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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
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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)
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More Fantasia Drama: When a Producer is Not a Producer and a Spokesman is Not a Spokesman

• October 14, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Acting, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Daily AM/PM Talk Shows, Drama, Fantasia Barrino, Film, Gossip, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Protestant Denominations, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Page Six", Adrian Taylor, African Americans, Antwaun Cook, Barrino, Black Women, Blacks, Children, Common Sense, Double Dutch Productions, Drama, Euzhan Palcy, Fantasia, Fantasia Barrino, Film Director, Film Producer, Mahalia Jackson, Maternity, New York Post, Pregnancy, Sex, Spokesman, Spokesperson, Taylor, Trial Balloon, Wendy Williams Show, Your Black Gossip

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

Tea Time with Wendy Williams and Aretha Franklin

• March 3, 2011 • 1 Comment

Posted in African American History, American History, Aretha Franklin, Big Beautiful Women, Black People, Cancer, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Daily AM/PM Talk Shows, Fashion, Food, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Television, The Heart, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Weight Gain/Lack/Loss, Wendy Williams, Women
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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

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How U.S. Firms Helped Africa’s Richest Woman Exploit Her Country’s Wealth January 19, 2020
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Impeachment: Trump wants Senate trial over before State of the Union address January 19, 2020
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Hundreds injured in Lebanon as violence flares in ‘week of anger’ January 19, 2020
Pitched battles between police and demonstrators as leaders fail to form new governmentProtesters hurled fireworks and ripped branches from trees to use against security forces firing rubber bullets and teargas in the most violent night of protests in Beirut since the beginning of mass anti-government demonstrations in Lebanon three months ago.Lebanese medic […]
Media treatment of Meghan and Harry racist, say Labour candidates January 19, 2020
Rebecca Long-Bailey, Dawn Butler and Jess Phillips hit out at press coverage of SussexesRebecca Long-Bailey has condemned the treatment of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex by the media as “intrusive and racist”, after the Queen announced plans for them to step back from royal duties.Ten days after the couple announced they planned to give up their position as […]
Bushfire crisis expected to further sap confidence in the Australian economy January 19, 2020
Fires the latest in a string of bad economic news, Deloitte says, as government extends $2bn package to businessesBusinesses damaged by bushfires will be eligible for additional grants of up to $50,000 in the latest pledge from the Morrison government’s $2bn disaster relief package.Businesses will also be able to access concessional loans of up to $500,000 i […]
No change in UK's stance on Salisbury attack, PM tells Putin January 19, 2020
Boris Johnson says during talks in Berlin there will be no normalisation of UK-Russia tiesBoris Johnson has told Vladimir Putin there will be no normalisation of the relationship between the UK and Russia, almost two years on from the Salisbury attack.The pair met in Berlin on the sidelines of an international summit about the future of Libya. According to a […]
Comme des Garçons in row over ‘white models in cornrow wigs’ January 19, 2020
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Grenfell survivors criticise 'out of touch' Boris Johnson January 19, 2020
Families feel they have fallen down agenda amid row over inquiry panel memberGrenfell survivors have accused Boris Johnson of downgrading the government’s interest in the disaster and said he is out of touch with what they are going through.As pressure rose on the prime minister to rescind his appointment of a public inquiry panel member revealed to have lin […]
Libya: international force could monitor proposed ceasefire January 19, 2020
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Venezuela crisis: Juan Guaidó defies travel ban for meeting in Colombia January 19, 2020
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Iran plane crash: Ukrainian victims of jet's downing repatriated January 19, 2020
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