Oh Mama! What Have They Done? Funeral Home Puts Wrong Woman in Casket (Video)
*Oh man! This is a travesty no family should ever have to experience. The pain and distress of losing a relative to death now magnetized by an unfathomable error made by the funeral home you’ve entrusted their remains to. In case you missed hearing about the Chicago family whose worst nightmare came to reality recently: […]
EDITORIAL: The Conflicted Existence Of African American Men: Rap, Sports, Prison & Unemployment
The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of EURweb.com. *Today no group is more misrepresented in the American conscious than African American males. Their presentation in media is a glamorous image of Grammy Awards and NBA MVP statues. But their reality is one of […]
Tia Mowry, Christina Milian, and more @ Disney’s ‘The Lion Guard’ VIP Premiere Screening Event (PHOTOS)
*Below are links to photos of Tia Mowry, Christina Milian, Garcelle Beauvis and more who attended the VIP premiere screening event for Disney’s “The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar,” a primetime television movie that continues the epic storytelling of “The Lion King,” at The Walt Disney Studios on Saturday, November 14 in Burbank, CA. A few more photos from the […]
Married Khloe Kardashian Brags Dating Another Man
*Who else but a Kardashian can make light of being a loose woman, and still receive media praise and accolades. Dear Black women… this will not work for you. If you brag about loving up or giving it up to more than one man at a time, then you are labelled over-sexed, a THOT and […]
First Look Pics: Vivica A. Fox Guest Stars on ‘Empire’ Wednesday Nov. 18
*If there’s anybody tailor made to be featured on a campy drama, it would have to be Vivica A. Fox, who’s coming off a drama filled week after throwing shade on her ex-lover 50 Cent by hinting that he was gay. Now we’re wondering if that was just a PR stunt all along since Fiddy […]
Spike Lee Got with Amazon Because Studios Passed on ‘Chi-Raq’
*The Electronic Urban Report/EUR recently attended a screening of Spike Lee‘s latest film, “Chi-Raq.” It’s a modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago. Teyonah Parris stars as the sexy girlfriend of a gang leader (played by Nick Cannon), who convinces women to abstain […]
S. Epatha Merkerson, Yaya DaCosta Talk ‘Chicago Med’ (Sneak Peeks)
*NBC’s “Chicago Med” will at last make its debut on Tuesday (11-17-15), bringing S. Epatha Merkerson back to the network as a woman in charge. Following her 17-season run as NYPD Lieutenant Anita Van Buren on Dick Wolf’s “Law & Order,” Merkerson steps into this newest Dick Wolf production as Sharon Goodwin, Chicago Med’s Chief Administrator of […]
Cancer Patients Can Keep More of Their Hair Wearing This Cap
*Just about everyone I know who has taken chemotherapy has lost their hair. It’s one of the most common side effects when being treated for cancer. Alopecia is the medical term used when your immune system mistakenly attacks your hair follicles — which negatively affect hair growth. But now, the invention of a new cap promises […]
TBS Developing Detroit Comedy ‘The D’ – Featuring a Puppet
*TBS has placed an order for “The D,” a half-hour single-camera comedy set in inner-city Detroit, based on a pitch from Detroit native and stand-up comedian Chris Powell, aka “Comedian CP.” According to Deadline.com, “The D” follows 25-year-old CP and his best friend Reggie Bo — described as an inner-city version of Elmo — as […]
Shirley Chisholm, Willie Mays to Receive Medal of Freedom Awards
*The White House has announced that baseball legend Willie Mays and the late pioneering congresswoman Shirley Chisholm are among the distinguished Americans to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, reports CBS News. It’s the nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the […]
Obama Says ‘Folks Wanna Pop Off’ in a Speech and it Goes Viral (Watch)
*The South Side came out of President Barack Obama today while addressing critics that he says “pop off” with their opinions about U.S. policy regarding ISIS. The moment happened during a news conference at the G20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey following two days of talks with world leaders. The president was visibly annoyed by repeated […]
Eamonn Walker, LaRoyce Hawkins Reflect on Heroic ‘Chicago’ Characters [EUR exclusive]
*NBC hosted a Chicago Press Day Celebration of its hit Dick Wolf-created crossover dramas, “Chicago Fire,” and “Chicago P.D.” and new medical series “Chicago Med.” The Electronic Urban Report/EUR‘s Ny Magee was on hand to chop it up with the cast and crew of all three shows, including Eamonn Walker (“Chicago Fire”) and LaRoyce Hawkins […]
Dwyane Wade’s Son Hospitalized with ‘Undisclosed Illness’
*Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade missed a Thursday night game against the Utah Jazz to be with his son Zion, who was hospitalized with an “undisclosed illness.” Wade returned to practice on Saturday and spoke to reporters about his absence, but did not give any further details about his son’s condition. “I don’t want to […]
Victim of Busta Rhymes’ Protein Shake ‘Assault’ Speaks Out (Video)
*The man Busta Rhymes is accused of assaulting with a protein shake at a NYC gym is speaking out for the first time. Rhymes was arrested back in August for allegedly hitting an employee at a Chelsea gym with a thrown cardboard drink container, police said. The rapper was charged with assault after the 17-ounce […]
Trump Puts Closing Down Mosques on the Table in Light of Paris Attacks
*(Via Washington Post) – Americans and many around the world are feeling a lot less safe Monday morning than they did before the Paris attacks Friday. And perhaps nobody has been more willing and able to channel that fear and anxiety to his political benefit than Donald Trump. In an interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” […]
