L eiah Jackson, the goddaughter of singer Dionne Warwick was found stabbed outside her home in Missouri City, Texas. She had managed to crawl to her mother’s home next door before collapsing. Leiah, eight months pregnant and according to police, was stabbed 22 times, the wounds on her arm and back suggest that she’d [...]

M odel, Anansa Johnson, daughter of super model Beverly Johnson, got hitched to her new hubby David Patterson, who was a former football player and now a State Farm insurance agent. The two wed at the First Congregational Church in Columbus, OH.

Beverly Johnson was on hand to help her daughter get ready for her [...]

Naomi Campell celebrates the 25 years of her career in Milan, Italy, with the creators of Dolce & Gabbana, Domenico Dolce & Stefano Gabbana and Jada & Willow Smith.

Rihanna, sporting her new red hair as she leaves Da Silvano restaurant in New York City. Later that night she was spotted at Drake’s concert after party [...]

“That man cannot look me in the eye and tell me we did not live this pain. You are not a man. You are a monster.”

J amal Parris, one of the four men who’ve accused Bishop Eddie Long of coercing them into sex, has spoken out, calling Bishop Long a “predator” and a “monster.”
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Beverly Hills Attorney, Fred Dorton’s Annual Celebrity Birthday Bash at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.

N early 4,000 mourners came from across the nation to pay their last respects and celebrated the life of Bishop Kenneth H. Moales Sr. today. The four-hour service, punctuated by rousing speeches, singing and dancing, as well a tears and sorrow, took place today at the Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, CT. Mayor Bill [...]

T he world of entertainment came out to the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Saturday to pay tribute to musical icon Chaka Khan. Affection for Chaka and her music, where shared by celebrities on the red carpet, Stevie Wonder, El DeBarge, Estelle, Faith Evans, Fantasia, Ginuwine, Ledisi, Angie Stone, Akon, Mo’Nique, Taraji P. Henson, Quincy [...]

T hrongs of worshippers packed into New Birth Missionary Baptist Church early Sunday, with lines starting as early as 5:30 AM to enter the church service. Vehicles were backed up for half a mile along the streets. Bishop Eddie Long spoke for more than 20 minutes to his congregation in the wake of allegations [...]

B ishop Eddie Long has to face his congregation and the media on Sunday morning to address allegations he took advantage, sexually, of four young men who were members of his church, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. His representatives have not revealed what Bishop Long might say Sunday, but some insiders are saying he [...]

R eaction to the lawsuits against Bishop Eddie Long has reverberate across the nation and has the potential to cause a lot of destruction. Let’s try and retrain from the judgment and gossip aspect of this, instead pray for all parties involved.
Two Georgia men, ages 20 and 21, filed lawsuits in DeKalb County [...]

MaLinda Sapp’s memorial was filled with tears, shouts, songs, tributes, including performance by husband gospel star Marvin Sapp.

T housands of people from around the country celebrated the life of MaLinda Sapp on Thursday in a memorial service, held at the Resurrection Life Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. An emotional service that lasted more [...]

GQ & Rocawear celebrated the launch of their fall campaign at Hotel Gansevoort on Wednesday night in New York City.

Q ueen of Hip Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige hosted US Weekly’s 25 Most Stylish New Yorkers bash on Wednesday night at hotspot Lavo in New York City. Supermodel, Iman, producer, Swizz Beatz, and Yaya Dacosta (remember her from America’s Top Model) were among the 25 celebrities to make the list.

T he official trailer for Tyler Perry’s “For Colored Girls” has been released. The movie starring Janet Jackson, film is set to open November 5th and as you all know, stars Janet Jackson, Whoopi Goldberg, Loretta Devine, Thandie Newton, Kimberly Elise, Kerry Washington, Anika Noni Rose, and Phylicia Rashad, hits theaters on November [...]

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E ssence Magazine hosted an intimate luncheon at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on yesterday (Sep13) in New York City. The luncheon was billed as FIERCE and FABULOUS, honoring 40 dynamic Black American women who have paved the way, and continue to inspire us in their every day fabulosity. Whether stealing a scene in an [...]

T yler Perry celebrated his birthday on today, however on Sunday hundreds of guest were present at Tyler’s brand new, eye-catching, 36,086-square-foot mansion that sits on a 58-acre estate on Old Alabama Road in Johns Creek located just north of Atlanta. The guest were there to participate in a live auction with an intent [...]