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NEW YORK (AP) — Forget schlepping to Jones Beach or down the Jersey Shore. A Brooklyn design team said Tuesday that New York’s East River could be the next great place for a summer swim. The backers of the floating Plus Pool — an Olympic-sized structure with cruise-like decking — said they’re on course to […]

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GREAT BEND, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man charged with first-degree murder is afraid the tattooed mirror-image letters spelling out the word “murder” across his neck might prejudice a jury, so he is asking for a professional tattoo artist to remove or cover it up. Prosecutors say they aren’t opposed to Jeffrey Chapman covering his […]

One single mother in Atlanta is very happy that Tyler Perry turned on the news. What he saw there has helped her avoid being thrown out of her home. Xernna Nieves and her son, John Williams, who suffers from aplastic anemia had just returned from a Make a Wish Foundation visit to see NBA player […]

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TMZ reports that pre-sales of the Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta duo Mimi Faust and boyfriend Nikko Smith’s  sex tape, Mimi & Nikko: Scandal in Atlanta have collected more than $400,000. The success of the sex tape has instantly attracted attention from Vivid Entertainment founder Steve Hirsch, who admitted that his company has never seen pre-sale numbers […]

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Fresh from her Academy Award win for 12 Years A Slave, Lupita Nyong’o has signed with Hollywood talent agency CAA. The actress left Innovative and signed with the Century City-based firm, according to reports. She remains repped by D2 Management and law firm Del Shaw. At CAA, Nyong’o will be handled by a team led […]

Everyone has a twin, so it’s said. In John Legend’s case, he’s got a lookalike who’s still a toddler. When a Twitter user named Rahel tweeted a picture of her baby nephew with the caption “My nephew looks like John Legend lol” it went viral in a matter of hours. Take a look at the […]

Civil rights group ColorOfChange has a bone to pick with Bravo over its African-American centered programs in the wake of Sunday’s Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion, which saw castmember Kenya Moore attacked by Porsha Williams. “After weeks of promoting the RHOA reunion altercation, on Sunday executive producer Andy Cohen finally condemned the violent behavior of cast […]

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Netflix is preparing a sequel unlikely to be a hit with its subscribers. The Internet video service is about to raise its prices for the first time in three years to help pay for more Internet video programming such as its popular political drama “House of Cards.” The increase, to take place sometime before July, […]

Actress Tika Sumpter had her work cut out for her when she stepped into the acting ring with comedian Kevin Hart…not because it’s her first…

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Highlight: The Lexus GX 460 is loosely based-off the same platform as the Toyota 4Runner. Test vehicle’s MSRP: $55,505 (Base Model starts at $49,995) Seating Capacity: 7 Standard Safety Features: airbags (front, side, knee, rear-side, curtain, and seat-mounted for second row); ABS; LED daytime running lights; side impact beams; vehicle stability control; back up camera; […]

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Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta star Mimi Faust and Nikko Smith have finally spoken out about their sex tape. Which made us wonder…if “The Russ Parr Morning Show” listeners could choose anyone to co-star with them in a sex tape of their own, who would it be? So, listen to the audio player to hear which stars our […]

Russ Parr Interviews

We’ve seen Tajai P. Henson in a number of different roles, but her character in “From the Rough” is a bit different. She plays the role of Catana Starks who is the first Black woman to coach an all men’s college team. Taraji talks to “The Russ Parr Morning Show” about the film in this […]