Vanessa Williams and Mother, Helen co-write a Memoir
Vanessa Williams, the singer, actress,and beauty queen, previously starred in movies such as Eraser (1996), Soul Food (1997), and Johnson Family Vacation (2004) has written along with her mother a memoir entitled You Have No Idea: A Famous Daughter, Her No-nonsense Mother, and How They Survived Pageants, Hollywood, Love, Loss (and Each Other). In this [...]
Deion Sanders is Awarded Temporary Custody of his Children
Deion Sanders was not awarded temporary custody of his children but also has a restraining order on his estranged wife that keeps her 500 yards form this mansion in Dallas,TX. During Monday’s hearing, the judge also ruled Deion was only acting in self-defense when he injured Pilar during an altercation at the mansion on April [...]
Usher & Ex-Wife Ordered To Settle Custody Battle Themselves
Usher and his ex-wife Tameka Foster both attended a hearing at Fulton County Court in Atlanta this week to settle their dispute over custody of their sons Usher, four, and Naviyd, three. The warring parents have been embroiled in a mud-slinging match, with Tameka throwing a low blow and alleging her former husband is an [...]
Jada’s Mom Admits To Being A Bad Mother [VIDEO]
![Jada’s Mom Admits To Being A Bad Mother [VIDEO]](http://blacklikemoi.com/wp-content/themes/city-desk/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fblacklikemoi.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F05%2Fjadanem.png&q=90&w=160&h=106&zc=1 "Jada’s Mom Admits To Being A Bad Mother [VIDEO]")
Jada Pinkett-Smith sits down with her daughter Willow Smith and mother Adrienne Banfield- Jones for an in-depth discussion, called Red Table Talks .The web series tackles parenting, life, fame and family. The preview clip shows Jada’s mom admitting to not being a good mother. Source.
Teachers Caught On Tape Beating Special Needs Student [VIDEO]
![Teachers Caught On Tape Beating Special Needs Student [VIDEO]](http://blacklikemoi.com/wp-content/themes/city-desk/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fblacklikemoi.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F05%2FScreen-shot-2012-05-02-at-9.51.19-AM.png&q=90&w=160&h=106&zc=1 "Teachers Caught On Tape Beating Special Needs Student [VIDEO]")
A shocking video released by South Carolina police shows two elementary school employees brutally smacking a special needs child repeatedly on a bus. Police said the two women, Tomeka Self and Rosanna Dudley, were arrested last Friday on charges of assault and battery. The disturbing video shows the women hitting the 10-year old St. John’s [...]
Studies Show Black Children Treated Differently Than White Children In Emergency Room
Black children seen in the emergency department for abdominal pain are less likely to receive pain medication than white children, according to a new study. The research, which also found that black and Hispanic children were more likely to experience an ER stay longer than six hours compared to white children — even when the [...]
Beyonce Responds To Blue Ivy Surrogacy Rumors: ‘They Were Cruel’
Beyonce has described the rumours that she had a surrogate carry her daughter Blue Ivy as “very cruel.” The ‘Countdown’ singer was plagued by rumors that her baby bump was fake while she was carrying three-month-old Blue, and there were several incidents which fuelled rumors that she was wearing a prosthetic bump. Beyonce has now [...]
Compton Kids Learning To Fly, No Literally! [VIDEO]
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There are not many Black folks in the cockpits of America’s airliners nowadays, but one man in Compton, California is trying to change that. CNN recently featured a Black pilot and entrepreneur Robin Petgrave who teaches young, inner-city kids in Compton how to cruise the sky through an after-school program. Petgrave, who is the founder [...]
9-Year Old Shot in the Foot, but Didn’t Shed a Tear
They say that little girls in New York are tough, but this story takes the cake. A 9-year old girl in Brooklyn was shot during crossfire this week and found a bullet that went through her foot. The little girl didn’t panic, and just dealt with the incident without shedding a tear. “I didn’t [...]
Dr. Boyce: Student’s Violent Reaction to Trayvon Martin Sends a Strong Message
I watched in shock as a young black woman at Florida Atlantic University FAU became violent in class during a discussion on the death of the late Trayvon Martin. The student cursed at her classmates and eventually attacked people in the room. Jonatha Carr, a 24-year old student who may have trouble getting [...]
Zimmerman should turn himself into the police
In this video, I talk about why Zimmerman should turn himself into the police. With the way Zimmerman has been painted as a racist who hunted and slaughtered Trayvon Martin, he should help clear his name by turning himself in. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAcMWP2vls0&w=420&h=315]
We must do more to protect the gay community
In this video, I discuss the recent rise in attacks on members of the gay community in Washington, DC and how it is truly troubling. You can believe that gays are going straight to h**l, but let the God you claim to believe in deal with that. All human life is equal and no one [...]
Glenn Beck’s Site Insinuates Trayvon Martin Was Troublemaker
An ugly story may be getting uglier. The Blaze, a right-wing site started by Glenn Beck, has a post up insinuating that Trayvon Martin may have been a dangerous criminal. Martin, who was black, was walking back to his father’s house after a trip to the convenience store in Sanford, Fla. on February [...]
Mother Arrested For Beating Son With Extension Cord Over Sagging Pants
A Muncie Indiana mother is accused of beating her 15-year-old son with an extension cord because he was wearing his pants too low at school. “The kids’ bottoms are hanging out of their pants and its really kind of offensive to a lot of folks,” said Charles Reynolds, Associate Principal at Muncie Southside [...]
For our daughters’ sake, let’s end misogyny in America
In this video, I discuss how Rush Limbaugh is just the latest example of the disdain this country has for women. It has to end if we really care about future generations of women. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuGXnm7umKI&w=420&h=315]