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DALLAS-WFAA– Former NBA All-Star, Nick Van Exel’s son,  Nickey Van Exel has confessed to killing of a neighbor of his, Bradley Bassey Eyo according to police. WFAA reports. Police said 20-year-old Nickey Van Exel turned himself in Wednesday and confessed to the crime. He’s a neighbor of the victim. Read The Whole Story RELATED STORIES […]

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Judson Phillips, the leader of Tea Party Nation has called the NAACP a “liberal hate group” on his website. The Huffington Post Reports: Judson Phillips, head of Tea Party Nation, recently released his picks for 2010’s “top five liberal hate groups.” Among them is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a selection […]

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Los Angeles- More than a year and a half after his death, the preservation of Michael Jackson‘s legacy continues to be a hot-button topic.

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The defense team for Dr. Conrad Murray who stands accused of involuntary manslaughter in the premature death of R&B icon Michael Jackson, has now switched gears and will use the theory that the entertainer may have killed himself.

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Haiti– Imagine having your eye stuck open for more than a year. No blinking, no shielding from the sun, not closing when you sleep. That’s what a Haitian man suffered, until a Florida doctor offered a solution, free of charge.

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WASHINGTON D.C.-Washington Post Gilbert Arenas pregnant girlfriend, Laura Govan, with whom he has three children with, has claimed he has abandoned her and her three children, both financially and emotionally. The Washington Post reports: Govan, who is four months pregnant with their fourth child, “has not heard from Arenas the whole month of December,” said […]

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New York– Chris Brown launched into a profanity-laced Twitter feud for several hours today with former B2K member De’Mario Thornton — a.k.a. Raz-B — in which both Brown and Thornton employed homophobic slurs and taunts.

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ST. PETERSBURG RUSSIA Bobby Farrell, the frontman for 70s disco group, Boney M, has died in St. Petersburg, Russia. Born Alfonso Farrell, he traveled from his native Aruba to Norway, where he began his singing career and eventually became the frontman the disco group “Boney M.” “Boney M” had two smash hits in the 80s […]

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A YouTube video that edited in several newscasts to show that Suge Knight was arrested for the killing of Tupac Shakur has gone viral, spreading false rumors that Knight was actually arrested. One clip was about a documentary on Tupac’s death and the other clip was one of Suge Knight being arrested in an unrelated […]

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Mayoral candidate Carol Moseley Braun lashed out at her opponents and Police Superintendent Jody Weis Wednesday, ripping on everything from Rahm Emanuel’s “buddy” Bart Stupak to morale within the Chicago Police Department.

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Today marks the fifth day of Kwanzaa, the week-long celebration honoring universal African-American heritage and culture. Each day a different principle is observed. Yesterday was the observance of Ujamaa, to practive cooperative economics. Today the principle of Nia, which is Swahili for purpose, is observed. To learn more about this day, check out the video […]