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America first noticed gospel music legend Vickie Winans’ nephew Tim Bowman Jr. when he scatted on the vamp of her 2009 Top 10 radio smash, “How I Got Over.” However, the gifted 22-year old Wayne State University pharmacy student is no longer singing in the background. The son of #1 smooth jazz guitarist Tim Bowman, […]

Being a mentor is a full time job. It is often very hard to know if you are doing well at it.  I work with kids everyday in my organization, Hip-Hop Chess Federation. Today one of the kids I mentor was talking to me about his life goals (we will call him Marcus).  Sometimes Marcus jokes […]

Christopher Iruke was convicted in August — along with his wife, Connie Ikpoh, and one of their employees, Aura Marroquin — of conspiracy and health care fraud. Read: Super Model Launches Protest Against Cosmo Mag’s Sex Pedaling Ways Besides the prison time, U.S. District Judge Terry Hatter on Monday ordered Iruke to pay back $6.7 […]

Right wing radio host, Rush Limbaugh has continued his racially based attacks on President Barack Obama and his family with a new criticism based on a party the Obama family. The criticism was based on a Halloween party the Obama family had in 2009 that was designed by director, Tim Burton. Limbaugh attacked the Obama […]

Rats have taken over two Occupy Wall Street encampment areas in Washington, D.C.’s McPherson Square and Freedom Plaza. Now health officials are worried and are comparing camp conditions to refugee camps, according to the Washington Post. SEE ALSO: MTV Pretends Poetry Night Was Ron Paul Event Since Occupiers are reportedly attracting the rodent population with their outdoor kitchens […]

From CBS News: There’s been a new twist in the Florida A&M hazing investigation, as the parents of a student who was beaten to death in November tell CBS News something previously unknown about him: Robert Champion Jr. was gay. SEE ALSO: Beverly Johnson Reveals “Price” Of Fame Haitian Children Remain In Adoption Limbo CBS […]

The Shelby County school board in Birmingham, Alabama, is being forced to defend its decision to reinstate 4th grade teacher Danny Acker (pictured), after he was accused of molesting a student nearly 20 years ago.  Now that the man is behind bars for doing the same thing to countless other children, the board’s feet are […]

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Prospective students stampeded at the gate of a South African university Tuesday, leaving one person dead and two others seriously injured, officials said. SEE ALSO: Jay-Z, Beyonce’s Miscarriage Thousands of young South Africans and their parents began gathering at the University of Johannesburg campus on Monday to seek admission. Space was limited, […]

Parking rates for Super Bowl 46 are costly (Indianapolis) — Want to park near Lucas Oil Stadium for next month’s Super Bowl XLVI?  Well get ready to pay a few pretty pennies. According to Parkwhiz.com which reserves parking for several lots around Lucas Oil Stadium, rates are at $39 per spot to as much as […]

In 2002, stripper Tamara Greene was rumored to have performed for then-Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick at the city’s Manoogian Mansion. Months later, she turned up dead. SEE ALSO: Teen Beaten Unconscious Over Bus Seat N’Dour Halts Music Career For Presidency In Detroit and elsewhere, the murder of Greene has been the subject of whispers and […]