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Washington’s role as DC fixer Olivia Pope, the lone African American female lead character currently on TV (with NBC’s “Deception” now cancelled), picks up a baton handed off by her hero and “Tyler Perry Presents Peeples” costar Diahann Carroll, who made history in 1968 as the first black actress in television history to star in her […]

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  *Kevin Clash wants to clear the air about what’s going on in his life after the scandal blew up in the media. He says the men who accused him of having sexual relations with them in their youth, have no right to sue him for what he’s allegedly done. Kevin adds that because the incidents […]

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  Kerry Washington made a surprising statement in an interview with Ebony recently while discussing her role in “Scandal.” Gracing the cover of the latest issue of the magazine, the most popular black woman on television says in the cover article that she wouldn’t have taken the role if the president (on the show) was black. […]

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  It’s a not-so-proud moment for the church as Ebony Magazine’s “real life scandal” issue takes over newsstands nationwide. Though Kerry Washington, star of ABC’s hit show “Scandal” is prominently featured on the cover, it is the “Sex, Lies & the Pulpit” headline that steals the show. All the pride and excitement Ebony readers of […]

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Shonda Rhimes started making moves toward her passion at an early age. Rhimes, who grew up just outside of Chicago, credits her educator parents for…

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Olivia Pope is smart, runs a successful business and is the center of attention when she enters a room. She’s the kind of woman who magazines say every woman can be, and the type that others love to hate. There’s just one thing: She is also black. After a successful first season, viewers know that […]

Kerry Washington is the star of ABC’s hot new show “Scandal,” and her character has an affair with the President of the United States. This…

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Authorities in New Jersey have arrested a rabbi from Argentina on child pornography charges. Passaic County sheriff’s detectives arrested 50-year-old Rabbi Gabriel Toledo at a…

The blogosphere is crying hypocrisy over the First Lady – leader of the “Let’s Move!” initiative to curb childhood obesity – ordering a highly caloric meal of burger, fries, chocolate shake and Diet Coke at the new Shake Shack in Washington D.C. The Washington Post calculated the amount to be about 1,700 calories. The uproar […]

The blogosphere is crying hypocrisy over the First Lady – leader of the “Let’s Move!” initiative to curb childhood obesity – ordering a highly caloric meal of burger, fries, chocolate shake and Diet Coke at the new Shake Shack in Washington D.C. The Washington Post calculated the amount to be about 1,700 calories. The uproar […]

- Daily Praise

During a recent church sermon mega-church leader Creflo Dollar sent a message to Bishop Eddie Long’s church members. “He had a wreck,” said Dollar of the scandal in which several young men accused Long of sexual abuse. “But he had insurance and Jesus paid the premium,” shouted Dollar to the cheers of his church congregation. […]

- Daily Praise

During a recent church sermon mega-church leader Creflo Dollar sent a message to Bishop Eddie Long’s church members. “He had a wreck,” said Dollar of the scandal in which several young men accused Long of sexual abuse. “But he had insurance and Jesus paid the premium,” shouted Dollar to the cheers of his church congregation. […]