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No Surprise: Baby Daddy Antwaun Cook Betraying Fantasia With Other Jumpoffs, and Trying to Get Back With His Wife

• January 17, 2012 • 3 Comments

Posted in Abortion, Acting, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Fantasia Barrino, Film, Health, Love, Mahalia Jackson, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Reality Shows, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "American Idol", African Americans, Alicia Keys, Antwaun Cook, Aretha Franklin, Baby Daddy, Baby Mama, Bail Bondsman, Black Women, Blacks, Children, Cook, Dallas, Dallas Barrino, Dallas Cook, Debts, Drama, Fantasia, Fantasia Barrino, Growing Up, Jennifer Hudson, Jumpoffs, Love, Marriage, Motherhood, Paula Cook, RadarOnline, RadarOnline.com, Relatives, Salesman, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, T-Mobile, The Queen of Soul, Wendy Williams, Zion Barrino

Fantasia Blowing It Again: Mahalia Jackson Estate “Aghast” at Her Pregnancy; Film Runs Risk of Folding

• October 9, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Abortion, Acting, African American History, Big Beautiful Women, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Distribution/Business, Fantasia Barrino, Film, Janet Jackson, Lena Horne, Love, Mahalia Jackson, Mental Health/Psychology, New Orleans, Protestant Denominations, Sexuality, Spirituality, The Super Bowl, Women
Tags: "Shadow and Act", African Americans, Antwaun Cook, Bad Karma, Barrino, Bedridden, Black Women, Blacks, Child Out of Wedlock, Civil Rights Activist, Common Sense, Euzhan Palcy, Fantasia, Fantasia Barrino, Gail Lumet Buckley, Gambling, Growing Up, Lena Horne, Love, Mahalia Jackson, Marriage, Missy Elliott, Motherhood, New York Post, Octavia Spencer, Pregnancy, Queen of Gospel, Secular Music, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, Single Mother, Spending, Super Bowl 2004, Super Bowl Sunday, The Estate of Lena Horne, The Estate of Mahalia Jackson, United States, Wardrobe Malfunction

Fantasia’s Preggers

• August 8, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Aretha Franklin, Billie Holiday, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Fantasia Barrino, Gossip, Health, Love, Mahalia Jackson, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Religion, Sexuality
Tags: "American Idol", African Americans, Antwaun Cook, Aretha Franklin, Baby, Barack Obama, Barbados, Bio Film, Black Women, Blacks, Children, Common Sense, Divorce, Drama, Fantasia, Fantasia Barrino, Growing Up, Illicitness, Lady Day, Life Preserver, Love, Mahalia Jackson, Marriage, National Enquirer, Paula Cook, Pregnancy, Reputations, Separation, Sneaking Around, Suicide, Tasia, The YBF, U.S. Bank, Vacation, Zion Quari Barrino

Fantasia Barrino To Play Mahalia Jackson?

• February 9, 2011 • 2 Comments

Posted in African American History, Big Beautiful Women, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Diabetes, Health, Mahalia Jackson, Music, New Orleans Music, Protestant Denominations, Race, Spirituality, The Heart, Weight Gain/Lack/Loss
Tags: "A Dry White Season", "American Idol", Chicago IL, Civil Rights Activist, Color Purple, Euzhan Palcy, Fantasia Barrino, Fish and Bread Singer, Gospel Music, Life Is Not a Fairy Tale, Louisiana, Mahalia Jackson, Martin Luther King Jr., New Orleans, The Hollywood Reporter

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In Case You Missed It: Scott Walker, this is your life! May 24, 2013
Our daily afternoon roundup of the best stuff on captimes.com and beyond.
Scott Walker travels with 'optimism, relevance and courage' May 24, 2013
The governor unveils his formula for GOP success as he launches his yet-to-be-announced campaign for the presidency.
GOP throws UW students another $3 May 24, 2013
Who's really sticking up for students? The GOP imposes a tuition freeze and lifts a mandatory fee for UW students, while Democrats want more financial aid.
Outrage over IRS 'scandal' might be misguided, ProPublica suggests May 24, 2013
The high-powered, nonprofit news organization lists "six facts lost in the IRS scandal."
Is there no end to UW athletics' greed? May 24, 2013
Breaking the 51-year contract with the National W Club to provide concessions at games is all about the money.
Historical tidbit: Scott Walker went after unions way before he was governor May 24, 2013
Early on in his political career, Scott Walker had his sights on labor unions. In fact, his first major bill as a legislator sought to limit the ability of labor groups to raise money for poli…
State Debate: Racine Journal Times tells legislators to dump the anti-flu shot bill May 24, 2013
A daily roundup of interesting newspaper editorials and blog posts from around Madison and Wisconsin.
Future of state land a hot topic in budget process May 24, 2013
From state property for sale, to shunning foreign investors' purchasing power, plus cuts to stewardship and farmland conservation funds, there have been plenty of land-related budget items to debate.

The Chicago Tribune

Verdict to be announced in Burger King murder case May 24, 2013
Lake County jurors have reached a verdict in the trial of James Ealy, accused in the strangling and stabbing death of a Lindenhurst Burger King manager.
Truck accident was likely cause of bridge collapse: officials May 24, 2013
Witnesses say an oversize load on a truck hit the bridge before a large section collapsedA bridge collapse that sent cars tumbling into a river in Washington state was caused when a truck carrying an oversize load struck a support beam.
Evanston prep baseball team out of playoffs after 'sexting' May 24, 2013
Allegations involved girls, varsity baseball playersEvanston Township High School pulled its varsity baseball team from the state playoffs after some players distributed "inappropriate photos" of girls.
Changes follow criticism of CTA's Ventra card plan May 24, 2013
The CTA will waive a $5 fee for customers who obtain the new Ventra transit card and it also will eliminate or reduce some of the controversial service charges, officials said.
Revised meter deal still a gain for vendor May 24, 2013
Revised city deal still a gain for vendor, analysis findsTribune analysis: Chicago taxpayers still could end up pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into the coffers of the company leasing the city's parking meters under Mayor Rahm Emanuel's revamp of the much-reviled deal.
Bears to retire Ditka's No. 89, 1st since Butkus and Sayers May 24, 2013
Hall of Fame tight end will become 14th Bear honored and 1st since Butkus and SayersTwo sources have told the Tribune the Bears will retire the No. 89 of Michael Keller Ditka Jr., also known as Da Coach, in a ceremony during the Dec. 9 "Monday Night Football" game against the Cowboys at Soldier Field.
Hawks one game from elimination after 2-0 loss to Detroit May 24, 2013
With Toews in box for 2nd of 3 penalties in 5 1/2 minutes, Wings net game-winner in 2nd periodJonathan Toews barked at officials from the penalty box, venting his frustration during an almost-surreal string of three penalties called against the Blackhawks captain in a span of 5 minutes, 34 seconds.
One-on-one with Phil Jackson May 24, 2013
Legendary Chicago Bulls coach Phil Jackson discussed his new book, "Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success" with Tribune sports reporter K.C. Johnson Thursday evening. Watch the live interview and learn how the "Zen master" grew to be one of the most innovative coaches in sports.

The New York Times

Trayvon Martin Texts Are Released May 24, 2013
The lawyer for George Zimmerman, the defendant in the Trayvon Martin case, released evidence that appeared intended to undercut the prosecution.
The Lede: In Video, Survivor Describes Bridge Collapse North of Seattle May 24, 2013
A survivor of the bridge collapse north of Seattle describes plunging into the icy waters and holding onto his wife until help arrived.
Boy Scouts to Admit Openly Gay Youths as Members May 24, 2013
The Boy Scouts of America voted to allow openly gay youths as members, while continuing its policy of excluding openly gay adult leaders.
DealBook: Banks’ Lobbyists Help in Drafting Financial Bills May 24, 2013
In a sign of Wall Street’s resurgent influence in Washington, bank lobbyists are aiding lawmakers in preparing legislation that softens financial regulations.
Washington State Bridge Collapse Highlights Infrastructure Needs May 24, 2013
The collapse on Interstate 5 came as politicians had been wrestling over the millions needed to replace another aging bridge over the Columbia River.
Lens Blog: Luke Sharrett's Photographs of Arlington National Cemetery Gravestones May 24, 2013
During assignments at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, Luke Sharrett, whose cousin was killed in Iraq, began to notice the mementos left by friends and family.
Obama Speaks to Naval Graduates About Sexual Assault Issue May 24, 2013
President Obama urged the graduates to follow an “inner compass” and to “do what’s right, even when it’s unpopular.”
Lives: Flying With the Black Ravens May 24, 2013
Thirty years after my father’s death, I went looking for him in his old squadron.

The San Francisco Chronicle

BART plans another test for bicycles
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SF Chronicle names new management team
SF Chronicle names new management team Hearst Corp. on Thursday named a new management team to lead The San Francisco Chronicle, picking a newspaper industry veteran to serve as publisher and a seasoned digital media executive as the paper's president. Incoming Chronicle President Joanne Bradford, in contrast, has spent much of her career in online medi […]
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Boy Scouts vote to allow gay youth
Boy Scouts vote to allow gay youth The Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday to allow openly gay Scouts to join troops for the first time in the group's 103-year history, but sought a political middle ground by retaining a ban on gay adults serving as leaders. The Scouts didn't appear to satisfy many people with their decision, leaving local troop l […]
S.F.'s new tack in fighting metal theft
S.F.'s new tack in fighting metal theft San Francisco prosecutors have opened a new front in the battle against copper theft, filing a $10 million lawsuit against a scrap-metal recycler that allegedly chose to shut down and trash its files rather than comply with a city subpoena seeking sales records. The unusual suit against J&S Recycling, which un […]
Court rejects Arizona abortion law
Court rejects Arizona abortion law A federal appeals court that included an ardent opponent of abortion struck down Arizona's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy Tuesday, citing 40 years of Supreme Court precedents that allow a woman to terminate her pregnancy if the fetus is not yet viable. Nancy Northup, president of the Center for Reproducti […]
Supplier urged use of banned Bay Bridge rods
Supplier urged use of banned Bay Bridge rods San Francisco Chronicle Copyright 2013 San Francisco Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 9:11 am, Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Caltrans decided to install high-risk steel rods on the Bay Bridge's new eastern span after a supplier pointe […]
Ray Manzarek, Doors keyboardist, dies
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The San Jose Mercury News

Biz Break: Are Google and Yahoo about to make big purchases? May 24, 2013
Today: As rumors fly that Google is entering a bidding war with Facebook over traffic mapping app Waze, new reports surface that Yahoo has entered bidding for streaming video service Hulu. Also, HP shares fall back to earth, and Netflix readies for big weekend.
Cal football coordinators hit the jackpot May 24, 2013
Offensive coordinator Tony Franklin, defensive coordinator Andy Buh will both make over $600,000 for 2013 season
Data Center: 2012 Base API school scores and rankings May 24, 2013
In semiannual Academic Performance Index (API) scores released Friday, Bay Area schools showed a wide range of results, with many ranked at the top, but also a significant number showing up in the bottom levels.
And here's The Pitch: New venture capital Q&A feature debuts with Paul Santinelli of North Bridge May 24, 2013
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Hercules: Two-alarm fire threatening homes near Highway 4, Interstate 80 May 24, 2013
A two-alarm brush fire is threatening homes in Hercules near Highway 4 and Interstate 80.
Lawsuit alleging Brett Favre sent racy texts settled May 24, 2013
A New York City lawyer for two massage therapists who sued retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre over claims he sent racy text messages says the case has been settled
Grandma sentenced to eight years in prison for kidnapping infant granddaughter to fulfill fake pregnancy May 24, 2013
Ericka Gallego, 60, was planning to pass off baby as her own, but friends called police
Toronto mayor Rob Ford's denial of crack rumors satisfies few May 24, 2013
TORONTO -- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denied Friday that he smokes crack cocaine and said he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune

First look at Al Copeland memorial design for Metairie's Lafreniere Park May 24, 2013
Final plans for the Al Copeland memorial in Metairie's Lafreniere Park were presented Friday during a news conference. The public unveiling of the design capped three months of give and take between the late businessman's relatives and Jefferson Parish officials over...
Revised Al Copeland memorial preserves the spirit of the entrepreneur May 24, 2013
The project, financed by Copeland's family, will include permanent covered performance stage
Suspect named in murder of AmeriCorps volunteer Joseph Massenburg May 24, 2013
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Memorial Day flags fly at Chalmette National Cemetery May 24, 2013
Volunteers place flags on national cemetery graves
Lane closures coming Tuesday on Florida Street in Mandeville May 24, 2013
Mandeville motorists will encounter lane closures on eastbound Florida Street on Tuesday while city crews make repairs to the pavement, the state highway department announced. The closures will be in effect from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. between Girod and...
River Ridge man killed teenage son, himself days ago, police think May 24, 2013
Jefferson Parish detectives are investigating it as a murder-suicide
Sen. David Vitter's proposed changes to food stamp program would force some felons to go hungry: Jarvis DeBerry May 24, 2013
Given his professed Christianity, it's a shock that U.S. Sen. David Vitter seems so unfamiliar with the concept of mercy. Given his admission to a "very serious sin" -- doing something he shouldn't have with somebody other than Mrs. David...
Gretna police investigating 15 car burglaries near billboard urging owners to lock cars May 24, 2013
Gretna police are investigating a rash of car burglaries in a neighborhood that sits in the shadow of a billboard urging residents to protect their property by locking their cars. Police received 15 reports of break-ins Thursday night in the...

The Guardian, UK

Two passengers arrested after RAF jets escort diverted Pakistan plane May 24, 2013
British men held on suspicion of endangering aircraft after Manchester-bound flight is diverted to Stansted following disputeTwo men have been arrested after a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane with more than 300 people on board was at the centre of a security alert and was escorted to Stansted airport by RAF fighter jets.Officers from Essex police […]
Syria to attend Geneva conference May 24, 2013
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Drones prompt 'kill courts' concerns May 24, 2013
Human rights groups wary after president asks Congress to establish special court or board to authorise legal drone actionProposals to vet future US drone strikes risk creating "kill courts" according to human rights campaigners who say Barack Obama's promise of new legal oversight does not go far enough to end what they regard as extrajudicia […]
From the Heathrow incident to the latest developments in Woolwich: the best news pictures of the day May 24, 2013
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Unthinkable? Hooray for tick-box culture | Editorial May 24, 2013
Critics should visit the cockpit of a plane or an operating theatre to see just how effective a tick-box culture can beFew things get as much of a ticking-off as the tick-box culture. Newspaper jeremiads blame it for all that ails the NHS. Ken Clarke has grumbled about the "tick-box, bean-counting culture" that keeps prison officers from dealing wi […]
Georges Moustaki obituary May 24, 2013
French singer-songwriter who penned the lyrics of Piaf's MilordGeorges Moustaki, the Egyptian-born French singer-songwriter who provided the lyrics for Edith Piaf's international 1958 hit Milord, has died at his home on the French Riviera, aged 79. Famed for his repertoire of simple romantic ballads, Moustaki wrote in the region of 300 songs, many […]
Oscar Pistorius: the end of the rainbow May 24, 2013
Oscar Pistorius was more than a national hero. His success came to symbolise South Africa's triumph over apartheid. Then he shot his girlfriend and left the nation's self-image in tattersA couple of years ago, two journalist friends of mine spent an afternoon with Oscar Pistorius. For much of the time, they recall, Oscar was quiet and self-containe […]
Martin Rowson on the US drone debate – cartoon May 24, 2013
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The BBC

Afghan Taliban attack central Kabul May 24, 2013
Afghan security forces battle Taliban insurgents for hours in central Kabul, following an explosion that shook the capital.
Extra police heading for Stockholm May 24, 2013
Reinforcements of specially trained police are being sent to Stockholm after five nights of unprecedented rioting in the capital's suburbs.
Dancer 'lied' in Berlusconi sex case May 24, 2013
A dancer alleged to have had paid sex as a minor with Italy's ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi tells a court she lied to investigators in 2010.
Toronto's Ford denies 'crack video' May 24, 2013
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has denied allegations from a major Canadian newspaper he was caught on camera smoking crack cocaine.
Nigeria Boko Haram camps 'destroyed' May 24, 2013
The Nigerian army says it has destroyed a number of camps used by militant Islamist group, Boko Haram, in the north-east of the country.
IMF chief Lagarde made key witness May 24, 2013
A French court does not place IMF head Christine Lagarde under investigation over a payout made when she was finance minister, making her a key witness instead.
China-Swiss free-trade deal sealed May 24, 2013
China and Switzerland sign a memorandum of understanding on a free-trade agreement, the first such deal for China with a major Western economy.
Two held after plane alert over UK May 24, 2013
Two men are held on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft after RAF jets were scrambled to escort a Pakistan Airlines plane in UK airspace.

The Independent, UK

Toronto mayor Rob Ford clings on as 'crack video' scandal grows May 24, 2013
Toronto’s mayor denied accusations of drug use, breaking a week-long silence over a raging media storm surrounding a video that allegedly shows him partaking of crack-cocaine.
Toronto mayor clings on as 'crack video' scandal grows May 24, 2013
Toronto’s citizens are struggling to make sense of the events surrounding their mayor, Rob Ford, who has spent the last seven days ducking a media storm surrounding a video that allegedly shows him partaking of crack-cocaine.
Hairy moment for tiger Ty as football-sized furball is removed from his stomach May 24, 2013
A cat getting a hairball is not usually a life-threatening situation, unless the cat in question is a 27-stone Serbian tiger, and this particular hairball is the size of a football.
Hairy moment for tiger Ty as football-sized hairball is removed from his stomach May 24, 2013
A cat getting a hairball is not usually a life-threatening situation, unless the cat in question is a 27-stone Serbian tiger, and this particular hairball is the size of a football.
She's The Man actress Amanda Bynes arrested after throwing marijuana bong out of window May 24, 2013
American actress Amanda Bynes, star of 2006 film She's The Man, has been arrested in New York City after she threw a marijuana bong out of a window.
Video: Bridge linking Washington and Canada collapses May 24, 2013
A major bridge linking Seattle, in Washington State, US, and Canada collapsed last night, dropping cars and people into the river below.
US rapper Tim Dog accused of faking his own death May 24, 2013
Lack of a death certificate or burial site and sparse obituary information has led to talk in hip-hop circles that rapper Tim Dog, who owes thousands of dollars to women he was convicted of swindling, faked his own death.
Boy Scouts of America to admit openly gay boys May 24, 2013
The Boy Scouts of America has thrown open its ranks to gay youngsters, but not adult leaders, in a compromise that some warned could fracture the organisation and lead to mass defections.

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