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AUTHORITIES LOOKING FOR HAROLD DOSS
Police identified a person of interest in the murder of Kentucky resident Jiro Kanazawa, who was found murdered in a motel room. Police said they have been looking for 23-year-old Harold Doss. Doss is an ex-convict who was paroled in March after serving three years of an eight-year sentence for aggravated robbery
According to police, Doss rented a room at Americas Best Value Inn on Brick Church Pike where Kanazawa was found shot to death last Monday.
TN CREATED 7,700 JOBS WITH OBAMA MONEY
Officials said $215 million in stimulus spending in Tennessee has created more than 7,700 jobs. The data is part of the state's first report to the federal government on the effects of stimulus spending. The $215 million reflects spending on 310 projects through the end of September. Of those 310 projects, 258 were transportation projects. Deputy Gov. John Morgan said the state must make quarterly reports about stimulus spending over the course of the two-year program.
Tennessee's total share of stimulus money is $5.6 billion.
Kenny Says: Amazing! Since TN hates OBAMA soooo MUCH
VH1 Hip Hop Honors
Tracy Morgan hosts the V-H-1 Hip-Hop Honors, airing tonight at 9 p-m [ET]. Taped last month at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York, the show honors Def Jam Records' 25th anniversary and features performances from Ashanti, Ja Rule, Foxy Brown, Gym Class Heroes, D-M-X and Eminem.
BEYONCE: Sending Papa Knowles Packing? |
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Beyonce is said to be "very upset" over the paternity suit filed against her father, Mathew Knowles, so much so that she's considering letting him go as her manager. A source tells the National Enquirer that while Mathew and wife Tina have gone through rough patches in the past, Beyonce is "angry that her father didn't have enough sense to protect himself" in this situation. The source adds, "Beyonce says a big part of being successful and happy is being focused, and she can't do that when she has to deal with her father's antics." Alexandra Wright filed suit against Knowles in September, alleging he's the father of the child she's carrying. The Enquirer claims she filed the suit because she feared Knowles would terminate their relationship upon learning of the pregnancy. -- Jamila Daniel Kenny Asks:
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Shyne says DIDDY Ain't NEVER reached out to Him
Shyne -- who remains in custody over his immigration status -- denies that Sean "Diddy" Combs' has been in touch with him or that the two are on good terms. A statement says, "I want it known that this supposed conversation is a figment of Sean Combs' imagination. He never spoke with me, he never visited me, nor would I ever accept a phone call or visit from him. The only way I would do either of those things would be if he stepped up and did the right thing for the victims of the incident."
Shirley Caesar turns 71 today.
The "Godmother of Gospel" is known for her energetic, boisterous style. Some of her most popular recordings include "He Will Come," "God Is Good," "Revive Us Again" and "Time to Be Blessed."
Caesar was born in North Carolina. Her professional career began in the 1960s in The Caravans. In 1966, with her reputation growing on the gospel circuit, she went solo.
MORE BLACK LAW STUDENTS THAN EVER
There are now more African-Americans enrolled in law school than ever before, according to the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. It reveals that during the 2008-2009 academic year there were nine thousand, eight hundred and 82 black students attending the country's 197 accredited law schools, the largest number ever enrolled at U-S law schools. The number of African-Americans enrolled in law school has climbed from approximately four- to nearly ten-thousand since 1972. Black student enrollment in law schools last year went up three-and-a-half-percent from the 2007-2008 school year, and their ranks now make up six-and-a-half-percent of all law school enrollments.
WEST QUESTIONS PRESIDENT'S PEACE PRIZE
Although Cornel West "celebrates" President Obama's winning the Nobel Peace Prize, he questions the factors that lead to the decision. The scholar and Princeton University Professor tells E-U-R Web, "I think that it puts brother Barack in a very tough situation because if you got a Peace prize and you end up being a war president in Afghanistan, if you got a Peace prize and you don't want to investigate and prosecute people who have been torturing people, turn your back, it doesn't look good. You know, you already sent 21-thousand troops. You might send 65-thousand troops. That's not a Peace Prize-acting activity."
Kenny Asks:
- How do you feel about President Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize?
- Is the criticism merited or just another opportunity to dump on the first black president?
BEYONCE TRIED TO STOP LIL MOMMA
It keeps getting worse for Lil' Mama. A new video has emerged showing that Beyonce actually tried to keep her from getting on stage with Jay-Z and Alicia Keys at the M-T-V Video Music Awards.
WHITE GIRL WINS MS. HAMPTON UNIVERSITY - ANGERS BLACK WOMEN
Controversy is brewing at historically black Hampton University in Virginia after a white student, Nikole Churchill, was crowned "Miss Hampton" last week. Many students are upset that a white student won the crown, saying she won't be able to do a good job representing the student body.
Churchill has been getting so much heat that she's even reached out to President Obama, writing, "I am hoping that perhaps you would be able to make an appearance to my campus, Hampton University, so that my fellow Hamptonians can stop focusing so much on the color of my skin and doubting my abilities to represent, but rather be proud of the changes our nation is making towards accepting diversity."
Kenny Asks:
- What -- if anything -- is wrong with a white student being elected beauty queen of a historically black college?
- Do you think there would be the same outrage if a predominately white college, like the University of Montana, elected an African-American beauty queen? If white students took issue, don't you think everyone would be crying racism?
- Should President Obama go to Hampton and speak to the students? Or does he have more important things to worry about?
- What role do H-B-C-U's play in our society now, as opposed to 20, 30 or 40 years ago?
I'll say it again: Your Racism is NO Better than theirs...it's actually WORSE!
Somebody PLEASE get Keyshia Cole MOMMA!
We hate to keep picking on Frankie, but there's no way we couldn't call her out for this outfit at the B-E-T Hip-Hop Awards.
NEW HOOD RULE: No one over 50 may own OR be in POSESSION of a GRILL!
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Comment by D. Victoria on October 15, 2009 at 10:33am
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OMG what's the deal we have to get past race. The young lady won and she will respresent the school. If this was a majority white school and a Black woman won we would be up-set if they said the samething about her. This is just plain racism.
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Comment by Danielle McDowell on October 15, 2009 at 10:21am
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Thank you so much for setting the record straight about HBCU's keeping their homecoming queens Black Karen! The HBCU's are some of the only shining stars for the Black community. I don't see anything racist about keeping HBCU homecoming queens Black. White universitys have benefited from recruiting black players for college sports while HBCU's have suffered. I find it very ironic that if Black people want to keep something traditionally Black or support Black it's a problem, and everyone screams reverse racism, but when Jewish, Hispanic, Asian or any other culture does it they're exercising their right to be proud of their identity. This is just another example of how White culture seems to always infiltrate ours. I bet the fools who voted her in were trying to create a controversy! HBCU's KEEP HOMECOMING QUEENS BLACK! You can't represent an HBCU truly with a white homecoming queen!
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Comment by Karen W. Loney on October 13, 2009 at 4:06pm
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Well let me say this without seeming to be such a racist. Hampton University is a historically black college/university (HBCU). There are only about 40 HBCUs that are currently open as opposed to some thousands of thousands of predominantly white colleges/univerities. Most HBCUs are facing closure every year because of lack of students who choose to attend predominantly white institutions, lack of monetary federal funding sources for the less priviledged african-american males and females who want a college education, lack of HBCUs illustrious alumni failing to give back to an HBCU that has provided them with valuable tools to become what they have become, be it a doctor, lawyer, scientist, CEO, actor/actress. Having worked at an HBCU myself, I can surely understand why the homecoming court of black women and students (at Hampton) may be upset at the election of a white homecoming queen. With everything that african-americans go through in this day and age, why can't the few HBCUs still left have an African-American homecoming queen. Can anybody tell me how many African-American females have actually been elected homecoming queens at predominantly white colleges and university--I bet the number does not equal 40--the number of HBCUs currently b>b>still barely existing!!!!! In slavery days, slaves weren't allowed to read or write. HBCUs were created where freed slaves, freed negroes could get an education. Leave HBCUs with African-American homecoming queens--we started out with them, we can end with them.
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If the young lady won the contest fair and square it does not matter whether she's black or white.
Shame on those who think otherwise.
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Comment by Mrs. Coach on October 13, 2009 at 9:26am
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Frankie looks like an alien. She looks possessed!!
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