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jfleischman@MiamiHerald.com

SETH BROWARNIK/OCEAN DRIVE
Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal wants to divorce Shaunie, his wife of nearly five years. "The marriage between the parties is irretrievably broken," says his petition, filed Tuesday by attorney Ira Elegant.
Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal wants to divorce Shaunie, his wife of nearly five years. ''The marriage between the parties is irretrievably broken,'' says his petition, filed Tuesday by attorney Ira Elegant.

The O'Neals have four children together -- Shareef, 7, Amirah, 5, Shaqir, 4, and Me'Arah, 1. Shaq has a daughter, Taahirah, and Shaunie has a son, Myles, from previous relationships.

The family lives on Miami Beach's exclusive Star Island. They bought an $18.8 million estate in the summer of '04, at the time of his trade to the Heat. It is for sale -- No. 32 is asking $32 million.

Shaq, 35, and Shaunie, 32, wed Dec. 26, 2002, in a lavish ceremony at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Shaq, then with the Lakers, gave Shaunie a ring with 17 carats of diamonds.

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I refused to believe this!!!! No no no no no no. *shakes head* No no no no no no. :(

Another Link
 

Oh.snap.

He's filing for divorce from her? So she outdid him and his appearance in Superhead's book? (an inference/interpretation):eek: This is going to be hella interesting.

Shaquologist checks in
 

I'm sad about this. I liked Diesel and Shaunie as a couple.

Glamour editor: Afros are unprofessional

http://www.africanpath.com/p_blogEnt...ogEntryID=2184

August 27, 2007 10:05 AM


Posted by Kym Platt


A Glamour magazine beauty editor told a women's luncheon of a Wall Street law firm, Cleary Gottlieb, that Black female attorneys should avoid wearing "political" hairstyles like dreadlocks or Afros, because these hairstyles are seen as unattractive and unprofessional.


To make a long story short, the Black lawyers in the audience and many in the blogosphere have voiced objection and outrage at the beauty editor's comments; with some folks calling for a boycott of Glamour and others stating that fashionably conservative law firms are few and far between and more and more law firms are embracing a wider concept of diversity.

What I don't fully grasp is why a beauty editor is commenting on naturally occurring hairstyles in the Black community. Afros and dreadlocks are not necessarily political statements but they are hairstyles achieved by many people of African descent (with the right texture of hair) simply by keeping their hair the way "god" intended it to be. If I cut my hair it grows into an Afro, even with out picking it out, and then if it grows longer and I don't brush or comb it, it will grow into dreadlocks, a very natural process.



"Whether you let your hair go natural or straighten is a very touchy subject," says one black female partner at a New York firm.

It seems as though the Glamour editor is saying that professional Black women should chemically straighten their hair. This has been a controversial topic since Madame CJ WalkerMadame CJ Walker invented the relaxer.

I believe Black women should not straighten their hair, but I also support Black women (and men) having the freedom to express themselves stylistically in any way they choose. I can explain, ad nauseam, why Black people altering their hair to look more white, more professional, more beautiful(?!), is not only problematic but reflective of internalized racism and self-hatred, but at the end of the day, Black folks should be allowed to do whatever we want… wear blue contact lenses, straighten our hair, bleach our skins, etc. I just don't want to participate in this kind of white-fashion play, and I definitely don't think white beauty aesthetics should be forced upon us.

Personally, I just don't think a Black woman with straightened hair is hot. I prefer Black women with locks, and Afros, and braids (of real hair), to processed coifs. And, I also prefer to wear my hair naturally. I haven't relaxed my hair since my (white!) mom forced me to for my 12th grade yearbook picture in 1991.

Anyway, who is the Glamour beauty editor that thinks Black women wearing "political" hairstyles are unprofessional? Gawker believes it's this Jewish woman by the name of Suze Yalof Schwartz. It seems as though Ms. Schwartz has some sort of personal obsession (fetish?) with Black women's hairstyles. Gawker has stated that Ms. Schwartz is their new nemesis, and now she's also mine.



By the way, Ms. Schwartz, I have two Jewish female friends (not lawyers) who chemically relax their "Jew 'fros" maybe you do too? This might explain why you would advocate such blatant displays of self-hatred.


Be Love,
Egyirba

Yeah, I'm super shocked that filed on her!

I wonder why his petition notes so many things about financials and hidden assets. Shaunie was creating a nest egg on the side?!?! LOL.

That's what my mama said!
 

No flippin' way! :(

Kim Porter and Essence:
http://www.essence.com/essence/themi...658986,00.html

But what about the sacredness of marriage? Money doesn't buy happiness or companionship. And it would also be nice for those kids to grow up in a two-parent home. It's just sad to see so many marriages crumble.

I guess I'm off my soap box. I don't know. This saddens me :(

Congrats to Halle!

I hope that she has a girl.

OMG!!! :eek: And here I am, going to a job fair tomorrow, Afro puff in all!! Although my hair is very well kept and I know how to look professional, is this the "real" thought process? I went to a job fair last year and there were several black female attorneys rocking natural hair. Be it that they already have their jobs and I'm trying to get in the door, I'm nervous that people view my hair negatively.... This article is distressing....

TOTAL BS!!!!!
 

http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs....S01/709050368/

I'm BEYOND angry about this. BEYOND angry. A black woman left her kids in the closet with food, drink, and entertainment while she went to work; THEY ARE ALIVE, and she faces 15 years in prison. This chick "forgets" her child, the kid DIES (a horrible death), and doesn't even get charged. BS. All day long it's BS. You can call it race, you can call it class, I call it BS. She forgot. Ok. How do you work in a SCHOOL and forget about a CHILD? I can't go 8 hours without thinking about my manfriend and he's GROWN. So how you forget about your child? Do people seriously drop their kids off at daycare and then don't think about them until it's time to pick them up? Stopping to get donuts threw you off your routine? So you never stopped to get gas? You've just never stopped in the morning? But you stopped to get donuts and then forget you had just put a kid in the car BEFORE you stopped to get the donuts. It's BS.

If it's not, I need for ONE GreekChat mother to tell me about the time she just forgot all about her child.

And when did forgetting stuff get you off the hook? If I get stopped for speeding, can I say I forgot I what the speed limit was? Can I walk out of a store without paying and say I was so overwhelmed with work I just forgot to pay? Can someone just leave their kid at home and say they forgot to take the child to daycare? When did "I forgot" become a valid EXCUSE?

I have been hearing about people forgetting their kids in the car a lot lately. I have a two year old son and there has never been a day that I forgot to drop him off with the sitter. There has not even been a day that I don't call my sitter and make sure he's doing okay. I personally don't see how it's possible. My mom and I tried to come up with several scenarios that would cause her to forget and we didn't come up with anything that was reasonable. In the case of this woman they let her off the hook because they said the child was not really neglected, she just simply forgot. I think this is BS. It doesn't matter if your child is neglected or not, you still left him in a hot car for 8 or 9 hrs with the windows rolled up and for that you need to pay. When your life becomes so busy and hectic that accidents like this happen,i t's time to sit down and re-evaluate your priorities.

just to give y'all some perspective
 

http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story...6f7013&rss=703

Now, this chick was in JAIL with NO BOND for the death of a DOG. But chickie won't get CHARGED for forgetting her child. OK.

UPDATE:

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.d...WS01/309060010

^^^
I heard about this story on Today this morning. It reminds me of a story that AP did a few weeks about how they charged parents who leave their kids in cars. A few days later, the incident in Charleston happened (the mom who left the two kids imn the car and then later washed and dressed their bodies). :mad: :(

I asked that question last week. TMZ has found him.

http://www.tmz.com/2007/09/06/another-debarge-busted/

To update the lady-who-got-off-for-leaving-her-child story:

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.d...386/1056/COL02

It's happened before.:eek:

So I am listening to the news this morning and they are talking about the woman who left her child in the car. They said that co-workers had warned her before that she needed to stop leaving her son in the car.:eek::eek: I was in absolute disbelief....This was not the first time? :eek::eek: Apparantly she has done this before but someone always saw him in the car and was able to get him out in time. She needs to go to jail.

i feel ya
 

currently my hair is natural and just to save the potential drama, i slap some gel in it and pull it back. i too am nervous about people's viewpoints in the workplace. but while im looking for the job, i rather be as conservative as possible and then pull out the big fro after i get the gig.

its sad that hair is still an issue for some folks,.

I think it depends on where you live, honestly. I work for a very conservative consulting firm and no one has any problem with my locs. But this is in NYC, the fashion and diversity Mecca, not someplace small and ULTRA-conservative to begin with. We're all democrats :) I interviewed here with them. It's all about CONFIDENCE and appropriate styling- I didn't come in with my locs all wild- I pulled them back for the first few days (then never again) and have decided that coloring them is probably a non-starter.

Patty Jackson's 411 for the week of September 3rd

After five years, the fairytale has turned into a nightmare. The marriage of Shaquille O’Neal and his lovely wife Shaunie is over. Shaq has filed for divorce from his popular wife. Sources say money and cheating are at the root of the problem and all fingers point to Shaunie. According to friends of Shaq, he filed for divorce because he felt he could no longer trust his wife. Was Shaunie hiding money from Shaq? What was up with Shaunie and her young personal trainer? The O’Neals have four children ages 7, 5, 4 and 1.

Prophetess Juanita Bynum has broken her silence. She has survived a divorce, a nervous breakdown and life on welfare. Now she is ready to be an advocate for anti-violence. In a recent appearance on the TBN Christian Network, Bynum showed no bitterness, and she did not speak out against her husband. A couple of weeks ago, Bynum was beat up by her 40-year old husband Bishop Thomas Weeks. He attacked his wife in the parking lot of an Atlanta hotel. He beat, stomped and choked the popular televangelist. Weeks said the Devil made him do it, and he faces up to 27 years in jail. After news came out about the Bynum attack, reports surfaced about a church worker who was attacked by Bishop Weeks eight months ago. Is Weeks a serial abuser? The National Black Church Initiative is recommending that Weeks be suspended for three years because he has hurt the cause of Christ. They feel they cannot tolerate this kind of behavior. They are asking that church members not support him or recognize him as an ordained minister. Bynum has forgiven her husband, and she says she will continue her ministry. Bynum says she is not a Damsel in Distress, and her life has been changed forever.

Halle Berry is going to be a mommy! It’s official. The 41-year old Oscar winner is three months pregnant. This will be the first child for Berry and her longtime love, Model Gabriel Aubry.

Bobby Brown wants some respect! Brown has asked a judge to throw out his divorce decree from Whitney Houston. Bobby feels he was tricked into the divorce and his signature was forged on the pre-nup agreement. He also wants physical and legal custody of their 14-year old daughter Bobbi Christina. The Brown-Houston marriage officially ended after 15 years this past spring. Bobby says he thought they were working things out, but then he was tricked into the divorce. Bobby says he didn’t have his day in court. The next court date is October 22nd. Reps for Whitney Houston claim this all about money because Bobby is broke. If Bobby doesn’t get his way or some respect, look for him to write a tell all book.

Whatever happened to El Debarge? The popular lead singer of the group Debarge is 46-years old and the father of ten kids. He also has a problem staying out of jail. Debarge was arrested last week on a domestic violence warrant that was later tossed out, but he still had to stay in jail. The judge cited past incidents with Debarge, including arrests for drugs, vandalism and driving with a suspended license. In 1986, he was arrested when a college student claimed he assaulted her. In 1996, he was tossed in the slammer when he failed to pay child support. The Debarge family has a history of trouble with the law. Brothers Chico, Robert (deceased) and Thomas all have cocaine convictions.

The R Kelly child pornography trial has been delayed! Again! Now it won’t get underway until the spring of 2008! This trial has gone on forever. Kelly faces up to 15 years in prison if he is convicted of the 14 counts of child pornography he is facing. Kelly is accused of videotaping himself having sex with a young teenage girl. The girl is now 23, and she says if she has to take the stand, she is going to say that’s not her on the tape. The trial was delayed this time because the lead prosecutor in the case just had a baby. The trial has suffered many setbacks, including the judge falling off a ladder and Kelly coming down with Appendicitis.

Percussionist Sheila E will be on a judge on the new Fox show The Next Great American Band. Unsigned and undiscovered groups will compete for a record deal. The show debuts October 19th on Fox.

A controversial book about the life of Singer Phyllis Hyman is out in bookstores. Strength of A Woman details the singer’s life. Hyman committed suicide in 1995. The book discusses her troubles and her amazing singing career. The drug abuse, her diagnoses as being Bi-Polar and the turbulent relationships with men and women, nothing is held back. Hyman is best known for the hits Meet Me On the Moon, The Answer Is You and You Know How To Love Me.

With two wedding ceremonies behind him, Usher is ready to embrace fatherhood. Usher married Tameka Foster for a second time in an elaborate Atlanta ceremony last weekend. Now they are preparing for the birth of their first child. This will be her fourth. Usher says if she is having a boy, he will name him Usher, Jr.

Saturday Night Live Star Keenan Thompson wants to do more skits on the popular show, and he is vowing to lose weight. Thompson rose to fame on the Nickelodeon show Keenan and Kel. He has also starred in the movies Good Burger and Fat Albert. Thompson says he wants to lose enough weight to portray Presidential Candidate Barack Obama in some comedy sketches.

Actress Nicole Ari Parker-Kodjoe is ready to get back to work after having two babies with hubby Boris Kodjoe. Nicole says motherhood is fun, but she wants to go back to work. She has two movies coming out next year. She’s doing a movie The Better Man with Martin Lawrence, and she’s teaming up with Eddie Murphy in the comedy Nowhereland.

Jill Scott’s new album, The Real Thing, arrives in stores on the 25th. Check out my personal page on our website WDASFM.COM Go to Patty’s page and check out her new video My Love and movie trailers from her new Tyler Perry movie Why Did I Get Married. Plus, I’ve got the trailer for the new Denzel Washington- Russell Crowe movie American Gangster.

Actress Tatyana Ali is best known for her role as “Ashley” on the The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Now the popular sitcom star is ready to take on the soaps. Ali is set to join the cast of the Young and The Restless as a love interest to “Devin.”

Oscar Winner Jennifer Hudson has been looking fabulous. She’s hard at work on a new album due out in November. Check her out as the new spokesperson for Avon’s Imari Seduction. She looks stunning.

The VH1 network is catching heat because of their negative portrayal of Black Women. The VH1 network has made a ton of money off of popular shows that show black women in a negative light (Flavor of Love, I Love New York and Charm School, to name a few). Insiders at the network claim a proposal for a new show featuring black women was turned down because no one wanted to see a show featuring professional black women. The show in question would feature black women searching for love outside of their race.

American Idol Judge Randy Jackson is producing Boyz II Men’s next project. Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville is a collection of classic Motown songs including Track of My Tears, Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing, Just My Imagination and an accapella version of Stevie Wonder’s classic Ribbon in The Sky. The album is due out November 13th.


Singer-Songwriter Smokey Robinson will be the latest honoree at the UNCF’s next telethon. The television fundraiser for the United Negro College Fund begun in 1979, and has been long supported by the Motown Legend. The telethon will air early in 2008.

Frankie and the Lady T, together? Yes! Frankie Beverly & Maze and Teena Marie are returning to the area Sunday, October 7th in Atlantic City at the Boardwalk Hall. Tickets go on sale September 10th at all Ticketmaster locations.

WHAT’S THE UNDERGROUND BUZZ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

Now that she has turned her back on her longtime boyfriend this Celebrity by association is feeling lost. She listened to her friends who told her leave that no good man…You’re Giving Him All These Kids And He Won’t Marry You…Leave Girl! Well, she left, and he could care less. He plans to support her financially for the rest of her life, but he is glad to be free of her.

A backlash is slowly brewing over an R&B Singer. She loves making headlines and leaking false stories to the media. Her latest stunt left a bad taste in a lot of people’s mouths. She leaked a story about having a deadly disease then took her time retracting the story because she was enjoying all the media attention.

D@mn Shaunie! You had Big Shaq Daddy to take care of you for the rest of your life and you still couldn't keep it at home? :confused: :(

Phyliss Hyman book: Will look up on Amazon and then ask my co-worker to order it. :)

If Usher has a boy, it will not be Usher Jr. It will actually be Usher IV or Usher V. :p

"Ashley" on Y&R: Isn't she a little too old to be with the teen set? It would look like she's getting with Little Richie. :p

JHud and Avon: Love the dress, HATE THE PICTURE.

UB #1: Kim. It may not be now, but she'll be back with Diddy.

I have no idea on #2.

#2 is Toni Braxton

^^^^
You're right, soror!

No one has mentioned that Foxy is going to be locked up for a while....

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070908/...MlTrVPUYus0NUE

Kim Porter knows where her gravy train is and now that she had made a complete fool of her self in public and probably private maybe she will raise her kids and stop trying to make headlines all the time!

Taser catches suspect from CNN
 

Why:confused::eek::(

Would that make the two of them since Shaq didn't keep it at home?

News About Me...LOL
 

I got an A in Economics :D

And a B+ in Accounting :(

That's good news! Congrats.

Patty Jackson's 411 for the week of September 10th Sorry everything is so one-sided. I copy/pasted from an e-mail.

I had a chance to hang out with the stars of the stage play Whatever She
Wants, Vivica A. Fox and Boris Kodjoe joined me as special guests on my
midday show. Vivica held nothing back she says she was just as upset as
everybody else over her early departure from Dancing With The Stars. She
talked about love, admitting that dating Rapper 50 Cent was a mistake. It
was a case of too much too soon. Vivica says no more rappers for her. She
says she is ready to take a new approach to love by letting God choose the
right man for her. Vivica was a delight and a lot of fun. She can be
currently seen on the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm with Larry David, and
she has a new movie coming out with Pop Singer Jessica Simpson. Auntie Viv
says reports of her not getting along with Simpson were not true. She
enjoyed working with her. Boris brought along pictures of his family. He has
two young children, a boy and a girl, with his wife, Actress Nicole Ari
Parker-Kodjoe. He expressed the importance of keeping family together, and
how much he loves fatherhood.

James Brown's oldest daughter wants some respect. La Rhonda Petit, a 45-year
old former flight attendant, has been declared the oldest of James Brown's
children. The DNA test are back, and Petit is officially the oldest of the
clan. Petit not only wants her share of the family fortune, but she wants to
pay final respects at The Godfather of Soul's gravesite. Brown's body is
being kept in a crypt at the house of one of the known daughters, and they
want Petit to stay away. Petit just wants to do what's right, but her half
brothers and sisters want no part of her.

Where is Shaunie O'Neal? The soon to be ex-wife of Basketball Superstar
Shaquille O'Neal has been very quiet since Shaq uncovered the truth. The
male personal trainers that she was very close to, the hidden bank accounts
in Switzerland and the Cayman Islands, the bearer bonds, the CD's, the off
shore accounts. Was she anticipating a divorce, or was she stashing away
money so she could run off with her secret lover? The O'Neals appeared to be
in love, but apparently Shaq was the only one in love. Yes, Shaunie had the
four kids, and she was a great entertainer. But, sources say Shaunie was
leading a double life, and Shaq uncovered the truth. Was Shaunie just being
greedy? Shaq was very generous with his money, and he only required that you
wear your hair short. Why would Shaunie do this to him?

Bishop Thomas Weeks says he's going to contest his divorce to Prophetess
Juanita Bynum. Weeks has had no contact with Bynum since her very public
beating by him. A hotel bellman had to pull Weeks off of Bynum as he
attacked her. Choking, stomping and beating the crap out of the fame
evangelist. Bynum has forgiven her husband, but she feels she must end the
marriage because she says this was not the first incident. She thought their
routine blowups were normal (the shoving and the pushing).There was also the
incident where a church member was physically attacked by Weeks. Bynum
helped him cover it up to keep the incident from going public. Now you see
what happened to her. Bishop Weeks says Bynum was cruel and hard to live
with, and he will prove it. Even if she was difficult, there is no excuse
for stomping someone in the ground.

The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin is releasing details about her upcoming TV
movie. The Queen is playing a big part in the casting of the movie. Terrence
Howard is on board to play Smokey Robinson and Billy Dee Williams will be
playing her dad, the late Reverend C.L. Franklin. There's no word on who
will play "Re-Re."

"The Boss"-Diana Ross, Director Martin Scorsese, Beach Boy Founder Brian
Wilson and Comedian/Actor Steve Martin have been named for The 2007 Kennedy
Center Honors. The awards ceremony takes place on December 26th on CBS.

At the movies, it's The Brave One with Jodie Foster and Terrence Howard.

Actor Duane Martin is responding to rumors about his sexuality. In the new
issue of Essence magazine, the former star of All of Us defends his marriage
to Tisha Campbell-Martin, and he says he is not gay. He says at first, they
tried to ignore the foolish talk then it just seemed to take on a life all
it's own. Martin says at this point in his life, he has more important
issues to deal with like raising his autistic son. Martin says he is not
gay, and his marriage to Campbell is fine.

"P Diddy's" ex Kim Porter also opens up in the new issue of Essence
magazine. For the first time ever, she discusses the other babies. These are
the babies that Diddy had with other women during their ten year
relationship. While Kim was pregnant with her twin baby girls, there was a
woman in Atlanta who had given birth to his first daughter. At the moment,
there is a woman who is expecting another baby by Diddy. Let's hope his
career continues to be on a roll. With all these babies, he won't have any
money. The new issue of Essence magazine, with Singer Keisha Cole on the
cover, hits newsstands this week.

The DeBarges just can't seem to stay out of trouble. Last week, Chico
DeBarge was arrested on drug charges. Chico is no stranger to jail. Years
ago, he served a six-year sentence on drug trafficking. At press time,
Chico's older brother El DeBarge was still in jail for various offenses.
Check out the October issue of Vibe magazine, it features an expose on the
DeBarge family. During the late 70's and 80's, the DeBarge family ruled the
music charts from their days as Switch and DeBarge with the hits There'll
Never Be, I Call Your Name, I Like It, All This Love and Rhythm of The
Night. What went wrong with this family? The new issue of Vibe reveals all,
including the drugs, the abuse, the HIV and prison sentences.

I love New York: Season Two premieres October 8th on VH1. On the second
season, New York continues her search for love. Some of the contestants
include a Wall Street exec, a stripper, an aspiring rapper and a midget.

Salt and Pepa will be reuniting on VH1. Their new reality show premieres
October 15th on VH1. The girls are polar opposites with Salt finding God,
and Pepa still being wild.

Oprah Winfrey gives new meaning to I love my dogs. In the event something
should happen to "The Mighty O," she has taken steps to make sure her dogs
are taken care of. Sources say she plans on leaving her five dogs $30
million to make sure they continue to live well without her.

The 2008 Academy Awards take place next February, and The Daily Show's Jon
Stewart has been tapped as the host. Stewart last hosted the show in 2006.

Oscar Winner Jennifer Hudson will be joining the cast of the Sex and The
City movie. Filming on the movie version of the hit HBO series starts soon.
Hudson will play an assistant to "Carrie," the character played by Sarah
Jessica Parker. The Sex and The City movie will follow the adventures of
"Carrie," "Samantha," "Charlotte," "Miranda" and "Mr. Big."

Tyler Perry is launching an internet TV channel. All the info can be found
on his website TylerPerry.com. Word has it he'll be debuting the Tyler Perry
talk show on the internet.

It's been 26 years since the first installment of Indiana Jones, and the
fourth edition comes out next May. Harrison Ford will be back as "Indiana
Jones" in Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull.

Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken are going on tour. Studdard and Aiken competed
against each other on American Idol with Studdard coming out as the winner.
Since their infamous showdown, they have dealt with the ups and downs of
their careers, including weight loss, theft from family members and internet
sex scandals. Was that really Aiken advertising for men on the web? Both men
are hoping their upcoming tour will jump start their careers.

Congratulations to Oscar Winner Jamie Foxx. Foxx just got a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame.

It's official. Sherri Shepherd is now a co-host on the popular daytime
talker The View. Shepherd admits there was a stall in contract negotiations
when she wanted her salary on the level of her co-workers. Whoopi Goldberg
serves as the lead panelist on the show. Goldberg is getting $2 million a
year.

American Idol Judge Randy Jackson is producing Boyz II Men's next project.
Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville is a collection of classic Motown songs
including Track of My Tears, Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing, Just My
Imagination and an accapella version of Stevie Wonder's classic Ribbon in
The Sky. The album is due out November 13th.

Singer-Songwriter Smokey Robinson will be the latest honoree at the UNCF's
next telethon. The television fundraiser for the United Negro College Fund
begun in 1979, and has been long supported by the Motown Legend. The
telethon will air early in 2008.

Frankie and the Lady T, together? Yes! Frankie Beverly & Maze and Teena
Marie are returning to the area Sunday, October 7th in Atlantic City at the
Boardwalk Hall. Tickets go on sale September 10th at all Ticketmaster
locations.

WHAT'S THE UNDERGROUND
BUZZ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

This former Groupie turned back up Singer is hiding her only child. She
claims the father of the child is a legendary singer. Now that the singer
has died, his known children are making all newcomers submit to DNA testing.
The former Groupie/Backup singer is afraid of the truth coming out. So, she
has sent the child away so he can't be tested.

Go on, Tyler P!!!! Although the TV show is horrendous, you're doing the dang on thing.

Underground: James Brown's supposed wife...the red head (sorry don't know her name)

I guess the KCH will get B to pay tribute to Ms. Ross. :confused: Shucks, let her kids do something, especially Rhonda...she can sing. :D

After all these "outside children" come forth, will there even be a family fortune?

What a load of bull. That lazy eye of Shaq's wasn't the only only body part of his wandering around. :rolleyes:

No one's talking about the new OJ case...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070914/...Z24pbFRTNvzwcF

I don't know who to be mad at more--OJ, the Goldmans, Kim Porter or 50. :rolleyes:

In some good news...congrats to Jamie!! :D

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070914...BotUxEKnKs0NUE

NEWSFLASH
 

I Passed the Bar!! (Hey it's news to me) :D

And that is Darn Good News! Congrats Soror SKEE!

GREAT!

Yeah it is pretty distressing. My boyfriend is an engineer and he had been growing dreads for 5 yrs....Lawd knows I loved those things but he didn't get his first job until he wacked them off. His sister and I made sure his locks where "tight" and he kept them looking nice anyway. Its just amazing how much value we put in appearance...

^^^Which is part of the reason I started my own business. I refuse to cut my beautiful locs for anyone. I desire to be the one who determines when and why I release them "if" I choose to do. And for all you folks (you know what cultural grouping you mark off on your paperwork) who ask to touch my locs..."hell no"!


Shalom/Salem....and continue to walk in your greatness.

At least they ask. There is nothing worse than some person I dont know walking up and attempting to put their hands in my hair.

That ain't happening, sorry.