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Yep, It’s Official: Fantasia and Antwaun Are Done; He’s Going For Reality Stars Now

• July 8, 2012 • Comments Off

Posted in Black Britons/British Caribbean, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Fantasia Barrino, Gossip, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Sexuality, Spirituality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Whitney Houston, Women
Tags: "American Idol", "Even Angels", Antwaun Cook, Baby Daddy, Baby Mama, Bad Girls Club, Birthday, Caribbean, Celebrity, D List, D Listers, Fantasia, Fantasia Barrino, Grammy Award Winner, Hustlers, Instagram, Jesus, Kendra James, Paula Cook, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad & Tobago, Whitney Houston

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

Those Jennifer Hudson, Charles Barkley, and Janet Jackson Weight-Loss Commercials

• January 8, 2012 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Commercials, Consumerism, Cultural History, Health, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Hudson, Jon Stewart/"The Daily Show", Love, Race, Television, The Heart, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "American Idol", "Good Morning America", Academy Award, Atlanta Hawks, Charles Barkley, Dreamgirls, Health, Hudson, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Hudson, Nutrisystem, TNT, Weight Loss, Weight Watcher, Weight Watchers

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

Aretha to Fantasia: “Get Over Yourself” Regarding Perceived Tribute Snub

• February 24, 2011 • 1 Comment

Posted in Aretha Franklin, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Fantasia Barrino, Music, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "106th and Park", "American Idol", "Diva", African Americans, Aretha Franklin, Attention Hog, Attitude, Black Women, Blacks, Christina Aguilera, Drama, Fantasia Barrino, Grammy, Grammy Award, Growing Up, Hollywood Reporter, Martina McBride, Music Business, MusicCares, Pouting, Self-Control, Self-Sabotage, Show Business, The Aretha Tribute, The Hollywood Reporter, United Negro College Fund

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

Trainwreck: Fantasia Barrino

• August 31, 2010 • 4 Comments

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Education, Gossip, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music Videos, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Protestant Denominations, Race, Reality Shows, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "American Idol", "The Mo'Nique Show", "The National Enquirer", Adultery, Alicia Keys, Antwaun Cook, Aspirin, Bossip.com, Creepin', Creeping, Diane Barrino, Divorce, Evangelists, Fantasia Barrino, George Lopez, Jenice Armstrong, Jodeci, Joe Barrino, Laura Trice, Love, Mo'Nique, Mt. Zion Children's Choir, North Carolina, Okey-Dokey, Paula Cook, Pregnancy, Psychology, Radar Online, Rape, Rape Victim, Rapist, Secondary Victimization, Separation, Sleeping Pills, Swizz Beatz, T-Mobile Store, Tasia, The Color Purple, The Eighties, Therapy, TMZ.com, Zion Quari Barrino

One More Thing Before I Go Tonight…

• August 25, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Arts, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Domestic Violence, Drama, Latice Sutton, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Mitrice Richardson, Murder/Manslaughter, Police Misconduct/Killings, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Reality Shows, Religion, Sexuality, Spirituality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "American Idol", Attempted Suicide, Black Motherhood, Boys, Breaking Point, Child Murder, Children, Daughters, Death, Fantasia Barrino, Funeral, Latice Sutton, Little Black Boys, Little Boys, Michael Richardson, Mitrice Richardson, Morality, Motherhood, Mothers, Murder, Religion, Shaquan Duley, Single Black Mother, Single Black Women, Suicide

Queen-Sized Model in Banned Lane Bryant Ad: ABC Can’t Handle the Truth

• April 23, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Ashley Graham, Big Beautiful Women, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Commercials, Cultural History, Fashion, Health, Love, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Weight Gain/Lack/Loss, Womanism, Women
Tags: "American Idol", "The New York Post", ABC, Advertisement, Ashley Graham, Banned, BBW, Big Beautiful Women, Commercials, Fifteen Minutes, Fox, Jiggle, Lane Bryant, Marilyn Monroe, Marketing, Mo'Nique, Plus Size Women, Queen Latifah, Queen Size Women, Rupert Murdoch, Self-Acceptance, Self-Respect, Size 14, Size 16, Viral, Viral Commercials

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The New York Times

Omicron Cases Appear to Peak in U.S., but Deaths Continue to Rise January 22, 2022
The country is reporting upward of 700,000 new cases a day, fewer than earlier this month, but still far more than in any prior surge.
For Small Towns With Small Work Forces, Omicron Means Small Margins for Error January 23, 2022
In large cities and rural towns, the Omicron variant has workers calling in sick with Covid-19. But in the small towns, it is often hard to find a Plan B.
For Many Who Marched, Jan. 6 Was Only the Beginning January 23, 2022
To many of those who attended the Trump rally but who never breached the Capitol, that date wasn’t a dark day for the nation. It was a new start.
Wildfire in Big Sur Forces Residents to Evacuate January 23, 2022
A late-season blaze that started on Friday grew to 1,000 acres in the scenic region of California.
March for Life Rally Unfolds with Eye on Supreme Court January 22, 2022
The annual March for Life rally is taking on a celebratory tone this year as participants expect the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Federal Funds Will Go to Online Tutoring Despite Pandemic Failures January 21, 2022
Federal stimulus dollars are dedicated to helping students recover from virtual schooling. Many districts are spending some of that money on virtual tutoring.
The U.S. Bombed a Dam in Syria That Was on a ‘No-Strike’ List January 21, 2022
A military report warned that striking the giant structure could cause tens of thousands of deaths.
National Guard Soldiers at Texas Border Describe Hapless Mission January 19, 2022
Gov. Greg Abbott deployed thousands of Texas National Guard members to the Texas-Mexico border. But soldiers complain of difficulties and a seemingly rudderless mission.

The Guardian, UK

Ukraine taking UK claim of Russian invasion plot seriously, says adviser January 23, 2022
Warning greeted with shock and some scepticism in Kyiv but aide says it fits ‘logical chain’Ukraine is reacting “seriously” to UK Foreign Office allegations that Moscow has plans to invade the country and install a puppet government, a senior government adviser has said, adding that Kyiv is resisting Russian efforts to destabilise its government and economy. […]
Dominic Raab refuses to confirm full publication of Sue Gray partygate report January 23, 2022
Deputy PM promises ‘full transparency’ but says it is for Boris Johnson to decide how much detail is released to the publicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDominic Raab has refused to confirm that the Sue Gray report on alleged Downing Street parties will be published in full, saying the amount of detail released publicly will be a […]
Secret ballot to elect president of Italy begins as Berlusconi drops out January 23, 2022
Lawmakers and regional delegates will vote for successor to Sergio Mattarella, who steps down on 3 FebruaryItalian parliamentarians will begin casting their votes for a new president on Monday after the scandal-plagued Silvio Berlusconi abandoned his dream of becoming the next head of state.More than 1,000 lawmakers and regional delegates will participate in […]
Brexit leaves furious British citizens stranded in EU countries January 23, 2022
Thousands of people say their rights have been compromised despite government promisesA 67-year-old British woman who planned to return to Britain with her 80-year-old French husband after 30 years in France has told how Home Office delays have left them waiting almost a year for the Brexit paperwork they need to set foot in the country.Carmel and her husban […]
Change to aid rules needed to prevent famine in Afghanistan, say UK experts January 23, 2022
Former security and diplomatic chiefs warn that country is at risk of economic collapse as Taliban begin talks in NorwayAfghanistan can only be saved from state collapse and widespread starvation if the definition of legitimate humanitarian aid to the country is broadened, some of Britain’s most senior former security and diplomatic chiefs have said.The grou […]
Capitol attack committee has spoken to Trump AG William Barr, chairman says January 23, 2022
Bennie Thompson reveals attorney general interviewsTrump complains panel is going after his children’Walls closing in’: Trump reels from week of political setbacksThe chairman of the congressional committee investigating the US Capitol attack and Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election revealed on Sunday that the panel has spoken to the former a […]
Tennis Australia defends banning ‘Where is Peng Shuai?’ T-shirts at Australian Open January 23, 2022
Australian Open officials call police on protesters supporting the tennis player who disappeared after accusing top Chinese official of sexual assault Tennis Australia maintains Peng Shuai’s safety is its “primary concern” despite asking fans at Melbourne Park to remove T-shirts and a banner bearing the words “Where is Peng Shuai?”Australian Open players hav […]
Infected blood scandal: ex-pupils and relatives sue Hampshire school January 23, 2022
Group action alleges Treloar College failed in its duty of care for children who contracted hepatitis and HIVA group of survivors and relatives of people who died in the infected blood scandal are suing a school where they contracted hepatitis and HIV after being given experimental treatment without informed consent.A proposed group action lodged by Collins […]

The BBC

Russia-Ukraine tensions: UK warns of plot to install pro-Moscow ally January 23, 2022
The Foreign Office takes the unusual step of naming a former Ukrainian MP as a potential Kremlin candidate.
German navy chief resigns over Ukraine comments January 23, 2022
Kay-Achim Schönbach said the idea that Russia wanted to invade Ukraine was nonsense.
Covid: New Zealand PM Ardern cancels wedding amid Omicron wave January 23, 2022
New restrictions are set to be introduced after nine Omicron cases were confirmed in the country.
IS prison break in Syria sparks days of clashes January 23, 2022
More than 100 people have been killed in the fighting between militants and Kurdish-led forces.
Stowaway found in South Africa plane wheel at Amsterdam airport January 23, 2022
A man is discovered alive in the wheel section of a plane that landed in Amsterdam from South Africa.
Jean-Jacques Savin: French adventurer dies crossing Atlantic Ocean January 22, 2022
Jean-Jacques Savin, who was 75, had previously made the voyage in a large barrel.
Burkina Faso soldiers mutiny at bases in Ouagadougou January 23, 2022
The government denies reports of a coup attempt or that the president has been detained.
Sedef Kabas: Turkish journalist jailed for reciting proverb January 23, 2022
Sedef Kabas denies using the proverb to insult President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.