Month: May 2013

VIDEO: THE I’MPOSSIBLE YOUTH EDITION (HOUSE OF COMMONS – LONDON)

May 7, 2013

The historic I’mPOSSIBLE conversation youth edition took place on Thursday, April 25, 2013 at the House of Commons, London. Diane Abbott MPs ‘Black Women Mean Business’ and I’mPOSSIBLE global CIC brought 100 London school girls to the home of UK government to see the POSSIBILITIES of others who were like them. The event took place on the 21st anniversary of Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work® day. Strong supporters, Michelle and Barack Obama sent their well wishes to the only official […]

LAURYN HILL JAILED FOR 3 MONTHS FOR TAX EVASION

May 6, 2013

Via BBC News Singer Lauryn Hill has been sentenced in the US state of New Jersey to three months in jail for tax evasion. The Grammy-winning singer, 37, also faces three months of home confinement, after pleading guilty last year. Hill failed to pay taxes on about $1.8m (£1.2m) of earnings between 2005-07. In a statement to the judge, Hill said she intended to pay the taxes but could not after ending her music career. It is not clear when Hill will […]

LIL WAYNE FINALLY DROPPED BY MOUNTAIN DEW OVER EMMETT TILL LYRICS

May 3, 2013

This news has made my Friday evening. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!! The Associated Press just reported that PepsiCo makers of the beverage Mountain Dew has dropped rapper Lil Wayne (real name Dwayne Carter). Wayne caused controversy earlier this year when he appeared on the remix of Atlanta artist Future’s unreleased single ’Karate Chop’ and rapped the line, “beat the p*ssy up like Emmett Till.” Emmett Till was a 14 year old African-American boy who was brutally murdered in Mississippi in 1955, after he reportedly whistled and flirted with Carolyn Bryant, a 21 year old Caucasian woman. Click […]

UK NEWS: SKUNK ANANSIE SINGER SKIN SUES WEDDING PLANNERS OVER UNPAID BILLS

May 2, 2013

Via The Evening Standard Skunk Anansie singer Skin and her partner are suing their wedding planners for more than £100,000 after they were left with a string of unpaid bills. Skin — real name Deborah Dyer — and billionaire’s daughter Christina Wyly had a lavish civil partnership celebration in a secluded Italian venue with a live orchestra, flowers and cocktails. However, the musician claimed her big day was unforgettable for all the wrong reasons, thanks to unpaid demands from the caterers, musicians, […]

KRISS KROSS STAR CHRIS KELLY DIES

May 2, 2013

The Associated Press reports that Chris Kelly from the hit 1990s Hip Hop duo Kriss Kross has died at the age of 34. Chris died at an Atlanta hospital on Wednesday of an apparent drug overdose at his home, authorities said. No official cause of death has been determined, pending an autopsy. Chris “Mac Daddy,” Kelly and his group mate, Chris “Daddy Mac” Smith, were  discovered by music producer Jermaine Dupri while performing at an  Atlanta shopping mall. Dupri signed the duo and they later […]

LIL WAYNE FINALLY APOLOGISES TO THE FAMILY OF MURDERED BLACK TEENAGER EMMETT TILL

May 1, 2013

Rapper Lil Wayne (real name Dwayne Carter) has finally issued a public apology to the family of slain teenager Emmett Till. Wayne caused controversy earlier this year when he appeared on the remix of Atlanta artist Future’s unreleased single ’Karate Chop’ and rapped the line, “beat the p*ssy up like Emmett Till.” Emmett Till was a 14 year old African-American boy who was brutally murdered in Mississippi in 1955, after he reportedly whistled and flirted with Carolyn Bryant, a 21 year old Caucasian woman. Click here to read more. Till’s family demanded an […]