April 30th, 2012

In today’s top news, Beyoncé dispels surrogacy rumors, President Obama shouts out Young Jeezy at the latest White House Correspondents’ Dinner and Brian McKnight receives offers to perform his X-rated R&B satire ballad.
Beyoncé dispels surrogacy rumors. [BET]
President Obama shouts out Young Jeezy at the latest White House Correspondents’ Dinner. [Billboard]
Brian McKnight receives offers to perform his X-rated R&B satire ballad. [BET]
Ellen show DJ Tony Okungbowa makes his silver screen debut. [BET]
Bill Clinton and President Obama campaign together on the economy. [Reuters]
A Gallup poll shows that Americans expect to work longer, retire. [TODAY]
New study shows overweight teens may have harder time controlling diabetes. [CTV]
A mother’s stress level during pregnancy may cause iron deficiency in newborns. [HealthDay]
Sudan president declares state of emergency along South Sudan border. [CNN]
Uganda claims Sudanese government supports Joseph Kony. [New Vision]
TAGS: Africa, Barack Obama, beyonce, Bill Clinton, Blue Ivy, Blue Ivy Carter, Brian McKnight, childhood obesity, diabetes, DJ Tony Okungbowa, economy, Ellen Degeneres, Ellen show, Health, iron deficiency, Joseph Kony, Lord's Resistance Army, LRA, obesity, Politics, pregnancy, President Barack Obama, President Obama, South Sudan, Sudan, Tony Okungbowa, Uganda, White House, Young Jeezy
February 10th, 2012

In today’s top news, President Obama begins to abandon Bush-era No Child Left Behind Act, Beyoncé and Jay-Z move to trademark Blue Ivy’s name and ‘Bruhs’ back Roland Martin after CNN suspension.
President Obama begins to abandon Bush-era No Child Left Behind Act. [BET]
Beyoncé and Jay-Z move to trademark Blue Ivy’s name. [MTV]
‘Bruhs’ back Roland Martin after CNN suspension. [CBS]
Roland Martin to meet with GLAAD over Super Bowl tweets. [Reuters]
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. faces ethics investigation over mistress’ plane ticket. [BET]
Kobe Bryant’s assault charges dropped. [BET]
Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign celebrates two-year anniversary. [BET]
U.N. warns of food crisis in South Sudan. [CNN]
Late rapper Nate Dogg’s estate is ordered to pay sky-high hospital bill. [BET]
TAGS: Basketball, beyonce, Blue Ivy, Blue Ivy Carter, CNN, education, ethics, ethics investigation, famine, food crisis, GLAAD, healthcare, hip-hop, homophobia, jay-z, Kobe Bryant, Let's Move, Michelle Obama, Nate Dogg, No Child Left Behind, Politics, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., Roland Martin, scandal, South Sudan, Super Bowl, Twitter, U.N., United Nations
January 20th, 2012

In today’s top news, Jay-Z debunks Blue Ivy poem rumors, NAACP President Ben Jealous predicts a fail for South Carolina’s voter ID bill and a new report shows ties between DOJ big wigs and mortgage banks.
Jay-Z says Blue Ivy Carter poem a fake. [BET]
NAACP President Ben Jealous predicts failure for the South Carolina voter ID bill. [BET]
Links between top Justice Department officials and mortgage banks revealed. [Reuters]
BET receives 14 NAACP nominations. [BET]
Obama belts a tune at the Apollo with Al Green. [AP]
DMX says a Ruff Ryders reunion may be in the works. [BET]
Search for cruise disaster survivors coming to a close. [CNN]
Gang members arrested after touting murder on Facebook. [Reuters]
Ebony.com gets a new look. [BET]
Gadhafi reportedly had a stash of chemical weapons. [BBC]
Cameroon concerned that militant group Boko Haram may be on the move. [CNN]
TAGS: Al Green, Apollo, Benjamin Jealous, Blue Ivy Carter, Boko Haram, Cameroon, crime, cruise, DMX, DOJ, Ebony, Facebook, gangs, hip-hop, jay-z, Justice Department, Libya, Moammar Gadhafi, NAACP, NAACP Image Awards, Politics, President Obama, Ruff Ryders, South Carolina, terrorism
January 12th, 2012

In today’s top news, Haiti marks the somber two-year anniversary of its history-making earthquake, a lawsuit pops the top on racial discrimination at Pepsi, Co., and Jay-Z’s and Beyoncé’s new baby girl is already making history.
Haiti marks two years since a devastating earthquake shook the nation. [BET]
Pepsi shells out $3.1 million in racial bias case. [AP]
Michelle Obama says she has tried to ignore attempts to portray her as an “angry Black woman.” [Sun-Times]
President Obama took in $68 million in campaign funds at the end of 2011. [AP]
Jay-Z’s and Beyoncé’s daughter, Blue Ivy, sets a billboard record just days after birth. [WSJ]
Survey: Conflict between rich and poor is strongest in years. [AP]
J-Cole’s “Work Out” goes platinum. [BET]
Director George Lucas says he found out how hard Black Hollywood has it through making Red Tails. [BBC]
Uncle Snoop plans to intervene in Waka Flocka, Wiz Khalifa beef. [BET]
Fuel protests in Nigeria intensify as oil union workers join the fray. [Bloomberg]
TAGS: beyonce, Billboard, black women, Blue Ivy Carter, Civil Rights, discrimination, DNC, earthquake, economy, election 2012, First Lady, Fuel, George Lucas, haiti, hip-hop, Hollywood, J-Cole, jay-z, Michelle Obama, nigeria, oil, Pepsi, Politics, President Barack Obama, protest, racism, Red Tails, Snoop Dogg, Waka Flocka Flame, Wiz Khalifa, women