November 2012 Blog Posts (133)

In order to improve literacy Mt. Nebo Lodge #67 F. & A.M. and accomplishments in reading. Each student who wins in their respective are Bordeaux Elementary School are hosting the 2012 Read & Ride Program during December 2012. This program will reward five students for their a will receive a…

USA Launches Socially Conscious Film Series with ‘Color Purple’

*The USA network is taking a new programming approach on Saturday nights.

In an expansion of its Characters Unite public-service initiative, the top-rated cable network is launching a quarterly Saturday film series Nov. 17 with a special airing of “The Color…

Promoter Leaves Lil Scrappy Blue in the Bluegrass State

*Lil Scrappy is putting a club promoter in Louisville, KY on blast after he was left with no money and nowhere to stay for a scheduled performance.

Exposing the debacle to TMZ, Scrappy says he was scheduled to perform at Club Vizion Sunday in Louisville, but when he showed up to the venue,…

Michael Jackson’s Former Assistant Sues AEG Live

*Michael Jackson’s former personal assistant has filed a lawsuit against the late star’s tour promoters AEG Live, claiming they robbed him of $7.5 million dollars in compensation.

Michael Amir Williams says he and several other plaintiffs lost out on more than $7.5 million…

Romney: Obama Won ‘Cause he Dished Out Gifts to Black and Brown Folks

*The voting may be over, but GOP candidate Mitt Romney is still throwing his last few swings.

On Wednesday, President Barack Obama dished out a little praise to his former rival, only to get a slew of accusations from Romney.

“The president’s campaign…

Puppy Shot, Killed For Wandering Into Neighbor's Yard

LA VERGNE, Tenn. – After losing a pet, Airel Duffer, knew "Jada" - a 3-month-old, 3 lb., 4 oz. "Min Pin" – or Miniature Pinscher would be perfect.

"I wanted another baby because we kind of filled a void after we didn't have one," Duffer said from her home Wednesday. "She…

A St. Louis sports-talk radio host’s show has been dropped after he said on air that many blacks voted for President Barack Obama because of his race.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that veteran host Kevin Slaten is out at the sports-talk station KFNS. He wasn’t a direct employee because his arrangement had him selling his own advertising…

A four-star general who formerly led the U.S. Africa Command has been demoted after accusations that he spent thousands of dollars on lavish travel, reports NBC News.

A senior defense official told NBC News that Gen. William “Kip” Ward was stripped of a star, and will be allowed to retire as a three-star lieutenant general.

According to a…

Lauryn Hill got all turned up when the topic of Wyclef came up recently during a show in Dallas.

The Hip Hop queen never really addressed her former flame’s series of Lauryn banter, including the Jerry Springer-like baby-daddy confusion over her first child Zion. But she finally let loose on the washed up Haitian singer/politician (yeah I said…

Snoop Lion wants more school-aged children in Jamaica to have access to fresh fruits and vegetables.  The hip-hop veteran is doing something to make that happen, announcing Tuesday that he's teamed up with beverage manufacturer Reed's Ginger Brew and Causes.com to get the word out about the Mind Gardens Project, a non-profit initiative to set up sustainable, organic…

Progressive political group Move On is calling for Donald Trump to be dumped as a spokesperson for Macy’s department stores.

Trump appears in a holiday advertisement for the retail chain, in which he alludes to his questions about President Barack Obama’s citizenship by questioning Santa Claus’s true identity.

Move On has now authored an online petition…

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While millions of people were unhappy with President Obama's re-election -- 58,907,640 of them, according to Gov. Mitt Romney's popular vote total -- just one apparently took her frustrations out by running down her husband with the car for not voting.

KPHO-TV reports pregnant, 28-year-old Holly Solomon was behind the wheel in Arizona Saturday night, venting to…

While most guys think they’d like to spend the rest of their life with a bimbo cheerleader, the truth is, that would get boring pretty fast.

Over the long haul, guys want a great companion – which means they want a woman they have something in common with.

In order to keep things interesting, here are some examples of things guys wish women were…

A Texas judge gave the actor’s best friend the go ahead to proceed with the burial and running his estate, as the will intended.

Known for his role as “George Jefferson,” Hemsley passed away on July 24 after suffering from lung cancer.

His body has been sitting in a refrigerated storage at a funeral home since.

Richard Thornton, the actor’s…

Sources tell 9Wants to Know Mitchell Kusick’s plan involved stealing a family member’s shotgun and using it to shoot children on Halloween and assassinate the president in Colorado.

Officials do not know when he wanted to kill the president.

The restraining order filed in Jefferson county court says Kusick “stole a shotgun from his aunt’s house,…

It appears that since some of the country re-elected President Obama to continue to successfully put out fires of the preceding administration, those that did not, want out. And somebody PLEASE say they can get it.

For the longest time, some Americans have been asking African Americans to return to Africa as though they are not imports as well. And now…

Scientists from Stanford University believe that human intelligence is in a general decline. That’s right. People, in general, are getting stupider.

But the scientists stay it’s not a big deal because having big brains won’t be that important in the future.

The thinking is that technology keeps expanding and improving, allowing us to rely on machines and…

Scientists from Stanford University believe that human intelligence is in a general decline. That’s right. People, in general, are getting stupider.

But the scientists stay it’s not a big deal because having big brains won’t be that important in the future.

The thinking is that technology keeps expanding and improving, allowing us to rely on machines and…

On top of rotting in prison in Nevada on a robbery conviction, former football great and actor O. J. Simpson is on the hook for $300,000 in back taxes to the state of California, reports TMZ.

According to docs recently filed by the State of CA Franchise Tax Board, specifically Simpson still owes $318,566.04 in unpaid taxes from the year 2000.

The…