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Martina Davis-Correia, the sister of late cause celebre death row inmate Troy Davis, has died, NAACP senior communications associate Derek Turner confirmed. Surrounded by family and friends, Troy Davis’ sister Martina Davis-Correia and DeJaun Davis-Correia talk with media and those gathered at Towaliga County Line Baptist Church across from Jackson State Prison before the planned […]

We’re just learning boxing legend Muhammad Ali was reportedly taken to hospital after falling unconscious at home just days after his frail appearance at a funeral for Joe Frazier. He was released just in time to spend Thanksgiving with his family in Vegas! Thank ya! Ali was last seen in public at a Philadelphia service […]

Bishop Eddie Long’s wife has filed for divorce! A statement was sent out early Friday morning by Vanessa G. Long, the wife of Bishop Eddie Long, who is the leader of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia. Long married Vanessa back in 1990. They have three children together Edward, Jared and Taylor. Read her […]

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Earlier this year, I  reported in, “New Birth Slams Reports That Vanessa Long Has Moved Out that she had left. Bishop Long denied this and issued a statement. Well, his wife  Vanessa has issued hers: “After a great deal of deliberation and prayer, I have decided to terminate my marriage to Bishop Eddie L. Long. […]

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President Barack Obama delivered an unusually stark Christian message at the White House Christmas tree lighting Thursday night, saying Christ’s message “lies at the heart of my Christian faith and that of millions of Americans.” “More than 2,000 years ago, a child was born to two faithful travelers who could find rest only in a […]

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BET has released more details of its returning sitcom “The Game,” which will premiere its 22-episode 5th season on Tuesday, Jan. 10 at 10 p.m. Picking up where it left off, Melanie (Tia Mowry Hardrict) contends with Derwin’s (Pooch Hall) abortion accusation; Malik (Hosea Chanchez) and Tasha (Wendy Raquel Robinson) struggle to wrangle an intoxicated […]

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Members of the Congressional Black Caucus spoke on the House floor for the extension of the Federal Unemployment Compensation Act. With unemployment across the U.S. at 9…

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Four students were dismissed from a Florida university in connection with the death of a drum major last month in what officials have called a hazing-related incident, a spokeswoman for the school told CNN. Authorities have not specified what caused 26-year-old Robert Champion’s death after a performance earlier this month with the Marching 100 band […]

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At first there were reports that some bad seafood did Tyrese in on Tuesday night. The singer was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital with what TMZ first reported as food poisoning. He posted a twitpic of his feet in the hospital bed [see photo above] and the message, “ER…pray for me.” But Tyrese later […]

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Sheriff deputies refused to evict a 103-year-old woman and her 83-year-old daughter were just moments before they were to leave their home this Tuesday The moving company hired by the bank also decided not to go through with the action. article courtesy of TheGrio.com WATCH MSNBC’S TAMRON HALL COVER VITA LEE’S STORY HERE: North Carolina […]

Uh oh! Tyler Perry is widely viewed as the most powerful and highest paid black man in Hollywood, but few have explored exactly how he achieved his rapid rise and blockbuster success. Now, a man from Perry’s past has stepped forward claiming that the writer-director-producer didn’t achieve his status alone. And that he didn’t do it honestly. […]

Is this what’s going on at these Bible school summer camps! SMH! A Bible school teacher is facing up to five years in jail after being accused of having sex with a 13-year-old boy. 28 year old Heather Daughdrill of Westlake, Louisiana, is alleged to have begun the affair with the teen after meeting him […]