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Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told University of Mobile students that her Christian faith is inseparable from the decisions she makes and is the source of her optimism in the face of difficulties.
Oprah doesn’t know the meaning of rest, stop or slow down. She’s stoking the flame of her thespian spirit and wants to get back to acting. The 57-year-old former talk show diva is planning to return to the big screen. She last starred in 1998’s “Beloved.” “For years, I couldn’t do it …,” Winfrey said […]
Black Friday may officially kick off the Christmas shopping season in many people’s minds, but for some in Houston, Texas, it also means a day of service and a time to help those in need.
According to reports, last year, R&B luminary Patti LaBelle acted like a diva when she hurled curses and a half bottle of water at a mother and her 18-month-old baby. Now the veteran singer’s facing a lawsuit filed by Manhattan residents Kevin and Roseanna Monk, who live in the apartment building where the whole yelling […]
In the midst of growth, “The Talk” decided to do a little makeover by not renewing contracts for Holly Robinson Peete and co-host Leah Remini, but no one knows why. “I wasn’t given a reason,” she told “Access Hollywood.” “I loved doing ‘The Talk.’ I was really good at it. I was in my comfort […]
Hundreds of police officers, some in riot gear, descended on Zuccotti Park after midnight Tuesday in a surprise sweep of the Occupy Wall Street headquarters. It comes just two days ahead of a massive planned demonstration Thursday marking the movement’s two-month anniversary. Police handed out letters to protesters ordering them to temporarily evacuate the park; […]
The NBA players rejected the league’s latest offer Monday and have begun the process to disband the union. The decision likely jeopardizes the 2011-12 NBA season. “We’re prepared to file this antitrust action against the NBA,” union executive director Billy Hunter said. “That’s the best situation where players can get their due process.”He said players […]
Thousands turn out for the funeral of the late, great Philly legend Joe Frazier that was held this morning in Phildelphia View more videos at: http://nbcphiladelphia.com. Muhammad Ali Attends Smokin’ Joe’s Funeral View more videos at: http://nbcphiladelphia.com. article courtesy of NBC Philadelphia.com
Christians are requesting that a video that shows ants crawling over a crucified Jesus be pulled from the Brooklyn Museum art. The shaky, Super 8 footage shows a crucifix lying on the ground as ants scamper across Jesus’ bare body. The 10-second crucifix segment is spliced between other bizarre scenes: objects dropping into a dish […]
Among that select group of prodigies are three black players from the New York City area — Justus Williams, Joshua Colas and James Black Jr. — who each became masters before their 13th birthdays. “Masters don’t happen every day, and African-American masters who are 12 never happen,” said Maurice Ashley, 45, the only African-American to […]
We’ve all accidentally thrown something valuable away in the trash, but what if that something was worth more than $10,000? Would you swim in a pile of waste to find it? One husband was faced with that conundrum and he didn’t think twice. “The worst move of my life, horrible,” is how Brian McGuinn says […]
Organizers of New York City’s Veterans Day Parade say actor Cuba Gooding Jr. will ride on a float with members of the Tuskegee Airmen. Gooding stars in an upcoming movie called “Red Tails,” about the legendary airmen, America’s first black fighter pilot group in World War II. The United War Veterans Council announced Monday the […]