May 2012 Blog Posts (74)

Though we may like to suspend belief, recent headlines have once again shed some light on serious risks that fast food can pose to your health.



Fast food giant Kentucky Fried Chicken has been ordered to pay $8…

Amid the cloudy vista of the country’s Black jobless rate exists a silver lining: Black women are gaining jobs faster than any other group, Bloomberg Businessweek…

Lupe Fiasco says the sequel to Food and Liquor will have twice as much music as the original album did. He tells Fuse, "[Food and Liquor Two] is actually a double album. There's a part one and a part two."

The first…

Bobby Brown is managing to kill two giant birds with one stone ... a concert with his band and his long-awaited wedding -- all in one weekend trip to Hawaii.



Sources tell TMZ ... Brown and his fiancée -- Alicia Etheridge -- have finally set a wedding date after 2 years of engagement bliss ... and it's the same weekend Brown's band New…

A Nutley, N.J. mother is facing charges after police said she brought her 5-year-old daughter into a tanning booth.

It caused the girl to suffer burns to her body, according to the Essex County prosecutor's office.

Patricia Krentcil, who herself is very tan, was…

Pepsi's deal with the estate of Michael Jackson starts later this month. It begins with special 16-ounce cans with a dancing Michael that enable fans to scan codes by smartphone to download remixed…

D'Angelo is ready to make a comeback -- and he's kicking it off with a performance at the Essence Music Festival. His set on opening night will be his first U.S. performance in 10 years.

Essence Fest will run from July 6th to the 8th in New Orleans.…

Seven people charged with felony hazing in the death of a Florida A&M University marching band drum major have turned themselves in to authorities.

Florida Department of Law Enforcement spokeswoman Gretl Plessinger said Thursday that the seven defendants turned themselves in to authorities in five jurisdictions around Florida.

There are 11…

Be listening to Kenny Smoov each weekday from 9a-2p starting 5/7/12 for your chance to win a $50 Gas Card and a Seriously Good Time around town with a $250 Cash Card to spend however you like.

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I am part of the 50% or more Americans that is unemployed. I would truly enjoy winning these tickets. I don't even have to win front row, I just would appreciate winning tickets!  It's been almost 1 year that I have been unemployed. I am an educator who tries to make ends meet by subbing for now. Every time I hear a concert being advertised, I think about which bill I want to sacrifice to go to the concert instead. In the end, I put my money towards a bill because in…

Would You Let Someone Else Spank Your Child?

Russel B. Baughcum, 42, of Suwanee was arrested and charged with simple battery after he allegedly swatted a 4-year-old child who grabbed at his cat in the waiting room of a Johns Creek veterinary…

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Queen Latifah will show her support for the gay community by headlining the Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride Festival in Long Beach, California on May 19th. It will be her first engagement in a LGBT event. Although she's never publicly addressed questions about her sexual preference, rumor has it that the festival may be an…