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A number of people emailed Mo’Kelly and SPECIFICALLY asked for me to re-post the following editorial regarding El DeBarge, given how perfectly it fits within the discussion of Whitney Houston’s passing.  In fact, mentally remove the words “El DeBarge” and insert “Whitney Houston.”  It’s all-the-way accurate and uncanny in its import.  In video below, Whitney and El share a tearful reunion…hours before her death. _______________________ Keep the hate mail coming. I don’t care what you... Read Full Story

From TMZ Whitney Houston  was found in the bathtub of a Beverly Hills hotel yesterday … with her face underwater … people close to Whitney tell TMZ. According to our sources, her stylist, hairdresser and two bodyguards were among the people in the room at the time. We’re told they became worried about Whitney because she had been in the bathroom for over an hour and it was time to start getting ready for the Clive Davis party. Our sources say they began to knock on the door and there... Read Full Story

From Yahoo! Anyone who’d followed reports of Whitney Houston’s bizarre behavior in the days leading up to the Grammys had to have been “shocked, but not surprised” at reports of her demise, as the saying goes. Thursday in particular had been an obviously rough day in public for the troubled singer, whose appearance and behavior raised eyebrows among reporters, photographers, and regular folks who witnessed her erratic rounds. First she first visited Brandy, Monica, and Clive Davis at... Read Full Story

John Hunter From the Los Angeles Wave … LORDY, LORDY  — Remember how, in November 2009, the Rev.  John J. Hunter,  pastor of the powerful First AME Church, was sued by the Rev. Brenda Lamothe,  one of the church’s associate ministers, who charged that Hunter coerced her into a four-year, cross-country sexual relationship? In a highly publicized series of events, Lamothe sued Hunter, First AME Church, the 5th Episcopal AME District and the national AME body — just about everybody... Read Full Story

Publicist Kristen Foster said Saturday that the singer had died, but the cause and the location of her death were unknown. At her peak, Houston the golden girl of the music industry. From the middle 1980s to the late 1990s, she was one of the world’s best-selling artists. She wowed audiences with effortless, powerful, and peerless vocals that were rooted in the black church but made palatable to the masses with a pop sheen. (Early reports from Mo’Kelly’s friends in the industry say that... Read Full Story

In other news…Kanye West and Jay-Z celebrate the release of the new video to the single “N**** in Paris.” Happy Black History Month. The Mo’Kelly Report is a syndicated politics and entertainment journal. Visit http://mrmokelly.com for the latest from Mr. Mo’Kelly. Contact him at mrmokelly@gmail.com. Follow The Mo’Kelly Report Read Full Story

No, Mo’Kelly will not be signing any petition to get Roland Martin reinstated.  You can either be a respected CNN commentator (eventually an anchor) or you can try to be a social media comedian.  It’s one or the other…you surely won’t be both. Bernard Shaw would never have been so careless.  Soledad O’Brien would never blur such a line.  The blame is with Martin and the behavior , not those who were offended by it.  Every media person has a clause in his/her contract which prohibits... Read Full Story

The tweets were likely fleeting in nature, consistent with how the multitude of us use Twitter to socially interact. Momentary thoughts, ephemeral emotions…140 character snapshots of one’s conscience. CNN commentator Roland Martin has come under fire for two tweets during the Super Bowl which GLAAD argued were homophobic and encouraged violence against the LGBT community. Regardless of whether one finds merit in GLAAD’s complaint or instead supports Martin’s sense of humor, know that the... Read Full Story

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From CNN: “The ceremony was not my suggestion, nor was it my intent, to participate in any ritual that is offensive in any manner to the Jewish community, or any group. Furthermore, I sincerely denounce any action that depicts me as a King, for I am merely just a servant of the Lord,” Long wrote in a letter dated Saturday. The letter was addressed to Bill Nigut, southeast regional director of the Anti-Defamation League — a Jewish group that fights anti-Semitism. “While I believe that... Read Full Story