Academy Award-nominated actor Michael Clarke Duncan is in intensive care at a Los Angeles hospital after going into cardiac arrest, TMZ is reporting. Duncan, who nabbed an Oscar and a Golden Globe nomination for his work in 1999’s “The Green Mile,” went into cardiac arrest in the early hours of Friday morning (July 13); TMZ […]
“Girl, it’s only you, have it your way,” sang D’Angelo, alone onstage after playing the first few keys of “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” on Saturday night at the Essence Music Festival. Amid screams from the packed Superdome audience, the R&B singer stood up from his piano and walked to the front of the stage, […]
A London music festival was shut down on Friday night amid fears for the safety of the crowd just moments before headline act Snoop Dogg was due to take to the stage. Bloc 2012, which was also set to feature performances from Gary Numan and Orbital, was closed after organizers took advice from police over […]
Kyle Glover, the 11-year-old son of Usher’s ex-wife Tameka Foster, is in critical condition after being struck by a jet ski. Glover was sitting in an inner tube on Lake Lanier when he was hit in the head. We’re told Glover was unresponsive when he was taken out of the water. Our source say Glover […]
Stuck in a sewer grate, a baby raccoon finds itself in a tough spot. Luckily enough, the mischievous critter happened to be spotted by the director of public works in Detroit and rescued. (source-Caters news agency)
Some victories pivotal to African-American advancement in the 1950s occurred by way of boycotts, marches, and legal arguments. For other accomplishments, we have the tenacity, determination, and superlative talent of American tennis legend Althea Gibson. Gibson became the first Black player to win Wimbledon on today’s date in 1957, taking only 50 minutes to defeat […]