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Ray Charles Foundation Donates $3 Million to Morehouse College

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Well here’s some good news I like to hear.

The foundation named for the late, great, singer Ray Charles (The Ray Charles Foundation) has announced that it is donating a $3 million gift to Atlanta’s historically black Morehouse College.

The announcement was made Saturday night by Ray Charles’ Foundation president Valerie Ervin during the college’s “A Candle in the Dark” gala. The gala is the college’s largest fundraising event.

The gift will secure the naming of the academic wing of the Ray Char...

Kevin Hart to Host ‘Saturday Night Live’

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Well alright alright alright.

Comedian and actor Kevin Hart will be hosting “Saturday Night Live” on March 2 so mark your calendars ’cause you know the show is gonna be hilarious.

Kevin’s hosting gig announcement came during the live broadcast of the February 16 episode of the long-running sketch comedy show. Hart will be supported by musical guest Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.

This upcoming episode will mark the first time Hart will have hosted “SNL.” His career has been on the rise as of late, sta...

A Strange Thing Happened…

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A strange thing happened earlier in the week.

Tuesday morning I arise out of a dream about 1000s of hot melting flashes of light hitting the earth. Didn’t think much of it but kept it on the backburner since I very rarely have dreams.

Wednesday my geography professor informs the class about an asteroid passing very close to the earth today. I thought, “How exciting!” This morning I view a video of a “real-life” meteorite flying across the sky in Russia. I think, “How interesting!!”

Moscow (CNN)...

Epic Records Removes Controversial Emmett Till Lyrics by Lil Wayne

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According to the Associated Press, music giant Epic Records is going to “great efforts” to take down a new Future remix leaked over the weekend with a vulgar Lil Wayne lyric that has offended the family of Emmett Till.

The New Orleans rapper made a sexual reference to the beating death of Till, the 14-year-old African-American Chicago boy tortured and shot in Mississippi in 1955 for whistling at a white woman. Till’s family objected and the Rev. Jesse Jackson reached out to his management, Th...

Beyonce’s Intimate Interview with Oprah (Sneak Peek)

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She appeared at the presidential inauguration earlier this year…doing a lil lip-syncing– she performed at the Super Bowl Halftime Show — she’s got a ton of concerts lined up.

So what’s next up for Beyonce? Oprah’s Next Chapter…and A LOT more.

America’s favorite sweetheart will appear in a sit-down interview with Lady O this Saturday. In the intimate interview (no one does it like Oprah), Beyonce talks about her upcoming documentary Beyoncé: Life Is But A Dream, her daughter Blue Ivy (and a pre...

GMA’s Robin Roberts Says ‘I Felt Like I Was Dying’

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It was a close call but she got through it.

In an exclusive interview, Good Morning America‘s Robin Roberts reveals for the first time that there was a point after her September bone marrow transplant, “where I felt like I was dying.”

According to PEOPLE, it was a few days after the 52-year-old Roberts underwent the transplant for a rare blood and bone marrow disorder called myelodysplastic syndrome.

“I couldn’t eat or drink,” she says. “I could...

Bruce Willis is Back in ‘A Good Day to Die Hard’ (Trailer)

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As you already know, there’s been a plethora of gun violence in our country as of late…so it’ll be interesting to see the results of the box office receipts for Bruce Willis‘ movie return in ‘A Good Day to Die Hard‘ this weekend.

Bruce is back to reprice his role as John McClane — will you be checking out the flick? My guess? I think the film will do well despite the gun issues currently going on in the country.

Anyway, I’m sure Bruce’s fans will turn out to see the film. The Die Hard franchis...

Jazz Musician Donald Byrd Dies at 80

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Legendary jazz musician Donald Byrd has died.

According to a family member, the famous trumpet player and bandleader, born Donaldson Toussaint L’Ouverture Byrd II, died Monday, February 4, at the age of 80.

His cause of death has not yet been disclosed.

Byrd is best known as one of the only bebop jazz musicians who successfully pioneered the funk and soul genres while simultaneously remaining a pop artist.

His music lives on — one of my favorites by Mr. Byrd below…Wind Parade…genius!

The Rising Dangers of Synthetic Marijuana

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It can happen to any of your kids or family members. It’s fairly new and not as harmless as many believe.

I’m talking about synthetic weed — synthetic marijuana.

Today I read a CNN article that really came close to home — it was about a Texas teenager,Emily Bauer; she ended up in the ICU because she took synthetic weedpackaged as “potpourri” that she and her friends bought at a gas station.

Anyway, the young girl now has permanent brain damage and almost lost her life as a result of using the d...

Reach

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Keep reachin’, always believin’

Keep trustin’, never fussin’

Yes you can – make it to the top of your mountain if you dare try -

and pry through the yokes of their hate, they’re never late.

But right on time does this rhyme hope to find you – deep inside you -

dreamin’ up new dreams in two thousand thirteen

For you can make it if you keep reachin’

Never stop believin’

Reach

A poem I wrote just for you.