Rihanna hit the stage in Spain last night giving a concert with a new look. Tell us what you think!

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Chris Brown is not playing around in his new video for “No Bull****.” The song is from Breezy’s In My Zone mixtape released back in February.

The sex room opened this week as Ludacris and Trey Songz premiered the new video for the single “Sex Room.” Tell us what you think of Luda and Trey…

Is Lil Romeo back? He has released several web videos and mixtapes, and is set to have a new dating show sometime this year. Peep Romeo and his new track “Celebration.”

By: Sarah J

By: Sarah J

By: Sarah J

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2005:  Ahh behold the Xbox 360. It seems like this game console has been around for ages, but it was just five short years ago when Microsoft unleashed this beast to the gaming world. Since it’s official release in 2005, Xbox 360 has brought in well over 1 billion dollars for Microsoft Corporation.

2009:  A year ago today, the government issued a warning ,that without some changes to the system, social security funds would be depleted by 2037; four years sooner than estimated the the previous year. So why is it coming out of my check? Just asking…

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1969: And to take it back a little; actress Kim Fields turns 41 today. She is best known for her roles as Tootie on the sitcom Facts of Life and Regine on Living Single. If only living single could be that fun. And what happened to all the black sitcoms? I digressed, my bad.

We hope you learned something, now go out and make your own history great!

Peep Robin Thicke’s new video for “In The Morning” after the jump….

Robin Thicke dropped another sexy single with “In The Morning” featuring Snoop Dogg. Are you feeling Robin “In the Morning?”…

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Inform. Educate. Entertain.

C. Swails

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Inform. Educate. Entertain

Today we celebrate the life of singer, dancer and actress Lena Horne. She was the first Black women to sign a long-term contract with a major recording label. Horne was 92 years old.

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Inform. Educate. Entertain.

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It looks like Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones will be coming together once more to make Men in Black 3. It is even rumored the movie will be in 3D. Comlumbia Pictures announced that this sci-fi flick will hit theaters May 25, 2012.

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Hope you enjoy it. And if you do, be on the lookout for their first book, The Left Side Poets Present: Strange Fruit, which drops in the fall.

I, Her Son
By The Left Side Poets featuring Ronald Clark, Terry Odis, Tolani Oyefule and Martin Tucker

Art by Dominique Roberson

Her womb fostered my growth in its infancy
protecting my innocence
she was the first person to love me.
This is that, scaredy-cat ride home
where anguish hacks through my curls
I took that beating like the best of mice
with no hole in the wall to zip up my jaw
I needed you.
My back to the wall she reaches me
talks through cellular frequency
though I’ve never been afraid before, never like this.
No, not like this.
Held me in her arms,
lying down the foundation for my strength
she is the reason I made it to manhood
I just couldn’t disappoint.
Her eyes follow me,
taking in her own doing
she sculpted me in a cloak of her values.
I cry, her voice brings peace to me
my silence ceases, she beckons me
to move forward.
In return I give my word,
that I will stay.
Stay the man that she created
Stay the bold and caring soul
Stay the child with endless passion
with resolve as yet untold.
I needed to
sift through these blessed eskimo kisses
that fit the description of medicinal schism
from yesterday
sandbox amnesia.
She, the kindest complexion
utter peace begets her face.
Even when my world is broken,
and I, strangled in my place.
This mother’s day,
I have the privilege of seeing
four generations of mothers.
The oldest of which, doesn’t speak,
but I’m convinced, that God has hidden his smile behind her eyes
she’s my great-grandmother.
Her daughter, my grandmother,
is the strongest woman I’ve ever met.
I’m convinced that God has dipped her in resilience
because everything life throws at her has been devoured
without her flinching.
She’s eaten cancer for breakfast
a brain tumor for lunch
and bad knees for dinner -
she’s having Satan for a midnight snack.
My sister, at five-feet even
bears the weight of the world on her shoulders
with a baby on her hip
now tell atlas to do that.
I can’t wait to find a woman as strong as you
so I can make her a strong mother too.
Then there’s my mother
who uses her heart and soul as ingredients in all of her meals.
She fills more than just bellies, she mends spirits
I guess that’s why they call it soul food.
I stay on her mind,
as she does on mine
tissue in her hand, hours before a tear drops
she is God’s manifestation of his love.
A woman who shoulders loads Samson wouldn’t try
parts seas of despair with Moses’ rod
her hugs melt away layers of insecurities.
She is always there to listen
although I doubt and may not see,
she is steadfast in her offer
faultless belief in me.
I wanna raise daughters like you
the four of you together are more beautiful than
a month of sunrises that I pray I am able to behold again.
Gracefully entering the different phases of life,
as you age, I return the favor
of your protection,
healing wounds with reciprocation
and yet,
when the call for love is made
and request given for one
I will answer resolutely
Her, a goddess
I, her son.

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

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 Reality shows have become the new standard for entertainment in television. The Food network to TV Land, there are few networks that do not offer some form of a reality show. The Real World and Survivor are widely noted for being the catalyst in the reality TV movement. While there are many shows that offer a range of ignorance for viewers to indulge in, there seems to be an increasing trend in reality tv shows aimed for black audiences. VH1 may be the starting point for the black reality show explosion, as they greenlight shows for every  black person imaginable. The infamous Flavor Flav and his quest for love was the first step in the black reality show trail. Flav’s dating show led to Ray J receiving a show, and from there VH1 opened to Salt-N-Pepa, Fantasia, a single Chili from TLC, NBA groupies divorcees Wives, Terrell Owens, and the list goes on.

BET joined in the reality festivities with College Hill, Tiny & Toya, and the best show ever, Frankie & Neffe.  The Real Housewives of Atlanta is another notable show, and while its target demographic is not necessarily blacks, the main cast is predominantly black and they are increasingly shown in the worst light. Are networks giving blacks more reality shows because the ratings are great? Are networks apart of “the man’s plot” to portray blacks in a negative light? Why are blacks the main cast on so many reality shows, and only a small percentage have an overall positive message? I am not complaining, because I have certainly tuned in regularly to a few of these shows, and while they may deteriorate my brain cells, they do provide a good laugh and overall insight into how diverse the black race is in knowledge and ethics. The question is whether networks are capitalizing on the reality show craze at the expense of black celebs and viewers. Should we have higher expectations for our television lineups, or is it just harmless 30 minutes of entertainment. Before you answer, check the list below of reality shows that feature predominately black casts, and tell us what you think….   

• Flavor of Love
• I Love New York
• Real Chance of Love
• I Want To Work For Diddy
• College Hill
• Tiny & Toya
• Keyshia Cole
• Frankie & Neffe
• Making The Band
• The T.O. Show
• The Salt-N-Pepa Show
• For the Love of Ray J
• What Chili Wants
• Basketball Wives
• Fantasia For Real
• Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business
• Monica: Still Standing
• Lisa Raye: The Real McCoy
• The Real Housewives of Atlanta
• Growing Up Gotti
• Run’s House
• Daddy’s Girls
• Harlem Heights
• Snoop Dogg’s Fatherhood

I’m sure there are some shows missing, feel free to fill the void and let us know what other “n***a’s we should give a reality show!”     

By: Sarah J