True Celebrity Commitment?

Mia Farrow is really trying to live up to her title as a Goodwill Ambassador. On her blog, she announces that she is willing to trade herself for captive Sudanese elder Sulieman Jamous. Jamous is thought by many to be instrumental in uniting the warring factions in Darfur. Jamous has been confined [...]

Essence: Superhead Is Back

‘Two years after selling nearly 400,000 copies of Confessions of a Video Vixen, a scandalous memoir that outed bold-faced names, making a memorable appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show, starting an organization for girls under the banner of female empowerment, and allegedly breaking up the marriage of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, Karinne Steffans, 29, [...]

Quote of the Day

“I stand by exactly what I said, which was that the degrading comments about women that [Don] Imus said is language that we hear not just on the radio, not just in music. We ourselves perpetuate that, and we all have to take responsibility.”
“There’s no doubt that hip-hop culture moves our young people powerfully. And [...]

Dunkin’ Donuts Franchisee Refuses To Sell Pork

Every day for nearly 30 years, Walid Elkhatib has sold doughnuts. Glazed, chocolate frosted, Bavarian Kreme and other varieties. As a Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee, he expanded the menu to include breakfast sandwiches, such as egg and cheese bagels.
But he drew the line at serving sandwiches with sausage, ham or bacon because his Muslim faith forbids [...]