Sapulpa, OK — A burning cross was planted in front of St. John’s Baptist Church, which has a predominately Black congregation in Oklahoma this past week. The church was previously burglarized and vandalized. The Grio Reports: The Creek County Sherriff’s office took pictures and collected evidence from the scene but no arrests have been made. […]
Baltimore businessman William Lloyd Adams has died at the age of 87. Adams, who began his career as a number runner, graduated to becoming the city’s first prominent Black venture capitalist, bankrolling numerous black-owned businesses. He died of pneumonia last week. Read more at The Root RELATED: 15-year-old whiz kid graduates from Baltimore University
105.9 kiss-fm – Usher closed down the show of day one at the 2011 Essence Music Festival at the Louisiana Superdome on July 1, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana. While performing “Lil Freak”, from his sixth studio album Raymond v. Raymond, he tells the Essence crowd “I hope you don’t mind if I get a […]
105.9 kiss-fm – Usher closed down the show of day one at the 2011 Essence Music Festival at the Louisiana Superdome on July 1, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana. While performing “Lil Freak”, from his sixth studio album Raymond v. Raymond, he tells the Essence crowd “I hope you don’t mind if I get a […]
26-year-old rapper Nicki Minaj announced on Twitter Monday that her “precious cousin,” Nicholas Telemaque was murdered Sunday evening. “My cousin Nicholas (also goes by Juse) was murdered last night near his home in Brooklyn, New York,” Minaj wrote Monday. Cops are now investigating the incident. No arrests have been made so far, TMZ reports. Read […]
DETROIT — Afrykayn Moon was kicked off a SMART bus for breastfeeding her son, after the driver demanded that she cover up or get off. Moon refused and continued to breastfeed. According to Michigan state law, Moon did have the right to continue breastfeeding under public-indecency laws. Moon and a group of women will stage […]
Florida Governor Rick Scott has required that all welfare recipients in the state of Florida be drug-screened before receiving their benefits. “It is unfair for Florida taxpayers to subsidize drug addiction,” said Scott. The American Civil Liberties Union is currently suing the state of Florida for requiring state workers to be drug tested, and many […]
KISSDETROIT – A stunning Jill Scott hit the Essence Music Festival stage in New Orleans. Jill brought along her close friend Anthony Hamilton to join her as they sang their newest single “So In Love”. Anthony Hamilton will also be joining Jill Scott on Budweiser’s ‘Jill Scott Block Party’ along with Mint Condition, DJ Jazzy […]
BRONX — A 13-year-old Bronx prodigy was accepted to the University of Connecticut, however the university later called her father to rescind the offer, stating she is not academically ready. Batin Ashante said his daughter, Autum, is devastated by the sudden news. The NY Daily News and a host of news agencies reported about Autum’s […]
NEWARK — A Newark Little League coach Kevin Waters, 54, was brutally attacked on a baseball field, leaving him with a fractured skull, a concussion and two missing teeth. Waters, who served as president of the West Ward Little League for 13 years, is said to be the only thing that separates his young players […]
HOTHIPHOPDETROIT – Miguel performed “Big Booty Girls” inside the Ford Super Lounge at the 2011 Essence Music Festival at the Louisiana Superdome on July 1, 2011 in New Orleans. After the song he added “I like girls with little booties too. I don’t discriminate, its all about proportion.” Related: Marsha Ambrosius & Miguel Discuss Intentions […]
HOTHIPHOPDETROIT – Trey Song was on fire during his performance at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans covering and remixing his records with many other artists hits. He killed his remix to Kelly Roland’s “Motivation”. SOURCE: @ITSYAGIRLAC ALL ACCESS PASS Kyte.Embed.path=”http://media.kyte.tv”;Kyte.Embed.altpath=”http://www.kyte.tv”;window.kyteplayer=new Kyte.Player(“”,{appKey:”default”,width:416,height:312,p:”1763″,s:1400790,tbid:”381″}); MORE ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL COVERAGE: Pregnant Or Not Fantasia Says “F*** It” […]
