Ozu Adoba and William Gay Take a Stand Against Domestic Violence (Watch)
New Professional football player William Gay, Verizon’s Rose Kirk, Safe Horizon’s Juanito Vargas and award-winning actress Uzo Aduba teamed up with Verizon’s HopeLine program today to take action against domestic violence. Together they announced a goal of collecting 1 million phones this year to support victims of domestic violence. Visit www.verizon.com/about/hopeline to learn more. Insider […]
Bobbi Kristina’s Boyfriend Nick Gordon Is No Longer in Rehab
*Nick Gordon, boyfriend of Bobbi Kristina, is out of rehab. His lawyer, Randy Kessler, told PEOPLE, “I can confirm that Nick is no longer in rehab.” Nick is staying with his mother, Michelle Gordon, who fears for her son’s life, she said in an interview with Dr. Phil right before Nick checked into rehab.
Wendy Williams: Ciara, Russell Wilson Relationship is Not Real (Watch)
*Wendy Williams doesn’t believe it. She said she’s not buying that Ciara and Russell Wilson‘s relationship is real, according to Centric. “You know what? This is not even a story that I care about, because I don’t believe it. Ciara has a new man. I don’t believe it,” she said on “The Wendy Williams Show.”
Did You Really Want Google to Record That … Here’s How to Erase It!
*Every now and again, you may put your own name in the Google search engine to see what comes up. And in this day and age, that could be anything. And that ain’t good. Did you know that Google not only saves all of the information you search for if you are logged into your Gmail […]
Freddie Gray’s Family ‘Satisfied’ with Charges Against Officers (Watch)
*The family of Freddie Gray and their attorney responded to State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s decision to file charges against the six police officers involved in his arrest. Gray’s stepfather Richard Shipley spoke on behalf of the family, saying they are “satisfied” with the charges, and it is time for Baltimore to begin healing. “We ask […]
Baltimore’s Police Union Has Foe in Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby
*Hmm, we, like a whole bunch of folks, especially Baltimore police officials, didn’t see this one coming. On Friday, as we reported earlier, Marilyn Mosby, the Baltimore State Attorney, called an unexpected press conference and said that the officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray would be prosecuted. Uh oh. That’s never happened before […]
Prisoner in Van Denies Saying Freddie Gray Tried to Hurt Himself (Watch)
*The prisoner riding in the Baltimore police van that carried critically injured Freddie Gray has been denying reports that he believed Gray intentionally hurt himself. Donta Allen, speaking to TV station WBAL, contradicted a police document leaked to The Washington Post Wednesday that said he had heard Gray “banging against the walls” of the van […]
Police Jailed Man Who Filmed Freddie Gray’s Arrest (Watch)
*Kevin Moore, the man who filmed Freddie Gray’s arrest, was himself arrested at gunpoint following “harassment and intimidation” from Baltimore police, he told reporters today. Moore, who also revealed that he is part of the underground hacktivist network known as Anonymous, claims that despite having co-operated with two detectives in the Baltimore Police Department’s Office […]
Obama on Baltimore Police Charges: ‘Justice Needs to Be Served’
*Shortly after Baltimore’s top prosecutor announced that Freddie Gray’s death has been ruled a homicide, President Obama on Friday said that “it is absolutely vital that the truth comes out on what happened to Mr. Freddie Gray.” Speaking from the White House during an event to mark World Press Freedom Day, the president noted that […]
Killer Mike on Being at WHCD While ‘Baltimore was Burning’ (Full Op-Ed)
*Atlanta hip-hop vet Killer Mike (real name: Michael Render) received an invitation from Arianna Huffington to attend the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday — during which unrest broke out in Baltimore. The artist, 40, shared his thoughts about the dilemma and his entire night in an op-ed: When I first heard I’d been […]
FX Orders John Singleton’s Cocaine Drama Pilot ‘Snowfall’
*FX has ordered the drama pilot “Snowfall” from filmmaker John Singleton, who will direct based on a script he co-wrote with Eric Amadio. Production begins this summer on the project, which follows the rise of the crack cocaine in America’s inner cities. FX released the details on Friday: Los Angeles 1981. A storm is coming and […]
HBO Picks Up ‘Brothers in Atlanta’ Pilot, directed by Tim Story
*HBO has picked up to series the comedy pilot “Brothers In Atlanta,” created by and starring Diallo Riddle and Bashir Salahuddin, directed by Tim Story and produced by Lorne Michaels, reports Deadline.com. Written by former “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” writers/performers Riddle and Salahuddin, “Brothers In Atlanta” follows entertainers and best friends Langston (Riddle) and […]
Prince Records ‘Tribute’ to the ‘People of Baltimore’
*Prince has recorded a song about the social unrest in Baltimore, and in true Prince fashion, it’s shrouded in mystery…because plans for its release were not announced. His camp said in a statement: “Prince has just recorded a new song that addresses the unrest in Baltimore and the socio/political issues around the country in the […]
Like Ice Cream … Love Weed … This New Ice Creamery Combines Both (Watch)
*Marijuana has come a l-o-n-g way since the baby-boomer age. It used to be cool just putting it in brownies or cookies. Then years later it morphed into candy and gum. Now it has gone and made itself into ice cream. Hot damn. We didn’t see that coming! But its here. And where else would […]
B.B. King’s Daughter Calls Cops in Dispute Over his Care; Claims Elder Abuse
*The daughter of blues legend B.B. King called police on Thursday in an attempt to get her father to a hospital, according to TMZ. Patty King says her dad’s longtime manager Laverne Toney, who has power of attorney over B.B., refused her request to take him to a hospital when she saw that his urine […]
