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Latest: Powerball jackpot reaches $900 million
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The latest on Saturday’s Powerball drawing (all times local): 10:10 a.m. The Powerball jackpot has increased to $900 million just hours before the drawing. The drawing will be held at 10:59 p.m. EST Saturday Lottery officials say a winner would have the option of being paid $900 million through…… MORE
Tyler Perry’s Hit Shows Return to OWN, Talks Rumors Of ‘Saving’ The Network, Business Goals & More
Love Thy Neighbor airs Friday, January 8 at 9 p.m. ET/PT He talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about raising a one-year-old son, leaving a legacy and creating opportunities for blacks to work together. “I want to thank the million people that watched Love Thy Neighbor over the weekend. And The Have and the Have…… MORE
Obama mocks ‘conspiracy’ at forum on gun control
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — President Barack Obama mocked conspiracy theorists and tore into the National Rifle Association for pushing “imaginary fiction,” as he described his plans to tighten gun control rules as modest first steps toward tackling gun violence in America. In a prime-time, televised town hall meeting Thursday, Obama fielded tough questions from high-profile…… MORE
High School Cancels Season For Team in Assault Investigation
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee high school has called off the rest of its basketball season after three of its players were arrested on charges of raping a teammate in an apparent hazing incident. Hamilton County Schools Superintendent Rick Smith said Wednesday he was taking this “very unusual step” with Ooltewah High School “so…… MORE
Singing Sisters
Circle Players presents SISTER ACT, the family friendly, outrageously funny musical with nuns that rock! Performances begin January 15th at Tennessee State University Performing Arts Center as part of Circle’s annual collaboration with TSU Theater Program. The five-time TONY Award nominated musical comedy will run for three weeks, closing on January 31, 2016. Tickets are…… MORE
Whoopi ‘Glad’ Bill Cosby Finally Charged; Raven-Symone Wants Case Televised
All Whoopi Goldberg wants is the truth when it comes to Bill Cosby and his multitude of sexual assault allegations. The ladies of “The View” discussed Cosby’s sexual assault charge on Monday’s show, with Whoopi admitting she’s “glad” to finally see legal action being taken. “Look, I’m glad it’s happening,” she said. “I sorta feel…… MORE
105 Years!!
Happy Founders’ Day to the men of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated. Check out their write up on Mademnoire: http://madamenoire.com/339949/15-favorite-celebrity-kappas/1/… MORE
Local Artists Heat Up the Winter
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Chris Brown blows his top..again
RCA‘s Chris Brown has been accused of assaulting a woman who believes she resembles the Reality TV star Kim Kardasian. The entertainer threw a party in Las Vegas to celebrate the arrival of the New Year hours ago where he has been accused of punching a woman who claims to be a “Kim Kardashian look-alike”…… MORE
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TEYANA TAYLOR TO HAVE THROAT SURGERY
Teyana Taylor told her fans that she needs to have emergency throat surgery. In her IG Story posted on Wednesday, Taylor said her doctor found a non-cancerous growth on one of her vocal cords. Taylor said she had been dealing with voice problems and some discomfort for a while. She’s glad that doctors caught the…
MEGAN THEE STALLION TO HOST NEW SERIES
Megan Thee Stallion just added a couple more titles to her resume. The Hot Girl Coach is slated to star in a new K-pop competition series for Apple TV+ alongside Psy. It’s called KPopped. The concept is simple — Western artists team up with K-pop stars to reimagine some of their hits. The Western artists…
DIDDY WANTS OUT OF JAIL BEFORE SENTENCING
Attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs are trying to get their client released before his October sentencing. On Tuesday, Diddy’s lawyers petitioned Judge Arun Subramanian to release Combs on a $50 million bond and allow him to live in his Miami mansion. Combs is currently awaiting sentencing in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center. Earlier this month, Combs…
MUSIC CITY ICON GAIL MASONDO PASSES ON
All of us plant seeds. And the thing about those seeds is you never know where they will sprout or how much of a harvest they will manifest. Because Gail Hamilton Masondo was my mother, I know, for certain, that when she moved to Nashville, she had absolutely no idea of the kind mark that…