BET Weekend continues with tonight being the main event: the 2011 BET Awards. Last night, BET Chairman Debra Lee hosted the Pre-BET Awards Celebration Dinner in Culver City, California. Among the attendees of this 5th annual dinner included Keri Hilson, Terrence J, Rosci, Ashanti, Jessica White, Lala Vazquez, Carmelo Anthony and many more. Check out […]
Lil Wayne and B.G. was once a rap group called the B.G.’z. BG was once known by the alias “Doggie.” He and Lil Wayne was to record the album True Story but Wayne’s mother did not want Lil Wayne spitting such graphic lyrics. During this time is when the name BG was given to Doggie […]
Beyonce‘s 4 album debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 this week with 310,000 records sold. 4 is Beyonce’s lowest first-week sales for any of her solo releases, her peak was 541,000 for B’Day back in 2006 and Sasha Fierce sold 481,000 it’s first week in 2008. ‘B’ however, is also making waves this week […]
Jill Scott was seen vacationing with her son, Jett Hamilton Roberts, 1, in Hawaii over the weekend.The 38-year-old single mom recently performed on BET’s “Black Girls Rock” extravaganza. Top 5 Jill Scott Sexiest Lyrics Keri Hilson, Monica, Fantasia & More Bring It At BET’s “Black Girls Rock!” [VIDEOS]
Last month when Maxwell postponed several summer concert dates, a beef between him and fellow tour headliner Jill Scott was allegedly to blame. With a roll of the eyes and a sigh, backstage at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans, over the 4th of July weekend, Scott denied any acrimony between her […]
Recently, I attended a launch party in NYC for Mo Brown’s new production company, Suga Productions. At the event she premiered the video for new Gospel artist, Terri Cann. Also premiering, was a video that featured Mo Brown showcasing her multi-talented capabilities. Check out this episode of “What’s Up With Downes” it follows Host, Robin […]
50 Cent hosted a “Scream 4” screening after party last night in New York where Eve, Estelle and “Gossip Girl’s” Tika Sumpter joined him. However, it wasn’t all fun and games – especially, for the security team at the Mondrian Soho hotel where the party was being held. According to TMZ, 50 Cent posted an […]
The Braxton Family Values television show has actually shown a light on what women need and want on men. Now, before you get anxious or upset hear me out. Each one of these women have a situation that points out what the actual needs are in a good relationships. They also point out what destructive […]
An estimated 6.6 million people in low- and middle-income countries were receiving anti-retroviral therapy (ART) for HIV/AIDS at the end of 2010, according to the WHO(World Health Organization). Of this, an estimated 420 000–460 000 were children. This progress represents the largest ever annual increase in the number of people accessing HIV treatment–1.4 million more […]
Create a room or nook where you can reflect, be quiet, go inside, and get centered. In your daily life, you have so much to think about and to do. Between work, children, and errands, you hardly have a moment for yourself. This is why you must have a special place to renew your connection […]
From rappers to politicians, the trend seems to be popping up everywhere, men taking bottomless self-portraits of themselves and sharing them with women that they’ve befriended via social media, but never actually met in the flesh. Religion & Obesity: Can Church Really Make You Fat? After a lewd photo was sent from Rep. Anthony Weiner’s […]
I recently read a New York Times article that explained the interesting concept of “perceptual learning,” which involves training the mind to memorize patterns rather than just learning concepts straight off. This method is being investigated by a small group of scientists who have evidence that proficiency improves when students in schools are groomed to […]
