Consider it a strange dream, but I had some thoughts about the Jay-Z beef with the rapper Beanie Sigel. No, I'm not here to talk about keeping street cred. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Half of the artists in the hip hop industry are not nearly as hard or as real as they claim to be. They're too smart for that. The guys who are really as hard as most rappers claim to be are either in a jail cell or a casket. That's the truth. What got my attention was when Charlamagne Tha God was fired from 100.3, "Th... Read Full Story

All of us are confused about health care reform. Many of us support the idea because we support the president. Some of us support health care reform because we know that the current system is terribly flawed. Well, getting informed on the issues might be a great way to ensure that you know what you are backing.One of the great problems with health care reform is that most Americans can't trust it in the first place, given that there are so many special interest groups who've hooked their fan... Read Full Story

Steve Harvey is a changed man – and that's largely due to the new lady in his life.But when it comes to his third wife, Marjorie Bridges Harvey, whom he married in June 2007, she's not new at all. The pair met 17 years ago and dated briefly. And although the popular comedian, top-rated radio personality and best-selling author first saw the hazel-eyed beauty during a comedy club appearance in Memphis, where he declared that she would be his wife, both parties went on to build separate f... Read Full Story

(Left: Robert Williams joined the 'Rally Against Insurance Corporations' on Sept. 22, 2009 in Miami, FL. Photo credit: Joe Raedle, Getty Images. ) Despite pessimism by some leaders in Congress, health care reform still has a chance to pass before the year is out. That's why the tea-baggers have been making so much noise this week at the Capitol, where the House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on a health care reform bill as early as Saturday, Nov. 7. They want to kill the legislation... Read Full Story

Entertainment Tonight recently debuted the teaser trailer to Tyler Perry's 'Why Did I Get Married Too?' Returning for the sequel are Janet Jackson, Tyler Perry, Jill Scott, Malik Yoba, Sharon Leal, Tasha Smith, Michael Jai White, Lamman Rucker and Richard T. Jones. Gathered together in the Bahamas for their annual one-week reunion, four close couples eagerly reconnect, sharing news about their lives and relationships. But their intimate week in paradise is disrupted by the unexpected arriv... Read Full Story

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On average, a smoker attempts to quit smoking seven times before she or he is successful, Virgie Bright-Ellington, M.D. writes in 'What Your Doctor Wants You To Know But Doesn't Have Time to Tell You,' a helpful book with important health care tips. Breaking up with cigarettes is one of the most difficult things a smoker will ever do in life, but given that smoking is the number one cause of premature death in the U.S., it's well worth the struggle, she writes. "To increase your odds of ... Read Full Story

Around these parts, we watch a LOT of hair videos. And while most are informative, many of them aren't exactly fun to watch. Unless you consider watching someone talk to a camera while standing in their bathroom, fun. Which is why when I laid eyes on the wonderful webisodes being made by Andrea of art and design blog Fly, I had to share with the world! Check this out! I had to grill Andrea about her inspiration. "My blog is about art and design mainly, and although I'm natural I know there... Read Full Story

Blackface shows up so frequently these days, you'd think it's become a contemptible fad. Recently, this Jim Crow relic has been spotted in cartoons on high fashion pages, 'Mad Men' and 'Tyra.' Who can keep track? So is it any wonder that two white Northwestern University student athletes would jump at the chance to hop on this trend by donning blackface as Halloween costumes? Click here to see photos.One of the students involved in the incident reportedly dressed as Bob Marley, painting his ... Read Full Story