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  It’s official: the Hollywood lovebirds are now man and wife! It’s been a long time coming for Kim Kardashian and Kanye West but the two star-crossed lovers finally got married today at the 16th century Belvedere Fort in Florence, Italy as their daughter North West and star-studded guest list looked on. According to reports, the lavish ceremony was performed by Rich Wilkerson Jr., a pastor […]

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  At the end of the day, US Bank Arena was not sufficient enough to host the 2016 GOP convention.  According to reports, the city had charm and other qualities that would have made Cincinnati a great choice but the convention center was the deciding factor and Cincinnati bowed out. Are  you disappointed that Cincinnati […]

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    Would you let your daughter wear this dress to the prom?  

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    A few hundred people are expected to gather today betwee 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of the downtown Archdiocese’s offices at 100 E. 8th Street.  The group protesting, Purcell Marian graduates, Citizens Against the Archdiocesan Contract is protesting the morality clause in the 2014-2015 contract.  The clause in the contract prohibits […]

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Where is Will & Jada while their little girl is laying with this grown man in bed? According to TMZ: Will Smith‘s 13-year-old daughter took a pic in bed that’s raising a lot of eyebrows … because she’s laying next to a topless 20-year-old man.In the photo … Willow Smith is in bed — fully clothed and on […]

  Last week Kwasi Enin was our sensational black teen who proved that being accepted was pretty easy- with hard work and determination, was accepted into eight Ivy League schools.  This week we celebrate the achievements of twin ballerinas Nina and Imani Lindsay. Both girls were accepted scholarships to the prestigious American Ballet Theatre’s Summer […]

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      If you missed the 2014 1230 The Buzz Bookfair, well, at least we have the pictures.  It was one of the best book fair events ever! Thank you to all the thousands of book lovers and Radio One listeners who braved the cold, rainy morning and snowy afternoon.  We love you!

Two Academy Award speeches made me cry. First, Jared Leto and his moving tribute to his mother and really a tribute to all of us single moms who have raised beautiful, successful children. Second, it was Lupita Nyong’o’s amazing speech that reminds us that whatever we believe, we can achieve.  This is a message that we lose […]

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On a recent Jeopardy program, contestants avoided the black history category until they had no other options.  You can answer questions about “kiwi fauna” but you’re unsure about black history. Very telling, America. Very Telling. Does this mean we need more significant teaching of mandatory black history in our schools? Read more here at Huffingtonpost.com […]

A high school wrestling team learned a hard lesson about the historical relevance of “lynching” when they were scratched from a state tournament after a disturbing photo surfaced with some of the team surrounding a “lynched” dummy. Was this racial, racist or just competitive bravado?  Team members said that they didn’t give any thought to […]

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2013 was a banner year for black movies, television and music. For example, films like “12 Years a Slave,” “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” and “Fruitvale…