The children of Martin Luther King Jr. continue their legal sparring over the direction of the King Center for Nonviolent Change, founded by their late mother, Coretta Scott King.
Dexter King, the center’s chairman, filed a lawsuit Monday against his brother and sister, Martin Luther King III and Bernice King, accusing them of establishing foundations [...]

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After finding much success with his bawdy brew of southern fried hip-hop, Percy Miller – who officially changed his name from Master P last week – is making waves in the television arena, promising something “better.”
On Aug. 15, the former No Limits Records rap sensation announced the launch of Better Black Television (BBTV), described as [...]

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News has confirmed Gwen Stefani gave birth this morning. We still don’t know whether it’s a boy or girl, but sources say the baby’s name is Zuma. More details to come as we get them!
Love, angel, music…baby?
An early-morning hospital run for Gwen Stefani has set tongues wagging that the pop star may finally be ready [...]

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Not even imprisoned NFL quarterback Michael Vick is immune to today’s real estate slump. His Sugarloaf home is still on the market, and the athlete needs it to move quickly so he can fund his bankruptcy case and pay off his creditors.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution cited court documents filed Monday showing that Vick seeks to [...]

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While Bobby Brown is on the CMT channel trying to get his country on with Marcia Brady, his former divorce attorneys have filed a lawsuit against the entertainer claiming they’re owed $90,217 in unpaid legal fees.
Phillips, Lerner, Lauzon & Jamra say Brown signed a contract stipulating that in the event of a dispute over [...]

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Usain Bolt could have hotdogged his way into history with the cha-cha, a double-front handspring or even the limbo across the finish line, but he had something better in mind this time.
Keep running.
When Bolt crossed the line, stretching his arms out in triumph, one word flashed across the scoreboard high above the Bird’s Nest.
AMAZING.
Bolt obliterated [...]

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U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the first black woman to represent Ohio in Congress, died Wednesday after suffering an aneurysm while driving her car. She was 58.
The congresswoman died at 6:12 p.m. after suffering a brain hemorrhage that caused an aneurysm that burst and left her with limited brain function, spokeswoman Eileen Sheil said.
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Janet Jackson says she hopes to have her brand new Pleasure Principle lingerie line in stores by the end of November, which is one month before the launch of her “Discipline” tour in Vancouver.
According to “Access Hollywood,” the singer has partnered with Australian fashion designer Bruno Schiavi for the line of intimates, named after [...]

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Matt Damon and his wife, Luciana, have added another girl to the household.
“Matt and Lucy Damon had a baby girl named Gia Zavala on Wednesday, Aug. 20th. Everyone’s doing great,” Damon’s rep, Jennifer Allen, tells People magazine.
“She is a healthy baby girl.”
Baby Gia joins the couple’s other daughter together, Isabella, 2, and Alexia, 10, Luciana’s [...]

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