Continuing in his oppositional defiance, J. Nightmare stood around outside Rustic Goat for a good little minute as folks complained about how wack he was. It was his way of proving “he’s from Washington D.C. and didn’t nobody run him off stage.” He didn’t get run off, but he sure got cussed off! Then, the […]
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Bill Cosby heading to court next summer over sexual assault accusations
After years of accusations and denials, Bill Cosby will finally go on trial next year. On Tuesday, a judge in Pennsylvania scheduled a June 5, 2017, court date for the 79-year-old entertainer. He is charged with three counts of felony aggravated indecent assault related to a 2004 case involving Andrea Constand, an employee at his […]
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Wheelin’ and dealin’ day party
I went all the way out of my way to Creve Coeur to the Plaza Jaguar dealership to get a dose of the BFree and Shift58 day party collaborative. As per usual with their events, it was a nice mix of folks that made for the most handsome of crowds. It wasn’t as packed out […]
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A concrete pool party
When I heard that the Marquee was holding a swim party, I was preparing myself to write the most petty synopsis y’all have ever seen. But I must say that other than the plastic pool constructed of struggle, it wasn’t the least bit bad. And in hindsight, why would they pull out the stops for […]
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No peach for NeNe
“Real Housewives of Atlanta” star NeNe Leakes confirmed via Twitter that she wasn’t offered a contract for season 9. In a series of responses to fans inquiries about her status on the show, she revealed that she would not be appearing – and was blindsided by being left out of the cast. “I wasn’t asked […]
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Gentlemen of Vision’s story comes to the screen thanks to Nine Network
“The future is in whose hands?” Gentlemen of Vision cofounder Marlon Wharton asked his step team as they rehearsed for an upcoming competition. “Ours!” they proclaimed. In seven years, Wharton has used stepping – a form of performance made popular by African-American college fraternities and sororities – to change lives of young men in North […]
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Mariah Carey’s sister pleads not guilty to prostitution
Mariah Carey’s sister, Alison Carey, was arrested in upstate New York on Friday after allegedly advertising sexual services on Back Page. The arrest comes months after Mariah’s brother, Morgan, blasted his pop star sibling and her billionaire businessman fiancé James Packer for abandoning Mariah’s destitute sister, Alison, on her deathbed. The Back Page ad reportedly […]
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Alison Rollins wins national poetry prize
“I realized fairly recently that I have to write. I am a poet and I claim that and it is a necessity. The same way I breathe, the same way I blink, it must be done.” – Alison Rollins. St. Louis poet Alison Rollins has won a prestigious 2016 Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg […]
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ACLU sues over execution witnesses
The ACLU of Missouri has filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri challenging the Missouri Department of Corrections’ process for selecting witnesses for executions. Since he applied to witness a Missouri execution in January 2014, investigative journalist Christopher S. McDaniel has yet to receive a response to […]
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The cost to be the boss in St. Clair County
St. Clair County voters, get ready to see a lot of St. Clair County Board Chairman Mark Kern, if you can stomach it. After all, he’s paid for it, to adapt a quote from KTVI reporter, Elliot Davis. Beginning September 25 through election day on November 8, Kern has spent $96,000 on political ads to […]