TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) – A TV channel is quoting Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi as saying he retreated from his Tripoli compound in a “tactical move” after 64 NATO airstrikes turned it to rubble. Al-Rai TV said Wednesday it would air the comments from Gadhafi in full soon and reported an excerpt in which the leader […]
Jamal Parris, one of the men who accused Bishop Eddie Long of sexual abuse, was sentenced to a year of probation after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute marijuana. Parris was arrested in June when Miami police found a gun and drugs in his BMW during a traffic stop. According to Parris, he […]
Will & Jada Smith have announced that they are happily married, after a media-frenzy filled day that began with a rumor of their divorce. The couple spoke to People Magazine to clear up the report: “Although we are reluctant to respond to these types of press reports, the rumors circulating about our relationship are completely […]
We are glad to report that Will and Jada Pinkett Smith are not separated. Rumor of a split circulated the Internet this morning causing a whirlwind of controversy. In Touch Weekly reported that the couple of 13 years had separated on their website instructing folks to pick up their next issue for more details! Will […]
NEW YORK-Reverend and social activist, Al Sharpton has officially been named the host for MSNBC’s “PoliticsNation” after replacing its previous host, Cenk Ugyur for almost a month. The show airs at 6pm daily and while Sharpton has been hosting the show for some time now, his official tenure begins on August 29th. The Huffington Post […]
Have you ever seen someone who was always driving a new car almost every other month it seemed? I remember, right after I graduated college, I had a few friends like that and always wondered where they got the money to get into the “flipping” cars game. They would have the newest of the newest […]
The Tea Party isn’t happy with the Democratic Party especially, Rep. Maxine Waters. The 11-term California Democrat recently made a comment at a meeting where she told the Tea Party to go where the sun doesn’t shine. “I’m not afraid of anybody,” Walters told the crowd. “This is a tough game. You can’t be intimidated. […]
Vogue Italia has apologized for posting a fashion editorial on large metallic hoop earrings that they described as “Slave Earrings” after protests from consumers. They’ve replaced the description with “Ethnic Earrings,” and maintain that it was a mistake due to an improper translation. TheRoot.com reports: We apologise for the inconvenience. It is a matter of […]
A new study released by Northwestern University says that men who claim they are both attracted to men and women do exist. The finding is not likely to surprise bisexuals, who have long asserted that attraction often is not limited to one sex. But for many years the question of bisexuality has bedeviled scientists. Read […]
In a new article on TheRoot.com writer Sharon Foster says that “The Confessions of Nat Turner” were a lie. Check out some excerpts below. “The Confessions of Nat Turner, the Leader of the Late Insurrection in Southampton, Va.,” as told to Thomas Gray, is accepted as the primary historical source document on the slave uprising […]
Legendary Motown songwriter Nick Ashford died Monday evening, but his legacy will forever live on. On Facebook status updates and Twitter feeds, commiseration and nostalgia was the order of the evening by music fans quoting old Ashford & Simpson lyrics. Part of his legacy will forever live on in the next generation. VIDEO: Ashford’s life […]
ATLANTA — An Atlanta 12-year-old girl recently solved a crime using her detective skills. When Jessica Maple’s family home was burglarized, she used the detective skills she learned from the Junior DA program at the Fulton County District Attorney’s office. After furniture, beds and the washer and dryer were found missing, Maple used her skills […]
