Soulful Songstress Cheryl Pepsii Riley Celebrates Ten Years of Touring Success with Tyler Perry   New York - Madea may have a job – as evidenced by the success of the latest play, “Madea Gets A Job” in Tyler Perry’s popular stage play franchise – but Cheryl Pepsii Riley has a career. That’s because Riley’s role as Carla Montgomery in
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Donna Summer — the Queen of Disco — died this morning after a battle with cancer … TMZ has learned. We’re told Summer was in Florida at the time of her death. She was 63 years old. Sources close to Summer tell us … the singer was trying to keep the extent of her illness
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Listen to Chuck’s Interview with Jason Easley of ForeverDC.com HERE. By The Washington Post’s Chris Richards Chuck Brown, the gravelly voiced bandleader who capitalized on funk’s percussive pulse to create go-go, the genre of music that has soundtracked life in black Washington for more than three decades, died May 16 at the Johns Hopkins University
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Jay-Z says he STRONGLY believes gay people deserve the right to get married … claiming discriminating against a gay person is the same as discriminating against a black person. Jay — arguably the most powerful person in hip hop — discussed the issue with CNN … saying President Obama’s decision to come out in support
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WHO’S DA MASTAH??? UFC middleweight badass Demian Maia … because his new trainer is none other than BRUCE LEROY from the 80s cult classic “The Last Dragon.” Leroy — real name Taimak (right) — tells TMZ, he met Maia during a recent training session in New York … and they immediately hit it off. According
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Comedienne and star of popular sitcom ’90s show “Moesha”  Yvette Wilson, is determined to survive the battle of her life.  Wilson, who played “Andell Wilkerson” on the hit starring Brandy, has Stage 4 cervical cancer and is in dire need of funds in order to pay her mounting medical bills. Read more at newsone.com

Who said that boycotts and advertisers pulling out wouldn’t have any effect on Basketball Wives, Miami? Executive producer and Queen Bee, Shaunie O’Neal, said on the reunion show that the cast takes full responsibility for their actions and will do better going forward. She likened the show to a “mirror” and admitted that some of
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You wouldn’t know it from her sunny (and often hilarious) disposition on red carpets, but “Modern Family” star Sarah Hyland has been fighting kidney disease since she was a kid. The 21-year-old actress revealed on “Good Morning America” Monday that she was diagnosed with abnormal kidney development at 9 years old, a health issue that
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President Barack Obama said Monday that a $2 billion trading loss suffered by JPMorgan Chase is “why Wall Street reform is so important.” “We don’t know all the details,” Obama said, but “it’s going to be investigated.” The bank’s loss, which resulted from a massive bet on derivatives, has sent shockwaves through financial markets and
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