On Monday marked the first day of the second annual Global Entrepreneurship Week, and the festivities began with Rapper Snoop Dog ringing of the bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The 9:30 a.m. bell ringing, which marks the open of the day’s stock trading on Wall Street, also served as a precursor to [...]

Rapper Fabolous is set to star in a reality show about him and his son Johan nicknamed “Joso”.“We’re working on this reality show, me and my son,” the rapper said in an interview. “It’s going to be about young fatherhood… You know, having to balance my career and being a father at the same time. [...]

Several of Black Hollywood stars showed their support at the premiere of the new movie from Disney, The Princess and the Frog. The event was held on Sunday (11/15) at Walt Disney Studios, and in attendance were Anika Noni Rose, Terrance Howard, Courtney B. Vance and his wife, Angela Bassett,

This past Saturday night (11/14) the Simmons Family & the Diamond Empowerment Fund (D.E.F.) took over Dallas with their celebrity friends to raise funds for D.E.F., a nonprofit international organization with the mission to raise money to support education initiatives that develop and empower economically disadvantage

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Bentley has launched a new collection of accessories to compliment its cars, all of which apparently highlight the company’s design and craftsmanship skills to make the life of your average Bentley owner just a little bit more comfortable. One of the highlights of the new collection is

Steve Harvey and his wife Marjorie will give away more than 6,000 turkeys to needy families across the country, as well as host “Steve Harvey’s Big Turkey Give Day” in Chicago with two daytime events in the cities of Markham and Chicago on November 23, 2009.
As part of the nationwide giveaway, the Harveys will team [...]

Hip-hop superstar 50 Cent is going to play Santa Claus to financially-strapped single moms this holiday season. The rapper will implement his own stimulus package to help single moms with “50’s Money For Moms” contest in conjunction with BET.
The contest would require participants to explain in 200 words or less why she, the single mom, [...]

Hard to believe it’s been 25 years since the Air Jordan first made its debut on the court. Commemorating a quarter century of a legendary career and equally groundbreaking design, the 2010 Air Jordan has just been revealed. The 2010 Air Jordan will be released nationwide Feb. 13, 2010 for a suggested retail price of [...]

Gospel Music’s best will convene on the Queen City, the 11th annual Gospel Superfest will take place Saturday, January 9, 2010 at The Cintas Center on The Campus of Xavier University. Scheduled to host are Vivica A. Fox and Flex Alexander, the show will feature some of America’s brightest stars in the biz, including J.Moss, [...]

Raspy-voiced singer Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins has struggled with her health in recent years. Watkins publicly dealt with her diagnosis of sickle-cell anemia and recently underwent brain surgery to remove a tumor. Now, T-Boz has revealed that she was suffering from the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu.
T-Boz admits to being shocked by her latest [...]

On Sunday, November 15 at 10:00 p.m., BET News and Star Jones take viewers straight to one of the cities carrying the heaviest burden of this epidemic — Jackson, Mississippi — with a one-hour news special, HEART OF THE CITY: DYING TO EAT IN JACKSON.
African-Americans are killing themselves, slowly, and quietly, little by little, every [...]

The American Music Awards has booked Whitney Houston to both perform and receive the honorary International Artist Award during the ceremony airing Nov. 22 on ABC.
Whitney will sing “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength” from her latest album, “I Look to You.” The performance will be her first time singing at the awards show in [...]

My mind is focused on all the brave men and women who have fought tirelessly in wars for our freedom. If I could, I would touch everyone and say “thank you”! My heart is full of gratitude for your bravery.
I would like to draw special attention to the 369th Infantry Regiment (”Harlem Hellfighters”), they were [...]

Mary J. Blige has announced her next single, “I Am” written by Johnta Austin. The single will be featured on her ninth studio album Stronger, set to release Dec. 22. In this mid-tempo ballad, Mary attests she is “the one”: “Ain’t nobody gonna love you better / More than I am, than I am.” Be [...]

Verity Records will be streaming Fred Hammond’s recent performance in Chicago, called one of his best in recent years. Tomorrow (11/12), Gospel fans worldwide are invited to relive the excitement online as The Fred Hammond Music Experience is streamed at:
www.verityrecords.com.
The stream event will begin and 3 p.m. EST and will include a chat facilitated by [...]

It’s hard to think of ’90s street fashion without thinking of FUBU. The “For Us By Us” line was one of the most iconic in a decade that defined hip-hop and aligned itself with some of the day’s biggest names in the industry.
FUBU left the US for greener pastures over in Europe and Asia five years ago, [...]

The founder of Feed the Children international charity has been fired from the organization he started 30 years ago. In a statement, the board said the termination of Larry Jones as president was effective immediately. Board spokesman Tony Sellars, however, declined to give further comments on the action, citing pending litigation.
The 30-year-old Christian non-profit [...]

Queen Latifah is set to host this year’s ceremony at the Nokia Theatre. The event will be broadcast live on CBS on Jan. 6.
Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, Usher, Jennifer Hudson, and Beyonce, will vie for “People’s Choice” R&B artist while Rihanna takes on the Music Collaboration field with a double nod. Nominated for both “Run [...]