June 2015 Blog Posts (144)

Bridging The Gap Mixer, June 19, 2015

Shelby Street Pedestrian Bridge

Gates open at 6 p.m.

Live music begins at 7 pm and ends at 1 am

$10.00 Adult Admission

$ 5.00 Child Admission

Live Music all evening, plus DJ Victor Chatman-Center Stage @…

President Obama was among the politicians who spoke out about the need to change gun laws in the wake of Wednesday night's killing of nine people at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina.

Obama said that he and his wife Michelle know several members of the church, including Reverend Clementa Pinckney, who was among the…

Boosie Badazz is defending Tyga's honor after he came under fire for raunchy lyrics about sex that could lead to him “catching a felony,” Boosie, a collaborator on the track in question, says "Pleazer" was recorded long before Tyga ever got together with Kylie.

Songwriters Devin Copeland and Mareio Overton are headed back to court to battle…

Amy Jones

Ashanta R Crosby

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Phylicia Rashad- 67 years old

Macklemore (rapper)- 32 years old

Zoe Saldana- 37 years old

Paula Abdul- 53 years…

Anthony Hamilton Stops by to Discuss his new Project at 10:25

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Dylann Storm Roof has been captured. He is the man that is said to have opened fire during a prayer meeting inside a historic black church in downtown Charleston on last night, killing nine people, including the pastor, in an assault authorities described as a hate crime.

Witnesses say that Roof came into the church during bible study and stayed for about 1…

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Clarissa Seay

Danielle

De'on Moody

Delores Annette Drake

LaKeta Kelly

LaTamara Marie Newman

Latanya Blair

Michelle Fletcher

Nichole Kerr

Pat…

Nathan Morris- 43 years old

Blake Shelton- 39 years old

Sir Paul McCartney- 73 years old

Police are searching for the trigger-man who shot and killed nine people at a historic African-American church in downtown Charleston, South Carolina Wednesday night.

Charleston Mayor Joe Riley said, "We’re still gathering information so it’s not the…

Some think a recent shady tweet from Tamar Braxton was a not-so-subtle shot at K. Michelle, who confessed she can’t wait to quit the music industry. Tamar tweeted, “People talk about NOT singing anymore!!! #IfIDontHaveyou is personal to me!!! Im so not playing in these streets!! #DontBelieveMeJust [Eyes + heart emojis]"

August Alsina wasn’t bothered by…

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Your mind’s not playing tricks on you — a reunion album could be in the cards for the legendary trio The Geto Boys, if fans are ready to pony up the dough to make it happen.

After they hit the road together for the first time in years, talk turned to new musical endeavors: specifically a reunion album called Habeas Corpus to be funded by…

Eminem is officially the first artist to earn two RIAA Digital Diamond Awards, for sales of 10 million.

The rap legend had already gone diamond with his hit albums The Marshall Mathers LP and The Eminem Show. This week, the RIAA celebrated Em's Digital Diamond certification for the single “Not Afraid,” Previously, his hit “Love The Way You Lie”…

Are you hoping to become Fetty Wap’s "Trap Queen"? All it might take is a simple swipe on your cell phone. A profile claiming to be the rapper popped up on Soul Swipe — the app called “Tinder for black people.” 

Ask any parent: toting a two-year-old around a theme park all day can be exhausting. Which is why you really can’t blame Kanye for dozing off…

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Brandy Moore

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Kendrick Lamar- 28 years old

Venus Williams- 35 years old

Barry Manilow-72 years old…

Less than 24 hours after stepping down from her position as the president of the Spokane, Washington chapter of the NAACP, Rachel Dolezal was on the Today show this morning to speak out about the firestorm she's endured and explain her racial identity.

Today host Matt Lauer asked her flat out if she is black and she responded that her racial identity…

It was all about baby North West as Kim and Kanye’s daughter celebrated her second birthday at Disneyland. North had fun at the park with her family. Kim, Kanye, Kourtney, Kendall, Kylie, Mason, Penelope, Tyga and King Cairo all showed up to share the special day. (TMZ)

A source claiming to be a former close friend of Teyana Taylor recently put…

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Bryce Page

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