Barack Obama’s Half-Brother To Run For Governor In Kenya
Malik Obama, president Barack Obama’s older half-brother, announced he will run for governor in the Kenyan county of Siaya, Bloomberg reports. The elder Obama announced his candidacy as an independent in a rally on Sunday. “Siaya county is facing a lot of problems from poor infrastructure to poverty due to bad leadership,” Obama said, [...]
Venus Williams Wins Opening Round at Australian Open
Venus Williams won her opening-round match in the Australian Open against Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan 6-1, 6-0 in exactly 60 minutes. Before the match even began, Williams was greeted by extended applause and cheers by fans in Melbourne’s Hisense Arena as the announcer told the crowd, “She’s back and she’s fiery!” The 32-year-old Williams took [...]
Halle Berry’s Baby Daddy Arrested After Brawl At Her House
As tensions continue to build following this month’s court decision denying Halle Berry the right to relocate her daughter to France, the situation came to a head Thursday morning at the actress’s California home. A physical altercation occurred between Berry’s ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry and fiancé Olivier Martinez as Aubry was dropping 4½-year-old Nahla off at [...]
Halle Berry Loses Battle To Her Ex: Not Allowed To Take Daughter Nahla To France
Halle Berry seems to have one problem after another,even when her movie career is doing quite well. The actress has run through a couple of marriages, a few more partners, and all of those relationships seem to come down crashing and burning. Recently, Halle has obsessed her life with a custody battle over her daughter [...]
“Think Like a Man” Was Actually Never Banned from France, but It Might as Well Have Been
by Dr. Boyce Watkins Newsone.com is reporting that the popular Steve Harvey film, “Think Like a Man,” was never banned in France. The banning had been originally reported by numerous websites, including BET, The Root, TheYBF, GlobalGrind,TheGrio, HelloBeautiful and Your Black World. This shows what can happen when one website after another picks up on faulty information. [...]
“Think Like A Man” Banned In France For Lack of Diversity
Steve Harvey’s***t movie Think Like A Man has allegedly been banned in France because officials say the film is not diverse enough aka it’s too black. WTH! According to blogger Fabienne Flessel at the blog Global Voices: “Surprising as it may be, the answer lies in the fact that the film has an all-black cast. [...]
A Black Woman is Crowned Miss France, but There Was Controversy
Just call her Queen Bey, but not as in Beyonce. Mbathio Beye now the first ever “Miss Black France.” Organizer Frederic Royer said that the pageant was designed to “celebrate black beauty.” He also said that the contest was designed to highlight the many women of color in France who do not get the [...]
Pres. Obama Caught on Mic Bashing Israeli Prime Minister
Despite the protective efforts of some of the courtlier members of the Fourth Estate, what the President of France said to the president of the United States about the Prime Minister of Israel was on front pages Wednesday, along with what the American president said in reply.”I cannot bear Netanyahu. Hes a liar,” [...]