Associated Press Posted May 10th 2012   PROVO, Utah (AP) — Gary Coleman’s ex-wife wants a judge to award her the child TV star’s estate. Shannon Price testified Monday in 4th District Court that even though the two divorced in 2008, they kept living together and presented themselves to the public as married until his [...]

Associated Press Posted May 2nd 2012   NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Charles “Skip” Pitts, the longtime Memphis guitar player whose distinctive riffs helped define soul and make Isaac Hayes’ “Shaft” theme cool, has died. He was 65. Pitts is responsible for the unforgettable wah-wah guitar sound on Hayes’ “Theme from Shaft,” the ’70s Blaxploitation film [...]

Associated Press Posted April 22nd 2012   NEW YORK (AP) — The Bob Marley documentary “Marley” will stream on Facebook simultaneously during its theatrical opening, a signal that social media may also play a role in shifting movie release windows. Such day-and-date releases have become increasingly common in recent years for smaller independent films. But [...]

TheGrio.com By Ronda Racha Penrice Posted April 20th 2012   “Dick Clark bridged a color gap at a time when there should not have been one, giving musical life to black artists that may not have had a chance. He gave music freedom — equal opportunity,” Stevie Wonder said in a statement following the news [...]

Vibe.com By iamkrystall Posted April 17th 2012   Chances of Rihanna playing Whitney Houston in her biopic were officially shot down by Cissy Houston, in fact she’s quite furious that Rih would even want to play her daughter. The National Enquirer reported that the still mourning mother fumed at the thought of it. “Over my dead [...]

WashingPost.com By Sari Horwitz Posted April 12th 2012   George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed unarmed Trayvon Martin, was charged with second-degree murder Wednesday in a case that has riveted the nation. Florida special prosecutor Angela Corey announced the charge at an early-evening news conference in Jacksonville. She said Zimmerman had [...]

Associated Press By Michelle Tarm Posted April 10th 2012   CHICAGO (AP) — A judge will question would-be jurors as jury selection begins in earnest Monday at the Chicago trial of the man accused of murdering singer and Oscar winning actress Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and nephew. Selecting 12 jurors and six alternates able to [...]

Associated Press By Justin Juozapavicius Posted April 10th 2012 (PHOTO: TULSA SHOOTING SUSPECTS JACOB ENGLAND AND ALVIN WATTS)   TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Two Oklahoma men suspected in a shooting rampage that left three people dead and terrorized Tulsa’s African-American community appeared in court Monday and had bond set at more than $9 million each. [...]

HuffingtonPost.com  By Kiki Von Glinow Posted March 23rd 2012   UPDATE: The L.A. County Coroner’s office confirms that Whitney Houston used cocaine immediately before her death, leading to a “cardiac event,” as reported by TMZ. “All traces of cocaine” were allegedly removed from Whitney Houston’s hotel room before authorities arrived at the scene. PREVIOUSLY: Whitney [...]

BBCNews.com Posted March 15th 2012   Singer Etta James and singer-songwriter Lionel Ritchie will be inducted into the Apollo Theatre’s Hall of Fame in New York.   A ceremony will be held at the historic Harlem venue in June. The pair will join past Apollo Hall of Fame inductees including Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Aretha [...]