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The Real Housewives of Atlanta – Season 16, Episode 2 | Recap + Watch FULL Episode (VIDEO)

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  • David & Tamela Mann aka ‘Mr. Brown & Cora’ + Other Notable Couples Cover Ebony Magazine’s 2014 Black Love Edition… [PHOTOS]

    Jan, 8 2014 | Written by ATLien

    David and Tamela Mann - Ebony Black Love 2014

    Ebony Magazine has revealed the three couples who cover the February 2014 issue of their annual ‘Black Love’ edition.

    [FLASHBACK:?T.I. and Tiny + Other Couples Cover Ebony Magazine’s 2013 ‘Black Love’ Edition (PHOTOS)]

    David and Tamela Mann StraightFromTheADavid and Tamela Mann, aka Mr. Brown & Cora from Tyler Perry’s ‘Meet The Browns,’ are my favorite of the three couples who cover this year’s ‘Black Love’ issue and I feel they deserve the top spot in this post after maintaining a 25 year marriage.

    The cute couple revealed?how they maintain the passion in their relationship, stating:

    Stay in love because when you?re in love, it covers a multitude of fault. Our relationship wasn?t based on good sex or having a lot of money. It was based on just straight friendship. That?s what has kept us.? ?David Mann

    ?I pray and ask God to keep my heart and my eyes burning only for David Mann. I speak his name in my prayers, because I want the desire to stay, so when he touches me, I get chills.? ?Tamela Mann

    The other two couples covering the Ebony’s February 2014 ‘Black Love edition are Lala Vasquez and her hubby Carmelo Anthony and Mariah Carey and her hubby Nick Cannon.

    Check out the covers below + check out what each couple has to say about keeping love alive… Continue Reading…

    In Atlanta Gossip,News Black Love, Carmelo Anthony, David Mann, LaLa Vasquez, Love and Relationships, Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon, Tamela Mann, Tyler Perry, Valentine's Day
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    Kandi Burruss & Todd Tucker Discuss ‘A Mother’s Love’ Stage Play on ‘Good Day Atlanta’… [VIDEO]

    Oct, 21 2013 | Written by ATLien

    Kandi Todd Good Day Atlanta 2013
    Kandi Burruss of The Real Housewives of Atlanta is adding yet another entrepreneurial venture to her long list of businesses that she promotes on the popular reality show.

    Kandi Todd Good Day Atlanta[READ: 5 Things to Expect from RHOA Season 6 + Watch The Super Trailer (VIDEO)]

    The award winning singer and songwriter has partnered with her fiance’ Todd Tucker to try her hand at producing a stage play.

    The play is entitled, ?A Mother?s Love? and the pair stopped by Fox-5’s ?Good Day Atlanta? morning show a few weeks ago to discuss the new venture.

    Kandi told FOX 5?s Gurvir Dhindsa:

    I look up to people like Tyler Perry and everything that he?s done. As far as my career and my next steps, I just want to take it bigger and better.

    It?s (the play) inspired by (my relationship with my mother). My relationship with my mother is, you know we?re very close, but when it comes to relationships and things, sometimes mothers, and not just my mother, have a problem letting go and letting their daughter make their own decisions. It kind of touches on that?

    Video of Kandi & Todd’s interview below… Continue Reading…

    In Atlanta Gossip,Featured,News Kandi Burruss, The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Todd Tucker, Tyler Perry
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    Tyler Perry Shares Heart-Wrenching Note to His Younger Self… [PHOTOS + VIDEO]

    Oct, 7 2013 | Written by ATLien

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    Media mogul Tyler Perry has always shared inspirational messages and I still watch my personal favorite, ‘Sometime’s You’re Meant To Be Hidden’ often.

    [FLASHBACK: Tyler Perry Motivational Moment: ‘Sometimes You’re Meant To Be Hidden’ (VIDEO)]Tyler Perry StraightFromTheA 7

    Perry recently partnered with CBS to share another heart-wrenching testimony and in a short video segment aired on CBS’s This Morning last week called “Note to Self,” Perry addresses a letter to a photo of his younger self.

    [READ: Oprah Pens Letter to Her Younger Self… ]

    During the segment, Perry reads aloud from his own emotional words directed from the mind of a healed Tyler Perry of today to the abused Tyler Perry of his youth.

    I was asked by CBS This Morning to do a segment called “Note To Self”. It’s where you write a letter speaking to your younger self.

    Have you ever done this? If not, you should. What would you say to the child that you used to be? I’m telling you, it’s amazing. Try it. Let me know how it moves you.

    Watch the touching video of Perry’s ‘Not to Self’ below… Continue Reading…

    In Atlanta Gossip,News Tyler Perry
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    Fan Mail – Tyler Perry’s Model Chick Girlfriend Has A Boyfriend… [PHOTOS]

    Jul, 25 2013 | Written by ATLien

    Tyler Perry Gelila Bekele
    I’d just like to take a moment to express how grateful and blessed I am to have such wonderful readers of StraightFromTheA!

    Y’all give it ‘straight’ with no chaser and lately have been sending in some very entertaining and informative emails.

    Just A few days ago, one of you spilled tea about Dexter King’s new wife’s old job and today, I ran across an email from a Tyler Perry fan who feels he’s not being honest about his relationship status.

    Apparently Gelila Bekele, the model chick that’s been spotted on Tyler’s arm on many occasions (and the one that sparked those engagement rumors a while back), actually has a boyfriend she’s been dating for several years.

    Get into today’s ‘fan mail’ below… Continue Reading…

    In Atlanta Gossip,Featured,News Fan Mail, Tyler Perry
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    More Good Deeds! Tyler Perry Gives $5K to Atlanta Soccer Team Whose Funds Were Stolen…

    Jun, 21 2013 | Written by ATLien

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    Atlanta-based media mogul Tyler Perry has been blessed and is seeking to bless others with his good deeds!

    Just a few days ago, we learned that Perry had donated $50,000 to an Atlanta area good Samaritan who was paralyzed after he saved a young girl’s life.

    [READ: Good Deeds! Tyler Perry Donates 50K to Good Samaritan… ]

    It’s no secret that Perry has done kind acts for strangers in need over the years and now he’s done it again.? This time, the actor/writer/director cut a check to a local soccer team whose fundraising dollars were stolen.

    Applause cheers

    Details below… Continue Reading…

    In Atlanta Gossip,Featured Tyler Perry
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    Good Deeds! Tyler Perry Gives $50k to Paralyzed Good Samaritan…

    Jun, 19 2013 | Written by ATLien

    Tyler Perry Good Deeds Premiere
    For media mogul Tyler Perry, Good Deeds is not just a movie… it’s a way of life!

    Perry has done more than a few ‘good deeds’ in his lifetime… like graciously replacing a woman’s stolen van and even saved a local pack of cub scouts with a huge donation.

    [FLASHBACK: Tyler Perry Rescues Cub Scouts… ]

    Now Tyler has lent a helping had to a good Samaritan, who was unfortunately paralyzed when he saved the life of a 4 year old girl.

    Details below… Continue Reading…

    In Atlanta Gossip,Featured Tyler Perry
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        🚨 UPDATE: Kenya Moore’s Hair Spa is still clo 🚨 UPDATE: Kenya Moore’s Hair Spa is still closed as of today *Nov 7, 2025! 

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