It’s already natural to have a strong heart for the disabled, and when you hear about something like this, it only makes things worse. The growth of gangs in the black community is one of the most painful things to watch, especially when innocent people are affected. This man didn’t deserve to die, and it’s shameful that this kind of ignorance overflows in many of our communities everywhere.
A deaf man in Burlington, North Carolina, was stabbed multiple times after his sign-language conversation with another deaf man was mistaken for gang signs.
The incident took place Wednesday afternoon on East Morehead Street, where 45-year-old Terrance Ervin Daniels was exchanging words in sign language with another man.
Police say Daniels was suddenly approached by 22-year-old Robert Jarell Neal, and stabbed multiple times with a kitchen knife.
He managed to make his way to a nearby intersection, where he collapsed on a patch of grass.
Emergency services eventually made their way to the scene and transported Daniels to Alamance Regional Medical Center in stable condition.
The death of Kansas City Chief Jovan Belcher and his girlfriend was horrible to hear about. What’s even worse is that alcohol appears to have played a role in both of their deaths. This might be a message to young people that messing around with this stuff can cause you to make very bad decisions that hurt you for the rest of your life.
According to a report from the Kansas City Star, former Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher was legally drunk when he killed his girlfriend before taking his own life on Dec. 1, an autopsy showed.
The autopsy showed Belcher’s blood-alcohol level was .17 when he died.
Belcher shot himself at the Chiefs practice facility about five hours after he was found sleeping in his Bentley by police while parked in front of his mistress’s apartment.
Justin Timberlake released his new song “Suit & Tie” featuring Jay-Z . The song was written by Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, Shawn Carter, Jerome “J-ROC” Harmon and James Flauntleroy and produced by Timbaland, JT himself and Jerome “J-ROC” Harmon.
The song is the first release off Timberlake’s forthcoming album, The 20/20 Experience, due out later this year on RCA Records.
He also released open letter to his fans.
An Open Letter to you (the fans):
I hope this gets to you the right way. It’s the only way I know to do it. Some people may criticize me for the last 3 days. But it was fun, right?? Right?!?! Besides, I’d rather speak directly to all of you. And, who can knock me for having a little bit of fun with it?
Well… No more teasing. Although, it was A LOT of fun. (Did I mention that I’m having fun with this?? Ha!)
*Makes a serious face*
So, here goes:
This year is an exciting one for me. As you probably have heard through the “grapevine,” I’m gearing up for a big 2013.
Back in June of last year, I quietly started working on what is now, my next journey with that thing I love called MUSIC.
The inspiration for this really came out of the blue and to be honest, I didn’t expect anything out of it. I just went into the studio and started playing around with some sounds and songs. It was probably the best time I’ve had in my career… Just creating with no rules and/or end goal in mind and really enjoying the process.
What I came up with is something I couldn’t be more excited about! It is full of inspiration that I grew up listening to and some newfound muses that I’ve discovered along the way.
I’m calling it “The 20/20 Experience,” and it’s coming out this year.
I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed making it.
That’s all I’m giving you for now… I know, I know! Again, with the teasing!!!
Get ready. This is going to be fun (well, at least it is for me).
Celebrating her seventh studio album Unapologetic, Rihanna shot 7 different covers for the February/March 2013 issue of COMPLEX Magazine. Check out some qoutes from the spread, and the sexy shots of the Bajan princess.
On taking the best self-snapshot
“Get a good light. Get a good angle on what’s working for you that day. If it’s boobs, make sure you hit that. If it’s face, make sure it’s fierce.”
On loving to take her self pics
“It’s narcissistic, but whatever—everyone does it. I’m capturing personality… Everybody has their thing they like or don’t like to see. It’s all in your head. That’s why people take their own pictures, because it’s difficult for someone else to capture what you seek.”
On having 0 f*cks to give
“When I was making this record I had no intention except the truth. So whatever is there is real. It’s raw. That’s why the album is called Unapologetic.”
“I held back before. I didn’t show a lot of myself. I was very guarded,” she says. “I needed to be open and free and fearless. Basically say, ‘Fuck it.’ What’s the worst that can happen? They’ll hate me? They’ve done that before.”
On her relationship with Chris Brown
“People take the little bit of information they’re fed, and they draw a picture of who you are,” she says. “Most of the time it’s wrong.”
On she and Chris talking slick about their relationship
“We don’t start the trouble, but that’s how we’re defending ourselves—by saying some slick sh*t.”
Does Yandy know about this? Love and Hip Hop New York star Yandy Smith’s baby daddy Mendeecees Harris is facing charges for molesting a 15 year old.
From North Jersey.com
Jury selection began Wednesday in Hackensack for the trial of a hip-hop reality TV star accused of molesting an underage girl in Lodi two years ago.
Mandeecees Harris, a 34-year-old actor on the VH1 reality show “Love and Hip-Hop,” is charged with performing various sexual acts with a 15-year-old girl and inappropriately touching her at his former home in Lodi.
Bergen County prosecutors allege that Harris asked for and received oral sex from the girl and fondled her on various occasions between September 2009 and April 2010. He was arrested later that year and charged with aggravated sexual assault, criminal sexual contact and child endangerment. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison.
Quite a bit of Destiny’s Child news this week. First Beyonce announced that trio had reunited for a new song and compilation album. Then we learned Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams would join Bey at the Super Bowl halftime show. And now, just in time for the weekend, the single is here. “Nuclear,” the only original song off the trio’s upcoming album “Love Songs,” hit the web Friday.
The Pharrell Williams-produced breakbeat track sounds like the ’90s, but in a slower, more … background-y way. Those pining for something a bit more “Say My Name” or “Jumpin’ Jumpin'” are sure to be disappointed. That said, if you’re looking for Beyonce, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams to morph into a single, blanket-like voice, you’re in luck.
Beyonce who is headlining the big event on Feb. 3 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans — will be joined onstage by her Destiny’s Child bandmates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, multiple sources confirm to Us Weekly exclusively.
Insiders tell Us the “Crazy in Love” singer will open the much-anticipated show solo; midway through her performance, Williams and Rowland will appear onstage and launch into a short medley of the group’s hits, culminating in a brand-new song, “Nuclear,” their first original material in more than eight years.
After, Beyonce will take center stage again for the big finale, which is said to include the debut of a track from her upcoming fifth album.
News of Destiny’s Child’s onstage reunion — which will be their first performance as a group since 2006 — comes hot on the heels of the Grammy winner’s announcement that the trio is set to release a compilation record of their best love songs from past albums.
“I am so proud to announce the first original Destiny’s Child music in eight years!” she wrote on her official website Jan. 10.
Beyonce has shared a new private picture of herself and daughter Blue Ivy as she hits the beach with her baby. The ‘Crazy In Love’ singer can be seen wearing a turquoise bikini as she bends over to help her one year-old walk along the beach. The image comes shortly after the singer has posed for a new cover shoot with GQ magazine.
Beyonce is officially back and better than ever. She is doing major things for 2013!! In two weeks she will perform the National Anthem at the Inauguration, then perform for the biggest audience of her career at the Superbowl, followed by her HBO documentary. Somewhere in between expect a new single, album, and video. Currently, she is gracing rte pages of GQ with her killer post baby bod!! Check out an excerpt below:
“I worked so hard during my childhood to meet this goal: By the time I was 30 years old, I could do what I want,” she says. “I’ve reached that. I feel very fortunate to be in that position. But I’ve sacrificed a lot of things, and I’ve worked harder than probably anyone I know, at least in the music industry. So I just have to remind myself that I deserve it.”
Jay-Z posted a pic of his baby girl Blue Ivy, on their last day of vacay in the Bahamas. Jay-Z and wife Beyonce spent their daughter’s first birthday on the island of the Bahamas. Hov snapped a pic for his Life+Times website to show folks just how the fam spent their downtime. He said:
Dre Black So Fresh 