Court Slows Deported Dad’s Case as 20K Sign Petition to Reunite With Kids

by Jorge Rivas on February 21 2012, 3:42PM

The petition calls on the Department of Social Services in Allegheny County, NC. to ensure that Felipe Montes, a single-father who was deported to Mexico, not be permanently separated but instead be reunified with his three sons in the United States or Mexico.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW

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Magic Johnson to Launch 24-hour Channel with ‘Uplifting Images of African Americans’

by Jorge Rivas on February 21 2012, 2:06PM

Magic Johnson is preparing to launch Aspire, a 24-hour channel with a focus on what Johnson called positive, uplifting images of African Americans.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW

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Nearly 47k Sign Petition to Fire XXL Mag. Editor Vanessa Satten

by Jorge Rivas on February 21 2012, 1:21PM

Close to 47,000 members of ColorOfChange.org, the nation’s largest online black civil rights organization, have signed a petition calling on Harris Publications to fire XXL Magazine editor Vanessa Satten.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW

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The Asian American Basketball Leagues That Helped Create Linsanity

by Jamilah King on February 21 2012, 9:57AM

It’s estimated that in Southern California alone, there are 14,000 Japanese Americans who play in regular club tournaments. Some teams have been around for more than 50 years.

Topics: Arts & Culture, History, Jeremy Lin

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Love for the First Black Oscar Winner Sidney Poitier on His Birthday

by Jorge Rivas on February 20 2012, 6:33PM

The actor turns 85 today.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW

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Ru Paul as Mr. and Mrs. Obama in Honor of Presidents Day [Photo]

by Jorge Rivas on February 20 2012, 1:57PM

Ru Paul wishes you a very happy Presidents Day.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW

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Unreleased Nicki Minaj Music Video From Her Days Before Stylists and Pink Hair [Video]

by Jorge Rivas on February 20 2012, 11:41AM

Watch Nicki Minaj before the stylists, the rainbow hair colors and the rapid blinking of the eye she’s got in all her music videos these days.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW

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Who Picks the Oscars? White Men.

by Jorge Rivas on February 20 2012, 9:32AM

An L.A. Times study of Oscar voters finds that their demographics are much less diverse than the moviegoing public.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW, Oscars 2012

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Oprah Meets Viola Davis’ 19-Month-Old Daughter, Genesis [Video]

by Jorge Rivas on February 17 2012, 3:36PM

Watch a rare side of Viola Davis and Oprah Winfrey.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW

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Pat Buchanan: Days as Analyst at MSNBC Have ‘Come to an End’

by Jorge Rivas on February 17 2012, 11:12AM

In an essay, he cited “an incessant clamor from the left” as the reason for his departure.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW

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Latinos Most Likely Ethnic Group to ‘Marry-Out’ of Race

by Jorge Rivas on February 17 2012, 9:11AM

The share of all current marriages that are either interracial or interethnic has reached an all-time high. And Latinos lead the way.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW

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Mrs. O Surprises Teen on Tour of White House With a Mother’s Love

by Jorge Rivas on February 16 2012, 6:20PM

“Do well in school, eat your vegetables, listen to your teachers, stay out of trouble, read, listen to your parents,” the First Lady told a young visitor.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW

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Everyone Stopped Tweeting During Jennifer Hudson’s Whitney Houston Tribute

by Jorge Rivas on February 16 2012, 4:59PM

At the height of the live Grammys broadcast there were 10,901 tweets per second… except during Jennifer Hudson’s performance.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW

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XXL Mag. Editor Vanessa Satten Issues Non-Apology Statement for Publishing Too $hort Video

by Jorge Rivas on February 16 2012, 12:46PM

Satten isn’t saying sorry.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW

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Viola Davis Says Her Mother Has Not Seen ‘The Help’

by Jorge Rivas on February 16 2012, 10:30AM

“My mother has yet to see the movie… I think it’s just because — I think it’s painful. You have a whole generation of women who don’t want to be reminded of the past,” Davis said.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW

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Whitney Houston ‘My Love Is Your Love’ Cumbia Style [Audio]

by Jorge Rivas on February 15 2012, 6:17PM

DJ Jeremy Sole remixes Whitney Houston’s ‘My Love Is Your Love’ with beats that originate from Colombia’s Caribbean coastal regions.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW, Whitney Houston

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Westboro Baptist Church to Protest Whitney Houston’s Funeral

by Jorge Rivas on February 15 2012, 5:36PM

The Topeka, Kansas church is known for protesting funerals of celebrities, soldiers, gays and now Whitney Houston.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW

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Petition Calling on XXL Mag. to Fire Editor Surpasses Signature Goal

by Jorge Rivas on February 15 2012, 5:14PM

Just before 10:00am this morning the petition calling on Harris Publications to fire XXL Magazine editor-in-chief Vanessa Satten reached its goal of getting 1,000 signatures.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW

8488 Comments

Linsanity Hits The White House: ‘Obama Marveled at the Deeper Meaning of Lin’

by Jorge Rivas on February 15 2012, 3:07PM

Obama is said to be ‘very impressed and fully up to speed.’

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW

8486 Comments

‘Red Tails’ Isn’t Anywhere Near Getting George Lucas His Money Back

by Jorge Rivas on February 15 2012, 12:02PM

Although George Lucas’ ‘Red Tails’ had a strong opening weekend, the film has not grossed anywhere near what Lucas spent to get the film to theaters.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW

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