tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69563036678636290982024-03-12T21:51:36.557-07:00Black celebrity gossip and black newsBlack Celebrity Gossiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09837116912364075009noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956303667863629098.post-80149055378946222722010-07-09T16:56:00.001-07:002010-07-09T16:56:03.445-07:00Hilarious LeBron James Nike Spoof<p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><img src="http://www.kicksonfire.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/nike-zoom-lebron-james.jpg" /></p> <p></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://blip.tv/file/3860719">Click here to watch the hilarious spoof of LeBron James and Tiger Woods</a></p><div class="wlWriterHeaderFooter" style="margin:0px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script></div> Black Celebrity Gossiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09837116912364075009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956303667863629098.post-89726954295413061992010-07-04T06:49:00.001-07:002010-07-04T06:49:46.003-07:00Black Female Unemployment Drops<p><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/07/04/black-women-get-good-news-about-unemployment-again/"><img alt="Post Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvonmoney.com/media/2010/07/blackwomen_thumbnail.jpg" /></a></p> <h4><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/07/04/black-women-get-good-news-about-unemployment-again/">Black Women Get Good News about Unemployment Again</a></h4> <ul> <li>Black women have some reason to celebrate amid the dismal employment numbers in our economy. In ... <a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/07/04/black-women-get-good-news-about-unemployment-again/">Read More</a> </li> <li>By <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/bloggers/boyce-watkins-phd/">Boyce Watkins, PhD</a> on Jul 4th 2010 9:41AM | <a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/07/04/black-women-get-good-news-about-unemployment-again/#commentsInline">Comments (0)</a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.thebvx.com/2010/07/03/press-rewind-hollywoods-racial-miscastings-30-ways-to-sign/"><img alt="Post Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.thebvx.com/media/2010/07/press-rewind-7-3-590x332_thumbnail.jpg" /></a></p> <h4><a href="http://www.thebvx.com/2010/07/03/press-rewind-hollywoods-racial-miscastings-30-ways-to-sign/">Press Rewind -- Hollywood's Racial Miscastings, 30 Ways to Sign LeBron + More</a></h4> <ul> <li>Hollywood has a history of questionable casting choices when it comes to race. The recent ... <a href="http://www.thebvx.com/2010/07/03/press-rewind-hollywoods-racial-miscastings-30-ways-to-sign/">Read More</a> </li> <li>By <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/bloggers/journey-ade/">Journey Ade</a> on Jul 3rd 2010 5:30PM | <a href="http://www.thebvx.com/2010/07/03/press-rewind-hollywoods-racial-miscastings-30-ways-to-sign/#commentsInline">Comments (1)</a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/07/03/dave-chappelles-strange-behavior-on-an-airplane-whats-up-dave/"><img alt="Post Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvonmoney.com/media/2010/07/davechappelleairplane_thumbnail.jpg" /></a></p> <h4><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/07/03/dave-chappelles-strange-behavior-on-an-airplane-whats-up-dave/">Dave Chappelle's Strange Behavior on an Airplane: What's Up Dave?</a></h4> <ul> <li>What's the deal with Dave Chappelle? According to TMZ, Chapelle was reportedly acting strange on a ... <a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/07/03/dave-chappelles-strange-behavior-on-an-airplane-whats-up-dave/">Read More</a> </li> <li>By <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/bloggers/boyce-watkins-phd/">Boyce Watkins, PhD</a> on Jul 3rd 2010 4:18PM | <a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/07/03/dave-chappelles-strange-behavior-on-an-airplane-whats-up-dave/#commentsInline">Comments (8)</a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/07/03/rick-ross-responds-to-lawsuit-filed-by-drug-dealer-ricky-ross/"><img alt="Post Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvblackspin.com/media/2010/07/rickrosslawsuit_thumbnail.jpg" /></a></p> <h4><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/07/03/rick-ross-responds-to-lawsuit-filed-by-drug-dealer-ricky-ross/">Rick Ross Responds to Lawsuit Filed by Drug Dealer Ricky Ross</a></h4> <ul> <li>The rapper Rick Ross has finally decided to respond to the $10 million lawsuit filed by Freeway ... <a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/07/03/rick-ross-responds-to-lawsuit-filed-by-drug-dealer-ricky-ross/">Read More</a> </li> <li>By <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/bloggers/boyce-watkins-phd/">Boyce Watkins, PhD</a> on Jul 3rd 2010 3:50PM | <a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/07/03/rick-ross-responds-to-lawsuit-filed-by-drug-dealer-ricky-ross/#commentsInline">Comments (3)</a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/2010/07/03/janet-jackson-2010-essence-music-festival/"><img alt="Post Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvnewswire.com/media/2010/07/janet-jackson-essence-on-floor_thumbnail.jpg" /></a></p> <h4><a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/2010/07/03/janet-jackson-2010-essence-music-festival/">Snapshot: Janet Jackson Shows Up & Out At 2010 Essence Music Festival</a></h4> <ul> <li>Janet Jackson showed her ass at the Louisiana Superdome last night. Literally. The Grammy ... <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/2010/07/03/janet-jackson-2010-essence-music-festival/">Read More</a> </li> <li>By <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/bloggers/karu-f-daniels/">Karu F. Daniels</a> on Jul 3rd 2010 12:12PM | <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/2010/07/03/janet-jackson-2010-essence-music-festival/#commentsInline">Comments (9)</a> </li> </ul><div class="wlWriterHeaderFooter" style="margin:0px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script></div> Black Celebrity Gossiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09837116912364075009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956303667863629098.post-22677037789913038462010-06-28T09:57:00.001-07:002010-06-28T09:58:02.448-07:00What do We Do with the BET Awards?<p><a href="http://www.thegrio.com/author/dr-boyce-watkins/"><img alt="Dr. Boyce Watkins" src="http://www.thegrio.com/system/mt-static/support/assets_c/2009/06/KatieSchuering_092708_BoyceWatkins_Card3_096[1]-thumb-60x60-7600.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.thegrio.com/author/dr-boyce-watkins/">Dr. Boyce Watkins</a></p> <p>Author and Finance Professor at Syracuse University</p> <h5><a href="http://www.thegrio.com/entertainment/why-there-should-be-a-black-backlash-against-bet.php">Why there should be a black backlash against BET</a></h5> <p>10:43 AM on 06/28/2010</p> <p>OPINION - Through the years, the BET Awards have become a staple of unhealthy and counter-productive broken black family fun...</p> <p><a href="http://www.thegrio.com/entertainment/why-there-should-be-a-black-backlash-against-bet.php">> MORE</a></p><div class="wlWriterHeaderFooter" style="margin:0px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script></div> Black Celebrity Gossiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09837116912364075009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956303667863629098.post-31563044370384630702010-06-23T15:52:00.001-07:002010-06-23T15:53:03.152-07:00Rapper Rick Ross Sued by Drug Dealer<p><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvonsports.com/media/2010/06/rickrosslawsuit.jpg" vspace="4" border="1" /> </p> <p>by Dr. Boyce Watkins </p> <p>I never bought into the hype that <strong>Rick Ross</strong> was a fraud. Everyone seemed to feel that because he was found to have been a corrections officer in a previous life, that he somehow violated the oath which says that rappers have to be criminals in order to sell records. I don't know how true or false the rumors happen to be, but the fact is that I never cared.</p> <p> <br />However, when I found out that there is reason to believe that the rapper Rick Ross took his name from the notorious drug dealer "Freeway" Ricky Ross, I thought to myself, "This is just stupid. Why can't the brother just be himself?"</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/23/rick-ross-gets-sued-by-former-drug-dealer-for-stealing-his-name/">Click to read</a></p><div class="wlWriterHeaderFooter" style="margin:0px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script></div> Black Celebrity Gossiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09837116912364075009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956303667863629098.post-63256908453148719452010-06-22T16:39:00.001-07:002010-06-22T16:39:49.765-07:00Drizzy Drops Half a Million Copies<p><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvonmoney.com/media/2010/06/drakealbum-1277249477.jpg" vspace="4" border="1" /></p> <p>by Dr. Boyce Watkins, AOL Black Voices<a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/15/drake-album-release/"> <br /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/15/drake-album-release/">I took a poll of some of my industry homies last week </a>to get a sense of how<a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/15/thank-me-later-drake/">"Thank Me Later," the debut album for <strong>Drake</strong>,</a> was going to sell. It turns out that out of those bold enough to make a prediction, my friends <strong>Michael Bivins</strong> (formerly of Belle, Biv, Devoe and New Edition) and <strong><a href="http://myspace.com/vigalantee">Vigalantee </a></strong>(a <strong>rapper </strong>in Kansas City, MO), were closest. Vigalantee predicted 450,000 units and Mike Biv predicted 400,000. No matter how you slice it, Drake is now officially the shizzle. </p> <p>It's not as if anyone is surprised by Drake's stellar debut. He and the rest of the Young Money clique did an outstanding job creating buzz for the album and Drake proved that even in the age of massive Internet pirating, he can still make his money. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/22/thank-me-later-drake-sales/">click to read</a></p><div class="wlWriterHeaderFooter" style="margin:0px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script></div> Black Celebrity Gossiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09837116912364075009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956303667863629098.post-68305565194463642782010-06-22T16:03:00.001-07:002010-06-22T16:03:15.232-07:00Son of Dallas Police Chief Allegedly Kills a Cop<p><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/22/suge-knight-kanye-west-lawsuit/"><img alt="Post Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvonmoney.com/media/2010/06/sugeknightkanyewest_thumbnail.jpg" /></a></p> <h4><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/22/suge-knight-kanye-west-lawsuit/">Suge Knight, Kanye West: Lawsuit, Guns and Money</a></h4> <ul> <li>It appears that Kanye West and the infamous Marion "Suge" Knight are getting together to work out ... <a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/22/suge-knight-kanye-west-lawsuit/">Read More</a> </li> <li>By <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/bloggers/boyce-watkins-phd/">Boyce Watkins, PhD</a> on Jun 22nd 2010 6:36PM | <a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/22/suge-knight-kanye-west-lawsuit/#commentsInline">Comments (0)</a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/22/black-love-and-money/"><img alt="Post Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvonmoney.com/media/2009/10/black-love_thumbnail.jpg" /></a></p> <h4><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/22/black-love-and-money/">How Love and Money Mix and How You Can Do it the Right Way</a></h4> <ul> <li>I did the interview below on CNN Radio this week about love and money. Most of us know the feeling ... <a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/22/black-love-and-money/">Read More</a> </li> <li>By <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/bloggers/boyce-watkins-phd/">Boyce Watkins, PhD</a> on Jun 22nd 2010 4:45PM | <a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/22/black-love-and-money/#commentsInline">Comments (1)</a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/22/black-single-mothers-and-dating-whats-it-really-like/"><img alt="Post Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvonmoney.com/media/2010/06/boyce-single-ladies-1277160213-1277236107_thumbnail.jpg" /></a></p> <h4><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/22/black-single-mothers-and-dating-whats-it-really-like/">Black Single Mothers and Dating: What's It Really Like?</a></h4> <ul> <li>In this episode of 'Dr Boyce Watkins on AOL Black Voices,' we discuss black single mothers ... <a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/22/black-single-mothers-and-dating-whats-it-really-like/">Read More</a> </li> <li>By <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/bloggers/boyce-watkins-phd/">Boyce Watkins, PhD</a> on Jun 22nd 2010 3:54PM | <a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/22/black-single-mothers-and-dating-whats-it-really-like/#commentsInline">Comments (0)</a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/22/should-facebook-be-held-accountable-for-murders-by-members/"><img alt="Post Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvonmoney.com/media/2010/06/zuckerburger_thumbnail.jpg" /></a></p> <h4><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/22/should-facebook-be-held-accountable-for-murders-by-members/">Should Facebook Be Held Accountable for Murders by Members?</a></h4> <ul> <li>A man was sent to prison after he did the unthinkable: He pretended to be a teenager, lured a young ... <a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/22/should-facebook-be-held-accountable-for-murders-by-members/">Read More</a> </li> <li>By <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/bloggers/boyce-watkins-phd/">Boyce Watkins, PhD</a> on Jun 22nd 2010 3:42PM | <a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/22/should-facebook-be-held-accountable-for-murders-by-members/#commentsInline">Comments (1)</a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/22/rev-al-sharpton-black-males/"><img alt="Post Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvonmoney.com/media/2010/06/sharpton_thumbnail.jpg" /></a></p> <h4><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/22/rev-al-sharpton-black-males/">Rev. Al Sharpton and Dr. Boyce Discuss the Plight of the Black Male</a></h4> <ul> <li>Every week, I speak with Rev. Al Sharpton on various issues that affect the African American ... <a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/22/rev-al-sharpton-black-males/">Read More</a> </li> <li>By <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/bloggers/boyce-watkins-phd/">Boyce Watkins, PhD</a> on Jun 22nd 2010 9:45AM | <a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/22/rev-al-sharpton-black-males/#commentsInline">Comments (6)</a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/22/black-father-commercial/"><img alt="Post Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvblackspin.com/media/2010/06/obamafamily_thumbnail.jpg" /></a></p> <h4><a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/22/black-father-commercial/">Obama's Fatherhood.gov Commercial: Too Feminine for Black Men?</a></h4> <ul> <li>On Father's Day, I wrote about the immense thrill of being a dad. This is one of the reasons I ... <a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/22/black-father-commercial/">Read More</a> </li> <li>By <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/bloggers/boyce-watkins-phd/">Boyce Watkins, PhD</a> on Jun 22nd 2010 9:30AM | <a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/22/black-father-commercial/#commentsInline">Comments (8)</a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/22/darryl-willis-bp-chooses-a-black-man-to-head-its-claims-proces/"><img alt="Post Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvblackspin.com/media/2010/06/oilspill1_thumbnail.jpg" /></a></p> <h4><a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/22/darryl-willis-bp-chooses-a-black-man-to-head-its-claims-proces/">BP Chooses a Black Man to Head its Claims Process</a></h4> <ul> <li>"BP is paying all the bills right now," Darryl Willis, the vice president of resources for BP ... <a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/22/darryl-willis-bp-chooses-a-black-man-to-head-its-claims-proces/">Read More</a> </li> <li>By <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/bloggers/boyce-watkins-phd/">Boyce Watkins, PhD</a> on Jun 22nd 2010 7:50AM | <a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/22/darryl-willis-bp-chooses-a-black-man-to-head-its-claims-proces/#commentsInline">Comments (1)</a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/21/son-of-dallas-police-chief-suspected-in-killing-a-cop/"><img alt="Post Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvblackspin.com/media/2010/06/capt.e087f286258545ebb07a2973916d617d-fdf85e31b79b41e888ed1266d96f3d0f-0_thumbnail.jpg" /></a></p> <h4><a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/21/son-of-dallas-police-chief-suspected-in-killing-a-cop/">Son of Dallas Police Chief Suspected in Killing a Cop</a></h4> <ul> <li>Investigators are saying that the 27-year-old son of Dallas Police Chief David Brown shot and ... <a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/21/son-of-dallas-police-chief-suspected-in-killing-a-cop/">Read More</a> </li> <li>By <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/bloggers/boyce-watkins-phd/">Boyce Watkins, PhD</a> on Jun 21st 2010 8:38PM | <a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/21/son-of-dallas-police-chief-suspected-in-killing-a-cop/#commentsInline">Comments (2)</a> </li> </ul><div class="wlWriterHeaderFooter" style="margin:0px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script></div> Black Celebrity Gossiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09837116912364075009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956303667863629098.post-45384632871569265432010-06-21T20:03:00.001-07:002010-06-21T20:03:18.074-07:00Rapper Fat Joe Questioned in Rape<p><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blogs.blackvoices.com/media/2010/06/fatjoesexualassault.jpg" vspace="4" border="1" /> </p> <p>by Dr. Boyce Watkins, AOL Black Voices </p> <p>The <strong>rapper Fat Joe</strong> was detained by police Sunday night after he and his entourage were accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Madison, Wisconsin. According to TMZ, the woman is 33-years old and claims the assault occurred in a Cadillac Limousine after a concert at the Orpheum Theater.</p> <p> <br />Fat Joe (a.k.a.<strong>Joseph Antonio Cartagena</strong>) and his entourage were held for questioning, but he was released and not arrested. The details of the case are still being sorted out in the investigation. Relative to most artists, Fat Joe doesn't get into very much trouble. The 39-year old married father of two has not, to my knowledge been accused of any sexual assault, so I'd be surprised if he waited this long to get started. He has been arrested in some of the typical rapper non-sense in the past: In 1998, he and the deceased rapper <strong>Big Pun </strong>were arrested for assaulting a man with a baseball bat and stealing his gold chain. I'm not even going to try to explain that one.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/2010/06/21/fat-joe-sexual-assault/">Click to read</a></p><div class="wlWriterHeaderFooter" style="margin:0px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script></div> Black Celebrity Gossiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09837116912364075009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956303667863629098.post-89595720966532719792010-06-14T11:27:00.001-07:002010-06-14T11:27:49.094-07:00Where are the Female Rappers?<p><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvonmoney.com/media/2010/06/gucci-mane-1276538774.jpg" vspace="4" border="1" /> </p> <p>by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Syracuse University </p> <p>I met spoken-word hip hop artist<strong> <a href="http://blip.tv/file/2821061">Shanelle Walker</a> </strong>when I went to give a speech at<strong>Kentucky State Universit</strong>y. Shanelle sent me a video of a rhyme she recited in honor of <strong>President Barack Obama</strong>. I was instantly floored by the performance, since I found her to be an incredibly powerful artist. <br />But Shanelle's performance led me to consider broader concerns, such as why there are so few women in the hip-hop industry. I remain confused that women are not given a chance to shine in a field dominated by men. While hip-hop has historically been the channel designed to give a voice to urban America, women have been effectively left out. While I've certainly spoken my piece <a href="http://theloop21.com/society/the-age-the-hoochie-mama-over">on how hip hop needs to change</a>, here are some reasons I believe women are missing: <br /><strong>1) The hypermasculinity of hip-hop:</strong> By becoming so masculine and sexualized, the music doesn't give women opportunities that don't involve a G-string. I look forward to the day when the culture is not driven by who gets shot the most and who does the best job of proving that he's a goon. That might actually lead to better music, since right now, many hip-hop artists come off like World Wrestling Entertainment characters. It's O.K. for an artist to also be a human-being. </p> <p>  </p> <p><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/14/hip-hop-industry-female-artists/">Click to read</a></p><div class="wlWriterHeaderFooter" style="margin:0px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script></div> Black Celebrity Gossiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09837116912364075009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956303667863629098.post-64649438857067543482010-06-14T09:20:00.001-07:002010-06-14T09:20:45.300-07:00NFL Quarterback Gets into Strip Club Fight<p><a href="http://www.bvonsports.com/2010/06/14/vince-young-arrested-strip-club/"><img alt="Post Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvonsports.com/media/2010/06/vinceyoungarrested_thumbnail.jpg" /></a></p> <h4><a href="http://www.bvonsports.com/2010/06/14/vince-young-arrested-strip-club/">NFL Quarterback Vince Young Cited in Strip Club Brawl</a></h4> <ul> <li>Police have cited Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young for an incident that occurred at a strip ... <a href="http://www.bvonsports.com/2010/06/14/vince-young-arrested-strip-club/">Read More</a> </li> <li>By <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/bloggers/dr-boyce-watkins-phd/">Dr. Boyce Watkins, PhD</a> on Jun 14th 2010 12:04PM | <a href="http://www.bvonsports.com/2010/06/14/vince-young-arrested-strip-club/#commentsInline">Comments (0)</a> </li> </ul><div class="wlWriterHeaderFooter" style="margin:0px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script></div> Black Celebrity Gossiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09837116912364075009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956303667863629098.post-91765242416126968822010-06-14T07:49:00.001-07:002010-06-14T07:49:02.618-07:00Diddy's Son gets a $360K Car - Too Much?<p><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvonmoney.com/media/2010/06/diddyson.jpg" vspace="4" border="1" /></p> <p>by Dr Boyce Watkins</p> <p>Some of us turned our heads to the side when it was reported that the rapper and businessman Diddy gave his son Justin a $360,000 Maybach automobile for his 16th birthday. People asked me what I thought about this, since <a href="http://financiallovemaking.net">I've written a great deal on how to teach your kids about money</a>, and I used a three letter acronym: TAH - "Tacky As Hayell." <br />I respect Diddy and I apologize for having to lean in on him for this one, but as <a href="http://blip.tv/file/3751028">S Tia Brown and I discuss in our latest episode of Financial Lovemaking</a>, you can find ways to show your children love without spoiling them for the rest of the world. By giving his son such an extraordinary gift at such an early age, Diddy may have minimized his son's ability to conceptualize the value of working hard for his success or empathizing with those who are less fortunate. In other words, receiving such overdoses of dopamine at the age of 16 is a sure-fire recipe for depression later in life.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/14/diddy-son-car/">Click to read</a></p><div class="wlWriterHeaderFooter" style="margin:0px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script></div> Black Celebrity Gossiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09837116912364075009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956303667863629098.post-13905346398379576932010-06-13T09:17:00.001-07:002010-06-13T09:17:58.809-07:00Slim Thug Responds on Controversy about Black Women<p><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvblackspin.com/media/2010/06/slimthugblackwomancomments.jpg" vspace="4" border="1" /> </p> <p>by Dr. Boyce Watkins, AOL Black Voices </p> <p>Many of you may already know about the "interesting" comments made by the rapper<strong>Slim Thug</strong>, and his frustration about the lack of loyalty among black women. His comments were met with resistance by <a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/09/slim-thug-marc-lamont-hill/">myself and Dr. Marc Lamont Hill</a> from Columbia University, who gave him the stable advice to keep his mouth shut. I say that "Slim Thugga" needs to be quiet, not because he's wrong, but because this is a battle he can't win and still sell records. Getting every black woman in America to hate you is simply not good for business. Even <strong>Talib Kweli</strong>, a fellow hip hop artist, <a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/10/talib-kweli-rapper-replies-to-slim-thug/">had something to say about Slim Thug's remarks. <br /></a> <br />On his twitter page, Slim Thug went out of his way to try to protect his image in the face of all the backlash: </p> <p><a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/13/slim-thug-black-women/">Click to read</a></p><div class="wlWriterHeaderFooter" style="margin:0px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script></div> Black Celebrity Gossiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09837116912364075009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956303667863629098.post-48016436712423134312010-06-13T07:18:00.001-07:002010-06-13T07:18:03.021-07:00Reggie Wayne, NFL Star - Mistress Takes Credit Cards<p><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvonmoney.com/media/2010/06/reggiewaynemistress.jpg" vspace="4" border="1" /> </p> <p>AOL Black Voices </p> <p>NFL star <strong>Reggie Wayne</strong> is finding out the hard way that giving your credit card number out to anyone may not be such a good idea. Wayne, who is married, is suing his ummm, girlfriend <strong>Natasha McKenzie</strong>. In the affidavit, Wayne is alleging that McKenzie did it big on Wayne's credit card without asking his permission.</p> <p> <br />As the story goes, McKenzie, who is 26 years old, just needed Wayne's credit card for a "few little things," like paying her cell phone bill and buying a plane ticket. She was allegedly going to buy the ticket to come and visit Wayne to spend "quality time" with him. To Reggie's surprise, Natasha and her friends "got a little jiggy" with the credit card and charged up $95,000 worth of "necessities." Actually, there were 333 necessities on her list, which is the number of charges she allegedly made to the account.</p> <p> <br />Reggie originally took the charges to police in April. He has had the uncomfortable challenge of keeping this information from his wife. McKenzie claims that Wayne knew about the charges all along, and that she is only being scapegoated because either his wife found out about her or he has moved on to another mistress. Either way, this entire situation is a little bit strange. Wayne is not the only athlete to be taken for big money as the result of an affair. Tiger Woods allegedly paid millions to keep some of his mistresses quiet.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/13/nfl-player-reggie-wayne-sues-mistress-for-charging-up-credit-car/">Click to read</a></p><div class="wlWriterHeaderFooter" style="margin:0px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script></div> Black Celebrity Gossiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09837116912364075009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956303667863629098.post-25380128488626761652010-06-12T17:53:00.001-07:002010-06-12T17:53:20.164-07:00Police Caught Pepper Spraying Black Man for No Reason<p><img src="http://aftermathnews.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/police-state.jpg" /></p> <p>by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Syracuse University</p> <p>I am not quite sure what to <a href="http://blip.tv/file/3747858">make of the ruffled YouTube video</a> that is now scouring the web out of Paterson, New Jersey. In the video, the woman filming, who mentions that her mother works in the sheriff's office, is taping a New Jersey police officer holding a black man to the ground. The man clearly has his hands behind his back and appears to be restrained.</p> <p> <br />As the woman videos the incident from a distance, the officer inexplicably grabs the man, turns him around and puts pepper spray into his eyes. He appears to do it twice.</p> <p>  </p> <p><a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/12/police-officer-pepper-spray/">Click to read</a></p><div class="wlWriterHeaderFooter" style="margin:0px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script></div> Black Celebrity Gossiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09837116912364075009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956303667863629098.post-24318330815012903052010-06-12T17:00:00.001-07:002010-06-12T17:00:54.023-07:00The Latest Black News - 6/12/10<p><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OrPBnlvaruE/SEHSTJ2R0NI/AAAAAAAAAEI/QEXVenwe7oA/S1600-R/ybwlogo.jpg" /> </p> <p><a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-34396-Syracuse-Economic-Policy-Examiner~y2010m6d12-Gary-Colemans-Wife-Continues-to-Be-More-and-More-Suspicious">Gary Coleman's Wife Continues to Be More and More Suspicious</a> </p> <p>Saturday, June 12th, 2010 </p> <p>I was saddened to see that 1980s icon Gary Coleman died just a few days ago. What's even sadder is that... <br /><a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-34396-Syracuse-Economic-Policy-Examiner~y2010m6d12-Gary-Colemans-Wife-Continues-to-Be-More-and-More-Suspicious">Keep Reading »</a> </p> <p><a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-34396-Syracuse-Economic-Policy-Examiner~y2010m6d12-Alvin-Greene-is-the-Political-Candidate-that-Everyone-Knows-All-About">Alvin Greene is the Political Candidate that Everyone Knows All About</a> </p> <p>Saturday, June 12th, 2010 </p> <p>I've seen the media dance around the obvious when it comes to the peculiar candidacy of Alvin Greene, the South... <br /><a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-34396-Syracuse-Economic-Policy-Examiner~y2010m6d12-Alvin-Greene-is-the-Political-Candidate-that-Everyone-Knows-All-About">Keep Reading »</a> </p> <p><a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-34396-Syracuse-Economic-Policy-Examiner~y2010m6d12-Rapper-Nicki-Minaj-Gets-Sued-Over-Payments-on-a-Lamborghini">Rapper Nicki Minaj Gets Sued Over Payments on a Lamborghini</a> </p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p>Visit our Other Blogs and Join Our Family! </p> <p><a href="http://youngblackstudents.com/blacknews">African American News</a> </p> <p><a href="http://yourblackgossip.blogspot.com/">Black Celebrity News</a> </p> <p><a href="http://drboycewatkins.com/thesyracuseprofessor">Syracuse University</a> </p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com">Your Black World</a> </p> <p><a href="http://blackscholars.blogspot.com">Black Scholars Blog</a> </p> <p><a href="http://yourblackpolitics.blogspot.com">Black Political Blog</a> </p> <p><a href="http://blackbloggers.wordpress.com">Black News Blog</a> </p> <p><a href="http://drboycewatkins.com/scholarshipinaction">Scholarship in Action at Syracuse University</a> </p> <p><a href="http://blackamericanmoney.com/whitmanschoolofmanagement">The Whitman School of Management</a> </p> <p><a href="http://www.twitter.com/drboycewatkins1"><img title="clip_image002[3]" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="156" alt="clip_image002[3]" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_xfHc4X-BWvo/TBQftEsaCLI/AAAAAAAAACY/7_-Ts53OWCA/clip_image002%5B3%5D%5B2%5D.gif?imgmax=800" width="156" border="0" /></a><b> </b></p> <p><b>Follow <a href="http://www.twitter.com/drboycewatkins1">us on Twitter!</a> </b></p><div class="wlWriterHeaderFooter" style="margin:0px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script></div> Black Celebrity Gossiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09837116912364075009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956303667863629098.post-28577847921197999802010-06-12T16:10:00.001-07:002010-06-12T16:10:36.635-07:00Rapper Nicki Minaj Gets Sued Over a Pink Lambo<p><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvonmoney.com/media/2010/06/nickiminajlawsuit.jpg" vspace="4" border="1" /></p> <p></p> by Dr. Boyce Watkins <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><strong>The rapper Nicki Minaj</strong> was sued this week over a pink Lamborghini that she rented for one of her videos. The company, <strong>Hollywood Exotic Car Rental,</strong> sued her for $12,000, alleging that the car was damaged and that the rental fee was not paid.</p> <p></p> <p> <br />The car had been rented for $1,750 a day to shoot her "Massive Attack" music video, directed by Hype Williams.</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p> <br />The suit against Nicki Minaj was filed in LA Superior Court. The company alleges that the car was driven "off road" and that the damage amounted to $11,589.41. They also argue that Minaj didn't pay the three day rental fee on the car, which totaled $5,250.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/12/nicki-minaj-sued-over-a-pink-lamborghini/">Click to read</a></p><div class="wlWriterHeaderFooter" style="margin:0px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script></div> Black Celebrity Gossiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09837116912364075009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956303667863629098.post-48503572109883919102010-06-12T15:24:00.001-07:002010-06-12T15:24:08.823-07:00Your Black News 6/12/10<h3><a href="http://newsone.com/nation/associatedpress2/5-new-orleans-police-officers-charged-in-fatal-post-katrina-shooting/">5 New Orleans Police Officers Charged In Fatal Post-Katrina Shooting</a></h3> <p>By <a href="http://newsone.com/author/associatedpress2/">Associated Press</a> June 12, 2010 10:15 am </p> <p><a href="http://newsone.com/nation/associatedpress2/5-new-orleans-police-officers-charged-in-fatal-post-katrina-shooting/"><img alt="5 New Orleans Police Officers Charged In Fatal Post-Katrina Shooting" src="http://cdn1.newsone.com/wp-content/plugins/ione-core/phpthumb/phpThumb.php?src=http://cdn1.newsone.com/files/2010/06/shooting.jpg&w=456&h=0&f=jpeg&hash=027d5538ad9784e7548731c2ee74c71c" /></a> </p> <p>Read more about <a href="http://newsone.com/nation/associatedpress2/5-new-orleans-police-officers-charged-in-fatal-post-katrina-shooting/">5 New Orleans Police Officers Charged In Fatal Post-Katrina Shooting</a> </p> <p>TAGS: <a href="http://newsone.com/tag/hurricane-katrina/">Hurricane Katrina</a>, <a href="http://newsone.com/tag/new-orleans/">New Orleans</a>, <a href="http://newsone.com/tag/police-brutality/">Police brutality</a> </p> <h4><a href="http://newsone.com/category/nation/">NATION</a></h4> <h3><a href="http://newsone.com/nation/associatedpress2/deadline-nears-for-haitians-deportation-reprieve/">Deadline Nears For Haitians’ Deportation Reprieve</a></h3> <p>By <a href="http://newsone.com/author/associatedpress2/">Associated Press</a> June 12, 2010 9:45 am </p> <p><a href="http://newsone.com/nation/associatedpress2/deadline-nears-for-haitians-deportation-reprieve/"><img alt="Deadline Nears For Haitians’ Deportation Reprieve" src="http://cdn1.newsone.com/wp-content/plugins/ione-core/phpthumb/phpThumb.php?src=http://cdn1.newsone.com/files/2010/06/haiti1.jpg&w=456&h=0&f=jpeg&hash=decdcd0374eaed8cce4085295fb38ef9" /></a> </p> <p>Read more about <a href="http://newsone.com/nation/associatedpress2/deadline-nears-for-haitians-deportation-reprieve/">Deadline Nears For Haitians’ Deportation Reprieve</a> </p> <p>TAGS: <a href="http://newsone.com/tag/haitian-earthquake/">haitian earthquake</a>, <a href="http://newsone.com/tag/immigration/">immigration</a> </p> <h4><a href="http://newsone.com/category/nation/">NATION</a></h4> <h3><a href="http://newsone.com/nation/associatedpress2/nevada-supreme-court-hears-appeal-of-oj-simpson-robbery-case/">Nevada Supreme Court Hears Appeal Of OJ Simpson Robbery Case</a></h3> <p>By <a href="http://newsone.com/author/associatedpress2/">Associated Press</a> June 11, 2010 5:04 pm </p> <p><a href="http://newsone.com/nation/associatedpress2/nevada-supreme-court-hears-appeal-of-oj-simpson-robbery-case/"><img alt="Nevada Supreme Court Hears Appeal Of OJ Simpson Robbery Case" src="http://cdn1.newsone.com/wp-content/plugins/ione-core/phpthumb/phpThumb.php?src=http://cdn1.newsone.com/files/2010/06/oj-simpson-smiling-murder-trial.jpg&w=456&h=0&f=jpeg&hash=7e28291276ae2486748e2e86f57117f2" /></a> </p> <p>Read more about <a href="http://newsone.com/nation/associatedpress2/nevada-supreme-court-hears-appeal-of-oj-simpson-robbery-case/">Nevada Supreme Court Hears Appeal Of OJ Simpson Robbery Case</a> </p> <p>TAGS: <a href="http://newsone.com/tag/crime/">crime</a>, <a href="http://newsone.com/tag/oj-simpson/">O.J. Simpson</a> </p> <h4><a href="http://newsone.com/category/nation/">NATION</a></h4> <h3><a href="http://newsone.com/nation/casey-gane-mccalla/opinion-audit-the-pentagon/">OPINION: Audit The Pentagon</a></h3> <p>By <a href="http://newsone.com/author/casey-gane-mccalla/">Casey Gane-McCalla</a> June 11, 2010 4:43 pm </p> <p><a href="http://newsone.com/nation/casey-gane-mccalla/opinion-audit-the-pentagon/"><img alt="OPINION: Audit The Pentagon" src="http://cdn1.newsone.com/wp-content/plugins/ione-core/phpthumb/phpThumb.php?src=http://cdn1.newsone.com/files/2010/06/pieFY09-1.gif&w=456&h=0&f=jpeg&hash=f5f086b7e3cfb2db52053060809dc8be" /></a> </p> <p>Read more about <a href="http://newsone.com/nation/casey-gane-mccalla/opinion-audit-the-pentagon/">OPINION: Audit The Pentagon</a> </p> <p>TAGS: <a href="http://newsone.com/tag/afghanistan/">Afghanistan</a>, <a href="http://newsone.com/tag/halliburton/">Halliburton</a>, <a href="http://newsone.com/tag/iraq/">Iraq</a> </p> <h4><a href="http://newsone.com/category/nation/">NATION</a></h4> <h3><a href="http://newsone.com/nation/newsonestaff4/innocent-black-man-freed-after-16-years-in-jail/">Innocent Black Man Freed After 16 Years In Jail</a></h3> <p>By <a href="http://newsone.com/author/newsonestaff4/">NewsOne Staff</a> June 11, 2010 4:07 pm </p> <p><a href="http://newsone.com/nation/newsonestaff4/innocent-black-man-freed-after-16-years-in-jail/"><img alt="Innocent Black Man Freed After 16 Years In Jail" src="http://cdn1.newsone.com/wp-content/plugins/ione-core/phpthumb/phpThumb.php?src=http://cdn1.newsone.com/files/2010/06/Jabbar-Collins-and-kids-l.-to-r.-Jabar-Khiry-and-Courtney1.jpeg&w=456&h=0&f=jpeg&hash=0cac80adb05db73fbb0f24ba39cc7b7f" /></a> </p> <p>Read more about <a href="http://newsone.com/nation/newsonestaff4/innocent-black-man-freed-after-16-years-in-jail/">Innocent Black Man Freed After 16 Years In Jail</a> </p> <p>TAGS: <a href="http://newsone.com/tag/black-man/">black man</a>, <a href="http://newsone.com/tag/gun-violence/">Gun Violence</a>, <a href="http://newsone.com/tag/jail/">jail</a>, <a href="http://newsone.com/tag/prison/">Prison</a> </p> <h4><a href="http://newsone.com/category/nation/">NATION</a></h4> <h3><a href="http://newsone.com/nation/associatedpress3/15-year-old-brutally-beaten-by-indianapolis-police/">15-Year-Old Brutally Beaten By Indianapolis Police</a></h3> <p>By <a href="http://newsone.com/author/associatedpress3/">Associated Press</a> June 11, 2010 4:05 pm </p> <p><a href="http://newsone.com/nation/associatedpress3/15-year-old-brutally-beaten-by-indianapolis-police/"><img alt="15-Year-Old Brutally Beaten By Indianapolis Police" src="http://cdn1.newsone.com/wp-content/plugins/ione-core/phpthumb/phpThumb.php?src=http://cdn1.newsone.com/files/2010/06/beaten-man_20100518170014_640_480.JPG&w=456&h=0&f=jpeg&hash=c30705a99125404b904b55321ef39786" /></a> </p> <p>Read more about <a href="http://newsone.com/nation/associatedpress3/15-year-old-brutally-beaten-by-indianapolis-police/">15-Year-Old Brutally Beaten By Indianapolis Police</a> </p> <p>TAGS: <a href="http://newsone.com/tag/indianapolis/">Indianapolis</a>, <a href="http://newsone.com/tag/police-brutality/">Police brutality</a> </p> <h4><a href="http://newsone.com/category/entertainment/sports-entertainment/">SPORTS</a></h4> <h4><a href="http://newsone.com/entertainment/sports-entertainment/associatedpress2/world-cup-opens-on-joyous-noisy-note/">World Cup Opens On Joyous, Noisy Note</a></h4> <p>By <a href="http://newsone.com/author/associatedpress2/">Associated Press</a> June 11, 2010 3:26 pm </p> <p><a href="http://newsone.com/entertainment/sports-entertainment/associatedpress2/world-cup-opens-on-joyous-noisy-note/"><img alt="World Cup Opens On Joyous, Noisy Note" src="http://cdn1.newsone.com/wp-content/plugins/ione-core/phpthumb/phpThumb.php?src=http://cdn1.newsone.com/files/2010/06/world-cup.jpg&w=456&h=0&f=jpeg&hash=1b492ba8ee208055a668b2047225d6ff" /></a> </p> <p>Read more about <a href="http://newsone.com/entertainment/sports-entertainment/associatedpress2/world-cup-opens-on-joyous-noisy-note/">World Cup Opens On Joyous, Noisy Note</a> </p> <p>TAGS: <a href="http://newsone.com/tag/soccer/">soccer</a>, <a href="http://newsone.com/tag/south-africa/">South Africa</a>, <a href="http://newsone.com/tag/world-cup/">World Cup</a> </p> <h4><a href="http://newsone.com/category/nation/">NATION</a></h4> <h3><a href="http://newsone.com/nation/associated-press/video-takes-center-stage-in-oscar-grant-trial/">Video Takes Center Stage In Oscar Grant Trial</a></h3> <p>By <a href="http://newsone.com/author/associated-press/">Associated Press</a> June 11, 2010 1:57 pm </p> <p><a 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Well, the child isn't exactly a baby either. <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2010/06/11/brian-mcknight-340-000-reasons-to-show-up-in-court/">According to TMZ</a>, the child is a 14-year old that Brian hasn't exactly claimed to be his own. Well, whether McKnight chooses to address the child as his own or not, a Florida judge has ruled that Brian must now take financial responsibility for the child. The amount owed? $341,640, which comes out to just over $2,000 per month for every month since the child was born.</p> <p> <br />The mother of the child,<strong> Miriam Lee</strong>, took Brian McKnight to court to establish paternity last year. Why she waited so long to do so is not clear. From this point on, the singer is responsible for making child support payments in the amount of $11,388 per month. The ruling was a default judgment, since McKnight was not in court and didn't respond to the woman's claim of paternity.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/12/brian-mcknight-child-support/">Click to read</a></p><div class="wlWriterHeaderFooter" style="margin:0px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script></div> Black Celebrity Gossiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09837116912364075009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956303667863629098.post-50453309729458261892010-06-12T09:42:00.001-07:002010-06-12T09:42:30.159-07:00Dr. Boyce speaks on the NBA and Obama<p><a href="http://www.bvonsports.com/2010/06/12/nba-diversity-report-card/"><img alt="Post Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvonsports.com/media/2010/06/davidstern_thumbnail.jpg" /></a></p> <h4><a href="http://www.bvonsports.com/2010/06/12/nba-diversity-report-card/">NBA Gets High Marks for Diversity in Annual Report Card</a></h4> <ul> <li>According to Professor Richard Lapchick, author of the recent Racial and Gender Report Card for ... <a href="http://www.bvonsports.com/2010/06/12/nba-diversity-report-card/">Read More</a> </li> <li>By <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/bloggers/dr-boyce-watkins-phd/">Dr. Boyce Watkins, PhD</a> on Jun 12th 2010 11:20AM | <a href="http://www.bvonsports.com/2010/06/12/nba-diversity-report-card/#commentsInline">Comments (0)</a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/2010/06/09/barack-obama-angry-black-man/"><img alt="Post Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blogs.blackvoices.com/media/2010/06/barackobama221_thumbnail.jpg" /></a></p> <h4><a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/2010/06/09/barack-obama-angry-black-man/">Obama's "Angry Black Man" Criticism: Isn't He Also Half White?</a></h4> <ul> <li>In light of all of the interesting analysis that others have done regarding why President Barack ... <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/2010/06/09/barack-obama-angry-black-man/">Read More</a> </li> <li>By <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/bloggers/dr-boyce-watkins-phd/">Dr. Boyce Watkins, PhD</a> on Jun 9th 2010 9:36PM | <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/2010/06/09/barack-obama-angry-black-man/#commentsInline">Comments (34)</a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/2010/06/05/why-black-men-are-not-graduating-from-college/"><img alt="Post Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blogs.blackvoices.com/media/2010/06/blackmalegraduation_thumbnail.jpg" /></a></p> <h4><a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/2010/06/05/why-black-men-are-not-graduating-from-college/">CNN Asks Why Black Men Are Not Graduating From College</a></h4> <ul> <li>Richelle Carey at CNN Headline News recently reached out to me to find out why black men aren't ... <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/2010/06/05/why-black-men-are-not-graduating-from-college/">Read More</a> </li> <li>By <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/bloggers/dr-boyce-watkins-phd/">Dr. Boyce Watkins, PhD</a> on Jun 5th 2010 4:24PM | <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/2010/06/05/why-black-men-are-not-graduating-from-college/#commentsInline">Comments (32)</a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.bvonsports.com/2010/06/04/dwyane-wade-given-temporary-custody-of-his-sons/"><img alt="Post Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvonsports.com/media/2010/06/dwyane_thumbnail.jpg" /></a></p> <h4><a href="http://www.bvonsports.com/2010/06/04/dwyane-wade-given-temporary-custody-of-his-sons/">Dwyane Wade Given Temporary Custody of His Sons</a></h4> <ul> <li>NBA star Dwyane Wade's divorce just got a little uglier. 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Simpson Fights to Get a New Trial in Nevada</a></h5> <p>11:58 PMJun 10</p> <p>Source: <a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com">BV Black Spin</a></p> <p>O.J. Simpson's attorneys are planning to try to convince a group of Nevada judges to overturn his 2007 conviction of a hotel room robbery this week. They worry about time, since they are only going to have a few minutes to make their case. "We only ... <a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/10/oj-simpson-fights-to-get-a-new-trial-in-nevada/">Read More</a></p> </li> <li> <h5><a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/10/oscar-grant-trial-has-no-black-jurors/">Oscar Grant Trial Has No Black Jurors</a></h5> <p>6:58 PMJun 10</p> <p>Source: <a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com">BV Black Spin</a></p> <p>On New Year's Day of 2009, Oscar Grant was shot in Oakland, Calif. The shooter was a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) officer by the name of Johannes Mehserle. Grant was 22-years-old at the time of his death, and the shooting was captured by cell phone ... <a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/10/oscar-grant-trial-has-no-black-jurors/">Read More</a></p> </li> </ul><div class="wlWriterHeaderFooter" style="margin:0px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script></div> Black Celebrity Gossiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09837116912364075009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956303667863629098.post-56523589290684085912010-06-10T22:51:00.001-07:002010-06-10T22:51:25.527-07:00Teenage Boy Gets Beaten by Police<h3>The Latest</h3> <p><a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/11/brandon-johnson-police-brutality/"><img alt="Post Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvblackspin.com/media/2010/06/indianapolispolice614903l_thumbnail.jpg" /></a></p> <h4><a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/11/brandon-johnson-police-brutality/">Brandon Johnson: 15-Year Old Boy Beaten by Police in Indianapolis</a></h4> <ul> <li>Indianapolis Police Chief Paul Ciesielski called for the firing of a white officer who's been ... <a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/11/brandon-johnson-police-brutality/">Read More</a> </li> <li>By <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/bloggers/boyce-watkins-phd/">Boyce Watkins, PhD</a> on Jun 11th 2010 1:25AM | <a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/11/brandon-johnson-police-brutality/#commentsInline">Comments (1)</a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/10/oj-simpson-fights-to-get-a-new-trial-in-nevada/"><img alt="Post Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvblackspin.com/media/2010/06/ojsimpsonsuit_thumbnail.jpg" /></a></p> <h4><a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/10/oj-simpson-fights-to-get-a-new-trial-in-nevada/">OJ Simpson Fights to Get a New Trial in Nevada</a></h4> <ul> <li>OJ Simpson's attorneys are planning to try to convince a group of Nevada judges to overturn his ... <a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/10/oj-simpson-fights-to-get-a-new-trial-in-nevada/">Read More</a> </li> <li>By <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/bloggers/boyce-watkins-phd/">Boyce Watkins, PhD</a> on Jun 10th 2010 11:58PM | <a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/10/oj-simpson-fights-to-get-a-new-trial-in-nevada/#commentsInline">Comments (0)</a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/10/oscar-grant-trial-has-no-black-jurors/"><img alt="Post Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvblackspin.com/media/2010/06/oscargrant_thumbnail.jpg" /></a></p> <h4><a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/10/oscar-grant-trial-has-no-black-jurors/">Oscar Grant Trial Has No Black Jurors</a></h4> <ul> <li>On New Year's day of 2009, Oscar Grant was shot in Oakland, California. The shooter was a Bay ... <a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/10/oscar-grant-trial-has-no-black-jurors/">Read More</a> </li> <li>By <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/bloggers/boyce-watkins-phd/">Boyce Watkins, PhD</a> on Jun 10th 2010 6:58PM | <a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/10/oscar-grant-trial-has-no-black-jurors/#commentsInline">Comments (8)</a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/2010/06/10/how-to-fight-like-a-celebrity/"><img alt="Post Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/blogs.blackvoices.com/media/2010/06/boxing-gloves_thumbnail.jpg" /></a></p> <h4><a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/2010/06/10/how-to-fight-like-a-celebrity/">How To Fight Like A Celebrity!</a></h4> <ul> <li>From the Urban Daily: Have you ever noticed that celebrities always have beef, but never actually ... <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/2010/06/10/how-to-fight-like-a-celebrity/">Read More</a> </li> <li>By <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/bloggers/lucette-jefferson/">Lucette Jefferson</a> on Jun 10th 2010 5:50PM | <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/2010/06/10/how-to-fight-like-a-celebrity/#commentsInline">Comments (1)</a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.thebvx.com/2010/06/10/around-the-web-jay-z-in-rolling-stone-drake-was-rihannas-p/"><img alt="Post Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.thebvx.com/media/2010/06/jay-z-rolling-stone-cover-590x332_thumbnail.jpg" /></a></p> <h4><a href="http://www.thebvx.com/2010/06/10/around-the-web-jay-z-in-rolling-stone-drake-was-rihannas-p/">Around the Web -- Jay-Z in Rolling Stone, Drake Was Rihanna's 'Pawn'? + More</a></h4> <ul> <li>In his third Rolling Stone cover article, Jay-Z speaks on aging gracefully in a youth-oriented ... <a href="http://www.thebvx.com/2010/06/10/around-the-web-jay-z-in-rolling-stone-drake-was-rihannas-p/">Read More</a> </li> <li>By <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/bloggers/journey-ade/">Journey Ade</a> on Jun 10th 2010 5:45PM | <a href="http://www.thebvx.com/2010/06/10/around-the-web-jay-z-in-rolling-stone-drake-was-rihannas-p/#commentsInline">Comments (2)</a> </li> </ul><div class="wlWriterHeaderFooter" style="margin:0px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script></div> Black Celebrity Gossiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09837116912364075009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956303667863629098.post-73479376371695996432010-06-10T16:08:00.001-07:002010-06-10T16:08:04.404-07:00No Black Jurors Chosen in Oscar Grant Case<p><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvblackspin.com/media/2010/06/oscargrant.jpg" vspace="4" border="1" /> </p> <p>by Dr. Boyce Watkins </p> <p>On New Year's day of 2009, <strong>Oscar Grant </strong>was shot in Oakland, California. The shooter was a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) officer by the name of <strong>Johannes Mehserle</strong>. Grant was 22-years old at the time of his death, and the shooting was captured by cell phone cameras and disseminated throughout the Internet. Adding insult to injury, the Grant family just found that there will be no African American jurors in the trial of grant's shooter.</p> <p> <br />Jack Bryson, whose sons were with Grant the night he was killed, was angry about the jury selection.</p> <p> <br />"This is like a slap in the face," Bryson told The Associated Press. "This case came all the way to Los Angeles after the judge in Alameda County said they couldn't get a fair and impartial jury there. <br />"This is the best you can do, and you did this in two days. We could've stayed back in Oakland for this."</p> <p><a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/10/oscar-grant-trial-has-no-black-jurors/">Click to read</a></p><div class="wlWriterHeaderFooter" style="margin:0px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script></div> Black Celebrity Gossiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09837116912364075009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956303667863629098.post-1701729878617052002010-06-10T09:35:00.001-07:002010-06-10T09:35:22.673-07:00Talib Kweli, Slim Thug, Marc Lamont Hill and Black Women<p><a href="http://blackamericanmoney.com/africanamericannews"><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvblackspin.com/media/2010/06/talibkweli.jpg" vspace="4" border="1" /></a></p> <p>by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Syracuse University</p> <p>A note to <strong>Slim Thug</strong>: You probably just need to be quiet for a while. It's not to say that<a href="http://www.vibe.com/posts/slim-thug-black-women-need-stand-their-man-more">your comments about black women</a> were outside your rights to freedom of speech, but if you keep dissing the audience most likely to go out and buy your records, you are probably going to end up in the same poorhouse as <strong>MC Hammer</strong>. Don't get me wrong, black men love your music (at least I do), but the bottom line is that brothers don't buy albums, books, or anything else put up for sale. But when black women turn on you, it's a wrap son. Settle down and go back to the studio; it's good for your financial health. <br /><a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/09/slim-thug-marc-lamont-hill/">I wrote yesterday about the comments made by Slim Thug </a>regarding how he perceives white women to be a better dating choice than black women, as well as<a href="http://theloop21.com/society/open-letter-slim-thug"><strong>Columbia Professor Marc Lamont Hill's</strong>response to Slim Thug's words</a>. It seems that the debate has taken a life of it's own, now that <a href="http://www.vibe.com/posts/talib-kwli-things-slim-thug-said-are-real-problems-our-community">rapper </a><strong><a href="http://www.vibe.com/posts/talib-kwli-things-slim-thug-said-are-real-problems-our-community">Talib Kweli </a></strong><a href="http://www.vibe.com/posts/talib-kwli-things-slim-thug-said-are-real-problems-our-community">has joined the conversation.</a> In a recent essay he wrote for Vibe Magazine, Talib Kweli was ever the diplomatic artist, as he showed respect for Slim Thug, but also expressed his own concerns for his colleague's remarks about black women:</p> <p><a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/10/talib-kweli-rapper-replies-to-slim-thug/">Click to read.</a></p> <p><a href="http://blackamericanmoney.com/slimthugblackwomen/">To read more about the debate regarding Slim Thug’s comments about black women, click here.</a></p><div class="wlWriterHeaderFooter" style="margin:0px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script></div> Black Celebrity Gossiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09837116912364075009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956303667863629098.post-19518689668622323962010-06-09T20:37:00.001-07:002010-06-09T20:37:14.033-07:00The Globe Magazine Angers Todd Bridges Over Coleman Pictures<p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com"><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvblackspin.com/media/2010/06/garycolemanarrested.jpg" vspace="4" border="1" /></a></p> <p>by Dr. Boyce Watkins, AOL Black Voices</p> <p>There has been a great deal of public <a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/08/gary-colemans-wife-is-suspect-but-why-is-that/">speculation of the role that Shannon Price</a>,<strong>Gary Coleman's ex-wife,</strong> played in the actor's death. To make matters worse, some are wondering how <strong><a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/09/the-globe-magazine/">The Globe Magazine</a></strong> got a hold of pictures of a dying Gary Coleman that are set to be released on Friday. Todd Bridges, who co-starred with Gary Coleman on the popular sit-com, "Diff'rent Strokes," was allowed to see the photos in advance of their being published. Bridges was not happy.</p> <p>"It's horrible. It's absolutely horrible. And I hope that whoever is responsible for this, and the people that are involved in this, people that are in the pictures, I hope they burn in hell," said Bridges, when appearing to discuss the issue on Entertainment Tonight. <br />What was most shocking was that even TMZ, a place known for the dirtiest of dirty celebrity gossip, refused to publish the photos. The Globe Magazine apparently has no such standard. A representative of Shannon Price has stated that Shannon is "very hurt by the pictures getting out there." But the problem for Price is that she is actually in the pictures that were taken.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/06/09/the-globe-magazine/">Click to read</a></p><div class="wlWriterHeaderFooter" style="margin:0px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"></script></div> Black Celebrity Gossiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09837116912364075009noreply@blogger.com0