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After years of pursuing a career in acting, Tyrese Gibson has returned to the music scene and is preparing to release his new album “Open Invitation” later this fall. Gibson, who recently shot the “I Got a Chick” video which features R.Kelly and Tyga, has come under a barrage of criticism from Black women who are not very visible in the video. The majority of the women in the video are not Black, and of those who are, they arevery light in complexion.

Megan Good Makes it Clear: She Did NOT Get a DUI on Her Birthday

2011-08-12T18:39:00.001-04:00

by Shani K. Collins, Your Black World

Megan Good’s 30^th birthday almost took a wrong turn when she was stopped by the Los Angeles Police Department after a night of celebrating. Good, who was driving at the time, claims she was not drinking when she was pulled over by the LAPD. Instead, she claims the police assumed she had been drinking.

Vicki Winans Gets a New Radio Show in Detroit

2011-08-11T16:48:00.001-04:00

105.9 KISS has added legendary gospel artist Vickie Winans to the Radio One Detroit roster. Winans has been singing the praises of Jesus Christ with her fine tuned instrument that piques the emotions and uplifts the spirit for more than 24 years.

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Despite the Weak Economy, Black Hair is a Booming Business

2011-08-10T13:35:00.001-04:00

By JasmineHughes

In a time where it seems most businesses are on the decline, hair salons are on the rise. The Census Bureau recently noted their jump in an otherwise glum report about mom-and-pop businesses, stating that the number of hairdressers and barbers and the shops that employ them grew by about 8 percent from 2008 to 2009.

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Do Black People Discriminate Against Dark Skin and Natural Hair?

2011-08-06T09:33:00.001-04:00

by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Syracuse University – Scholarship in Action

I spent time watching a trailer for the film "Dark Girls," directed by Bill Duke and D. Channsin Berry. Oddly enough, the clip was sent to me by a friend of mine who has spent her life being praised for being "light skinned-ed" and having the long, flowing hair of a black Marilyn Monroe. She eventually married a tall, dark man, leading me to wonder if she feels any guilt for receiving preferential treatment over something that should never have mattered at all.

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Michelle Obama and Gayle King Wear the Same Look….Did They Plan it That Way?

2011-07-27T18:36:00.001-04:00

America’s Love of Natural Black Female Hair

2011-07-27T17:17:00.001-04:00

By JasmineHughes

Even with a growing number of Black women embracing their natural hair, there remains an immense fascination with it, this includes both other races and also some unfamiliar Blacks. It seems the ‘Puffy Hair Movement’ will take some getting used to.

For many who don’t know, the term “natural hair” for black women is defined as hair that is not processed and not chemically altered. Straightened hair is often viewed as easier to care for and more attractive, but for some, the dangers of a chemical straightener, like a relaxer, are too much. So, instead, they opt to wear their hair in its natural state. Natural hair can be described as curly, kinky, wavy etc. the list goes on.

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Basketball Wife Involved in Three–Car Pileup

2011-07-27T12:24:00.001-04:00

by Ayvaunn Penn, Your Black World

One of the stars in VH1‘s reality television show Basketball Wives is reported to have been involved in a three-car accident in Los Angeles. TMZ reports that just prior to the accident, Roman had just flown into LAX and was picked up by a car service.

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JasmineHughes: Summer’s Eve “Talking Vagina” Ad Offends Some Black Women

2011-07-20T19:11:00.001-04:00

By JasmineHughes, Your Black World

When advertisers try to ‘appeal’ to a specific audience on whom they have failed to do their research, the outcome isn’t so great. That was the case once again in a new Summer’s Eve advertisement that many are saying mixes racial stereotypes in a way that is both sexist and tasteless.

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Marc Lamont Hill Speaks with Gospel Group Mary Mary

2011-06-18T10:35:00.001-04:00

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Beautiful Young Model Discusses Her Battle with Heart Disease

2011-06-10T23:58:00.001-04:00

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PatriceJohnson: Gabrielle Understands What Rihanna Was Thinking When She Made that Video…..

2011-06-06T21:58:00.001-04:00

It appears that Gabrielle Union has been hiding a secret for years.

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Dr. Jennifer Caudle: Physician, Cellist and Miss Iowa 1999

2011-06-01T06:18:00.001-04:00

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Rihanna on the Cover of Cosmo Magazine

2011-05-31T18:32:00.001-04:00

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Model’s Boyfriend Describes How She Fell Out the Window

2011-05-31T12:48:00.001-04:00

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Marc Lamont Hill Speaks with Sanaa Lathan

2011-05-31T10:16:00.001-04:00

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Model Falls 10 Stories to Her Death After Play Fighting with a Friend

2011-05-29T23:59:00.001-04:00

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A Stunning Tribute to Black Mothers: Is This Your Mama By Chance?

2011-05-29T11:37:00.001-04:00

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Psychology Today Finally Apologizes for Scientist Who Says Black Women are Less Attractive Than Others

2011-05-28T22:33:00.001-04:00

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Delores Jones Helps Women Learn to stop the D.U.M.B. stuff

2011-05-28T12:49:00.001-04:00

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Meet the Reigning Mrs. Botswana: She’s More that Just a Beauty Queen

2011-05-27T20:09:00.001-04:00

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Shaunie Gives Us a Sneak Peek of Next Season

2011-05-27T18:57:00.001-04:00

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Kelly Rowland Rises to the Top

2011-05-27T10:58:00.001-04:00

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Megan Good is Single and Loving It

2011-05-27T10:13:00.001-04:00

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Has Essence Magazine Lost It’s Appeal for Black Women’s Issues?

2011-05-27T02:30:00.001-04:00

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The Bald One Is On the Cover of Vibe

2011-05-27T00:00:00.001-04:00

by: PatriceJohnson, Your Black World

Iconic Amber Rose on the cover of Vibe Magazine…

She is one bad, bald headed beauty!!! Amber Rose takes on Vibe Magazine and dishes about all of the rumors and speculation. She clears up everything from Kanye West to Reggie Bush, being an Icon and dating Wiz Khalifa.

She has said that she is in a new space now, she loves her life and she is happy about the position that she is in. From stripping to dating one of the biggest rappers in the world. Amber has made her own name for herself and long after she is gone her legacy will live on as the only woman that can rock a bald head and still look good.

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Chinese Billionaire Gives It All Away for His Mistress; Tells Family on Twitter

2011-05-26T17:58:00.001-04:00

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Diamond Breland Reporting from Europe: Black Men are Trifling All Over the World

2011-05-26T12:54:00.001-04:00

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Meet the New Princess of the Runway

2011-05-26T10:09:00.001-04:00

by: PatriceJohnson, Your Black World

Nyasha Matonhodze, the newest face of Louis Vuitton…

The beautiful girl that you see in the picture above is a 16 year old Zimbabwe beauty with a British accent. She has been modeling for a while but has just recently been noticed by any and everyone in the fashion world.

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Judge Mathis Goes Off on a Deadbeat Dad (video)

2011-05-26T01:01:00.001-04:00

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Does Facebook Threaten Your Relationships?

2011-05-25T23:08:00.001-04:00

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Queen Latifah Has a New Fashion Line

2011-05-25T14:20:00.001-04:00

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Miss Kardashian Finally Gets Engaged to Kris Humphries

2011-05-25T14:16:00.001-04:00

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Sorry Fellas, but Christina Milian is No Longer on the Market

2011-05-25T11:50:00.001-04:00

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Meet the Newest Basketball Wife, Meeka Claxton

2011-05-25T10:37:00.001-04:00

by: PatriceJohnson, Your Black World

Newest Basketball Wife, Meeka Claxton…

Basketball Wives is going into its 3rd season on VH1, which will premiere this coming Monday and I cannot wait! There will be plenty of old drama, added in with new drama, more fights with the lovely, yet tough, Little Miss Royce and Evelyn finally gets put in her place! This season is even more exciting because there will be a new wife that is being brought into the circle by Shaunie, her name is Meeka Claxton and she is the wife of former NBA player, Speedy Claxton.

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PatriceJohnson: Nene Leakes Gets Dumped

2011-05-25T09:44:00.001-04:00

by Patrice Johnson, Your Black World

Many of us have seen that CRAZY show, Real Housewives of Atlanta and the first thing that we all noticed is Nene Leakes. She is BIG and LOUD! But I think that we should all stop and praise God because rumor has it that she will not be returning to the show. If she does, it will only be for an episode or two but she will no longer be a part of the cast. The reason for that is because of a new woman, Marlo Hampton.

Marlo Hampton has not only taken Nene’s spot on the show but she has also taken Nene’s man! NFL player, Charles Grant has dumped Nene (I guess he couldn’t handle all of the screaming and hollering) and decided to propose to a much more calm, patient, stylish and beautiful woman. Marlo is a stylist for the stars of Atlanta, GA. and I have a feeling that she plus Nene equals much drama to come in the new season!

Beyonce Performs for Oprah on Her Last Day (Video)

2011-05-25T01:26:00.001-04:00

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Rihanna Gets Heat from Parent’s Group for Racy Performance at Billboards

2011-05-24T15:52:00.001-04:00

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PatriceJohnson: Keyshia and Boobie Get Married

2011-05-24T14:56:00.001-04:00

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Does It Make Sense to Marry a Professional Athlete?

2011-05-24T11:21:00.001-04:00

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Uhhh, Please come get yo mama

2011-05-24T08:10:00.001-04:00

It looks like Oprah fans are taking her departure a bit too seriously.

Dr. Boyce Watkins: Those Ugly, Ugly Black Women

2011-05-20T20:18:00.001-04:00

Dr. Boyce Watkins analyzes the recent conclusion by a London scholar that black women are less attractive than other races

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Beyonce Gets Accused of Bleaching Her Skin

2011-05-20T18:02:00.001-04:00

Some say that Beyonce is looking more and more like a white girl these days.

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Is “I’m Gay” Rapper Lil B Crazy or a Genius?

2011-05-20T12:02:00.001-04:00

PatriceJohnson asks this question out loud

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Steve Harvey’s Book Coming to the Big Screen

2011-05-20T00:36:00.001-04:00

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PatriceJohnson: Proof the Money Makes Men More Attractive

2011-05-20T00:14:00.001-04:00

by: PatriceJohnson, Your Black World

If you haven’t noticed by now, I absolutely love celebrity news and reality T.V. Mixing my two favorite things together I knew that I had a great topic. From Basketball Wives to your average working woman there are so many women in America who would say that they don’t care about how much money a man makes as long as he is good to them. But I learned that this is not true.

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46-Year Old Vivica Fox Gets Engaged to a 27-Year Old

2011-05-19T12:02:00.001-04:00

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Unbeweavable: A Wave of Weave Thefts Sweeps the Nation

2011-05-19T11:10:00.001-04:00

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Wendy Williams Husband Accused of Spending “Quality Time” with a Transvestite

2011-05-19T10:26:00.001-04:00

Bossip is reporting that Wendy Williams’ husband, Kevin Hunter, has been spending his time with a well-known transvestite by the name of Monica or Mistress Terri.

Here is a copy of the ad that the Mistress allegedly used to lure Kevin into the darkside:

TS Monica – Known as One of the Most Beautiful Transvestite is the World!!
• Gender: Transsexual • Hair: Black • Ht: 5’8″ • Wt: 150 lb • Affil: Independent • Age: 22 • Eyes: Brown • Bust: 36C • Waist: 24″ • Hips: 32″ • Ethnicity: Black • Available to: Men • Location: clifton,Route 3

Hello Gentlemen…

IF YOU DARE TO TAKE A RIDE ON THE WILD SIDE THEN YOU HAVE MET YOUR PERFECT GFE DREAM GIRL. PREPARE TO DELIGHT IN THE EXOTIC TREAT. A SPICY MIX OF HATIAN & INDIAN… YES IM A BEAUTIFUL DARK BROWN GODDESS

FIRST TIMERS ARE WELCOME WITH HANDS OPEN AND I PROMISE TO BE GENTLE. NO NEED TO BE SHY OR TIMID, WHEN YOUR WITH ME I’LL QUELL ALL OF YOUR FEARS AND WORRIES. A TRUE DESIRE NOW LOCAL WITHIN REACH. 36C BREAST THAT ARE PERFECT AND SUPPLE. OHHHHHH AND MY DAINTY WAIST IS JUST THE RIGHT SIZE TO HOLD AND CARESS AND I HAVE A 8 INCH FULLY FUNCTIONAL C*CK.

I like role-playing and domination. Call me now 347-486-XXXX!

RATES ARE NON NEGOTIABLE
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE REQUESTED MONEY, PLEASE DO NOT CALL!

IF YOU WANT BEAUTY AND QUALITY, THIS IS THE PRICE!

250 HALF
300 WHOLE
400 HOUR OUT CALL(*Value increases upon extended time)
600 couples

SMH @ fully functional 8 incher… Wendy please kick this scrub to the curb. First sexually harassing your employees and now he’s hitting off chicks with d*cks, pros we might add. It’s not a good look for you boo.

Would You Ever Want to Smell Like Joe Jackson?

2011-05-18T21:24:00.001-04:00

Yes, Joe Jackson has a scent line. Lawud help us.

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Towandra Braxton Talks about her Open Marriage

2011-05-12T15:28:00.000-04:00

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Activists Trying to Stop Rape Beading in Kenya

2011-05-12T14:47:00.000-04:00

Little girls are being pushed into sex with older men as a result of a practice called “rape beading.”

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Toni Braxton’s TV Show Gets Picked Up Again

2011-05-11T13:19:00.000-04:00

It looks like Toni gets to keep making a little extra change.

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Our Sisterhood – Leslie DeTouche

2011-05-11T09:58:00.001-04:00

What makes black women into sisters? Leslie DeTouche tell us.

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Michelle Obama Dances with Kids on the White House Lawn (Video)

2011-05-10T12:50:00.001-04:00

Yes, that’s Michelle getting down with some kids….again – changing what it means to be a first lady.

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Whitney Houston Gets Banned from All Prince Performances

2011-05-10T10:54:00.001-04:00

Yes, the poor girl needs Jesus.

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Two “Sistuhs” Win the Amazing Race

2011-05-09T10:33:00.001-04:00

Yes, sistuhs are doing it and these two real-life sisters just won a million bucks.

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Three Black Women Booted from Celebrity Apprentice

2011-05-09T10:20:00.001-04:00

Nene, Star and Latoya all go home. What’s up with that?

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How Love Affects Your Brain

2011-05-08T16:04:00.001-04:00

Ever wonder why you go out of your damn mind when you fall in love or end a relationship? Well, scientists can tell you all about it.

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Jumping the Broom is Fourth So Far at the Box Office

2011-05-07T23:24:00.001-04:00

Jumping the Broom is fourth so far….click to read.

Overcoming Your Fear of Failure in Relationships

2011-05-07T21:26:00.001-04:00

Are you ever afraid to step out and give love a try?

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Survey: Black Women More Likely to be Single Than Any Other Group

2011-05-07T09:33:00.001-04:00

A new census bureau survey said that black women are the least likely of all ethnic groups to jump the broom. Why is that?

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Friday Flash Feature: Denise Bolds Teaches Single Black Moms How to Raise Their Sons

2011-05-06T16:54:00.001-04:00

Leslie DeTouche, Your Black World

Many single black moms are not sure how to raise their boys. Well, Denise Bolds has some solutions that work.

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Beyonce, did you really do it? Lawsuit Could Ruin Her Reputation

2011-05-06T08:58:00.001-04:00

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Gate Five, LLC is apparently irritated with Beyonce Knowles.

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“Jumping the Broom”: Just a Classier Version of Madea

2011-05-06T07:27:00.001-04:00

"Jumping the Broom" is like a Tyler Perry movie with polish.

The ensemble comedy is about a wedding involving a bride from a family of wealthy African-American professionals and a groom from a family of working-class Brooklynites. It is well-cast, well-played and passably written.

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Tia Mowry Goes All-Out In Pregnancy Poses

2011-05-05T14:34:00.001-04:00

Your Black World reports

The Game’s Tia Mowry is going all-out with People Magazine in an interview and showing herself in all her pregnitious beauty.

In the interview, Tia had a lot to say:

On Feeling Sexy
“I know that there are people out there who say that there is nothing sexy about being pregnant. Then there are some people who embrace the sexuality. I feel empowered; I feel sexy”

On Her Physical Discomfort
“I have sciatica so I’ve gotten those pregnancy pillows. That doesn’t seem to be working for me.”

On Losing Sleep
“They say that the baby should kick 10 times every two hours. I’m obsessed with counting how many times the baby’s kicking. So around one o’clock in the morning I’m counting in my head, not sleeping!”

Sooooo, is this sexy, beautiful, gross, nasty or bold? You be the judge.

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No One Knows What Oprah’s Final Show is Going to be About

2011-05-05T11:32:00.001-04:00

CHICAGO — Oprah Winfrey has given the world 25 years of poets and politicians, A-list actors and musicians and talk show topics that defined and reflected American culture.

As "The Oprah Winfrey Show" ends, with 16 episodes left as of May 4, her millions of fans around the globe are waiting to see how she will close out a show that engineered a media empire.

Winfrey's producers plan a star-studded, double taping on May 17 at Chicago's United Center. The shows will air May 23 and 24, as Winfrey's second and third-to-last episodes.

The show is dubbed "Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular." Winfrey hates surprises, producers say, but she has agreed to this event.

But for fans, questions remain.

Who will be at the United Center that Tuesday night? Who will be beamed in by satellite or deliver a taped farewell message?

Winfrey has a stable of celebrity friends who have appeared repeatedly on her talk show. John Travolta. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. Jennifer Aniston. Chris Rock.

Could the Black Eyed Peas perform, as they did when Winfrey shut down Chicago's Michigan Avenue in 2009?

Then there are the presidents and world leaders: Bill Clinton; George W. Bush; Nelson Mandela. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama have already appeared on a special show that aired Monday.

And Winfrey has other well-respected friends who could be possibilities: Maya Angelou; Sidney Poitier; Barbara Walters. Not to mention Winfrey's proteges, who she fostered to their own television stardom, such as Mehmet Oz, Phil McGraw and Nate Berkus.

Kelly Brittain, a 41-year-old mother of three and assistant professor from East Lansing, Mich., has watched Winfrey for decades. In 2000, she attended a taping on phenomenal graduates. Audience members received mortarboard caps; Brittain stores hers in a keepsake box.

"Somehow I know the producers, they're going to absolutely `wow' her," Brittain said.

It has the makings for a major cultural event, said Bill Carroll, expert on the daytime television market for Katz Television in New York.

"It's going to be the top-of-the-top of anybody who is available to go to Chicago on that day," Carroll said. "It's going to be talked about and talked about and watched and talked about."

Harpo Productions received more than 154,000 ticket requests for seats to the event – the United Center's capacity is about 20,000. There was a lottery for seats.

"For a national, international audience that's a small number," said Marianne Jennings, an Arizona State University professor who has researched the ticket industry for decades.

Tickets for the Chicago taping could be even more coveted than seats for the Super Bowl or World Series, she said.

"It's a once-in-a-lifetime event," Jennings said. "There's something that grips us about that. It's something about being there with the crowd, being there for history."

And Winfrey's talk show history is anything but small: 30,000 guests, 4,500 episodes and 283 items named her "favorite things" in the famous annual giveaway.

But there's still a bigger question: What will Winfrey do for the May 25 finale? Harpo isn't talking, nor is the talk show queen.

Experts suggest the Chicago celebrity blowout means the finale will be in Winfrey's studio for a quieter, more intimate occasion, maybe even without an audience.

"If I were a longtime viewer, I'd want the show to end in a place where I'm most comfortable with her and most familiar," said Janice Peck, author of "The Age of Oprah: Cultural Icon for the Neoliberal Era."

Viewers are looking for a heartfelt connection after having daily interaction with Winfrey for 25 years, Peck said.

"The longtime fans are going to feel cheated if she doesn't somehow honor that history," Peck said. "They want to be crying. They want to feel something, some powerful emotional departure."

Samantha Howsare, 22, of Pittsburgh, who has watched Winfrey since she can remember and named her goldfish "Oprah" when she was 3, said she doesn't know who Winfrey could interview or what Winfrey could give away to make it worthy of the finale.

"I don't want it to feel like it's going to be on tomorrow," Howsare said. "I don't want it to be played down in any way and if she played up it being the last episode right, then it would get a lot of people to cry and that would be a good thing."

A model to look to would be Johnny Carson's final episode as host of "The Tonight Show" in 1992, Carroll said: There were no guests and after his traditional monologue Carson showed a montage of past shows.

"For the better part of the end of the show he sat there on a stool and just talked directly to people at home," Carroll said. "That had so much class to it."

Brittain is among fans who hope that Winfrey will stay on television, thinking there may be a promise of a yearly Oprah Winfrey special or other appearances.

"What would TV be without Oprah on the radar?" Brittain said. "That's hard to fathom. Who now serves as that source of overall inspiration, the infinite possibilities of the impossible?"

Eddie? Is that You?

2011-05-05T07:28:00.001-04:00

Well, maybe he DOES like women after all.

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Aretha Franklin’s Looking Slimmer and Slimmer These Days

2011-05-04T18:59:00.001-04:00

Brook Griffin, Your Black World

Aretha Franklin performed recently at the Candie’s Foundation 2011 “Event to Prevent” gala which was held at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.

She is much slimmer than she was a year ago, and appears to be doing quite well in spite of suffering from an undisclosed illness recently.

Congrats to the Queen of Soul. We’re glad to have you back and looking healthy.

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Now we know the names of the Twins

2011-05-04T16:43:00.001-04:00

(CBS) On Tuesday, Mariah Carey gave fans a hint as to what her newborn twins are named - both start with an "M."

Now, she and Nick Cannon are revealing the full names of the baby boy and girl, who were born April 30.

So, what are they calling the little bundles of joy?

The couple's son is named Moroccan Scott Cannon, and their daughter is Monroe Cannon.

Carey explained on her website that Scott is her husband's middle name, as well as his grandmother's maiden name.

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Bey-Jay Gets booed on the Red Carpet?

2011-05-04T09:13:00.001-04:00

It turns out that anyone can get booed, as Beyonce and Jay-Z found out at the Metropolitan Museum of Art this week.

Apparently, Beyonce’s dress was so tight that she didn’t have time to stop to let the camera-clickers get her pic. This led to a chorus of boos as she struggled to get up the steps.

This was tweeted by the editor of New York Magazine’s fashion blog:

"OMG Beyonce and Jay-Z are being BOOED at the #MetGala for not posing for pictures! Yes, boo!" The site's correspondent quickly explained, "Beyonce's Pucci dress was so tight she could barely walk up the stairs as she failed to stop for the photographers."

NBA Player Charlie Bell Allegedly Stabbed by his Wife

2011-05-03T19:01:00.001-04:00

NBA player Charlie Bell on Tuesday downplayed reports that he had been stabbed with a box cutter by his estranged wife, former Miss Michigan, Kenya Bell.

Reports surfaced Monday saying the Golden State Warriors guard had been attacked by the ex-beauty queen, but Bell dismissed the alleged incident in a Twitter posting.

"I'm fine. I didn't get stabbed. Lol. #thatisall," Bell wrote.

According to the Detroit Free Press, Kenya Bell was charged with assault with a deadly weapon after she allegedly attacked her husband with a box cutter at his home near Flint, Michigan, Sunday.

Prosecutor David Leyton told the Free Press Charlie Bell suffered only minor injuries. He also told the Detroit paper two children were present at the time of the attack.

Kenya Bell, 35, who was crowned Miss Michigan USA in 2001, was reportedly released from jail Monday.

Her estranged husband joins a growing list of professional athletes who have fallen victim to alleged domestic attacks in recent weeks.

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Black Fashion: Michelle Obama Wears Target

2009-08-26T09:21:00.000-04:00

Hmmmm. Turns out that the first lady got this dress from Target. What ya’ll think?

So, what you think?

2009-08-24T06:21:00.000-04:00

Michelle Obama Causes a Stir for Wearing Shorts off Airforce One

2009-08-22T21:37:00.000-04:00

Michelle Obama: She Wears Short Shortsk

No doubt about it. This story's got legs. The first lady took a look-see at the Grand Canyon with her family this weekend while the rest of the country got a good look at her gams. Michelle Obama braved the blistering Arizona sun with an even braver style of shorts.

This winter we got a view of the fashionista-in-chief's powerful arms, and now there's proof that she's got stems to match. The bare legs set off a firestorm of buzz on the Web, with looky-loos typing in "michelle obama short shorts" into the Search box.

The Huffington Post declared that Michelle O. was the first first lady to step out of Air Force One in anything close to Daisy Dukes and asked, "After all, can you imagine Laura Bush or Patricia Nixon doing the same?" Soliciting online opinions, the site is holding a poll on whether the first lady has the "right to bare legs."

To be clear, the shorts pictured are above the knee. But note that the first lady pairs the shortish shorts with running shoes. Sex pot? Not. She looks like a tourist at a national park, except with Air Force One behind her. Another fashion accessory that's turning heads: Michelle Obama's confidence.

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VANESSA IS DOING IT BIG

2009-08-20T11:20:00.000-04:00

Dressed in a chic American Apparel jumpsuit, Christian Dior pumps and an endless array of gold jewels, Vanessa Simmons' face glistens like the charms wrapped around her neck. Although the mini mogul celebrated her 26th birthday at the plush Su Casa in New York City, it's evident that she has more to celebrate than getting another year older.
The second season of 'Daddy's Girls'

will reveal the same glowing Vanessa as viewers get a first glimpse inside her and sister Angela's delicious empire known as Pastry, only to witness the evolution of their brain child as it expands to Macy's.
Viewers will also get the opportunity to watch the Simmons' sisters as they moRev. Runve into their new plush Hollywood home. But what viewers may find most intoxicating is "reserved" Vanessa's budding romance now made public.
In a candid interview, Vanessa revealed to BV Newswire details about her romance, the challenges of being a young entrepreneur, friendships lost and the inner strength she's found as a woman.

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NATALIE COLE LOOKING GOOD

2009-08-20T11:10:00.000-04:00

From the outside looking in, one would think Natalie Cole is having a tumultuous year.
Despite battling hepatitis C, publicly revealing that she was in need of a kidney transplant, and losing her older sister, Timolin Cole, to cancer in May, the Grammy Award winner has managed to successfully recover from a recent kidney transplant.
Prior to her surgery, which took place at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, the 'Unforgettable' singer was expected to make a full recovery in three to four months.
Luckily, the 59-year-old singer has recuperated faster than doctors

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predicted.

SOLANGE NEW LOOK

2009-08-20T11:05:00.000-04:00

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Many of my besties in the blogosphere clown on the Knowles sisters. Not because of their talent, Lord knows both of these beautiful Houston women can entertain like nobody's biz. It's because of their hair.

My amiga Fresh of Crunk and Disorderly coined the term "wig crypt" for the Knowles family, and my other amiga Luvvie, well she'd just refer to Beyonce's typical hairstyle as a flammable hairhat.

We try not to bring that kind of judgment over here at BV Hair Talk.

So I'll just say, I was so pleasantly surprised at Solange's new 'do. She is workin' the TWA like nobody's business!

Naomi Campbell Runs with the Animals

2009-08-16T14:39:00.001-04:00

Supermodel Naomi Campbell was shot by world-renowned photographer Jean-Paul Goude for the September issue of Harper's Bazaar:

In a spread titled "Wild Things," Campbell is running with a cheetah, jumping rope with monkeys and riding a crocodile and an elephant.

The black-woman-in-the-African-wild theme is one that crops up frequently in fashion and has been in vogue since the press pegged Somalian-born model Iman as a goat herder discovered in the jungle. She was, in fact, a university graduate and the daughter of a gynecologist and a diplomat.

Wearing leopard or zebra print, and being accompanied by animals, seems to be the easiest pigeonhole for black models.

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KERI HILSON HAS A “NORMAL” GUY

2009-08-15T01:38:00.001-04:00

Some pics of Keri and her boyfriend Errol of 2 years have surfaced. From what we hear the two have been a pair for two years and counting. Guess love came and knocked Keri down. We can’t help but wonder if Keri will ditch her normal dude for a industry lame like J.Hud!

Your Black News: Can Professional Black Women Find Husbands?

2009-08-14T18:04:00.001-04:00

By Brian Alexander

msnbc.com contributor

updated 8:31 a.m. ET, Thurs., Aug 13, 2009

Brian Alexander

Michelle Obama may have become an archetypal African-American female success story — law career, strong marriage, happy children — but the reality is often very different for other highly educated black women.

They face a series of challenges in navigating education, career, marriage and child-bearing, dilemmas that often leave them single and childless even when they’d prefer marriage and family, according to a research study recently presented at the American Sociological Society’s annual meeting in San Francisco.

Yale researchers Natalie Nitsche and Hannah Brueckner argued that “marriage chances for highly educated black women have declined over time relative to white women.” Women of both races with postgraduate educations “face particularly hard choices between career and motherhood,” they said, “but especially in the absence of a reliable partner.”

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News: Happy Birthday Halle

2009-08-13T20:51:00.001-04:00

43-years old today? Are you kidding me?

Gabrielle Union: How’s She Lookin?

2009-08-11T06:41:00.000-04:00

Gabrielle Union was seen wearing red on the red carpet. I like it, do you?

News: Michelle Obama Named Best Dressed

2009-08-09T10:31:00.001-04:00

One could say that she's been campaigning as hard for this as her husband did for the presidency, but Michelle Obama did it with a lot more ease. After nearly two years of wowing the fashion world, the first lady has earned an honor she so rightly deserves -- landing on Vanity Fair's International Best Dressed list.

From Jason Wu to Michael Kors, Obama's chic-clectic choice of designers anddesigns has set her apart from just about every other first lady in U.S. history. Below are a handful of legendary looks worn by Mrs. Obama that have solidified her as an icon in my book:

The cream-colored frothy one-shoulder Jason Wu stunner she wore for the inauguration galas was regal and feminine -- and just right for the occasion.

Her dual-toned knee-length Narciso Rodriguez sheath dress, which she paired with flats on Independence Day, screamed sleek, smart and totally sophisticated.

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Black Supermodel Dies

2009-08-04T16:40:00.001-04:00

Grand dame, great beauty and pioneer in the fashion industry Naomi Sims has died of cancer. She was 61 years old.
"Naomi Sims was an incredible role model – a trailblazer who helped to define black beauty and open the doors for all of the African American models we see today -- and a savvy businesswoman," a shaken Beverly Johnsontold Black Voices. "Mostly, she was a friend and someone I greatly admired. We lost a truly dynamic woman."
Sims was born in Oxford, Miss., on March 30, 1948. An awkward teen -- 5-foot-10 by the time she was 13 -- Sims and her family left the segregated South and moved to Pittsburgh, where she completed high school.

Sim's mother took ill, and the gangly teen and her two sisters were placed in foster care. After graduation, the ambitious beauty moved to New York City to study at the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Because of financial constraints, Sims left school and began modeling in the big city. She broke through at the age of 18 when she appeared on the cover of Ladies Home Journal. She was the magazine's first African American cover model. In 1969, Sims appeared on a simple yet striking cover of Life magazine.

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Trailer for Chris Rock’s Good Hair

2009-08-03T10:29:00.001-04:00

Earlier I posted an article about the right way for us to take care of our children’s hair so I found it only fit to show the trailer for Chris Rock’s new documentary called Good Hair. Click the image below to watch the trailer, and it definitely seems like a must go see.

How to Take Care of Your Child’s Hair

2009-08-03T08:25:00.001-04:00

Your little girl is an angel most of the time... until you sit her down between your knees to comb her hair. Then it's tears and squeals and tantrum time.

I don't have kids myself, but trust me, I know. I was once that little girl. And I can tell you from experience, there's a right way and a wrong way to care for your child's hair.

I first learned about this story via The Root, in Teresa Wiltz's essay Beauty, the Brush, and Black Girl Pain. I can barely stand to watch this now-infamous YouTube video (click the picture of the little girl to watch), which raises more questions than it answers.

For example, does this mother think she's actually making an efficient and effective attempt at combing her little girl's hair? Because she isn't. In fact, she's doing just the opposite.

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News: Legal Action Filed Against AKA President

2009-08-01T06:31:00.001-04:00

Members of the country's oldest black sorority are suing to remove their president, alleging that she spent hundreds of thousands of dollars of the group's money on herself — some of it to pay for a wax statue in her own likeness.

In the suit filed in Washington, D.C., the Alpha Kappa Alpha members also alleged that international President Barbara McKinzie bought designer clothing, jewelry and lingerie with the sorority credit card. She then redeemed points the purchases earned on the card to buy a big-screen television and gym equipment, the lawsuit said.

"This is extraordinarily shocking if not illegal conduct," Edward W. Gray Jr., an attorney representing the plaintiffs suing the Chicago-based sorority, said Wednesday.

McKinzie denied what she called the lawsuit's "malicious allegations," saying they were "based on mischaracterizations and fabrications ... not befitting our ideals of sisterhood, ethics and service," according to a statement issued this week by the sorority.

The lawsuit also accused the sorority's board of directors of signing off on spending funds on McKinzie without the required approval by the group's membership. For example, the lawsuit says the board approved a monthly "pension stipend" of $4,000 for four years after she leaves office and purchased a $1 million life insurance policy for her. The suit demands McKinzie be fired and return money to the sorority.

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Nicole Spence: He Won’t Kiss You After What?

2009-07-12T08:35:00.001-04:00

by Nicole Spence

I just love my guy friends we just always seem to engage in the craziest of personal conversations. Last night a friend of mine, hmmm let's call him Jack. Jack and I got together with my girlfriend Jihan and a light skin guy friend of his, whose name escapes me at the moment.

We of course start knocking back the drinks and adult conversation. Jack starts talking about " Yea ya'll can't handle me, I'm Nasty in bed!" (Oh word) He explains that has been to several sex parties and all type of menages. Shut Up! Who knew I was friends with such a freak nasty!
So what else do you do Jack? He repeats a lot of shit Nic! But you know what this girl tried to do after she gave me head? What?! I screamed thinking its gonna be some real nasty shit like, peeing on him! Lol. This fool said she tried to kiss me! Wtf?!! Are we Ten?!!

Black News: Beating Victim in Oakland Salon Refuses to Testify

2009-06-20T11:24:00.001-04:00

Cavenia Bryant has been arrested for her involvement in the Oakland beauty shop beating posted on You Tube. “We’re close on bringing them in. We don’t want to scare them by releasing the names publicly,” said Jeff Thomason, Public Information Officer for the Oakland Police Department.

The May 5 assault took place around 5:50 p.m., but the victim, Melissa Seals, didn’t call the Oakland Police Department until around 7 p.m., Thomason reported. Officers responded and took Seals’ statement: six women entered her Oakland hair salon as Seals cut a customer’s hair, they locked the door from the inside, then two of the women proceeded to beat Seals for several minutes. Three other women watched the attack and a fourth videotaped the beating.
After giving her statement to the responding officers Seals declined to press charges or identify any of the women involved in the attack, according to OPD records. Seals’ refused to press charges for the misdemeanor assault; the officers were obligated by department policy to take a report and close the case without further investigation.

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Why Keri Hilson Wants Respect

2009-06-16T12:05:00.001-04:00

Keri Hilson covers the June 2009 magazine cover of 944 Magazine:

“In any industry, as a woman, you have to demand respect, because it’s not something you are given on a silver platter,” stated Keri Hilson.

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