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Phaedra Parks poses during one of the opening events of the 2017 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans yesterday (June 30, 2016).
Parks spoke with Patrik Henry Bass about her work to change how black women are portrayed in the media and says that even though her time on the reality TV platform ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta‘ challenged her control over her own image, she stays motivated.
Details + more photos + video of Phaedra’s interview below… Continue Reading…
Singer Mary J. Blige revealed a hot new look during an appearance at the 2017 Essence Festival in New Orleans yesterday (June 30, 2017).
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Mary debuted a new box braided style onstage during an empowerment panel held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, moderated by Tamron Hall.
Check out more photos from Mary J. Blige’s new ‘doo below… Continue Reading…
A Florida woman who proudly recalled on Facebook how she went from being homeless to “making six figures,” was shot to death by a home intruder just a few hours later.
On Wednesday, (June 28) Makeva Jenkins, 33, a formally homeless mother of three who had struggled over the past few years, shared a public Facebook post about how she had finally achieved financial stability.
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Hours after sharing the inspirational story, a home intruder broke into Jenkins’ home demanding cash and she was fatally shot?during the crime.
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Earlier this month, Gordon was arrested on domestic battery charges after assaulting his current girlfriend, Laura Leal, at his mother’s house in Sanford, FL (click HERE if you missed that).
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Nick has officially entered a plea of ‘not guilty’… Continue Reading…
Anyone who follows me on social media knows that I’m not here for Love & Hip Hop Atlanta’s shenanigans but this one just totally caught me by surprise!
I’ve publicly doubted Kirk Frost and Rasheeda’s ‘illegitimate baby’ storyline from the very beginning because knowing what I know about these two (i.e. that other fake storyline where Kirk was denying Rasheeda’s child), it was a bit hard to believe.
But apparently it’s true!
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Voletta Wallace, the mother of legendary rapper Christopher Wallace (aka Notorious B.I.G.), is not happy with Kendall and Kylie Jenner.
Biggie’s mom recently publicly blasted the popular socialites after they designed a t-shirt line featuring Kylie?s face superimposed over unauthorized images of Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur, and refering to the Jenner’s actions as “disrespectful , disgusting, and exploitation at its worst”.
Details below… Continue Reading…
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