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All Eyes On: Denise Vasi [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO]
TWEEN SCENE A family friend sent snapshots of Denise Vasi, the newest star of VH1’s hit drama Single Ladies, to a modeling agency when she was just 12 years old. Consequently, the Brooklyn native spent...
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Popchips Pulls Ashton Kutcher ‘Brownface’ Video Ad [VIDEO]
Courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter After initially standing by a new ad featuring Ashton Kutcher in brownface, acting as a send-up of an Indian Bollywood producer, popchips has pulled the spot and...
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Beyonce Wins Journalism Award, Shaq Receives Ph.D
PEOPLE ’s Most Beautiful Woman can add another accolade to her already-crowded awards shelf. The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) has announced Beyonce will receive a journalism award...
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AIQ: Tami Roman, Charles Barkley, Tamar Braxton & More
Another week, another day and another round of outrageous celebrity musings! This week, the celebrity sound bites making headlines include a reality TV sister attacking a Philly soul sister via Twitter...
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9 “Humorous” Ways to Win Facebook Friends and Influence Followers
If John Locke was on Twitter.... Social Media is a way of life now. If you really wanna get places, you need to master the art of attracting followers, friends and fans. After extensively studying the...
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Why Religious African Americans Should Support President Obama On Same Sex...
By Rev. Mark A. Thompson Same sex marriage (SSM) is America’s ripest civil rights issue. It is an issue so hotly contested that it cries out for resolution. It is ripe, precisely because the resolution...
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LOTD: Serena Williams Begins Rap Career + Amber Riley Not Leaving ‘Glee’
In today’s link round-up: George Clooney raises $15 million for President Obama, Rihanna gets glam for her Battleship premiere and much more! VIBE.com Listen To Serena Williams New Rap Song Compared to...
View ArticlePretty Girl Gone Plastic: What Happened To Lisa Turtle? [VIDEO]
Courtesy of Madame Noire It must’ve been really really hard for Michael Yo to ignore the elephant in the room as he was interviewing Lark Voorhies, one of the former teen stars of the hit 90s show...
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Jada Pinkett Smith Premieres ‘Red Table Talk,’ Willow Regrets Fame [VIDEO]
We have to admit that we’ve been excited for this roundtable discussion since first mention. In celebration of Mother’s Day (May 13), Jada Pinkett Smith sat down with her daughter Willow and mother...
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Marissa Alexander Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison
Courtesy of The Grio A judge on Friday sentenced a Jacksonville mother to 20 years in prison for firing a gun over the head of her husband, who she claimed physically abused her. Marissa Alexander, 31,...
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Cycles Of Luxury
Sure, you’ve got your four-wheeled luxury carriage waiting on you in the garage, but when you need to feel the wind on your face, slice through traffic, save the ozone layer, or just get some good...
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Bob Marley & 10 Other Famous Jamaicans
By Chantell Black May 11 marks the 31st anniversary of the passing of Robert Nesta Marley, more famously known as Bob Marley. The St. Ann parish-native has gone down in history as the world’s most...
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LOTD: Brian McKnight’s New Dirty Song + Lil Wayne Denied Entry To OKC Game
In today’s link round-up: Kelly Rowland and Trey Songz heat up EBONY‘s latest cover, Braxton Family Values returns in August and much more! TMZ Brian McKnight Drops New ‘Anal’ Song Dirtier Than ‘P*ssy’...
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Green Lantern Relaunched As Brave, Mighty And Gay
Courtesy of CBS News PHILADELPHIA — Green Lantern, one of DC Comics’ oldest and enduring heroes no matter what parallel earth he’s on, is serving as a beacon for the publisher again, this time as a...
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Floyd Mayweather Begins Jail Sentence
Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. will be out of the ring for the next 87 days as the undefeated boxing champ begins his Las Vegas jail sentence for domestic violence. Related: Mayweather Before The Storm...
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A Storm In The Closet
Courtesy of EURWeb Remember when is-she-or-isn’t-she gay was a big, huge deal? It may seem like a lifetime has passed since then, but in reality, it’s only been fifteen years since Ellen DeGeneres came...
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Rebecca Ferguson Performs “Nothing’s Real But Love” [VIDEO]
It was an absolute pleasure to have soul singer Rebecca Ferguson as UPTOWN’s first ever guest editor this week. The gorgeous Liverpool native invited us into her world (and earbuds) by detailing her...
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Will And Jada talk 15-Year Marriage
Courtesy of Sister 2 Sister Despite rumors of the demise of their marriage, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith are celebrating 15 years of matrimony this year. Although they don’t celebrate the actual...
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A VIP Room At A Middle School Dance?! [VIDEO]
Courtesy of HuffPost Is there anything that could make a middle school dance more uncomfortable or humiliating? How about being the only kid not in the “VIP room?” That’s right, New West Charter School...
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George Zimmerman’s Bond Revoked
Courtesy of ABC News The judge in the George Zimmerman second-degree murder trial revoked his bond today and ordered him to surrender himself in 48 hours. Prosecutors had filed a motion today seeking...
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