VIA HUFFINGTON POST Ken Blackwell, author of the new book, “Blueprint: Obama’s Plan to Subvert the Constitution and Build an Imperial Presidency,” was on “The Daily Show” last night where Jon Stewart tore to shreds his argument that the Obama administration is tyrannical and unconstitutional. Stewart pointed out that the level of rhetoric in the […]
VIA CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Freelance photographer Daniel Coston snapped My92.7’s Fly Ty at the Who’s Who in Black Charlotte gala. Thankfully, Fly Ty wasn’t performing “Window Seat.” See who else was there.
VIA THE URBAN DAILY Check out Jay-Z’s short film with John Mayer.
VIA CHARLOTTE OBSERVER In the effort to save money, some experts people are considering whether to charge fees for middle school sports. The Charlotte Mecklenburg School Board killed the idea last year, but faced with layoffs and cuts of nearly 7 percent, it’s on the table again. The middle school program costs almost $1.3million, a […]
The hottest entertainment story for the last two days has been the reported deal that The Michael Jackson estate signed a $200 million contract with Sony for 10 projects over seven years. The Associated Press reported that it’s the biggest recording deal in history and will include an album of never-before-released material to be issued […]
VIA THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER The mother accused of leaving her children home alone last month when a fire erupted and killed two of them was indicted Monday on murder charges. The grand jury also returned indictments charging Orgal Opata, 26, with four counts of exposing children to fire and three counts of felony child abuse.
VIA: HELLO BEAUTIFUL Rumor has it Fantasia skipped two days of performing in “The Color Purple” to spend time with her boo Antwaun Cook. She supposedly called out sick when her man came to town. If that’s true, it’s wrong on so many levels.
VIA CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM Less than a week after NBA commissioner David Stern said the Bobcats would likely have new ownership, Michael Jordan says he wants to buy the team. Jordan is the Bobcats managing partner, and he recently told coach Larry Brown that he wanted to he was trying to make arrangements to buy the team, […]
VIA CharlotteObserver.com A few weeks ago Greensboro celebrated the opening of the International Civil Rights Center and Museum. The museum celebrates the famed lunch counter sit-ins that inspired college students to stage sit-ins in lunch counters throughout the country. The museum is one of many black history treasures. The Charlotte Observer compiled a list of […]