Entertainment
Who’s In and Who’s Going to Win At the Oscars
Will there be a Black Oscar winner this year? It’s possible but highly unlikely. The two top Black nominees, 9-year-old Quvenzhane Wallis and veteran actor…
Daily Archive: February 21, 2013
Entertainment
Green Day
He moved from hip-hop as the voice of the group Goodie Mob to pop music with hits like “Crazy” and “Forget You” to a starring…
Commentary
COMMENTARY: Hundley Should Be Jailed For Slapping Baby
Imagine this: You’re on an airline flight and you watch a white man leave his seat to slap a black 19-month-old baby and then tells…
Entertainment
What in the Weekend With Nikki Woods – Will Denzel Take Home an Oscar?
Film buffs look forward to this weekend every year as the Oscars are handed out for the 85th time live from the Kodak Theater in…
Little Known Black History Facts
Little Known Black History Fact: Nina Simone
Yesterday marked what would be the 80th birthday of legendary singer Nina Simone. Born Eunice Kathleen Waymon, Nina Simone’s music was a soundtrack of civil…
News
Mass. Boy, Trying to Avoid Bedtime, Calls 911
BROCKTON, Mass. (AP) — Police in Massachusetts say a 10-year-old boy called 911 because he didn’t want to go to bed. Brockton police say the…
Entertainment
Mayweather Sings Praises of His New Showtime Deal
DETROIT (AP) — It’s Showtime in more ways than one for Floyd Mayweather Jr., who said Thursday he is excited about both a weekend fight…
Entertainment
Cirque Gives Clues to Vegas Michael Jackson Show
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas is combining its love of mega pop-stars and over-the-top theatrics for a new Michael Jackson Cirque du Soleil show…
Entertainment
Ex-Spice Girl Brown Named New ‘Talent’ Judge
NEW YORK (AP) — NBC says former Spice Girl Melanie Brown is joining the judges’ panel of “America’s Got Talent.” Brown, also known as Scary…
News
NY Man Dubbed No. 1 Deadbeat Parent Pleads Guilty
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man once dubbed by prosecutors as the government’s most wanted deadbeat parent pleaded guilty Thursday to owing…
