Demeka "Nicety"'s Blog – December 2016 Archive (29)

Fisk University in Nashville is one of the most storied institutions in the country.

It was founded 150 years ago, just after the Civil War, to educate freed slaves. It graduated prominent black leaders of the Harlem Renaissance and Civil Rights. Its Jubilee Singers have been nominated for a Grammy.

But as it wraps up its…

K. Michelle has long copped to making certain “alterations” to her appearance. However, a new photo of the R&B crooner has people wondering if she is also bleaching her skin.

Keep in mind, that Twitter gives no f*cks about lighting, filters or any of…

Gray Line announced Monday it will install seat belts in school buses that serve public charter schools in Davidson County.

The company hopes to have more than 50 percent of its buses equipped with lap-shoulder belts by the start of the 2017-18 school year and 100 percent by the start of the 2018-19 year.

“Our concern for safety…

Alan Thicke, an actor best known for helping set a template for parenting ideals in the ’80s sitcom “Growing Pains,” has died. He was 69.

His death was confirmed with The Times on Tuesday evening by the publicist of his son, pop-soul singer Robin Thicke.

The Times spoke with Robin Thicke on Tuesday evening, and he called his…

A group of Detroit pastors advised African-Americans on Tuesday to stay away from the suburb of Eastpointe, the Detroit News reports.

The warning comes after a Black man filed a federal lawsuit that accuses several Eastpointe police officers of beating him so severely that he lost consciousness and vision in one eye.

According…

Politifact recently confirmed that President-Elect Donald Trump believes in police racially profiling people to check them for weapons. U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore made the claim during an interview with the Huffington Post and the fact-checking site proved to be true.

Trump said this months ago during a presidential debate with Lester…

Man, it’s getting more and more difficult defend Kanye West these days. Weeks ago, before his reported breakdown and subsequent hospitalization, West took the stage and claimed that had he voted, he would have voted for Donald Trump. Now out and sporting a very Frank new do, West has been spotted once or twice at random fashion-y…

The director of a state and federal-funded nonprofit in West Virginia will return to work after she was temporarily removed from her job for calling first lady Michelle Obama an “ape in heels,” the Charleston Gazette-Mail reported.

Following Donald Trump’s presidential victory, Clay County…

Twitter has long brimmed with overactive, abusive trolls, but for many, the harassment, abuse, and threats on the platform worsened and became more numerous during the 2016 presidential election. Indeed, President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign was dominated by hateful speech and threats against vulnerable populations. Sadly, his supporters…

Bill Cosby may try to get out of doing time in jail for his alleged 2004 sexual assault incident involving a former Temple University student named Andrea Constand. According to the New York Post, the comedian wants to cop a plea deal for the three felony accounts.

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Will Smith and Martin Lawerence’s buddy-cop franchise is on its way to theaters. Sony announced Friday (Dec. 9) the official release dates for their upcoming films, Bad Boys 4 and Spider-Man: Homecoming 2,  as well as the official trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming.

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A couple of months ago Ne-Yo said he was moving if Donald Trump won the presidential election. Well it looks like Ne-Yo has had a change of heart because he’s still here and he’s open to performing at Trumps inauguration.

TMZ caught up with Ne-Yo at LAX and he said “I wouldn’t go because I…

The American Dream is slipping out of reach for a greater number of people, according to a new study, which shows the declining odds that children will earn more money than their parents.

In a study published on Thursday by Stanford economist Raj Chetty and a team of researchers, they found that only half of America's 30-year-olds are earning…

A statement released by Doug E. Fresh and Rasheed Rahan Wonder reveals the details of the case:

    Publishing mogul and CEO of Wonderboy Entertainment, Rasheed Rahan Wonder has teamed up with Doug E. Fresh and songwriter Unique Mecca Hall to officially file a Multi-Million Dollar lawsuit against Fox’s top-rated show, “Empire”. The lawsuit…

Young Thug is having a bad week.  This past weekend the rapper walked off stage at Hot 97’s Hot For The Holidays concert after experiencing some minor technical difficulties before his show ever really started.  He tried to hype the crowd with a sing along but it didn’t go well, so he stormed off the stage and didn’t return to finish…

For the second time in a matter of days, a female student reported she was sexually assaulted on Vanderbilt University’s campus.

A campus-wide alert was sent Thursday that says the victim reported the assault to campus security.

She told security officials she was attacked by a male student inside a campus residence hall…

The mother of Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof suffered a heart attack Wednesday, Dec. 7, soon after prosecutors described in graphic detail her son’s heinous attack on nine Black parishioners at Mother Emanuel A.M.E Church, according to court documents from Roof’s defense attorney.…

*Despite the complete and utter slayage of Jennifer Hudson on NBC’s “Hairspray Live!” Wednesday night, ratings for the network’s latest live musical were not impressive when compared to its predecessors.

According to Nielsen’s metered market overnight ratings, “Hairspray Live!” earned a 5.9 household rating, which is down nearly 25% from the…

The man who allegedly gunned down NFL and USC running back Joe McKnight was arrested Monday on a manslaughter charge, according to online jail records.

A spokesperson for the Jefferson Parish (La.) Sheriff's Office declined to comment on the arrest of 54-year-old Ronald Gasser, who remained at the scene of Thursday’s fatal shooting and was…

It’s ALWAYS something with this guy Matt Barnes. It’s like he can’t stop putting his hands on people.

According to TMZ, the NYPD would like to have a few words with the Sacramento Kings baller after a woman accused him of choking her violently at a nightclub.

Cops were called to the Avenue Nightclub when it was reported that 2…