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Ming Lee, owner and operator of Atlanta’s ‘Snob Life’ Salon celebrated the holidays with a private Christmas affair (December 15, 2014).
Lee’s boyfriend, Rick Ross, also attended and rocked a red leather jacket in honor of the festivities.
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Others spotted at the soiree include Trinidad James, Quad Webb-Lunceford (Married to Medicine) and more.
Photos below… Continue Reading…
VH1?s latest reality show controversy stems from the fact that they had the audacity to create a reality show based around women who belong to African-American sororities.
‘Sorority Sisters’ features 9 women who are members of four different Greek-letter organizations, living and socializing in Atlanta.
The series just started and many already feel that it’s missed the mark.? What could have been an uplifting storyline about Black professional college grads working together, participating in community service and showing how ‘sisterhood’ actually works, is instead a basic everyday reality show showing Black woman (and one token White female) engaged in ratchet behavior.
[READ: RECAP: Sorority Sisters – Episode #1 ‘Sisterhood is Forever’ (FULL EPISODE)]
Shocked?? I don’t know why you would be.? It’s been proven time and time again that positivity doesn’t work in the long run. What pays the bills is entertainment and that’s exactly what ‘Sorority Sisters’ seems to be aiming for.
There was little to no sisterly love displayed in the premiere episode and Greeks and non-Greeks alike reacted on social media, slamming the show for perpetuating negative stereotypes and alternatively lifting #SororitySister to the top of the trending charts.
Here’s what the people are saying about ‘Sorority Sisters’ online… Continue Reading…
Bill Cosby‘s wife Camille has finally broken her silence about the recent sexual assault allegations against her husband and his daughter Evin has also publicly defended her dad.
In a statement released by CBS News, Camille writes that her “kind,” “generous” and “funny” husband is not the person the media has painted him as in light of the recent accusations.
Having a different story told everyday has got to be devastating for the family, but the devoted wife stands by her husband even though more than 20 woman have made allegations against him.
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Camille compared the claims against her husband to the recent Rolling Stone article that detailed an alleged gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity.
“The story was heart-breaking, but ultimately appears to be proved untrue,” Camille wrote. “Many in the media were quick to link that story to stories about my husband — until that story unwound.”
Cosby’s daughter Evin also has a lot to say about the matter and she used her Facebook page to blast Spelman College’s decision to distance themselves from the family, who have donated millions to the Atlanta-area HBCU.
Read Camille Cosby’s full statement + daughter Evin’s statement below… Continue Reading…
Sometimes you feel like a billionaire, sometimes you don’t.
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A High senior named Mohammed Islam is finding out the hard way how a small fib can turn into a media sensation in just a few hours.
Islam, who reportedly made a fortune investing in the stock market, is now coming clean about the exact figure.
The New York Post’s headline read: ?High school student scores $72M playing the stock market,? but now it’s been revealed that the true number is closer to ZERO!
“The attention is not what we expected ? we never wanted the hype. This was about friends trying to make something exciting together, ” Mr. Islam said in an exclusive CNBC interview.
In other words, ‘our lie got outta hand’! Details below… Continue Reading…
VH1’s new reality show Sorority Sisters aired it’s drama-filled premiere episode last night (December 15, 2015).
[READ: Meet The Cast of ‘Sorority Sisters’ (PHOTOS + BIOS)]
Contrary to my initial post, the cast members were actually allowed to mention their sororities, however it was noted that in the opening credits that show had no greek affiliation.
In the first episode, titled ‘Sisterhood for Life,’ we meet several eccentric members of Atlanta’s African-American Greek community. Adrene Ashford and April McRae are two of the featured characters who happen to be rival sorority members as well as rival boutique owners. There’s also a new kid in town (a rare Caucasian member of the traditionally Black Delta Sigma Theta sorority) who meets with a fellow soror to get a makeover prior to meeting the others.
The show, which is billed as a show which ‘follows the lives of “sorors” from four different Atlanta sororities’ created quite a stir with it’s first episode, with many of the Divine 9 protesting the portrayal of it’s members.
There have are petitions circulating, letters being written and threats of boycotts but that didn’t stop the controversial new reality show from trending last night, with everyone (even the Greeks) tuned in to see just how far it would go!
Recap + watch the full episode below… Continue Reading…
It’s been 15 years since D’Angelo’s last album, but almost out of nowhere, he’s back!
D’Angelo traveled over seas late last year to get his groove back where he performed a new single called ‘Sugar Daddy’ to lackluster response…
[FLASHBACK: D’Angelo Returns to Stage After 11 Year Hiatus! (PHOTOS + VIDEO)]
D?Angelo fans went from reminiscing about the good old days of ‘VooDoo’ to impatiently awaiting details about his next album, but months went by and life went on.
[FLASHBACK: D’Angelo Does GQ (PHOTOS + Behind The Scenes Video)]
Now… D’Angelo pulled a ‘Beyonce’ and released his ‘Black Messiah‘ album without any prior promotion but his fans have been eating it up!
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