It was a gathering of familiar faces and longtime friends on Saturday, November 3 as the Greater St. Louis Association of Black Journalists (GSLABJ ) recognized two St. Louis news media icons for telling the African-American story through journalism excellence. Its Living Legend award was bestowed this year to St. Louis American photojournalist Wiley Price […]
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Lori Patton Davis elected as first African-American woman to lead ASHE
Lori Patton Davis was elected as the first African-American woman to lead the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE). ASHE is a scholarly society with 2,000 members dedicated to higher education as a field of study and committed to diversity in its programs and membership. She is a tenured full professor at Indiana […]
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Jennifer Hudson and David Otunga call it quits
Grammy Award winner and Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson and reality star David Otunga have officially ended their ten-year relationship. The couple was engaged for several years, though recently backed away from setting a date for their nuptials. According to TMZ.com, Otunga confronted Hudson with claims that she was secretly dating singer and music producer Mali […]
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Partyline: My, my Maxwell
It’s been a minute since I’ve seen Maxwell on a stage that wasn’t in an arena – and let me tell you how glad I am to have that old thing back. He hit up Stifel Theatre Thursday night with his “50 Intimate Nights Tour” and it was everything I could have hoped for and […]
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Tyrese gets joint custody
Tyrese Gibson’s ex-wife Norma Gibson was denied a permanent restraining order against Tyrese after accusing him of brutally beating their 10-year-old daughter on Friday. Instead, Tyrese was awarded joint custody to begin in January and the former couple have already worked out a visitation schedule to allow Tyrese to see the child over the holidays. […]
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Usher accuser asks for case to be dismissed
Earlier this year, Usher Raymond was slapped with a lawsuit by a Jane Doe from Atlanta, later revealed to be Laura Helm, accusing him of infecting her with the herpes virus. According to reports, Helm’s new attorney has filed a motion to have the case dismissed without prejudice with intent to refile. Helm’s old attorney […]
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Kandi stands by decision to not record with Xscape
“Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Kandi Burruss admitted she has no intentions of recording new music with Xscape despite their reuniting and going out on tour. In an interview with People Magazine, Burruss states her case. An excerpt from the interview reads: “It wasn’t a planned reunion.” “What happened was a network was going to […]
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Bernie to lead Blues Museum
The National Blues Museum (NBM) has appointed local music staple and longtime American columnist Bernie Hayes as interim executive director, following the departure of outgoing executive director Jeffery Hardin. Hayes, with more than five decades of experience in the media and music industry and nearly three years on the National Blues Museum Board of Directors, […]
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Beal joining LeBron James in L.A. would jolt the NBA, make Lakers legitimate threat
The Washington Wizards would either get their act together last week or face major changes. You read that here last week. Home losses to the awful Cleveland Cavaliers and talented Portland Trailblazers – plus guard John Wall, cursing at coach Scott Brooks during a practice – have led to sources saying Bradley Beal, Wall and […]