All posts by Staff Contributor
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Report: Breast Cancer Rates Rising In Black Women
A new report shows that the number of black women who are diagnosed with breast cancer is on the rise, but doctors are not sure…
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Lauryn Hill Releases New Track ‘Consumerism’ On Eve of Prison Release
Lauryn Hill has the perfect idea for a coming-out party — she’s releasing a new single. The former Fugees singer is due to leave jail…
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Steve Harvey’s Shocking Revelation About Being Homeless
Steve Harvey may have two beautiful homes in Chicago and Atlanta, a hit talk show, multiple best-sellers, and a job as the host of “Family…
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Man Surprises Girlfriend with Proposal and Pinterest Board “Dream Wedding”
Ryan Leak had never even told his girlfriend of five years, Amanda Roman, that he loved her when he first started planning their surprise wedding…
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Rapper Big Sean Engaged to ‘Glee’ Actress Naya Rivera
Rapper Big Sean popped the question to girlfriend and ‘Glee’ actress Naya Rivera — and of course, she said ‘I do!’ The Glee actress, 26, hit the…
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Study: St. Louis African Americans’ Health Problems Linked To Poverty and Lack Of Education
A disproportionate number of African Americans in St. Louis live in poverty and lack a high school education. African-American St. Louisans also have a higher…
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AARP and Black Enterprise Launch Small Business University
(Via PR Newswire) AARP, one of the world’s largest member organizations with more than 37 million members and Black Enterprise, the leading small business resource…
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African-Americans Embrace Chris Christie In New Jersey
In his otherwise successful 2009 gubernatorial campaign, Chris Christie didn’t exactly triumph in this predominantly African-American township west of Newark. In fact, he chalked up…
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Queen Latifah Offers Job to Woman Behind ‘I Quit’ Video on Her Show
It turns out saying “I quit” in spectacular public fashion was a great way for Marina Shifrin to find a new job. A week after…
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‘Best Man Holiday’ Soundtrack List Released
The soundtrack list for ‘Best Man Holiday’ is finally here! On October 2, CentricTV released the full listing of artist and songs, set to be…
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LeBron James Balding In Real Life And In Video Games
Just how accurate is NBA 2K14? The newest version of the popular video game franchise is so spot-on that it has an updated hairline for LeBron…
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Chris Brown Tweets in Support of Gay Rights Campaign
Chris Brown may have developed a bit of a negative image recently, but here’s something that might help turn that around a bit. On Monday,…
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‘The Help’s Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer Reunite For James Brown Biopic
Director Tate Taylor has set Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer to star with Chadwick Boseman in ‘Get On Up,’ the James Brown biopic that Imagine’s…
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Former Player Donates Kidney to Retired Baseball Coach
Joe Fonteneaux was always more than a baseball coach at Paul Quinn College in Waco in the late 1970s. He was a father figure. “We…
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Hollywood Couple Stopped By Police, Say They Were Racially Profiled
Hollywood couple Cherie Johnson and Dennis White say they were improperly stopped by police, put in handcuffs and harshly questioned during a recent weekend getaway…
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Kim K., Kanye West, and Ciara at Paris Fashion Week
Celebrity couple Kim Kardashian and Kanye West attended the Givenchy show at Parish Fashion Week over the weekend, where the power couple also were joined…
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Style Network’s Rihanna Reality Series Lands at Bravo
Good news, Style Network viewers: If you were eagerly awaiting Rihanna’s fashion competition series, it will still go on. Originally ordered to series by Style…
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Jennifer Hudson Spoofs Kerry Washington’s ‘Scandal’ in PSA
A trouble-free Washington, D.C., would be a bummer for Scandal fans. The same can be said for Jennifer Hudson, who plays an Olivia Pope-like character…
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Stevie Wonder Headlines NYC Concert Highlighting Poverty
Stevie Wonder gave an electrifying performance at New York’s Central Park in front of thousands of fans and several world leaders Saturday, singing his hits…
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Court Overturns 20-Year Sentence for Florida Woman Who Fired ‘Warning Shots’ at Husband
A Florida woman who claimed to be a victim of abuse yet was sentenced to 20 years behind bars for allegedly firing a warning shot…
