August 2014 Blog Posts (108)

Hip Hop Wired~

Talk of the 2014 Little League World Series without mentioning 13-year-old Mo‘ne Davis would be ludicrous.

The hoopla is about more than the Philadelphia native’s gender. Quite frankly, Davis, can pitch and for the second consecutive game, the opposition felt her…

Opposing Views~

Famously affordable and easy to prepare, instant noodle dishes, such as ramen, have long been a staple of the average American's…

Rolling out~

Martin Lawrence reveals that a third installment of the hit franchise, Bad Boys is in development. During a recent appearance on TBS’ “Conan” the funnyman said … “I just talked to [producer] Jerry Bruckheimer yesterday and he said it’s real,…

Rolling Out~

Jackie Robinson West, a youth baseball team from Chicago, will head to the Little League World Series.  The team is the first all-black team to make the…

HuffPost: Black Voices~

Nearly half of Americans don't trust that justice will be served after police officers kill civilians, according to a HuffPost/YouGov poll conducted days after unarmed teenager Michael Brown was…

According to the site Bossip:

Lots of celebrities have been getting involved and voicing their outrage (or lack thereof) via social media on the Mike Brown shooting case. John Legend let loose his own frustrations and opinions on the matter via his Twitter last night, and while he was overwhelmingly met with agreement and support, as expected a few trolls…

~According to Bossip~

Tensions have reached their peak and beyond both in Ferguson, Missouri and across the country as the community continues to protest on behalf of the seemingly endless run of police brutality that continues to claim the lives of African-Americans at an increasing rate and police are apparently continuing to respond with violence even in the midst…

According to KTLA News

Family members said Tuesday that a 25-year-old man was complying with police orders when he was fatally shot by LAPD officers in the Florence neighborhood South Los Angeles.

Patrol officers had “conducted an investigative…

Robin Williams was in the early stages of Parkinson's Disease when he died of an apparent suicide, his wife has revealed.…

Livestream

Today in Ferguson, following the arrest of two journalists police continued their all out assault on the town's citizens.

Since the killing of Michael Brown, protests have taken place throughout the town, which has a population of…

Arizona State University backup offensive lineman Edward Chip Sarafin has come out publicly as homosexual, making him the first active NCAA football player to do so.



Sarafin revealed he was gay during a recent interview with Compete Magazine, and says he started telling his Sun Devil teammates a few months ago during Spring practice. He says opening…

The hacker group "Anonymous" has declared today "National Day of Rage". They are asking people to come out and peacefully protest against the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson MO. In their tweet "Anonymous" has set times to protest in other cities as well.

The following was posted by the group on…

Love and Hip Hop Atlanta star, Stevie J, has been drug free for 7 weeks now. The producer is currently facing criminal charges for allegedly owing his baby mama over $1 million in child support. A drug test in June showed that Stevie J had coke and weed in his system. He has been out on bail but the judge ordered random drug screenings. Stevie J's…

Allegedly, a close friend to the couple report that they are broken up.

The engagement has been called off three months after there son was born. US

Weekly is reporting that Ciara is devastated and she will focus on her son. Neither party…

Bacall had a massive stroke at her home today.

Bacall starred in several movies with her husband Humphrey Bogart. Key Largo was the most popular movie to date. During her career she won a Golden Globe, was nominated for an Oscar and was Honorary Oscar recipient.…

Nashville based newspaper, The Tennessean, has announced that it will be making cuts and reshuffling the newsroom in the future.

The executive editor, Stefanie Murray, is quoted as saying that The Tennessean hit a "turning point" after years of incremental cuts and reorganizations.…

The site Bossip reports that the FBI has opened up a civil rights investigation after the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager led to rioting in a Missouri suburb and stirred racial tensions. Brown's family asks for justice and believes that the truth will come…

It is being reported that Tracy Morgan is "still struggling" with his health two months after breaking several bones in a deadly New Jersey highway  crash.

His attorney, Benedict Morelli, is quoted as saying "He's still struggling, but he's a fighter." “He's had issues before that he's fought…

Them cats from Anonymous are talking about taking out all the Ferguson's Online Assets and some more isssh!  Check out their video!  There's Rioting and Looting...then there is THIS!…

Steve Ballmer has paid $2 Billion to purchase the LA Clippers from Donald Sterling. This purchase has been a long time in the works since Donald has tried several times to block the sale of the team after the recording of him was released earlier in the year. Shelly Sterling, Donald's estranged wife, says that she is confident that Ballmer…