Dick’s Sporting Goods CEO says company will stop selling assault-style rifles, set under-21 ban for other guns

Posted by - February 28, 2018

Dick’s Sporting Goods will no longer sell assault-style firearms, will ban high-capacity magazines and will not sell any guns to people younger than 21, the company announced Wednesday, a significant move for the retail giant in the midst of renewed calls for national gun reform. Chief executive Edward W. Stack made the announcement during an appearance on “Good Morning

AKON ORDERED TO PAY $165,000 IN BACK RENT

Posted by - February 28, 2018

Akon is going to have to pay up if he wants to avoid any further issues. According to a report from TMZ, the singer has been ordered to pay nearly $165,000 to a company that leased him space for his Aliaune Milano fashion line on the 66th floor of the Empire State Building. The leasing company, GTFM,

MEET MELISSA HARVILLE-LEBRON: THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO OWN A NASCAR TEAM

Posted by - February 28, 2018

Melissa Harville-Lebron never imagined that her entrepreneurial pursuits and ambitions would lead her to make history as the first African American woman to own a race team licensed by NASCAR. Harville-Lebron, a 47-year-old single mother raising her three biological children as well as her siblings’ four kids, started her career in the entertainment industry as an

Bill Cosby’s daughter Ensa dead at 44

Posted by - February 27, 2018

Ensa Cosby, the daughter of disgraced comedian Bill Cosby who stood by his side as dozens of women accused him of sexual abuse, has died, Fox News has confirmed. She was 44. She died of renal disease, a member of Bill Cosby’s press team told Fox News. “The Cosby Family thanks many people for their

The Fresh Princess Of Bel-Air could be about to become a thing

Posted by - February 27, 2018

Yup, according to TMZ Fresh Prince could be about to become Fresh Princess – with rumours that the programme which turned Will Smith into a household name could be set to be picked up, dusted down and given a female makeover for the 21st Century. Yes folks, it could happen. Because the site has reported

Camila Cabello’s ‘Havana’ Is First Song by a Woman to Top Pop, Rhythmic & Adult Pop Songs Charts Since 1996

Posted by - February 27, 2018

Camila Cabello‘s “Havana,” featuring Young Thug, rises 2-1 on Billboard‘s Adult Pop Songs radio airplay chart dated March 3 (which makes for a nice birthday present for Cabello, who was born on that date in 1997). As “Havana” previously led the Pop Songs chart for seven weeks, beginning Dec. 7, and Rhythmic Songs for three weeks, beginning Jan. 3, the hit is the

Michelle Obama Announces New Book

Posted by - February 27, 2018

Former first lady Michelle Obama has decided it’s time to tell her story. On Feb. 25, Obama took to Twitter to announce her new book, Becoming, and the launch of her website, becomingmichelleobama.com. “Writing BECOMING has been a deeply personal experience,” Obama wrote in a Twitter post. The former first lady said the book will explain her trajectory

Kevin Durant Invests $10 Million in Program to Help Kids Attend College

Posted by - February 26, 2018

Kevin Durant has established a partnership with public schools in his hometown of Prince George’s County, Maryland, to help disadvantaged students attend college. According to Thomas Heath of the Washington Post, the Golden State Warriors star invested $10 million in College Track, a 10-year program designed to guide and support students through their education. The Durant Center chapter is expected

AKON WAS DENIED CONTRACT TO RESTORE POWER TO PUERTO RICO

Posted by - February 26, 2018

TMZ caught up with singer and humanitarian, Akon on Saturday to ask him about the recovery situation in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. In 2015, Akon became the center of attention for his work in Africa with his Akon Lighting Africa venture. To date, Akon has brought electricity to millions of homes in Africa with hopes of getting