Rapper Bun B has decided to take his talent to the schools. He has decided to teach a Hip-Hop and religion course at Rice University in Houston, Texas this coming spring semester.
PRINCE RECIEVED BET LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Prince shows off his BET Award (presented to him by Chaka Khan)
*Sunday at the BET Awards in Los Angeles veteran funk-rocker Prince got his props and was given a lifetime achievement award.
Prince watched in the audience as Stevie Wonder paid tribute in a video, and onstage Janelle Monae gave an energetic rendition of his “Let’s Go Crazy” while disco diva Patti Labelle pumped out a rousing “Purple Rain.”
CHRIS BROWN IS BACK
Chris Brown Performed Michael Jackson tribute on BET Awards ... before breaking down
*It was a night of comebacks at the BET Awards, and none more unexpected than Chris Brown performing an emotional tribute to Michael Jackson.
The embattled pop star has mostly kept a low profile since pleading guilty to felony assault for beating up Rihanna in February 2009. But here he was, center stage, mimicking Jackson’s signature dance moves with almost eerie accuracy. Introduced by Jermaine Jackson, Brown embodied the King of Pop, wearing his fedora and spangled glove and moonwalking across the stage to “Billie Jean.”
Black News Today - 6/26/10
-
Press Rewind -- Jay-Z's Worst Interview Fails, ...
theBVX.com -
Teen Kicked Out of Jury Duty for Wearing Kanye ...
BV Black Spin -
VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: One on One with Idris Elba at ...
BV on Movies -
5 Reasons America Could Win the 2010 World Cup
theBVX.com
-
Press Rewind -- Jay-Z's Worst Interview Fails, Top 10 Pointless Rap Videos + More
9:00 AMJun 26
Source: theBVX.com
Jay-Z might be trying to age gracefully in hip-hop, but he's still clumsy when it comes to answering questions. This round up of his biggest interview fails include flubs on Oprah and Letterman, as well as a cliche explanation of why it's cool to use ... Read More
-
Obama and Fatherhood: "No Excuses Applies to You Too"
8:13 AMJun 26
Source: BV Black Spin
One of the primary slogans being used by the White House to express President Barack Obama's most recent fatherhood initiative is the term "no excuses." I agree Mr. President, there should be no excuses. Rather than seeing fatherhood to be the ... Read More
-
Mariah Carey Sued for $30,000 in Vet Bills
8:08 AMJun 26
Source: BV on Money
Singer Mariah Carey is reportedly being sued for $30,000 in vet bills. The singer, like quite a few celebrities, tends to spend heavy on her pets, which led to a massive $38,000 bill, with Carey paying only $8,000. I can't imagine Carey not having ... Read More
-
Mel'isa Morgan: R&B Veteran Not Invited to Prince's BET Awards Tribute
11:11 PMJun 25
Source: Blackvoices Main
A bevy of music stars are on tap to perform a tribute to Prince during Sunday night's BET Awards. One singer who will not be there serenading the well-heeled industry crowd is Mel'isa Morgan – the only powerhouse vocalist to hit the top of the ... Read More
-
VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: One on One with Idris Elba at American Black Film Festival
9:09 PMJun 25
Source: BV on Movies
Black Voices caught up to actor Idris Elba for an exclusive interview during the 14th Annual American Black Film Festival, which is taking place in South Beach, Miami this weekend. The British thespian has morphed into one of Black Hollywood's most ... Read More
-
Racist Graffiti in Tennessee Dims Vacation Home Dreams
7:00 PMJun 25
Source: BV Black Spin
All Deborah and Kenneth Boyd were looking for was an undeveloped lot to build a vacation home on. Instead, the couple finds themselves at the center of an ugly racial attack that has shocked the small community of Lebanon in central Tennessee. Just ... Read More
-
Hot or Not: Alicia Keys
5:35 PMJun 25
Source: BV on Style
Alicia Keys and her growing baby bump performed today on Good Morning America. Alicia showed off her tummy and legs in this casual khaki romper accented with a brown belt. She decided to accessorize with a pair of over-sized bangles and hoop ... Read More
-
5 Reasons America Could Win the 2010 World Cup
4:30 PMJun 25
Source: theBVX.com
Four years ago, this would've sounded far-fetched but now we're not afraid to say it -- the mens American soccer team has a real shot at winning the 2010 World Cup. Don't just take our word for it, check our five reasons why the US might hoist the ... Read More
The Latest in Black News and Gossip - 6/25/10
-
Nas Can't Afford Kelis' Home: Plans to Sell Soon
8:28 AMJun 25
Source: BV on Money
The divorce between the rapper Nas and his wife Kelis has been an interesting and fascinating tale of intense love and bitter anger. They say there's a thin line between love and hate, and no one shows this better than Nas and Kelis. Well, the story ... Read More
-
A Force For Good in the Workplace
12:34 AMJun 25
Source: BV Wellness
Your Daily Affirmation for Friday, June 25, 2010: Today I set my intentions to be the giver and the receiver of positivity in the workplace. I offer kind thoughts, constructive comments and positive energy without condition and regardless of how ... Read More
-
Hip-Hop, Lil Boosie, Six Murders and Commercialized Homicide
12:18 AMJun 25
Source: BV on Money
The rapper Lil Boosie (aka Torrance Hatch) has been hit with some serious allegations involving drugs, murder and all kinds of other nasty activity. We reported Lil Boosie's situation recently here on AOL Black Voices and should update by noting that ... Read More
-
New York Woman Says Cops Knocked Her Eye Out
10:03 PMJun 24
Source: Blackvoices Main
Jacqueline Deravin is a disabled former jail guard. She says that police knocked one of her eyes out of its socket. Officers are telling a different story, stating that Deravin pulled out a 12-gauge shotgun saying, "Nobody's going to leave here ... Read More
-
The 2010 NBA Draft --10 Guys You Need To Know About Before the First Pick
6:31 PMJun 24
Source: theBVX.com
By now, you already know about the first five guys that are (probably) going to be picked in the NBA Draft tonight. John Wall (pictured), Evan Turner, Derrick Favors, Wesley Johnson and DeMarcus Cousins have been covered to death by ESPN, Sports ... Read More
-
Report: Tiger's Wife About to Rein in $750 Million in Divorce Settlement
6:08 PMJun 24
Source: BV on Money
Radaronline is reporting that Tiger Woods' divorce is about to be signed and finalized. The most shocking part of the report is that there are claims that Woods' wife is set to get $750 million out of the settlement. There is no clear indication of ... Read More
-
Around the Web -- Nas Owes Kelis Again, Curren$y's LP Dated + More
6:00 PMJun 24
Source: theBVX.com
The ongoing child and spousal support payment issues between Nas and Kelis have been further compounded, as Nas is behind by more than $50,000 in payments on the home where Kelis reside. [XXL] ... Read More
-
Check Out Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman in 'Red' Trailer
5:40 PMJun 24
Source: BV on Movies
Summit Entertainment has released the trailer for 'Red,' which stars Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman and John Malkovich. Based on the DC Comics title, the film centers on Frank Moses (Willis), a former black-ops CIA agent who is now living ... Read More
Visit our Other Blogs and Join Our Family!
Scholarship in Action at Syracuse University
The Whitman School of Management
Follow us on Twitter!
MARIAH CAREY IS NOT PAYING HER DOG’S DOCTOR BILLS!!!
It’s no secret that Mariah Carey loves her Jack Russell terriers, but paying for their vet bills? Not so much, according to the doctor responsible for their care.
Veterinarian Cindy Bressler sued Carey on Wednesday in a Manhattan state court claiming she owes nearly $30,000 in bills for her three dogs.
BOW WOW DON’T HAVE HIS MIND ON HIS MONEY!!!
Bow Wow is being sued by a company who claims he accepted their $50,000 check to perform in concert, but never showed up for the gig, then, failed to appear at a replacement show.
Brad Gould/MACsimus Entertainment had reportedly paid the rapper to perform at the The Family Arena in St. Charles, Missouri in May 2009. But according to their lawsuit filed in Easter District Court of Missouri, Bow Wow, real name Gregory Shad Moss, never made it to the concert.
GLENN BECK IS PULLING A NO NO!!!
Conservative commentator Glenn Beck is planning to hold a rally on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Aug. 28 — where exactly 47 years earlier, Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his “I Have a Dream Speech” during the March on Washington. …Coincidence?
Beck’s rally, titled “The Plan,” is apparently designed to drum up support for his 100 year plan “to restore our nation to the maximum freedoms we were supposed to have been protecting, using only the battlefield of ideas,” he told a group of Florida supporters last November.
MARIAH CAREY WANTS MICHAEL JACKSON’S LIVING ROOM SET
Mariah Carey is reportedly looking to get her hands on Michael Jackson’s former living room furniture.
According to TMZ.com, the singer has asked her interior designer to bid on the set at an auction being held Friday in Las Vegas.
TIGER: YOU ARE NOT THE FATHER!!!
Tiger Woods can get his “Maury” dance on after learning a paternity suit filed against him by porn star Devon James has no merit.
TMZ.com has been reporting that a DNA test conducted in 2002 has already proven that another man is the father of her nine-year-old son, Austin. Today, the Web site produced the document showing the test result, which states a man named Pele Watkins is 99.99 percent the biological father of Austin.
MICHELLE OBAMA OUT ON THE TOWN
The Obamas are the happenin’ family! They don’t miss a beat literally. They definitely like to get their groove on.
First lady Michelle Obama took a night on the town Friday night with some of her girlfriends and mama, Marian Robinson.
They attended the Maxwell and Jill Scott concert at the Verizon Center in D.C. What a treat. She sat in VIP seats, of course, in a private booth, leaving her husband to tend to the children.
Report: Tiger's Wife About to Sign Those Papers
by Dr. Boyce Watkins, AOL Black Voices
Radaronline is reporting that Tiger Woods' divorce is about to be signed and finalized. The most shocking part of the report is that there are claims that Woods' wife is set to get $750 million out of the settlement. There is no clear indication of who might get the kids out of the divorce or whether there is a confidentiality agreement, but the possibility that Elin Nordegren may walk away with $750 million is incredibly shocking.
"When they first started negotiating the divorce, it was very acrimonious," the source told RadarOnline.com. "Elin had a lawyer in California who was very, very aggressive."
Here are some quick thoughts about the Tiger Woods divorce:
1) Do prenuptial agreements not work anymore? Didn't Tiger's wife sign a prenup, and would it have been a crime for Elin to walk away with a clean $40 million for five years of "hard work?"
Dr. Boyce Watkins Talks About Single Parenting with Tamika Mallory and Alexis Stodghill on AOL Black Voices
Is Obama's Fatherhood Commercial Too Feminine for Black Men?
JESSICA WHITE DATING SINGER TREY SONGZ
Kanye West took a break from on-off girlfriend Amber Rose Monday night to join fellow rapper Q-Tip in escorting Sports Illustrated model Jessica White to dinner at Tao for her 26th birthday.
White, who is reportedly dating R&B singer Trey Songz, was joined by model friend Irina Shayk and a handful of other pals, according to the New York Post’s Page Six.
GINNY BARBER WANTS 150,000 PER MONTH
Tiki Barber’s friends are trying to squash reports that the NFL vet is too broke to pay a divorce settlement demanded by the mother of his four young kids.
The New York Post is quoting unnamed “buddies” of Barber who claim Ginny Barber is “trying to bleed him dry” and is obsessed with “smearing his name” ever since he left her for another woman.
“Ginny wants $150,000 per month him in alimony” the source told The Post’s Dan Mangan. “In due time, if Tiki was dumb enough to give her that amount, he would be broke.”
TERRELL SUGGS TELLING IT ALL
It is very easy to look into anyone’s life and find a flaw or a blemish, and it’s no different for Baltimore Ravens Defensive End Terrell Suggs. The NCAA single-season sacks record holder out of Arizona State University has had his fair share of media gaffes in his 7-year career.
here was the “bounty” incident in which he unwittingly told a Baltimore area sports talk radio show host of a monetary reward being placed on the head of Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall and veteran wide-out Hines Ward.
MOS DEF GET ‘ENLIGHTENED’ BY HBO
*Mos Def has signed on to star in HBO’s upcoming comedy series “Enlightened,” reports Deadline.
Laura Dern stars as a woman who changes her life after a spiritual awakening, complicating her relationships with family and friends.
ALICIA KEYZ & SWIZZ BEATS BLESS THEIR UNBORN CHILD WITH A SOUTH AFRICAN RITUAL
*This is interesting. R&B singer Alicia Keys and her fiancé Swizz Beatz have their unborn baby blessed in Durban, South Africa.
In a traditional Zulu ceremony the baby and Keys were given Zulu names by two priestesses while singing under a fig “healing” tree.
WHY RADIO DONT HAVE ANYMORE DJ’S: BYE BYE MAGIC 102.3
Listeners of DC’s adult urban contemporary Magic 102.3 might be wondering what happened to all of the DJs.
Owner Radio One said WMMJ is “changing direction,” and as a result, has fired all of the local jocks – including Olivia Fox, Suge, Mike Chase, Alvin John Waples, all weekend talent and music director Chris Harris.
Rapper Rick Ross Sued by Drug Dealer
by Dr. Boyce Watkins
I never bought into the hype that Rick Ross was a fraud. Everyone seemed to feel that because he was found to have been a corrections officer in a previous life, that he somehow violated the oath which says that rappers have to be criminals in order to sell records. I don't know how true or false the rumors happen to be, but the fact is that I never cared.
However, when I found out that there is reason to believe that the rapper Rick Ross took his name from the notorious drug dealer "Freeway" Ricky Ross, I thought to myself, "This is just stupid. Why can't the brother just be himself?"
JADA PINKETT SMITH POSE NUDE FOR ESSENCE
The actress also plugged “HawthoRNe” and discussed other topics on Detroit’s WJLB.
During her phone conversation with COCO, Foolish and Mr. Chase, she was asked about her close friendship with the late Tupac Shakur. Jada described their relationship as a “platonic romance.”
“We knew us being together in a romantic way would destroy everything because we were both fire,” she said. “We would burn everything up! So we knew in order to preserve our relationship there was no way we could ever add romance to it cause we probably would’ve killed each other!”
DEBBIE ROWE HANGING OUT WITH THE KIDS
As the June 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death approaches, Fox 411 is reporting that his three children have been spending time with Debbie Rowe, the biological mother of his two eldest kids Prince Michael, 13, and 12-year-old Paris.
The mother of the pair’s 8-year-old brother Prince Michael II (Blanket) is unknown.
DRAKE AND RIHANNA WORKING ON A BIG PROJECT
*The former couple might be working4 together, despite the sour grapes the two have shared. Drake and Rihanna are going to be working together in the future despite the rapper’s harsh song supposedly dedicated to her.
“Right now I’m listening to Drake, Jay-Z, Kings of Leon, Ke$ha,” she told E! News while in Israel. The interviewer asked about a possible collaboration with Drake. She said, “I hope so ‘cause he’s really, really talented, and I think he’s one of the illest lyricists out there right now, so I would love to work with him.”