Taraji P. Henson Covers Essence Magazine

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Taraji P. Henson, the break out star of the hit series “Empire,” is gracing the cover of ESSENCE magazine’s November 2015 issue.

Taraji told ESSENCE that “even though people are just now finding me as Cookie, thank God for Netflix because people are so moved by my performance they’re like, ‘Where has she been?’ I’ve always said I want to do the type of work that people study.”

“These kids are thinking they can do reality TV and come and do this craft that I studied, sweated and grinded,” says Henson. “People forget it’s a craft because it’s so pop now…Can they make me believe the words coming out of their mouth?”

The issue hits newsstands October 16th.

Lamar Odom Found Unconscious in Crtical Condition

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Lamar Odom is reportedly in critical condition after being found unconscious at the Love Ranch South in Nevada on Tuesday afternoon.

The 35-year-old basketball player has been airlifted to a Las Vegas hospital for treatment, according to TMZ.

Lamar checked into the ranch on Saturday and allegedly partied with girls for days. At one point, sources say he was seen taking an herbal substitute for Viagra.

When someone entered Lamar‘s hotel room on Tuesday, he was found in a state of unconsciousness and fluid was seen coming out of his mouth. He was taken to a local hospital and was not able to breathe on his own, so doctors had to intubate him.

NEW MUSIC: THE WEEKND FEAT. NICKI MINAJ – ‘THE HILLS (REMIX)’/Video from SNL f/Nicki Minaj

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The Weeknd is sitting on top of the charts for a third week with his smash hit “The Hills.” He has drafted Nicki Minaj for one of two official remixes (the other features Eminem).

Nicki joined The Weeknd  tonight when he performed the song on tonight’s “SNL.”

Check the tunes out below:

Video from SNL:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ASwmAI5plw

Nick Gordon Injected Bobbi Kristina with Lethal Drug Cocktail?

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Shocking new details from the civil lawsuit filed against Nick Gordon in the death of Bobbi Kristina Brown have come to light.

From 11 Live:

Bobbi Kristina Brown died after Nick Gordon injected her with a toxic mixture and then placed her unconscious in a bathtub, new documents in a civil lawsuit allege.

The new allegations are made in response to Nick Gordon’s motion to stay discovery proceedings in the civil lawsuit filed by Brown’s conservator. Discovery is the legal procedures used to gather evidence for a lawsuit.

20th Anniversary of the Million Man March!!

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Thousands of black rights activists from across the nation gathered Saturday on the National Mall to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March and call for policing reforms and changes in black communities.

Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who spearheaded the original march, led the anniversary gathering Saturday at the Capitol called the “Justice or Else” march.  I remember being  a 14 year old boy back in 1995 the MMM was an awesome experience for a young buck like myself.  I remember seeing Maya Angelou and the late Rosa Parks speak, and just seeing so many black men gathered together for a positive cause was inspiring.

In 2015, Farrakhan called Black Lives Matter protesters the next leaders of the civil rights movement and called on older leaders to support them.

“What good are we if we don’t prepare young people to carry the torch of liberation to the next step?” he said.

At the march, the families of several unarmed African-American men and women killed in encounters with law enforcement encouraged the crowd to continue to speak out against police misconduct.

“We will not continue to stand by and not say anything anymore,” said Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old black teen shot dead in Sanford, Florida on Feb. 26, 2012.

March participants spoke of their sense of purpose in guaranteeing black Americans rights for which many have fought for generations.

The original march on Oct. 16, 1995, brought hundreds of thousands to Washington, D.C. to pledge to improve their lives, their families and their communities. Women, whites and other ethnic minorities were not invited to the original march, but organizers said all were welcome Saturday.

The National Park Service estimated the attendance at the original march to be around 400,000, but subsequent counts by private organizations say the number was at least double that. The National Park Service has refused to give crowd estimates on Mall activities since.

Just a few statistics, in 1994, law enforcement agencies arrested 3.5 million African Americans, comprising 30.9 percent of all arrests, the FBI said. In 2013, law enforcement arrested 2.5 million African Americans, which made up 28 percent of all arrests, the latest FBI data shows.

The Braxtons Gearing up to Release Christmas Album

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Toni, Tamar, Trina, Towanda, and Tracie have set their sisterly beefs aside to finally join together for a family album that has been in the works for almost 25 years.

The album is called Braxton Family Christmas and is out October 30, 2015 on Def Jam Recordings.

They’ve crafted new original songs like “Under My Christmas Tree” and “Every Day Is Christmas” as well as classic covers, such as “This Christmas” and “O Holy Night.”

Tracklist:

1. This Christmas

2. Every Day Is Christmas

3. Mary, Did You Know?

4. O Holy Night

5. Last Christmas

6. Blessed New Year

7. Under The Christmas Tree

8. This Christmas (Braxton Family Version)

Malika Haqq Arrested for DUI in LA

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According to TMZ, one half of the Haqq twins and the new star of “Dash Dolls,” Malika Haqq crashed her car on the 101 around 3 AM yesterday morning.  The police report stated that Malika showed “objective symptoms of intoxication.” She reportedly failed a sobriety test as well.

Malika was promptly arrested for DUI, according to LA Country PD and charged with a misdemeanor around 4:18AM.  She was booked at the LAPD Valley Jail in Van Nuys at 5:37 a.m, then was was released a few hours later at 11:56 a.m. on $30,000 bail.

Matt Barnes Addresses Derrick Fisher Incident

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Matt Barnes made headlines yesterday when he reportedly confronted former friend Derrick Fisher over his estranged wife, Gloria Govan.  He told ESPN that he went to his former home with Gloria to check on his sons out of concern after a facetime session where one mentioned Derek was at the house.  At 10pm.  Matt also said he only drove 15 minutes tt he house, not 95 miles.  Check his account below:

According to Barnes he had no intentions of driving to his ex wife’s house to confront Fisher, he was actually going to check on his son. Barnes says that he got a text from his son, who was at home with his ex-wife, and immediately his concern rose. I’m like, first of all, why are you still up? It’s like 10 o’clock at night?’ ” Barnes said. “So I text back, ‘I love you and I miss you, too.’ Then I Face-Timed him. I’m just like, ‘Hey, what’s up buddy?'” Barnes went on to say that he knew something was wrong when his normally “rambunctious” 6-year old wasn’t acting as himself.

“When I saw his face, he was just sitting there, and I knew something was wrong. I was like, ‘What’s wrong, Carter?’ and he shook his head, ‘No.’ Then he lays his head down on the couch, puts a pillow in front of his face and says, ‘Mommy’s friend Derek is here.’ Noting that he could see the look in his son’s eyes.

Barnes also wants to clear up the “driving an hour and a half” rumors. I can’t believe people think I was some maniac driving 95 miles and listening to Tupac to go beat somebody up,” Barnes said. “No. I live 15 minutes away, and I was going over to check on my kids because they seemed uncomfortable. That was my main reason for going over there.” On his relationship with Fisher, Barnes says that they were once “close friends” but “some things” have happened to change that.

Janet Jackson Heads Toward 7th #1 Album with ‘Unbreakable’

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Janet Jackson is heading for her seventh No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart with Unbreakable.

Unbreakable is Jackson’s first studio album since 2008’s Discipline, which bowed atop the Billboard 200, selling 181,000 copies in its first week.  ‘Unbreakable’ is looking to sell etween 80,000-100, 000 copies.

Jackson earlier led the Billboard 200 with All for You (in 2001), The Velvet Rope (1997), janet. (1993), Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989) and Control (1986).

Congrats to Janet!!!