After six hours of surgical procedure and months of raising money, Cincinnati Bengals player Devon Still and his family received the best news possible: Still’s daughter Leah had her cancerous tumor removed completely Sept. 25 by a surgeon at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, according to ESPN. Leah was diagnosed with Stage 4 neuroblastoma about […]
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Love and Hip Hop: Bow Wow Engaged to Reality Star Erica Mena
Shad Moss, known as Bow Wow to most, is now engaged to reality star Erica Mena, according to news reports. Moss, 27, is known mostly for his rap and acting career. Moss has played in major box office movies such as All About the Benjamins, Like Mike, Johnson Family Vacation, Roll Bounce and Madea’s Big […]
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Howard University Gospel Choir Returns Home for Live Recording
The renowned collegiate choir will be recording their new project Glorious God on Oct. 4. This live recording experience will take place on Howard’s campus at the Cramton Auditorium at 6:30 p.m. The project will be produced under the advisory of Grammy and Stellar Award Winner Kevin Bond. In addition, the special recording will feature […]
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Forbes Hip-Hop Cash Kings 2014 List Revealed
Dr. Dre, Diddy and Jay-Z. Producer Dr. Dre earned the biggest crown in Forbes magazine’s “Hip-Hop Cash Kings” 2014 list, which was released this week. The annual list ranks the highest-earning hip-hop artists and executives in the hip-hop industry. Earnings are calculated by adding up income from touring, record sales, publishing, merchandise sales, endorsements and […]
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NFL Rallies Cancer Treatment Support for Daughter of Devon Still, Bengals Player
Devon Still of the Cincinnati Bengals is a household name in the NFL, but not for his play on the field. Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Devon Still and his four-year-old daughter Leah. The defensive tackle has been the recipient of an outpouring of support from the league and its fans as he attempts to continue […]
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Tom Joyner Takes Show on the Road
Tom Joyner Morning Show The popular Tom Joyner Morning Show is now on the road. Joyner, along with Sybil Wilkes and J. Anthony Brown, have completed the first week of a five-week tour during which The Tom Joyner Morning Show will broadcast live from a local radio station affiliate at each stop. The trio will […]
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Continuous Missteps Plague Once Promising Detroit High School QB
A former Detroit high school football player is facing serious legal problems for the third time in less than a year. Jayru Campbell stands with his attorney Walter Pookrum, during his arraignment at Frank Murphy Hall of Justice in Detroit on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014. Campbell, a 17-year-old Detroit prep football star, is accused of assaulting […]
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S.C. Pastor Facing Jail Time for Congregation’s Loud Worship
Pastor Apostle Johnnie Clark. (Facebook photo) A pastor in South Carolina was sentenced to a short jail stint after authorities said his congregation’s boisterous worship violated local noise ordinances. Pastor Apostle Johnnie Clark, who leads the Rehoboth United Assemblies Church in Columbia, S.C., was found guilty Sept. 11 of exceeding the city’s noise limit and […]
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Joan Rivers Banned Michelle Obama from Funeral before Passing
Comedian Joan Rivers (left) and First Lady Michelle Obama (right). Actress, writer, producer and television host Joan Rivers made a list of people that she did not want to attend her funeral before she passed on Sept. 4. That list included first lady Michelle Obama. In an interview with the The Sunday Times Magazine, Rivers […]
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Mother of Houston Texans Rookie Charged with Manslaughter
Houston Texans rookie player Jeoffrey Pagan is in the news—but not for his play on the field. Sheryl Pagan Todd, mother of Houston Texans rookie player Jeoffrey Pagan. According to USA Today, Pagan’s mother, Sheryl Pagan Todd, 56, was reportedly charged with voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of her mother’s boyfriend, Walter J. Stevenson, […]
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‘Shred-It’ Event Comes to Prince George’s County
The event was flooded with eager recyclers Prince George’s County Community College was flooded with cars on a sunny September morning, but they were not vehicles of students going to class. On Sept. 6 NBC4, in partnership with Prince George’s County Government, Shred-It, and Prince George’s Community College hosted the NBC4 Allstate Community Shred Event. […]
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Protests to Increase Hourly Minimum Wage Spread Country Wide
Rallies in Chicago as workers fight to be paid $15 an hour. Picture: AP. Protests led by fast-food workers urging employers and Congress to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour have resulted in a spate of arrests in several major cities. The arrests stemmed from the “Fight for $15” campaign, a national effort […]