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GTECH Corporation opened its After School Advantage computer lab at Amazing Grace Conservatory/AGC in Los Angeles, co-founded by Wendy Raquel Robinson (BETs “The Game”) during an official ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday, October 8, 2011. Amazing Grace Conservatory offers a well-rounded, culturally-enriching educational program to at-risk youth in the performing arts in Los Angeles co-founded by […]
The White House has released an “official portrait” of First Lady Michelle Obama seated with First Dog Bo in her Kitchen Garden. The first lady explains why she chose to include Bo in the picture: “It is me and Bo and we’re in the garden. And one of the reasons we did this picture is […]
Six months after their very special third-anniversary gift – the birth of their twins – Mariah Carey and husband Nick Cannon are ready to give the world an inside peek at their family life. Son Moroccan Scott and daughter Monroe – their folks call them Roc and Roe – are introduced to Barbara Walters, who […]
W ill Smith just bought a much bigger playground to spend most of his days. The Philadelphia native and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, are officially minority shareholders of the 76ers NBA team in a deal that was confirmed by the league on Tuesday. Will and Jada are part of an ownership group that includes […]
A new television documentary will tackle the issue of broken families in Black communities all across the United States. “On My Own” will present the stories of African American mothers who are struggling to raise children without help from the men who fathered them. The hour-long presentation will explore the impact absent fathers have on […]
On the heels of Oprah Winfrey’s live online discussions during premiere week of her new OWN series “Oprah’s Lifeclass,” Oprah will continue the live conversations every Friday night with “Oprah’s Lifeclass: LIVE” throughout the series run on-air and online beginning Oct. 21. On Fridays immediately following “Oprah’s Lifeclass” (8-9 p.m. ET/PT), Oprah will be live […]
A senior pastor at a Cedar Rapids church was one of nine men arrested Friday in a prostitution sting. The Rev. Jonathan L. Offt, 41, of Cedar Rapids, the senior pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church, was the first person arrested in the operation conducted by the Marion Police Department and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, […]
A senior pastor at a Cedar Rapids church was one of nine men arrested Friday in a prostitution sting. The Rev. Jonathan L. Offt, 41, of Cedar Rapids, the senior pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church, was the first person arrested in the operation conducted by the Marion Police Department and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, […]
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon sit down for their first interview together since the birth of their babies. Barbara Walters visited the couple at their New York home to discuss marriage and becoming parents. The pop diva is asked whether she trusts her husband. And for the first time, they introduce their twins, Monroe and […]
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon sit down for their first interview together since the birth of their babies. Barbara Walters visited the couple at their New York home to discuss marriage and becoming parents. The pop diva is asked whether she trusts her husband. And for the first time, they introduce their twins, Monroe and […]
Legendary filmmaker George Lucas is backing the big-screen debut of the airmen’s heroic tale.Hollywood has long been criticized for its unwillingness to throw major money at Black productions, but now, one of its most venerated figures is making a bet that a film about a group of legendary African-American fighter pilots will strike box office […]
Legendary filmmaker George Lucas is backing the big-screen debut of the airmen’s heroic tale.Hollywood has long been criticized for its unwillingness to throw major money at Black productions, but now, one of its most venerated figures is making a bet that a film about a group of legendary African-American fighter pilots will strike box office […]