tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22758183786280831172024-03-21T14:23:20.805-07:00Black Celebrity Gossip, Black News and MoreBlack Celebrity Gossiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09837116912364075009noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275818378628083117.post-10940461355152390082010-07-09T17:36:00.001-07:002010-07-09T17:36:42.098-07:00Former NFL Coach Dennis Green's Son Arrested on Child Porn Charges<p><strong><a href="http://blackathletes.wordpress.com"><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvonsports.com/media/2010/07/business-news3.jpg" vspace="4" border="1" /></a> <br /></strong></p> <p><strong>Jeremy Green</strong>, son of former NFL coach <strong>Dennis Green</strong>, has been arrested in Connecticut on a charge related to child pornography. Jeremy Green is also an ESPN analyst. He was picked up Thursday around 5 p.m. in a Southington hotel. He is charged with possession of child pornography, possession of narcotics and possession of drug paraphernalia. <br />He is being held on $750,000 bond and police are not releasing details of the warrant, which is now sealed. He has worked with ESPN since 2005. <br />Jeremy's father, Dennis Green, was one of the most successful African American coaches in the history of the NFL. His 1998 run with the Minnesota Vikings led to a 15-1 record for the team, and the most points scored by any NFL team during any one season. The team made it to the NFC Championship game that year, led by Randy Moss and other great players the team had that year.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bvonsports.com/2010/07/09/nfl-coach-dennis-greens-son-arrested-on-child-pornography-charg/">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-2275818378628083117.post-40794870296546766242010-06-22T16:40:00.001-07:002010-06-22T16:40:06.058-07:00Drake is the Man - First Week Sales are Huge<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-2275818378628083117.post-24675566742387765722010-06-19T19:31:00.001-07:002010-06-19T19:31:01.891-07:00Tiger's Sex Scandals Cost him $25 Million<p><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/19/tiger-woods-sex-scandal-cost/"><img alt="Post Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvonmoney.com/media/2010/06/tigerwoodsmoney_thumbnail.jpg" /></a></p> <h4><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/19/tiger-woods-sex-scandal-cost/">Tiger Woods Sex Scandals Cost Him $25 Million in Endorsements</a></h4> <ul> <li>It's being reported that the company which represents golf superstar Tiger Woods lost $4.6 million ... <a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/19/tiger-woods-sex-scandal-cost/">Read More</a> </li> <li>By <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/bloggers/boyce-watkins-phd/">Boyce Watkins, PhD</a> on Jun 19th 2010 10:21PM | <a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/19/tiger-woods-sex-scandal-cost/#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-2275818378628083117.post-79501605664149546392010-06-19T09:38:00.001-07:002010-06-19T09:38:08.552-07:00The Latest in Entertainment - 6/19/10<ul> <li><a href="http://www.thegrio.com/specials/hip-hop-politics-from-the-beat-to-the-ballot/will-the-legacy-of-political-hip-hop-continue.php"><img alt="Is the legacy of political rap going to live on?" src="http://www.thegrio.com/assets_c/2010/06/public_enemy-thumb-160xauto-10491.jpg" /></a> <h4><a href="http://www.thegrio.com/specials/hip-hop-politics-from-the-beat-to-the-ballot/will-the-legacy-of-political-hip-hop-continue.php">Is the legacy of political rap going to live on?</a></h4> <p>By <a href="http://www.thegrio.com/author/allhiphop/">AllHipHop</a></p> <p>7:55 AM on 06/19/2010</p> <p>OPINION - Hip-hop is more than a "Hot 16," "fresh new gear" or "swagger devoid of substance." At the end of the day hip-hop like politics is also about empowerment....</p> <p><a href="http://www.thegrio.com/specials/hip-hop-politics-from-the-beat-to-the-ballot/will-the-legacy-of-political-hip-hop-continue.php">> READ MORE</a></p> </li> <li><a href="http://www.thegrio.com/specials/hip-hop-politics-from-the-beat-to-the-ballot/hip-hop-and-islam-often-go-hand-in-hand.php"><img alt="Hip-hop and Islam often go hand and hand" src="http://www.thegrio.com/assets_c/2010/06/Hiphop_and_ Islam_ intersections_ and_ parallels-thumb-160xauto-10482.jpg" /></a> <h4><a href="http://www.thegrio.com/specials/hip-hop-politics-from-the-beat-to-the-ballot/hip-hop-and-islam-often-go-hand-in-hand.php">Hip-hop and Islam often go hand and hand</a></h4> <p>By <a href="http://www.thegrio.com/author/allhiphop/">AllHipHop</a></p> <p>10:37 AM on 06/18/2010</p> <p>OPINION - Hip-hop and Islam intersected early on in rap's history when the young poets began to embrace the teachings of Malcolm X...</p> <p><a href="http://www.thegrio.com/specials/hip-hop-politics-from-the-beat-to-the-ballot/hip-hop-and-islam-often-go-hand-in-hand.php">> READ MORE</a></p> </li> <li><a href="http://www.thegrio.com/specials/hip-hop-politics-from-the-beat-to-the-ballot/how-the-sister-souljah-moment-remains-teachable.php"><img alt="How the 'Sister Souljah moment' remains teachable" src="http://www.thegrio.com/assets_c/2010/06/sister_souljah-thumb-160xauto-10466.jpg" /></a> <h4><a href="http://www.thegrio.com/specials/hip-hop-politics-from-the-beat-to-the-ballot/how-the-sister-souljah-moment-remains-teachable.php">How the 'Sister Souljah moment' remains teachable</a></h4> <p>By <a href="http://www.thegrio.com/author/lester-spence/">Lester Spence</a></p> <p>9:13 AM on 06/18/2010</p> <p>OPINION - For almost 20 years hip-hop was used to drive white voters to conservative political candidates, to conservative political positions...</p> <p><a href="http://www.thegrio.com/specials/hip-hop-politics-from-the-beat-to-the-ballot/how-the-sister-souljah-moment-remains-teachable.php">> READ MORE</a></p> </li> <li><a href="http://www.thegrio.com/entertainment/billboard-say-say-say-most-popular-jackson-song.php"><img alt="Billboard: 'Say Say Say' most popular Jackson song" src="http://www.thegrio.com/assets_c/2010/06/michael_jackson_and_paul_mccartney-thumb-160xauto-10462.jpg" /></a> <h4><a href="http://www.thegrio.com/entertainment/billboard-say-say-say-most-popular-jackson-song.php">Billboard: 'Say Say Say' most popular Jackson song</a></h4> <p>By <a href="http://www.thegrio.com/author/thegrio/">theGrio</a></p> <p>5:24 PM on 06/17/2010</p> <p>NEW YORK (AP) - Michael Jackson had dozens of hits, but his most popular one wasn't a solo smash or a tune with his brothers. It was a song with another icon...</p> <p><a href="http://www.thegrio.com/entertainment/billboard-say-say-say-most-popular-jackson-song.php">> READ MORE</a></p> </li> <li><a href="http://www.thegrio.com/entertainment/legendary-p-funk-guitarist-garry-shider-dies-at-56.php"><img alt="Legendary P-Funk guitarist Garry Shider dies at 56 " src="http://www.thegrio.com/assets_c/2010/06/Garry_Shider-thumb-160xauto-10463.jpg" /></a> <h4><a href="http://www.thegrio.com/entertainment/legendary-p-funk-guitarist-garry-shider-dies-at-56.php">Legendary P-Funk guitarist Garry Shider dies at 56</a></h4> <p>By <a href="http://www.thegrio.com/author/thegrio/">theGrio</a></p> <p>5:08 PM on 06/17/2010</p> <p>UPPER MARLBORO, MD. (AP) - Shider was known to millions of fans as "Starchild" or "Diaperman," the latter because of the loincloth he often wore onstage...</p> <p><a href="http://www.thegrio.com/entertainment/legendary-p-funk-guitarist-garry-shider-dies-at-56.php">> READ MORE</a></p> </li> <li><a href="http://www.thegrio.com/specials/hip-hop-politics-from-the-beat-to-the-ballot/barbershop-buzz-hip-hop-and-politics-mix-behind-the-mic.php"><img alt="Barbershop Buzz: Hip-hop, politics mix behind the mic" src="http://www.thegrio.com/assets_c/2010/05/BARBERSHOP BUZZ-thumb-160xauto-9349.jpg" /></a> <h4><a href="http://www.thegrio.com/specials/hip-hop-politics-from-the-beat-to-the-ballot/barbershop-buzz-hip-hop-and-politics-mix-behind-the-mic.php">Barbershop Buzz: Hip-hop, politics mix behind the mic</a></h4> <p>By <a href="http://www.thegrio.com/author/terrence-romney-1/">Terrence Romney</a></p> <p>1:06 PM on 06/17/2010</p> <p>VIDEO - When hip-hop artists speak out about politics does that matter to you? Does hip-hop influence what you do at the polls? ...</p> <p><a href="http://www.thegrio.com/specials/hip-hop-politics-from-the-beat-to-the-ballot/barbershop-buzz-hip-hop-and-politics-mix-behind-the-mic.php">> READ MORE</a></p> </li> <li><a href="http://www.thegrio.com/specials/hip-hop-politics-from-the-beat-to-the-ballot/hip-hop-must-evolve-or-die.php"><img alt="David Banner: Hip-hop must evolve or die" src="http://www.thegrio.com/assets_c/2010/06/david_banner-thumb-160xauto-10455.jpg" /></a> <h4><a href="http://www.thegrio.com/specials/hip-hop-politics-from-the-beat-to-the-ballot/hip-hop-must-evolve-or-die.php">David Banner: Hip-hop must evolve or die</a></h4> <p>By <a href="http://www.thegrio.com/author/allhiphop/">AllHipHop</a></p> <p>11:42 AM on 06/17/2010</p> <p>OPINION - If we don't find a way to show that we are marketable and that people from urban situations can earn money, then this dream will be over...</p> <p><a href="http://www.thegrio.com/specials/hip-hop-politics-from-the-beat-to-the-ballot/hip-hop-must-evolve-or-die.php">> READ MOR</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-2275818378628083117.post-80659478905975696812010-06-14T16:06:00.001-07:002010-06-14T16:06:44.099-07:00What are the Images of African American Women?<p><img height="220" alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvonmoney.com/media/2010/06/business-2.jpg" width="351" vspace="4" border="1" /> </p> <p>Dr Boyce Watkins Show - AOL Black Voices</p> <p>Today I had the opportunity to speak with four interesting and empowered black women: Michaela Angela Davis(founding Editor of Vibe Magazine), <a href="http://www.christinamendez.com/"><strong>Christina Mendez </strong></a>(well-known plus size model), <strong><a href="http://vipsmiles.com/">Dr. Catrice Austin</a></strong> (owner of VIP Smiles, Celebrity dentist), and <a href="http://www.alishacrutchfield.com/"><strong>Alisha Crutchfield</strong></a>(celebrity stylist and Fashion Director for the Miss Universe pageant). </p> <p></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/06/14/images-of-black-women-in-media/">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-2275818378628083117.post-59999093557152105052010-06-14T07:52:00.001-07:002010-06-14T07:52:27.995-07:00Black Celeb News: Diddy'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-2275818378628083117.post-47241362305109321462010-06-13T07:20:00.001-07:002010-06-13T07:20:58.571-07:00Reggie 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-2275818378628083117.post-34437221247317286972010-06-12T17:56:00.001-07:002010-06-12T17:56:12.519-07:00Police 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-2275818378628083117.post-37061200924469210972010-06-12T17:04:00.001-07:002010-06-12T17:04:43.085-07:00The Latest Black News - 6/12/10<p><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi630j-YO2u3MpEIJ5omnz-qlgTp6JHf2QhZY3gA2zXU3miJ3tX1pZXPTPBm164LiDgxMVDHeJ2g290ArfUKjiQ2M3_xF0Y_BA58yYFvTegt8wfjazTeaxZdIC7rduAR4qZ87yZRziY1s8/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://lh6.ggpht.com/_xfHc4X-BWvo/TBQgmB3VmwI/AAAAAAAAACg/Ld4X8PViPK4/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-2275818378628083117.post-30508653172257031172010-06-12T16:12:00.001-07:002010-06-12T16:12:46.318-07:00Rapper 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-2275818378628083117.post-36299445612929644862010-06-12T11:14:00.001-07:002010-06-12T11:14:23.669-07:00Black Blogger Websites<p><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi630j-YO2u3MpEIJ5omnz-qlgTp6JHf2QhZY3gA2zXU3miJ3tX1pZXPTPBm164LiDgxMVDHeJ2g290ArfUKjiQ2M3_xF0Y_BA58yYFvTegt8wfjazTeaxZdIC7rduAR4qZ87yZRziY1s8/s1600-r/ybwlogo.jpg" /></p> <p></p> <p>Visit our Other Blogs and Join Our Family!</p> <p><a href="http://youngblackstudents.com/scholarship">Syracuse University Scholarship in Action</a></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://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://lh4.ggpht.com/_xfHc4X-BWvo/TBPOfZdLEhI/AAAAAAAAACQ/qlZUoxjt64c/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-2275818378628083117.post-90376896397291578052010-06-12T10:22:00.001-07:002010-06-12T10:22:13.164-07:00Brian McKnight Ruled to Pay $341,000 for his 14-year old Child<p><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvonmoney.com/media/2010/06/brianmcknight.jpg" vspace="4" border="1" /></p> <p>by Dr. Boyce Watkins</p> <p>It appears that the singer <strong>Brian McKnight</strong> is now a not-so-proud father. 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-2275818378628083117.post-79063910278987032132010-06-12T09:44:00.001-07:002010-06-12T09:44:58.615-07:00Dr. 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. This week, the court gave Wade custody ... <a href="http://www.bvonsports.com/2010/06/04/dwyane-wade-given-temporary-custody-of-his-sons/">Read More</a> </li> <li>By <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/bloggers/dr-boyce-watkins-phd/">Dr. Boyce Watkins, PhD</a> on Jun 4th 2010 8:51AM | <a href="http://www.bvonsports.com/2010/06/04/dwyane-wade-given-temporary-custody-of-his-sons/#commentsInline">Comments (33)</a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.bvonsports.com/2010/05/24/Lebron-james-new-jersey-nets/"><img alt="Post Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvonsports.com/media/2010/05/lebron-james-2008-2009-nba-mvp-1-438_thumbnail.jpg" /></a></p> <h4><a href="http://www.bvonsports.com/2010/05/24/Lebron-james-new-jersey-nets/">Could LeBron James' Mother Rumors Push Him Out of Cleveland?</a></h4> <ul> <li>The world seems to be buzzing incessantly about the statements made by former NBA great Calvin ... <a href="http://www.bvonsports.com/2010/05/24/Lebron-james-new-jersey-nets/">Read More</a> </li> <li>By <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/bloggers/dr-boyce-watkins-phd/">Dr. Boyce Watkins, PhD</a> on May 24th 2010 10:41PM | <a href="http://www.bvonsports.com/2010/05/24/Lebron-james-new-jersey-nets/#commentsInline">Comments (4)</a> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://youngblackstudents.com/slimthugblackwomen/">Slim Thug and his comments about black women</a> continue to get the artist into trouble.  Is he going to lose big money because of this?</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-2275818378628083117.post-75663073802133087822010-06-10T22:54:00.001-07:002010-06-10T22:54:31.095-07:00Teenage 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-2275818378628083117.post-49345351263695600562010-06-10T16:11:00.001-07:002010-06-10T16:11:57.963-07:00No 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-2275818378628083117.post-79630282487605864502010-06-09T20:39:00.001-07:002010-06-09T20:39:50.874-07:00The 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.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275818378628083117.post-90546614331090121002010-05-24T18:16:00.001-07:002010-05-24T18:16:09.221-07:00Three Black College Students Shot Execution Style Three Yrs Ago - Killer Sentenced<p><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvblackspin.com/media/2010/05/newarkkillings.jpg" vspace="4" border="1" /> </p> <p>by Dr. Boyce Watkins, The Institute for Black Public Policy </p> <p>Nearly three years ago, <a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/04/28/newark-murders/">two black college students and a friend were murdered</a> in a schoolyard in Newark, NJ. Monday, a jury returned guilty verdicts for three of the murders and one attempted murder after deliberating for less than a day. <br /><strong>Rodolfo Godinez</strong>, a 26-year old gang member and native of Nicaragua, was convicted of all charges against him, including multiple counts of robbery, weapons possession and conspiracy. He can get up to 30 years to life for each murder count, and the sentences can be given out consecutively. <br />"This man will never see the light of day," said Robert D. Laurino, the acting Essex County prosecutor. <br />Sentencing for Godinez is set for July 8. His lawyer, Roy Greenman, said,"Obviously, there will be an appeal on a number of grounds," but he declined to state the grounds on which he'd be filing. <br />The prosecution did not assert that Godinez was the one who hacked at the victims with a machete or shot each of them execution-style, in the back of the head. He was argued, however, to be the one who summoned the other gang members to the schoolyard on the night when the murders took place. The murders were particularly chilling because all four of the victims were "good kids" with no criminal history and educational plans for the future. </p> <p><a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/05/24/newark-killings-suspect/">Click to read</a></p> <p> </p> <p><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiIPg6CE9pIXkcHiwt-bU3cXqU2pjDxNZfRpm-QAg3u5PfxmdVsQt-JDgihe6FpKEBg8I9EXHaVimbgJ4d5zMfByKf5vi-rmx4F7xEE_nlKeqj1DBdwj-vwj7aiGecz_QBnCNdq8Y12863/s1600-r/ybwlogo.jpg" /></p> <p>Find more black news at: </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><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-2275818378628083117.post-35257018014720078842010-05-16T05:44:00.001-07:002010-05-16T05:44:35.025-07:00What? Did Matt Lauer Have an Affair with Whitney Houston's Sister?<p><img alt="Matt Lauer cheats on wife with whiney houston's half-sister alexis" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvblackspin.com/media/2010/05/lauer-1273808415.jpg" vspace="4" border="1" /></p> <p>Popular 'Today' show host <strong>Matt Lauer </strong>and his wife of 12 years, <strong>Annette,</strong> have split. Word on the street is that when Lauer was in Vancouver covering the Winter Olympics, he allegedly "bumped Uggs" with<strong> Whitney Houston'</strong>s half-sister, <strong>Alexis Houston</strong>.</p> <p>Houston, who also dabbles in music as a singer/songwriter/producer, met Lauer on the set of his show back in 2007. She accompanied <strong>Dionne Warwick</strong>, who had sung one of her hits for a segment on marriage. Reportedly, Warwick and the show's producers had some friction before the segment aired, and Houston squashed it. Lauer was apparently impressed with how Houston handled her cousin, sources told<strong>Hollyscoop</strong>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/05/14/matt-lauer-whitney-houston-alexis/">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-2275818378628083117.post-45002055322789805672010-05-15T07:46:00.001-07:002010-05-15T07:46:13.411-07:00Why LeBron will Leave Cleveland<p><img height="418" alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvonsports.com/media/2010/05/lebron-james.jpg" width="287" vspace="4" border="1" /></p> <p>by Dr. Boyce Watkins</p> <p>I love the city of Cleveland. I also feel bad for the city, since there isn't much to cheer for in this economically-depressed town. The one thing they have is <strong>LeBron James</strong>, and now even that's in jeopardy. Ending with an embarrassing loss to the Boston Celtics in the second round of the playoffs, the Cavs are finding themselves shuffling to keep "the chosen one" in the place he started his career.</p> <p>LeBron has had a good run with the Cavs, and he's proven himself beyond any reasonable doubt. But the truth is that all good things must come to an end, and it's time for LeBron to have a different experience.</p> <p>I believe that LeBron wants to be in the thick of it all. He wants to be in New York or New Jersey, where the lights are brighter, the media hype is hyper, and the action never stops. He wants to be in the mecca of entertainment, media and sports, where he can build a legacy that will be remembered for the next 100 years. He wants to play for a team with a bottomless pit of money that comes from a market where the fans will pay any amount to see a champion at his best. That place would be either LA or New York, and he's not going to play next to Kobe.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.bvonsports.com/2010/05/15/lebron-james-leaving-cleveland/">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-2275818378628083117.post-24232313269657730152010-04-29T21:40:00.001-07:002010-04-29T21:40:22.145-07:00News: Bob Johnson's Wife is Ashamed of BET<p><a href="http://blackbloggers.wordpress.com"><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvonmoney.com/media/2010/04/business-news2-1272598708.jpg" vspace="4" border="1" /></a></p> <p>by Dr. Boyce Watkins</p> <p>Thirty years ago, with $15,000 dollars in seed money and another $500,000 in bank loans, <strong>Sheila Crump Johnson </strong>and her ex-husband, <strong>Bob Johnson</strong> founded <strong>Black Entertainment Television</strong>. Since that time, the couple has earned over $1 billion dollars from their tiny investment, and BET is a household name. They sold the company to Viacom in 2000 for $1.3 billion, making them richer than Oprah Winfrey.</p> <p>Now, the 60-year old woman who founded the company with her husband says that she is ashamed of the channel: <br />"Don't even get me started," says Mrs. Johnson. "I don't watch it. I suggest to my kids that they don't watch it... I'm ashamed of it, if you want to know the truth."</p> <p>Johnson goes on to admit that BET may be contributing to the spread of AIDS in the black community by promoting raunchy, unprotected sex in rap music videos. <br />"When we started BET, it was going to be the Ebony magazine on television," Johnson told The Daily Beast. "We had public affairs programming. We had news... I had a show called Teen Summit, we had a large variety of programming, but the problem is that then the video revolution started up... And then something started happening, and I didn't like it at all. And I remember during those days we would sit up and watch these videos and decide which ones were going on and which ones were not. We got a lot of backlash from recording artists...and we had to start showing them. I didn't like the way women were being portrayed in these videos."</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/04/30/bob-johnsons-ex-wife-is-ashamed-of-bet/">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-2275818378628083117.post-80011993282480849522010-04-28T21:49:00.001-07:002010-04-28T21:49:38.412-07:00AOL Video: Michael Bivins Talks to Dr. Boyce Watkins<p><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/04/28/dr-boyce-video-latino-studies-immigration-arizona/"><img alt="Post Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvonmoney.com/media/2010/04/dr-boyce-aja_thumbnail.jpg" /></a></p> <h4><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/04/28/dr-boyce-video-latino-studies-immigration-arizona/">Dr. Boyce Video: Latino Studies Professor on What You Need to Know About Immigration</a></h4> <ul> <li>With all the intense scrutiny on Arizona for its harsh anti-immigration legislation, the time has ... <a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/04/28/dr-boyce-video-latino-studies-immigration-arizona/">Read More</a> </li> <li>By <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/bloggers/alexis-stodghill/">Alexis Stodghill</a> on Apr 28th 2010 4:09PM | <a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/04/28/dr-boyce-video-latino-studies-immigration-arizona/#commentsInline">Comments (4)</a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/04/28/hair-care-charity-offers-free-hair-cuts-for-unemployed/#commentsInline"></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/04/27/dr-boyce-video-michael-bivins-of-bel-biv-devoe-and-more/"><img alt="Post Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvonmoney.com/media/2010/04/biv-1-438_thumbnail.jpg" /></a></p> <h4><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/04/27/dr-boyce-video-michael-bivins-of-bel-biv-devoe-and-more/">Dr. Boyce Video -- Michael Bivins of Bel Biv DeVoe & Alfred Edmond of Black Enterprise on African American Music & Business</a></h4> <ul> <li>Dr. Boyce Watkins brings you an exciting discussion on the business of media and entertainment with ... <a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/04/27/dr-boyce-video-michael-bivins-of-bel-biv-devoe-and-more/">Read More</a> </li> <li>By <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/bloggers/alexis-stodghill/">Alexis Stodghill</a> on Apr 27th 2010 2:24PM | <a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/04/27/dr-boyce-video-michael-bivins-of-bel-biv-devoe-and-more/#commentsInline">Comments (1)</a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/04/27/dr-boyce-video-black-finance-ryan-mack/"><img alt="Post Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvonmoney.com/media/2010/04/ryan-mack-438_thumbnail.jpg" /></a></p> <h4><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/04/27/dr-boyce-video-black-finance-ryan-mack/">Dr. Boyce Video -- Talking Black Finance With Expert Ryan Mack</a></h4> <ul> <li>Dr. Boyce Watkins is taking his unique perspective beyond the printed page to the video realm on ... <a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/04/27/dr-boyce-video-black-finance-ryan-mack/">Read More</a> </li> <li>By <a href="http://blogs.blackvoices.com/bloggers/alexis-stodghill/">Alexis Stodghill</a> on Apr 27th 2010 1:32PM | <a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/04/27/dr-boyce-video-black-finance-ryan-mack/#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-2275818378628083117.post-17403266307249669952010-04-14T06:29:00.001-07:002010-04-14T06:29:57.260-07:00Black News: Nushawn Williams: Infected Women with HIV - Set to be Released from Prison<p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com"><img height="235" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.blackvoices.com/blogs/media/2008/05/nushawn-williams-438a051608.jpg" width="374" /></a></p> <p>by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Syracuse University</p> <p>You may not know the name <strong>Nushawn Williams</strong>, but it's probably a name you need to know. You would especially want your daughter to know his name, as well as anyone else in the community who has reason to fear a more disturbing style of sexual predator for the new millenium. </p> <p> <br />Williams is in prison right now for knowingly infecting women with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. His victims were as young as 13 years old, and authorities believe he may have infected as many as 50 women prior to going to state prison in 1998. Police are working to keep Williams behind bars because they fear what might happen if he is released to the American public. <br />"He is prone to further sexual contact with underage individuals because of deficits in his emotional capacity to understand why this is wrong and attitudes that support these types of exploitive encounters. His emotional callousness, lack of remorse and impulsivity undermine important internal mechanisms for managing his sexual behavior," said examiner Jacob E. Hadden from the New York State Office of Mental Health. Authorities have determined that Williams suffers from a mental health abnormality that makes him incapable of understanding why his actions are wrong or harmful. </p> <p> <br />The possible release of Williams reminds us of the urgency of managing the public health alarm called HIV infection. <a href="http://blackbloggers.wordpress.com"><strong>African Americans</strong></a> are taking the lead in HIV infection rates, and what is also true is that the experience in our community is nothing less than a precursor to what is eventually going to happen all throughout America. What is most frightening about the case of Nushawn Williams is that he is probably not the only person deliberately spreading the disease: there are likely women and other men doing the same thing. To make matters worse, there are many in our community (and others) who are being incredibly irresponsible with their sexual behavior and infecting scores of people in the process. </p> <p> <br />As I felt empathy for celebrities like Magic Johnson and Eazy-E for their battles with HIV/AIDS, I wondered how many of us thought about the long list of partners they infected before finally getting their own positive test results. Did you ever think about the fact that many of those people are out in the community right now, quite a few of whom may have taken years to become aware of their HIV positive status? This is scary indeed, so the truth is that to protect yourself from the silent community killer, a general strategy of protection must be put into play. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/04/14/man-knowingly-infected-women-with-hiv-set-to-be-released-from-p/">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-2275818378628083117.post-21312975238630851332010-03-24T20:37:00.001-07:002010-03-24T20:37:09.656-07:00Tiger Woods To Hold Press Conference at The Masters<p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com"><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvonsports.com/media/2010/03/tiger_woods_player_of_the_year.jpg" vspace="4" border="1" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://boycewatkins.com">Dr. Boyce Watkins</a></p> <p>Golfing superstar <a href="http://www.bvonsports.com/tag/TigerWoods/">Tiger Woods</a> plans to speak to reporters at the Masters. This will be the first time Woods has taken on the broader media since his scandal in November, 2009 that earned him world-wide and unwanted attention. The press conference will be at 2 p.m. on Monday, April 5, according to a tentative interview schedule issued by Augusta National. <br />Typically, only moderately newsworthy golfers hold press conferences on Mondays. Woods would be the exception to the rule, possibly generating enough media attention to undermine the NCAA championship game, to be held later on that evening. This would also be an excellent way to maximize ratings for the Masters tournament to begin later during the week. <br />"Our focus that Monday will be on crowning the next national champion," NCAA spokesman Erik Christianson said. <br />Golfing legend Arnold Palmer argues that Woods should be more open with reporters.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bvonsports.com/2010/03/24/tiger-woods-to-hold-press-conference-at-the-masters/">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-2275818378628083117.post-85197724418569510182010-03-18T12:48:00.001-07:002010-03-18T12:48:54.027-07:00McDonald's Ads Called Racist - Do you Agree?<p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com"><img height="250" src="http://indianaintellectualproperty.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/mcdonalds.jpg" width="336" /></a></p> <p>From Dr. Boyce Watkins: CNN just called me for an appearance on American Morning.  They wanted to know if I think that these McDonald's ads are racist.   Please watch them and tell me what you think:</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YRcBTq6T4A">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YRcBTq6T4A</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBq7Ver15IA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBq7Ver15IA</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-2275818378628083117.post-82109700359783951232010-03-14T15:23:00.001-07:002010-03-14T15:23:52.273-07:00Jay-Z Gets Criticism for Stadium<p><a href="http://yourblackgossip.blogspot.com"><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvonmoney.com/media/2010/03/jay-z.jpg" vspace="4" border="1" /></a></p> <p>by Dr. Boyce Watkins</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPUpR1iCJNE&feature=player_embedded">I curiously watched the press conference held last week</a> to celebrate the New Jersey Nets (well, not quite New Jersey anymore) stadium set to be built in Brooklyn. A group of investors, led by Bruce Ratner, were joined by many prominent New York public figures to celebrate the ground-breaking of one of the highest impact economic endeavors in the history of Brooklyn. Jay-Z is part of the group of investors who bought the Nets, so of course he attended the ceremony.</p> <p> <br />The excitement of bringing a professional sports team to a city is overwhelming. Teams can bring out a sense of community spirit and unity which ultimately helps provide a little meaning in a complex world. Cities compete to bring teams to their town because the fans want them. Cities give teams extensive tax subsidies and even offer to use eminent domain to take property away from residents who are not willing to sell their homes in order to have the stadium built. Sounds terrible, doesn't it? Well, sometimes it can be.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/03/14/rapper-jay-z-gets-major-criticism-for-taking-homes-to-build-stad/">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