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EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The El Paso medical examiner's office says Sherman Hemsley, who played George Jefferson in the television sitcom "The Jeffersons," died of natural causes and that no autopsy will be performed. Coroner's office administration manager Irene Santiago said Wednesday that the 74-year-old actor had been ill. She did not elaborate. El […]

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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Triple jumper Voula Papachristou was expelled from Greece's Olympic team Wednesday for her comments on Twitter mocking African immigrants and expressing support for a far-right party. The Hellenic Olympic Committee said Wednesday that Papachristou is "placed outside the Olympic team for statements contrary to the values and ideas of the Olympic […]

TV & Film

O.J. Simpson is going to be locked up for a long time, but it’s not keeping him from touching millions around the globe. The disgraced former NFL great could be appearing on big screens pretty soon in a film all about his life. “The Unpromotable” feature’s the fallen star’s journey through the eyes of  Simpson’s […]

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A woman in the audience of funny man Eddie Griffin threw her drink on him after he joked about lesbians. The comedian responded with an “air-hump,” she contends. Now Fiona Walsh, who is a lesbian, is claiming sexual assault. As previously reported, the whole event happened at Tommy T’s Comedy Club in Pleasanton, Calif. last […]

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In South Carolina, Venisha Brown, the daughter of the late James Brown, is being charged with theft by taking a motor vehicle in Richmond County and is being held for North Augusta authorities, according to Richmond County sheriff’s Investigator Billy Dixon. North Augusta Public Safety has issued warrants against Brown for possession of a stolen […]

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The 75-year-old actor chatted about his views regarding marijuana during an interview with Newsweek recently. “Marijuana! Heavens, oh yeah. It’s just the stupidest law possible, given history,” he lamented. “You don’t stop people from doing what they want to do, so forget about making it unlawful. You’re just making criminals out of people who aren’t […]

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LONDON (AP) — Muhammad Ali was the star of a London charity gala Wednesday that set off the Olympic party season – though with a gentle jog rather than an A-list burst out of the blocks. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie failed to put in a much-anticipated appearance on the red carpet at the Sports […]

Little Known Black History Facts

On October 11, 1896, Richard Etheridge, a former slave from Roanoke Island, earned his stripes as a Surfman and the Keeper of the United States Life Saving Station #17 on Pea Island. That night in October, Richard Etheridge convinced his team of men to swim voluntarily into deadly waters during a hurricane to save a […]

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The Jackson family is going through a whole lot of stuff right now. And the veil is coming down. Marlon Jackson broke down in tears during an interview with “The Insider” while discussing his mother. He explained that Katherine Jackson is completely out of communication with the family. “We’ve been told that our mother is […]

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Dani Simien was in his car, driving home from his girlfriend’s prom. It was a foggy Saturday night, April 29, 2007. The next thing he remembers is waking up in a hospital room. “I tried to move my legs and arms and I couldn’t. I saw all kinds of machines, feeding tubes, a trachea in […]

Music

When hip-hop singer Nate Dogg died last year, he didn’t have his affairs in order. There was no will and no instructions as to how things should be divided amongst his children and other surviving relatives. just as a family feud started brewing, a lawyer was hired to handle the legal wrangling. According to documents […]

Chris Paul runs through Michael Jackson's Family drama, joking "fake noses flying everywhere," during the family fight. Plus, Chad Ochocinco changing his name back yesterday to Chad Johnson. Ending on a bittersweet note remarking on the legend Sherman Hemsley's death. Joking, "no black man ever said honkey with the power and force he did, but […]