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Backstage Interview With Travis Porter Read more... View
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:43:48 -0800
Diggy out to prove that hip-hop runs in his bloodline. Read more... View
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:48:03 -0800
Lady Gaga's highly anticipated "Telephone" video, featuring Beyoncé has finally premiered! Kinda reminds you of back in the day when videos were an "event." Gaga is really doing big things for the music scene. View
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:52:04 -0800
LIFE IN PRISON FOR LIL WAYNESo what’s life like for Lil Wayne in his new Rikers Island digs? People.com is reporting that the rapper is living among the general population of inmates at the Eric M. View
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:02:30 -0800
Shaquille O’Neal and his estranged wife, Shaunie, have finalized their divorce, TMZ reports. The two announced the split three years ago, but they then attempted to put the past behind them and try again. View
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:17:21 -0800
Howard Stern is standing behind the comments he made recently about Gabourey Sidibe's weight. He said the Oscar-nominated actress is "planet sized" on his show the other day, and he has no intentions of backing down. View
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:00:00 -0800
Jay-Z sat the mic down to pick up a shovel at the groundbreaking ceremony for the New Jersey Nets future home in Brooklyn, N.Y. View
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:58:14 -0800
The man who created the pop culture hit "Pants on the Ground" on "American Idol" is now being sued by his distributors. Gen. View
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:58:55 -0800
in this case, i think the numbers are lying. View
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:32:47 -0800
From the NY Times: WASHINGTON — Long before the State Dinner party crashers and the tension with her White House colleagues and the strain in her relationship with the first lady, Desirée Rogers began to understand she was in trouble when David Axelrod summone View
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:15:59 -0800
BUENA, N.J. – Sharif Mobley had strong Muslim views as early as high school. But his old friend Roman Castro knew he had radicalized when he saw him about four years ago. View
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:17:46 -0800
3/12/10-The man accused of the crimes has been identified as Aswad Ayinde, a director who directed the video for “Killing Me Softly” by the Fugees. View
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:51:07 -0800
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has announced which groups will get the $1.4 million he received for winning the Nobel Peace Prize. View
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:00:16 -0800
AMES, Iowa – Second-degree burglary charges have been filed against an Ames man who broke into a church where he allegedly used the institution’s electronic equipment to watch pornography. View
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:15:32 -0800
NEW YORK — A federal judge who found it unconstitutional that Congress tried to cut funding to the activist group ACORN has rejected a government request to change her mind and has ordered government agencies to make it clear the funding isn’t blocked. View
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:37 -0800
From The Huffington Post Marcelas Owens, an 11-year-old from Seattle, headlined a press conference with Senate Democratic leadership on Thursday, telling a packed room of reporters that he wanted the president and Congress to come together and pass health insuran View
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:47:34 -0800
Filed under: News, Politics, President Obama Ha! Take that, Glenn Beck!Just when you thought ACORN suffered its death blow by populist nonsensical cable network bufoonery, a Brooklyn, N.Y. View
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:28:00 -0800
Filed under: News In a suburb of Washington D.C., a Germantown teacher was forced to apologize to a student after telling her she was dressed like a prostitute. View
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:40:00 -0800
Filed under: Men's Health, Diet & Nutrition, Disease Prevention, Cancer Drug-maker Sanofi-Aventis has developed a new medication that extended the lives of men with advanced prostate cancer in clinical trials and could become a last-chance medication for cert View
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:30:00 -0800
Filed under: Women's Health, Men's Health, Mental Health, Disease Prevention Nap much? If not, you need to get on that. View
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:10:00 -0800
Filed under: News Friends and family describe Sharif Mobley as a "good Muslim" who never displayed any violent tendencies. He held down a job and has a wife and a daughter.But authorities tell a different story. View
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:10:00 -0800
Filed under: News, Politics, Race and Civil Rights Responding to pressure from critics, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo recused himself from the probe of New York Governor David Paterson. View
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:03:00 -0800
Filed under: News A 10-month-old baby girl was allegedly circumcised by her 35-year-old mother who was arrested yesterday and charged with child cruelty and female genital mutilation. The metro Atlanta, Ga. View
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0800
The poster child for all Hood couples, Monica and Rocko, are calling it quits. Apparently rumors have been floating around the internet about them breaking up and Monica has decided to address the situation: I am going to do what I have always done. View
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:43:35 -0800
BOSSIP was in the building for the official NJ launch of their new Hennessy Black liquor. While on the scene, we ran into Snooki who was a bit preoccupied making love in the club. Check the flip for more details and pics of Angie Martinez, Alesha Renae and more. View
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:30:31 -0800
Even with their wedding date just a few months away, Carmelo and Lala still have plenty of paper. The couple just scored a new crib in L.A. for a little under $2 mil. Pop the hood for more details and some pics! The new home is a 6,500 sq. ft. View
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:20:15 -0800
Beyonce was at the Groundbreaking Ceremony of The Barclays Center at Atlantic Yard in NYC. From the look on her face with that little boy sitting next to her, motherhood is not an option. Check out more pics below. View
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:55:59 -0800
We came across this interesting Newsweek article that breaks down the idea of why athletes should NOT be role models: Steven Ortiz, a sociology professor at Oregon State and the author of several published studies on athletes’ bad behavior, explained: ̶ View
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:52:26 -0800
Last month the Sheriff in Louisiana’s Calcasieu Parish went to investigate a call concerning a nine-year-old boy, living with his father and stepmother in south Lake Charles. What he found was unbelievable. View
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:50:51 -0800
Swizz Beatz finally breaks down and speaks on why he and almost ex-wife Mashonda didn’t work out. Then Swizzy added Alicia Keys was not the reason for the break-up, they were having problems for 10 YEARS!!! View
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:44:03 -0800
Olivia’s new album Show The World will be hitting stores in the spring. Until then she’s keeping busy with a new mixtape and a hot new single “Take It Off”. Check out the remix featuring Maino and pics under the hood. Hate it or Love It? View
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:38:05 -0800
Some ladies aren't enthusiastic about performing oral sex on their partners. We spoke to a few  who shared their true feelings about going downtown on their lover, and picked up some tips on how you can enjoy giving as much as receiving. View
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0800
Desiree Rogers made the front page of the New York Times today, in a profile on the rise and fall of the former White House Social Secretary, who stepped down from her position months after the now-infamous State Dinner party crashers incident. View
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0800
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0800
Interior design maven and host of HGTV's "Myles of Style," Kim Myles, will answer a question submitted from an ESSENCE.com reader every day. View
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:55:00 -0800
After picking up practically every award for her supporting role in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," it was a safe bet that Mo'Nique would win the Oscar last Sunday. She is the fifth Black actress to win an Academy Award. View
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:10:00 -0800
Too tired for sex? Does your race make you sleep less? The National Sleep Foundation just released their annual study on the bedtime habits and sleeping patterns of Americans, For the first time, the Foundation studied the effects of race on sleep. ESSENCE. View
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:00:00 -0800
With things warming up a bit on the East Coast after a long blistery winter, the ladies of Washington D.C. are out on the streets, doing it as only they do in the Capital City.Preview their pre-Spring 2010 fashion. View
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0800
Since the very first cavewoman caught her reflection in a puddle and was like, "I really need to do something about my brows," women have expended great amounts of energy on the pursuit of beauty. View
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:55:00 -0800
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