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SAN FRANCISCO — President Barack Obama says he’s waiting for the Republican presidential field to narrow itself down ‘Survivor’-style before he starts paying attention to the contenders running to replace him. “I’m going to wait until everybody is voted off the island,” Obama said, referring to the popular reality show in which contestants are voted […]

NEW YORK — With four months to go until the Academy Awards, Eddie Murphy is already feeling the pressure about hosting the ceremony. At the premiere of his new comedy film “Tower Heist” he said he’s “excited” about the job but “hoping not to drop the ball.” Also read: When I Studied Abroad: Morocco Also […]

H.A.D.L.E.Y. Players, one of Harlem’s last surviving Black theater companies, is forging forward into the future after some 30 plus years. Founded in 1980 by Gertrude Hadley Jeannette, the theater group kicks off its latest season on Tuesday with a performance of “The Devil & Elijah Muhammad” at the Harlem School of the Arts Theatre. “When we […]

Rev. Al Sharpton‘s National Action Network honored actor, producer and director, Tyler Perry last Wednesday at their Triumph Awards. Sharpton would call Tyler Perry’s, critics “proper negroes” who don’t understand regular Black folk. Writer Says Tyler Perry Movies Are “Cinematic Malt Liquor” Tyler Perry Is The Richest Man In Hollywood The Washington Post reports: Sharpton […]

Actor Vincent Kartheiser who stars in AMC’s critically acclaimed series “Mad Men,” says that he has no trouble identifying with his character because both of them are white and well off. Kartheiser is also starring in the new Justin Timberlake movie, “In Time.” “Dilbert” To “Smoking Hot” Black Blogger: Don’t Criticize Gwyneth The Huffington Post […]

Director John Singleton is suing Paramount Pictures and MTV Films for failing to follow through on their promise to two of his films. According to the lawsuit, Singleton claims he allowed Paramount to distribute Hustle & Flow in 2005 for $9 million, a fraction of what he could have made. The tradeoff, according to the […]

LOS ANGELES — A leading expert on the anesthetic blamed for Michael Jackson’s death has resumed testifying in the involuntary manslaughter case against his personal physician.

Halle Berry’s ex, Gabriel Aubry, called her a “ghetto n-word” during an argument according to court papers. Berry and Aubry are currently in court for a custody battle over their three-year-old daughter, Nahla. Sources: Halle Berry’s Ex-Husband Used Racial Slur Against Her The U.K. Daily Mail reports: He screamed that she was a ‘’ghetto n****r’’ […]

PHILADELPHIA — In the end, the scene looked straight out of an ultimate Broadway encore. One and two owners on the stage turned into seven, eight, nine, all single file and holding enough personalized 76ers jerseys to fill a few racks at the merchandise store. All that was missing was a bow. The Philadelphia 76ers […]

TEMPLE, Georgia — Hip-hop star Soulja Boy proclaimed his innocence as he encountered dozens of screaming fans outside a bail bond company following his arrest on a drug charge in Georgia.

The Tuskegee Airmen will get the Hollywood treatment thanks to famed director George Lucas. Lucas put $58 million of his own money to help produce the film and plans to add an additional $35 million to help distribute it. The film, Red Tails, is about WWII’s Tuskegee Airmen, an all-Black aerial combat unit that rose […]

Georgia police claim they found a substantial amount of money and marijuana as well as guns in a Cadillac Escalade rapper Soulja Boy was riding in. After the car was pulled over for a routine traffic stop, police searched the vehicle and then arrested him and the four men he was with. TMZ reports: Law […]