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The Ubuntu Awards
By Larry Ossei-Mensah South African Tourism recently hosted the 2013 Ubuntu Awards Gala at the New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. Now in its fourth year, the Ubuntu Awards...
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LOTD: ‘GMA’ Summer Concert Line-up + What Oprah Misses About Her Talk Show
In today’s link round-up: 1999 in 10 minutes, Soledad O’Brien gets named a Harvard Distinguished Visiting Fellow and much more! BlackVoices Oprah Winfrey ‘Steve Harvey Show’: Media Proprietor Reveals...
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Rumor Control: Lauryn Hill Confirms New Music, Addresses False Reports
Earlier this week, a federal judge graciously postponed Lauryn Hill‘s tax evasion sentencing until a later date after she reportedly reneged on a promise to make restitution by Monday’s court date. The...
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Tyler Perry Hit With Lawsuit Over ‘Temptation’
Courtesy of Hello Beautiful A screenwriter from Gary, Ind. claims that Tyler Perry stole his storyline for Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor. According to TMZ, William James recently...
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Love & Money: Can You Afford Not To Forgive?
Courtesy of Black Enterprise In the financial world there is a debt-forgiveness option known as bankruptcy. Bankruptcy is an option some people choose when they have acquired a considerable amount of...
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Actor Jeffrey Wright Arrested For DWI
Actor Jeffrey Wright was arrested on DWI charges early Saturday morning. According to TMZ, police stopped Wright in a Toyota Tacoma around 3:00 AM for an undisclosed traffic violation. After...
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UC Irvine Fraternity Lambda Theta Delta Apologizes For Blackface Video
Courtesy of Huffington Post Black Voices A fraternity at the University of California-Irvine apologized this week for a “racist” video featuring a member in blackface. Lambda Theta Delta, UC Irvine’s...
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Sanaa Lathan’s Instagram Feed Has Us So Excited For ‘The Best Man’ Sequel
Courtesy of the Huffington Post Black Voices If you follow Sanaa Lathan on Instagram you may be just as excited about “The Best Man” sequel as we are. The actress has been sharing photos of her fellow...
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White House Correspondents’ Dinner: Obama Jokes About Radical Second-Term...
Courtesy of the Huffington Post President Barack Obama joked Saturday about his plans for a radical second-term evolution from “strapping young Socialist” to retiree golfer, all with a new hairstyle...
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How Black Folks Are Shut Out of the Immigration Debate
By Charles D. Ellison While Congress debates immigration reform and twists itself into Gangs of 8, it should not go unnoticed that African Americans have very little skin in the game. The Senate Gang...
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Celebs Attend 2013 White House Correspondents’ Dinner [PHOTOS]
WASHINGTON, DC — Celebs attend the 2013 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on Saturday (April 27) for a mixing and mingling of journalists, politicians and...
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LOTD: Michael Jordan Ties The Knot + Chris Brown’s Dad Doesn’t Want Singer...
In today’s link round-up: Jermaine Jackson owes thousands in child support, Kelis serves up “Jerk Ribs” and much more! The YBF NBA Legend Michael Jordan Marries Yvette Prieto In Private Star-Studded...
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Angela Burt-Murray, Issa Rae To Co-Host ‘The View’-Inspired Talk Show ‘Exhale’
To coincide with the network’s one-year anniversary, Magic Johnson‘s Aspire will debut Exhale– a talk show inspired by The View to be hosted by five African-American women in the entertainment space....
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Veteran NBA Center Jason Collins: ‘I’m Gay’
Courtesy of NBC Sports Journeyman NBA center Jason Collins has come out as gay, the first active professional major team sport athlete to do so. He wrote an article for Sports Illustrated (that hits...
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Integrated Prom In Wilcox County In Georgia Deemed A Success [VIDEO]
Courtesy of BlackVoices Almost 60 years after the Supreme Court put an end to “separate but equal,” many high school students in Georgia’s Wilcox County attended their first integrated prom this past...
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Upper Arm Lift Surgeries Up 4,000 Percent Thanks To Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama is no stranger to setting trends, but this one surely takes the cake. According to new statistics released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), upper arm lift surgeries...
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Jamie Foxx In Talks To Star In ‘Annie’ Remake
Jamie Foxx‘s newest role could place him alongside Oscar-nominated actress Quvenzhané Wallis in Sony’s upcoming remake of Annie. And we’re not complaining. The Hollywood Reporter states: “Foxx would...
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Chris Broussard Snatches Jason Collins’ Jesus Card for Being Gay (Watch)
Courtesy of EURweb Sportscaster/journalist, Chris Broussard went on air Monday and totally gay-bashed Jason Collins, the first active NBA player to expose his homosexuality. During an episode of ESPN’s...
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Music Tidbits: Beyoncé Steals (Again), Kanye’s ‘Dark’ New Album, A TLC...
Check out the latest happenings around the music world… Here we go again. Estonian singer Kerli pointed out Beyoncé‘s recycled all-white ensemble pictured in her “Mrs. Carter World Tour” booklet, a...
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All Eyes On: Jay Ellis
Let’s face it: change is never easy. But Jay Ellis makes it worthwhile. The newest player on BET’s sports dramedy The Game had some big cleats to fill following the departure of series regulars Pooch...
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