Mike Tyson Gets a New Cartoon on Adult Swim
Mike Tyson has spent his life as a walking cartoon character, so now he gets a chance to be a real one. The show “Mike Tyson Mysteries,” is set to appear on Adult Swim, allowing Tyson to have a great post-boxing career. We just hope that Mike’s life is put together and his mental health [...]
Beyoncé Gets Outrageous With Her Tour Demands Which Were Leaked To The Public
Outrageous or typical star behavior? According to the Huffington Post Beyoncé has a lot of demands for her Mrs. Carter tour rider. In the leaked rider (list of demands) the singer has allegedly demanded that all of the crew members wear 100% cotton. The singer wants her water chilled at 21 degrees and served with [...]
Spelman College Gets Rid Of Entire Athletics Program
Last year Spelman College announced its decision to abandon its 80-student, $900,000 athletics department (out of a $100 million total budget) in favor of using that money for health and fitness programs for the entire student population. Today, the Spelman teams are playing their last season. The ladies-only HBCU is the second school to pull [...]
Louisiana Parish Passes A Law That Bans Saggy Pants Fashion Trend
In Louisiana’s Terrebonne Parish, anyone caught wearing saggy pants that expose their undergarments will be fined. Last week, the Parish Council voted 8-1 on an ordinance that effectively bans young people from wearing their pants below the waist and, in certain cases, exposing too much skin. As reported by the Houma Courier, on Wednesday, April [...]
Bishop T.D. Jakes Heads To BET With New Talk Show, ‘Mind, Body & Soul’
Bishop T.D. Jakes is the host of a new talk show, slated to debut on BET this fall. The television program, which bears the name of the Dallas megachurch pastor is titled, T.D. Jakes Presents: Mind, Body & Soul. The network recently announced the show, which they refer to as “better talk,” along with a [...]
Stranger Pays Off Single Mom’s Bills
Starlie Becote said she didn’t even have a dollar to buy her five children gifts. In March, the Rhode Island single mother got a much bigger present from a businessman who read a Dec. 24 article about people facing financial hardship at the holidays. The man, who asked that his name not be used to [...]
Must Be Nice: Meet Tyler Perry’s Highly-Acclaimed In-House Chef
Reported by Malcolm Morrow Healthier lifestyles have long been a standard within the Hollywood circle. Chef Cheo has been helping athletes and entertainers get into shape and develop healthier eating habits for years. He is currently the in-home chef for actor/director Tyler Perry. Cheo says that he has tailored his current cooking style to Perry’s [...]
Please, No Negroes Touch My Baby!
Dr. Darron Smith African American participation as professionals in the health care field remains disappointingly low. The reasons for this shortage are multifactorial, but not well understood or well documented. One usual suspect is our centuries-old history of racial discrimination, which persistently impacts the decisions that young people make and the opportunities they are granted [...]
Unemployment Is Rough On Black Youth
By Dr. Darron Smith Capitalism has been difficult on people of color, and African Americans in particular, who persistently face discrimination in employment leaving them often shut out and left out of the so-called “American dream.” For many black youth, the vision of better days ahead remains ever illusive, especially for black folk that are [...]
Jesse Jackson Jr. Cuts Deal Implicating His Wife
Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife could be in for some tense pillow talk. Jackson, the former Democratic congressman who’s on the verge of signing a plea agreement to resolve a corruption probe, has reportedly implicated his wife to prosecutors in the deal. Multiple news organizations are reporting that the final plea deal could be [...]
Coca-Cola Tries To Change Their Unhealthy Image With New Commercials Addressing Obesity Epidemic
Coca-Cola became one of the world’s most powerful brands by equating its soft drinks with happiness. Now it’s taking to the airwaves for the first time to address a growing cloud over the industry: obesity. The Atlanta-based company on Monday will begin airing a two-minute spot during the highest-rated shows on CNN, Fox News and [...]
Robin Roberts: I’ll reveal my ‘Good Morning America’ plans ‘in next few days’
Plucky “Good Morning America” co-host Robin Roberts will reveal when she plans to return to the top-rated morning show, sometime “in the next few days,” she said Wednesday. Roberts is expected to appear on “GMA” — via either a phone call, pretaped video or live satellite feed — to make her announcement, sources said. In [...]
Cee Lo Green Spotted Eating Fried Chicken After Committing to eDiet Deal
Everyone knows you should never make a promise you can’t keep. Apparently, singer/rapper Ceel Lo Green has made a promise to lose 50lbs that he probably won’t be able to keep. Landing a weight-loss endorsement deal with eDiet just two weeks ago, paparazzi caught the star chewing into some fried chicken at ElPollo Loco fast food restaurant [...]
Coach Sentenced To 15 Years For Giving HIV To Youth Football Player’s Mom
When people who know that they are having intimate relations refuse to have tests for HIV and other “intimacy” diseases, that is irresponsible behavior and it is unacceptable. There are worse people though; the kind that do get tested but still go on having “relations” with unsuspecting victims and not using protection. The best thing [...]
KS Man Ordered to Pay Child Support To Lesbians After Donating His s***n
Anyone who donates their s***n or has done so in the past may get very nervous after hearing the story of a man who ended up facing child support payments after donating his “goods”. It seems that the state of Kansas recognizes a donation as a pledge to take care of a child until they [...]