No cause of death was revealed last night and an autopsy is pending, however Hale’s family & close friends feel like they already know the answer… Continue Reading…
Chris Brown and his bleached blond hair hit up 595 North in Atlanta last night (March 15) for a private listening session for his upcoming F.A.M.E. project.
The platinum haired crooner, who has been suspected of leaking his own peen pics (click HERE if you missed ’em ~ NSFW), will be hosting several listening sessions across the country this week in preparation of his album release.
Chris announced each track as the attentive audience took it all in and at the end of the session, Ludacris joined him onstage for a live performance of their new song “Wet the Bed.”
You may think you know your Atlanta history but you have no idea!
The City of Atlanta, once predominantly black and recognized as the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement, has become more affluent and less Black over the last decade, resulting last November in the closest mayoral race between a black and a white candidate since the 1970s.
Other cities think of us as “Blacklanta” or “Black” Hollywood, but that’s not really an accurate depiction of our inner city…. not anymore.? In all actuality it’s not a Black/White thing… it’s a status thing.? And it’s all due to “Gentrification”.
Gentrification and urban gentrification are terms referring to the socio-cultural displacement that results when wealthier people acquire property in low income and working class communities.
Atlanta was the first major city to have public housing projects and in contrast, as of 2009 it earned the title of becoming the first major city to eliminate ALL of it’s public housing projects.
I was privy to seeing it first hand during my days at The City of Atlanta’s Development Authority and actually bought into it when I exchanged my South Atlanta diggs for a downtown location.
A new documentary, entitled The Atlanta Way covers Atlanta’s gentrification process from many differing perspectives? within the city.? There are claims that Atlanta is no longer the “Black Mecca” while others say it will always be ?even with the white influx? but truth be told, the City itself is just no longer affordable to poor and working-class African Americans.
It’s a very enlightening documentary!
Make sure you make some time to watch the 34 minute “rough cut” of “The Atlanta Way” below: Continue Reading…
I stopped blogging about VH1’S Basketball Wives a while ago because honestly…. they all bore me.
People ask me about this new season all the time and I coudn’t tell you what’s been going on if you paid me!
That being said… Evelyn Lozada has apparently given VH1 and ultimatum — as if she makes the show more interesting.? Lozada is asking the network to either give her a raise of over $12,000 an episode or she’s walking out the door.
According to TMZ, Lozada and the other “wives” currently pull in around $7,500 an episode, but Lozada feels she deserves $20,000 for her appearance each show.
No word yet on the show’s next move.
Question to those of you who watch “Basketball Wives”… is Evelyn really that crucial to the show?
Child star Gary Coleman passed away May 28, 2010 and while it’s been almost a year, his controversial ex, Shannon Price, is still battling over control of Coleman’s estate — and his remains.
As I was perusing Starcasm this weekend, I found out that while Coleman’s spirit may be in a better place but his remains are still sitting in an office… and his crazy ex is still sitting in court (or at least she will be again next month).
Coleman’s former business manager and girlfriend Anna Gray, is the sole benefactor of the former child star’s 2005 will., but Price is still pursuing her ongoing legal fight to secure her claim on Coleman’s remaining assets.
While the bitter feud over Coleman’s estate continues, sadly his ashes still remain under lock & key in an attorney’s office.
It is Shannon’s hope that a judge will rule in her favor so that she can secure his remains.? She wants to keep him very close to her heart… literally!
Who’s Talking?