Oprah Winfrey has revealed that she experienced racism while out shopping alone in Switzerland . The billionaire mogul said: “I was in Zurich the other day, in a store whose name I will not mention. I didn’t have my eyelashes on, but I was in full Oprah Winfrey gear. I had my little Donna Karan skirt and my little sandals. But obviously The Oprah Winfrey Show is not shown in Zurich. “I go into a store and I say to the woman, […]
The Guardian reports that 89 year old Robert Gabriel Mugabe has won the Zimbabwe election. The Zanu-PF party leader has been elected for further five-year term but the vote is rejected by opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai as fraudulent. The European Union said it was concerned about alleged irregularities and a lack of transparency in the election, its strongest criticism so far. The EU’s verdict on the fairness of the elections will be crucial to deciding whether it continues to ease sanctions on […]
Via The Jamaica Gleaner Jenaae Jackson, recipient of the Best Figure award in the Miss Jamaica World 2013 contest, says she has no hard feelings towards Dr Dayton Campbell, the member of parliament for North West St Ann, who made an unflattering comment about her on the social networking website, Twitter. “I think it is very unfortunate that a man in his position would say something about a contestant who is running to represent Jamaica. I am confident and I know that […]
Via BBC News George Zimmerman, the Florida neighbourhood watchman who shot dead an unarmed black 17-year-old male last year, has been found not guilty. Lawyers for Mr Zimmerman, 29, argued he acted in self-defence and with justifiable use of deadly force in the death of Trayvon Martin. The jury retired on Friday to consider its verdict on charges of either second-degree murder or manslaughter. The case sparked a fierce debate about racial profiling in the US. Continue Reading… I felt sick to […]
Actor James Gandolfini has died of a suspected heart attack. He was 51 years old. Gandolfini suffered a possible heart attack while on holiday in Rome, the US HBO TV network told the BBC. HBO also said the star of The Sopranos, which ran for six series on the cable channel from 1999-2007, would be “deeply missed”. The man was a brilliant actor and I was a huge Sopranos fan. Rest In Peace James Gandolfini.
Oh dear… oh dear…. well I didn’t see this coming. Via BBC News Italian fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have been sentenced to jail in Italy for one year and eight months for tax evasion. They were accused of hiding millions of euros from Italian tax authorities. The pair, whose customers have included Madonna, Kate Moss and Kylie Minogue, were not at the trial, deny the charges and have appealed. Dolce and Gabbana have not commented on their sentences, which […]
I spotted this article on The Daily Mail website today and the journalist that wrote this piece cannot be serious. Puffing on cigars clasped in their three-inch multi-colored talons, these are the women who populate hip-hop music videos. ‘Hip-hop Honeys‘ was shot by photographer Brian Finke, known for his previous portraits of cheerleaders, body-builders and frat boys. He captured the glamorous extras behind-the-scenes at video shoots in a variety of locations including a Park Avenue hotel room and a Harlem cigar bar. The […]
Shadow & Act reports that Issa Rae, star and creator of the hit US comedy web series Awkward Black Girl, has been cast to play the legendary singer Nina Simone in an up and coming biopic based on the life of playwright Lorraine Hansberry. Issa Rae is set to play Nina Simone, who was a close friend of Lorraine until her death. And Jaleel White will play James Baldwin, Hansberry’s close friend and confidant. Will Stewart (Casting Director for Scandal) is casting the project, with additional announcements […]
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