Three months after Whitney Houston’s death, members of her family started shooting the reality series The Houstons: On Our Own. It was the first time the public saw a glimpse of the tension between Whitney’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina—also known as Krissy—and Whitney’s mother, Cissy Houston. Watch as Cissy tells Oprah why Bobbi Kristina didn’t want her […]
After a six-week investigation, a Los Angeles coroner announced that Whitney Houston’s official cause of death was drowning. Heart disease and cocaine were also listed as contributing factors. Find out why Cissy Houston wasn’t shocked that her daughter had drugs in her system—and how she held on to hope that Whitney would beat her addiction. […]
Karen’s Power Thought airs every weekday at 6:40pm. Here is today’s dose of motivation and inspiration. Power Thought: Motivation Motivate the people around you to think big. Set the tone by encouraging your coworkers to achieve their goals and assist your family members in realizing their dreams. Today you will inspire others to utilize their […]
Leroy “Sugarfoot” Bonner, the colorful and flamboyant lead singer for the Ohio Players, died yesterday at the age of 70. No other details are currently available, but it has been confirmed through a close contact to the singer. UPDATE: In an official family statement released by Scott Hanover the family said, “Yesterday, Leroy ‘Sugarfoot’ Bonner passed away […]
90’s Divas Chante Moore and Kelly Price are said to be joining the cast of the new R&B Divas spin-off R&B Divas LA next season on TV-One. Also Jay Z’s Ex Blu Cantrell may be signing on as well. Read more
Five people were gunned down in Chicago yesterday, which included a man who was the son to a local woman who already lost 3 of her kids to gun violence. The 34-year-old son, the youngest of Shirley Chamber’s children, was shot in the head while sitting in his car on the West Side of Chicago. […]
Alicia Keys has spoken out in support of Beyoncé, who, it has been claimed, may have lip-synched at President Obama’s inauguration on Monday. Keys told MTV “The one thing that you cannot doubt is that she can sing. She absolutely can sing. All the rest of the ‘whys’ or ‘whatever’, we know that she can […]
Karen’s Power Thought airs every weekday at 6:40pm. Here is today’s dose of motivation and inspiration. Power Thought: Fearless Be daring and bold! Don’t shy away from change. Put on that bright red lipstick and let your hair down. After work put on your stilettos and go hang out with your girlfriends to release some […]
Set your DVR’s! Lifetime’s original movie “Betty & Coretta” starring Mary J. Blige and Angela Bassett debuts Saturday, February 2nd. The movie will follow Mary and Angela in the roles of Dr. Betty Shabazz and Coretta Scott King as they continue their lives as single mothers after their husband’s Malcolm X and Martin Luther King […]
Oprah Winfrey will sit down with Cissy Houston in her New Jersey home for her first in-depth interview since the death of her daughter Whitney Houston in February. Oprah talks to Cissy about when and what she knew about Whitney’s drug use, how she really felt about her daughter’s marriage to R&B singer Bobby Brown […]
New York’s Niskayuna Central School District is severing ties with the National School Lunch program, tossing out its adherence to federal regulations for more fruits and vegetables on lunch trays. The Niskayuna Board of Education unanimously voted to terminate participation in the program, effective April 1, after a semester-long stint has resulted in a net […]
Even a rock-star employee (ahem, that’s you) can use a little assist sometimes. These savvy tactics make it easy to send out an SOS without feeling like a total loser. Your worry: People will think I have no clue about what I’m doing. Why you shouldn’t sweat it: You’ll come off as more flaky if you […]