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NeNe Leakes Names The One 'Housewife' She Will Never Talk To Again (VIDEO)
May 6, 2013 - NeNe Leakes sat down for a special one-on-one edition of "Watch What Happens: Live" with Andy Cohen. While there, the spoke candidly about her co-stars on "The Real Housewives of Atlanta," as well as her past and present successes.
Leakes told Cohen that she was the "star" of "RHOA" and even took credit for casting basically everyone else who'd ever been on the show. This included one cast-member she refuses to talk to -- the only one she said she'll never talk to again. Read more at huffingtonpost.com.
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LeBron James wins 4th NBA MVP award
May 3, 2013 - The Miami Heat star will be introduced Sunday as the award winner, according to a person familiar with the results and who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the league has not publicly announced the result. James will become the fifth player with at least four MVP awards, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan, Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain. Read more at thegrio.com.
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Antoine Dodson says he’s no longer gay, claims homosexuality can be ‘lifted’
May 3, 2013 - In an interview with Huffington Post Live, a deadly serious Dodson declared himself a “True Chosen Hebrew Israelite descendant of Judah,” and insisted he is “no longer into homosexuality.”
“It’s not praying the gay away because it can be lifted,” Dodson told HuffPost Live reporter Alicia Menendez. Read more at thegrio.com.
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Kobe Bryant battles mom, business over auction
Kobe Bryant is in a court battle to try to keep his mother from auctioning off mementoes from his high school days in Pennsylvania and his early years with the Los Angeles Lakers.
A New Jersey auction house filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court on Thursday for the right to sell the stuff after the National Basketball Association star’s lawyers wrote the firm telling it to cancel a planned June auction. Read more at thegrio.com.
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Fox News host asks: ‘Is Malia Obama going to go on birth control?’
May 3, 2013 - The families, and especially the children, of the commander-in-chief are almost always considered off-limits by the media and the political opposition, and yet, some conservatives can’t seem to help themselves when it comes to Malia Obama.
In the wake of President Obama’s statement that he would support the selling of Plan B, a birth control product, to girls as young as 15, Fox News host Andrea Tantaros speculated about the sex life of the president’s 14-year-old daughter. Read more at thegrio.com.
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Lauryn Hill to be sentenced for tax evasion
May 6, 2013 - Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill is facing sentencing Monday in New Jersey on federal tax charges.
Hill pleaded guilty last year to not paying federal taxes on $1.8 million earned from 2005 to 2007. A judge two weeks ago said Hill had paid only about $50,000 of more than $500,000 she owes. Read more at thegrio.com.
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Watch: Oprah and Jason Collins discuss clash between black church and gay community
May 3, 2013 - On Sunday, the Oprah Winfrey Network will air a 90-minute interview featuring NBA star Jason Collins, his twin brother Jarron and their family — their first appearance together on the heels of Jason becoming the first opening gay professional athlete in a major American sport.
During his interview with Oprah, Jason reflects on the worldwide reaction following his decision to reveal that he is a gay man, and how he hopes his coming out of the closet will further the conversation around human equality. Read more at thegrio.com.
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Sneak peek: Tyler Perry’s new scripted series for Oprah Winfrey Network
Later this month, the Oprah Winfrey Network will debut two new scripted series written and directed by Tyler Perry.
OWN has released first look images and trailers for Perry’s two new shows, The Have and the Have Nots, and Love Thy Neighbor. Read more at thegrio.com.
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Unfaithful: Mary Mary’s Tina Campbell Opens Up About Her Husband Cheating On Her
May 4, 2013 - You never know what goes on behind closed doors.
We’ve laughed, cried and sang along with gospel megastars Mary Mary on the last two seasons of their hit WeTV reality show. The ladies have shared a great deal about their personal lives but we didn’t see this bombshell coming — one of the sisters recently revealed that her husband had an extramarital affair. Read more at hellobeautiful.com.
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Sex, crime big topics for 'the Lovely D.O.D.'
May 4, 2013 - One weekend in late 2011, after a night of vodka and a day of vomiting, a woman with high blood pressure collapsed on the floor of her apartment off Nebraska Avenue. She was 37.
Days after her death, her grieving sisters tried to pay for the funeral by frying and selling fish. Read more at tampbay.com.
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Gibbs teacher motivates, inspires students with technology innovation
Gibbs High School teacher, Diana Pepper, works countless hours encouraging her students to pursue challenging, high-tech classes, projects and competitions that they might not have considered. Ms. Pepper is in the process of helping to launch the school’s first automation production and manufacturing program. Those enrolled in the hands-on training could one day vie for in-demand jobs that start at $30 an hour. The students in her STEM club have worked hard to construct innovative robotics and weight-defying bridges worthy of competition. Her students recently won first place in the Senior Game Division of a prestigious robotics competition and they will soon be heading to the Robofest World Championships in Michigan. Read more and watch a video.
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Bible-Based Fellowship Church's Rev. Arthur T. Jones dies
May 5, 2013 - The Rev. Arthur T. Jones dedicated his life to God and music, the two often intertwining. But after struggling with challenging health issues, the pastor and founder of Bible-Based Fellowship Church of Tampa died Saturday He was 65.
A lover of education, family and faith, his influence was widespread. His impact was felt not only in the church and Hillsborough County, but across the country and in Africa as well. Read more at tampabay.com.
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2013 Tony Awards: Cicely Tyson Receives First Ever Nomination
May 2, 2013 - Cicely Tyson’s much-anticipated return to Broadway in the revival of Horton Foote's "The Trip to Bountiful" has garnered a tremendous amount of acclaim within the theater community.
Alongside her co-stars Cuba Gooding, Jr., Vanessa Williams, and Condola Rashad, this week the Academy Award nominee and three-time Emmy Award-winner reached another career milestone as she received her first Tony Award nomination for “Best Actress in a Play.” Tyson's nod was a mere addition, rounding out the production’s prestigious four nominations, including Best Featured Actress in a Play by Condola Rashad, Best Revival of a Play and Best Sound Design of a Play. Read more at huffingtonpost.com.
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Daily Beast Retracts Howard Kurtz's Erroneous Jason Collins Story
May 2, 2013 - One day after the Daily Beast's Howard Kurtz published an erroneous blog post about NBA star Jason Collins, the news site announced it retracted the story.
On Wednesday, Kurtz published a post accusing Collins, the first openly gay male athlete in a major professional sport, of leaving out "one detail." That detail, according to Kurtz, was that Collins "was engaged. To be married. To a woman." Only problem? Collins fully included that detail. Read more at huffingtonpost.com.
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Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry Grace The June Issue Of ESSENCE Magazine
May 2, 2013 - In support of Tyler Perry’s upcoming OWN-scripted sitcoms, “The Have and the Have Nots,” (premiering May 28) and “Love Thy Neighbor,” (May 29) the Hollywood titan is set to grace the June cover ESSENCE magazine alongside Oprah Winfrey.
The power duo share their thoughts on collaborating with each other in addition to how they manage to mix their friendship with business. Read more at huffingtonpost.com.
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Power Broker giving $1,000 to local charities
As part of our Funk Fest Promotion, Power Broker Magazine will be donating $1 (up to $1,000) for every new Like on our Facebook page and Follow on our Twitter between now and the end of Funk Fest on May 4th. Support great local organizations by Liking us on Facebook and Following us on Twitter. Donations will be made to: Childs Park YMCA - Pinellas County Urban League - Mount Zion Human Services - NAACP
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Obama Administration Plan B Appeal Draws Criticism From Reproductive Rights Groups
May 2, 2013 - The Obama administration's decision to appeal a court order lifting age limits on purchasers of the morning-after pill set off a storm of criticism from reproductive rights groups, who denounced it as politically motivated and a step backward for women's health.
"We are profoundly disappointed. This appeal takes away the promise of all women having timely access to emergency contraception," Susannah Baruch, Interim President & CEO of the Reproductive Health Technologies Project, said in a statement late Wednesday. Read more at huffingtonpost.com.
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Chris Kelly Cause Of Death: Police Suspect Drug Overdose As Reason For Rapper's Passing
May 2, 2013 - Authorities are investigating a possible drug overdose as the cause of Kris Kross rapper Chris Kelly's death, according to the Fulton County Police Department.
"We are currently investigating this as a drug overdose," Kay Lester, a Fulton County Police Department spokeswoman, told The Huffington Post. "There are no signs of foul play and we will continue with that investigation unless the medical examiner report indicates otherwise." Read more at huffingtonpost.com.
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Lil Wayne Emmett Till Apology: Till Family Dismisses Rapper's Open Letter
May 2, 2013 - Following the release of Lil Wayne’s open letter apology to the family of Emmett Till for his controversial lyric on Future’s “Karate Chop (Remix),” the cousin of the civil rights icon, Airickca Gordon-Taylor, is reportedly dismissing the letter.
According to TMZ, Gordon-Taylor, who is also the Director of the Mamie Till Mobley Memorial Foundation, deemed the rapper’s letter as anything less than an apology. Read more at huffingtonpost.com.
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Tyler The Creator's 'Racist' Mountain Dew Commercial Pulled By PepsiCo After Criticism
May 1, 2013 - PepsiCo is once again learning the risks of celebrity partnerships after an ad for Mountain Dew was criticized for portraying racial stereotypes and making light of violence toward women.
The soda and snack food company said it immediately pulled the 60-second spot after learning that people found it offensive. The ad was part of a series developed by African-American rapper Tyler, The Creator, and depicted a battered white woman on crutches being urged to identify a suspect out of a lineup of black men. Read more at huffingtonpost.com.
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