Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch has been abandoned since 2005, but it appears that it might become a home again — for other members of pop music royalty. The majestic 3,000-acre property in Los Olivos, Calif., where the late King of Pop built a private amusement park and a petting zoo, is reportedly being eyed by […]
‘And here we go’…. A Pennsylvania parent said her daughter and 12 other high school students should not have been suspended for their take on the “Harlem Shake” viral video craze. Kathleen Broadwater said the “Harlem Shake” — a video craze involving one person dancing while a room full of people stays still, then the […]
During black history month, it’s nice to see young African Americans making history. We’ve reported on the Jeopardy teen winner, the youngest app creator, and now another sport will see its racial barriers broken by an African American teen. NASCAR has long been viewed as a white sport, but now the racing community has to […]
Oscar Pistorius’ murder case took a sensational twist on Thursday when it was revealed that the chief investigator who analyzed the scene of Reeva Steenkamp’s fatal shooting faces seven counts of attempted murder charges himself. Hilton Botha, whose stumbling and at times incoherent evidence on day two of Pistorius’ bail hearing gave the Blade Runner’s […]
More new music from Tupac is set to be released as control of the deceased rapper’s estate moves to Jampol Artists Management. Billboard reports Tupac’s mother and head of his estate, Afeni Shakur has said in a statement, “I believe it is our responsibility to make sure that Tupac’s entire body of work is made […]
Lauren Silberman is the first woman in history to earn an NFL tryout, and though the 28-year-old kicker is realistic about her slim chances of making a team, she still thinks her feat will be good for the league. Silberman is part of a group of players invited to an NFL regional scouting combine, which […]
Malcolm X,born Malcolm Little and also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist. To his admirers, he was a courageous advocate for the rights of blacks, a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its crimes against black Americans. Detractors accused him of preaching racism, […]
A Michigan man who traveled to Mississippi for a friend’s funeral, stopped by a casino and won $7.2 million on a penny-slot machine, the Star Tribune reported. Tyler Morris of Montague, Mich., won the jackpot around 10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. on Friday at the Palace Casino Resort, after attending his friend’s memorial service. Asked […]
Some actors make a point of hob-nobbing with famous and high-profile folks in the industry and getting their picture in the tabloids as often as possible. Then there’s Denzel Washington. In an interview with Xan Brooks published on The Guardian.co.uk, Washington announced, “Actually, even within the industry, I don’t have any actor friends. My friends […]