March 2014 Blog Posts (100)

Dancing with the Stars has revealed the cast of celebrities that will be competing in season 18, which kicks off March 17th. Co-hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews introduced the stars on Good Morning America.

The list…

Investigators aren’t exactly sure what caused an 18-year-old in Butts County to beat his grandmother to death with a baseball bat.

JeNorman Bland, 18, is in jail, facing several charges including murder.

Deputies found Bland’s grandmother dead inside her home around 7 p.m. Tuesday.

“She was struck multiple times with a baseball bat,” Butts Co.…

Legendary wrestler Buff Bagwell is still trading on his lady's man image ... now, as a gigolo.

Bagwell -- who was a force in World Championship Wrestling between 1991 and 2001 -- has joined Cowboys4Angels ... a premium gigolo service targeting lonely and very possibly horny women.

Bagwell has appeared on the Showtime hit, "Gigolos," but he's not just doing it for the camera.

As for Cowboys4Angels ... it provides "escorts" who offer companionship -- reading…

Tennessee is using the possibility of unveiling gray alternate uniforms as motivation to reach the Southeastern Conference tournament final.

No. 6 Lady Vols Could Wear Gray In SEC Final

Before Tuesday's practice, Tennessee's coaches showed the sixth-ranked Lady Vols the alternate uniforms and said they could wear the new gear if Tennessee reached the SEC…

She will be the keynote speaker on March 26 for a convocation

celebrating the 50th anniversary of the university's honors program.

Soledad O'Brien To Speak At Tennessee State

The event is part of a distinguished lecture series and will take place

in Kean Hall located in the Floyd Payne Campus Center beginning at 1

p.m.

The convocation is free and open to the public.

O'Brien is probably best known as an anchor and special…

Nicki Minaj has finally spoken about the "Starships" lawsuit. 

In September 2013, Chicago EDM artist Clive Tanaka filed a lawsuit against Nicki Minaj, claiming the rapper’s hit song “Starships” used parts of his song “Neu Chicago” without his permission. 

The…

Trey Songz may have collaborated with him on the official remix of "I Luv This Sh*t," but August Alsina says the R&B crooners are no longer friends.

"I don’t really f**k with Trey right now. We don’t get along right now," August tells …

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A group of black students at Harvard are making a powerful statement about the institutional racism they say they have experienced through an eye-opening photography project.

“Our voices often go unheard on this campus, our experiences are devalued, our presence is questioned,” their website,…

Ninth Annual National Pancake Day Fundraiser Aims To Raise $3 Million Benefitting…

Diddy and Ross had something bigger than rumors to worry about at a party Ross was throwing for his new album Mastermind in Atlanta over the weekend. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a DJ at the Velvet Room began firing shots inside the club last night (Sunday). When police arrived at the scene,…

Another day, another rapper in trouble with Uncle Sam. This time, it's Lil Wayne.

According to TMZ, Weezy owes the IRS $12 million. And that's just for the years 2011 and 2012. He also failed to pay taxes in 2008 and…

Even for 50 Cent, this was serious shade.

On Sunday, 50 took to Instagram and posted pictures of Diddy, Rick Ross and Steve Stoute that suggested the trio were in a love triangle together. One of the pictures showed Stoute and Diddy, both in…

To say having a Black President signals “the end of racism” is the equivalent of saying eating a salad means the end of obesity.

A California man is looking to clean up by filing a $1.5 million lawsuit against a fast food joint that made it hard for him to clean up – by only giving him one napkin with his order.

Webster Lucas says he purchased a quarter pounder with cheese at his local McDonald's, but when the cashier handed over…

50 Cent was all up in his feelings when he saw former colleague Steve Stoute out in public recently.  Yall know ya boy Fiddy ain't skurred to #TURNUP whenever and where ever.  While Steve is more of a gangster in the boardroom kinda guy.

No one knows what the conversation was, but you can bet it wasn't "Let's do lunch this week!"

Apparently, 50 Cent is…

Text me a pic of your roads:  (615) 669-9292 and we'll share them.  

People need to see its not a GAME out here today!

Lupita Nyong’o might be the new face of dark-skinned beauty, but the 12 Years a Slave star says she wasn't so confident about her skin tone growing up. 

She told the press at yesterday's (Thursday) Essence Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon, “I got teased and taunted about my skin. My…

12 Years a Slave and Dallas Buyers Club were the big winners at Sunday's Academy Awards. The former took home Best Picture and a supporting actress win for Lupita Nyong'o. The latter nabbed acting wins for lead Matthew McConaughey and supporting star Jared Leto.

BIG…

According to Bill O' Reilly, rap has destroyed the Black youth, and Jay Z and Kanye West are gangsta rappers.

Although O'Reilly supports President Obama’s “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative, which was designed to help young men and boys of color succeed, during a conversation with…