December 2014 Blog Posts (142)

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Reginald Hudlin - 53 years old

The producer, director and screenwriter (House Party, Boomerang, The Great White Hype) served as president of entertainment at BET from 2005-'08. In 2013, he was…

This kindhearted officer's unique approach to enforcing the law meant helping someone who needed it most.

Helen Johnson, of Tarrant, Alabama, went to a grocery store last Saturday to buy eggs. The 47-year-old had been in a tough financial spot and found that she was 50 cents short of being able to afford the carton of eggs. Johnson says she was…

Mark Wahlberg was on the Today show this morning to talk about his new movie The Gambler, but also to clear up some rumors.

The Massachusetts native has petitioned the state's parole board to have his 1988 assault conviction pardoned. He served time in jail and…

According to a new study, there are nearly 270,000 tons of plastic is floating in the world's oceans. That's enough to fill more than 38,500 garbage trucks.

And, researchers say the plastic is broken up into more than five trillion pieces.…

The Sony Pictures cyber attack has claimed more victims. Most recently, a young studio executive was caught in an email calling comic Kevin Hart a “whore.”

At issue was Hart's contract for a Sony movie. He was getting paid 3 million dollars, but was asking for…

Angelina Jolie came face-to-face with Sony Pictures co-chairwoman Amy Pascal in an extremely awkward conversation. Pascal never expected to see Jolie, who made a surprise appearance at the Women in Entertainment Power Breakfast.

Pascal effusively apologized for…

In perhaps the most damaging accusation against Bill Cosby yet, '70s supermodel Beverly Johnson has come forward and claimed that the TV star drugged her in his home in the 1980s.

In a first-person essay in Vanity Fair, Johnson, the first African-American model…

Young Jeezy lucked out today (Thursday) in Orange County, California when a felony weapon charge against him was dropped due to lack of evidence. 

Back in August, Jeezy, whose real name is Jay Wayne Jenkins, and five other individuals were…

Bob Baker- 91 years old

Mayim Bialik (actress Blossom-The Big Bang Theory)- 39 years old

Regina Hall (actress) – 44 years old…

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After advising members not to wear their Greek letters while protesting police brutality on Saturday, the first black sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha has changed their position — twice.

As Jezebel reported on Tuesday, the sorority sent out a letter to its members instructing them not to wear their…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Metro Nashville police dismantled a major drug distribution organization over the past few days after an 8-month investigation, culminating the arrest of 19 people.

Authorities reported Wednesday that those charged, arrested across Sunday, Monday and Tuesday,…

Between his fight with Sean "Diddy" Combs and his alleged love triangle with Chris Brown and Karrueche Tran, people have had plenty to say about Drake in recent days. So the rapper finally took to Instagram to address his critics.

He posted a picture of himself…

Nearly two years after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting spree tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, more Americans are supporting gun rights over gun control. That's according to a survey by the Pew Research Center released on Wednesday.

According to the…

With Taylor Swift, AC/DC, Sam Smith, and One Direction in the upper reaches of the Billboard 200,, it was another slow week for hip-hop in the sales department, according to the latest SoundScan figures.

Wu-Tang Clan's highly anticipated reunion album, Better…

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Show dominates Wednesday night. 

What people are saying:

"'Mexicans are dependable, affordable and the backbone of the…

Congrats to Dr. Dre, who tops Forbes' list of the Highest Paid Musicians of 2014. Dre earned $620 million in 2014, largely off the sale of Beats to Apple for $3 billion. With $155 million, Beyoncé is a distant second, the widest margin between win and place in the history of the list. Forbes attributed Bey's payday to her Mrs. Carter…

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