JaSheika And Janeika James Recap “Empire Episode 5” On this Thursday edition of our “Don’t Be Scared” podcast, writing duo (and twin sisters) JaSheika and Janeika James recap last night’s “Be True” episode of “Empire.” The ladies who penned the episode alongside Wendy Calhoun, revealed how they got their start as writers and gave insight into what really goes on in the “Empire” writers room. They also confirmed whether or not Andre’s wife Rhonda is really pregnant and shared some secrets about upcoming episodes. Listen to our “Empire” recap with JaSheika and Janeika James above! Chuck Hodes/FOX @BossipDBS @HipHopObama @DanniCanada JaSheika James: @StatusHeik Janeika James: @JNJSJ
Lebron James And Michelle Obama Speak To Children At The University Of Akron About The Importance Of Education The south side of Chicago and Akron, Ohio aren’t all that dissimilar from one another. Both cities are cold as hell in the winter, both cities contain residents who endure a great many hardships and both cities have produced two of the greatest black role models we’ve seen in First Lady Michelle Obama and NBA Champion Lebron James . On Wednesday, these two pillars of the black community came together to impress upon the youth how important their educations are to their future. Receding hairline notwithstanding, how can you NOT love these two? Kickin’ the truth to the young black youth. Image via AP
Nyfesha Miller Goes Viral For Comforting Baby While most people might complain to flight attendants about a screaming baby on an airplane, one kind woman’s gesture has gone viral. Nyfesha Miller of Chicago has gone viral after Rebekka Garvinson thanked her for volunteering to hold and comfort her crying infant. Garvinson wrote a heartfelt Facebook post that’s garnered over 100,000 shares showing Nyfesha holding the child who quickly went right to sleep in her arms. How sweet. What do YOU think about Nyfesha comforting the crying child???
Glamour Hosts “The Power Of An Educated Girl” With First Lady Michelle Obama The First Lady Said Educating Girls Was One Of The Biggest Challenges Facing The Globe First Lady Michelle Obama came to Harlem Tuesday to spread the message that all girls deserve access to education. On the heels of launching her #62MillionGirls education campaign, Obama joined actress Charlize Theron, former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Glamour magazine editor Cindi Lieve at the Apollo Theater for a panel on the need to teach millions of girls around the world who were not in school. “It’s my mission,” Obama said, “to make sure that every girl on the planet has the same opportunity that I’ve had, that my daughters have, and I want to make sure that all of you, here in the United States, are taking advantage of the opportunities you have as well. I want you to be that hungry, to get your education, because it’s going to be the key to your future.”’ Glamour Hosts “The Power Of An Educated Girl” With First Lady Michelle Obama. (L-R) Former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Founder of Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project and U.N. Messenger of Peace Charlize Theron, First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama, Girl ambassador from Plan International Nurfahada and Glamour’s Editor-in-Chief Cindi Leive. More than 1,000 school girls packed the Apollo Theater in Harlem for the chat, where Obama said it’s critical that the 62 million girls around the world who were not in school get back into the classroom. “I believe that world poverty, world hunger, health issues —all of this stuff, lies in the empowerment of young women, young girls,” said Obama, whose government-led initiative, Let Girls Learn, uses community-based programs to get and keep girls in school. Tuesday’s talk had no shortage of star power: Chicago PD actress Sophia Bush kicked off the event with a speech about how her time in school opened her eyes to life’s possibilities, and pop stars Nico and Vinz brought the crowd to their feet with their hit song, “Am I Wrong.” But Obama was the one the girls came to see, and they gave her a standing ovation as she walked out onto the Apollo Theater stage. “You are our next future leaders, our entrepreneurs, our mothers,” the First Lady told the crowd. “This is no joke. This issue is probably one of the most important issues we should be tackling on the planet.” Glamour Hosts “The Power Of An Educated Girl” With First Lady Michelle Obama Obama said girls aren’t in school because of issues like teen pregnancy, poverty, early marriage and relatives who don’t see the need to teach females. Gillard, who was Australia’s first female Prime Minister when she served from 2010 to 2013, said girls who stay in school longer are less likely to enter forced marriages or be teenage moms. “Nations that we think now of as places of poverty and places of disorder, could be on a path to peace and prosperity because we’re educating the children, especially, girls,” Gillard said. Teaching girls around the world is an important cause for Theron, who said education would help stem the AIDS scourge ravaging her native South Africa. “For me, it’s more personal coming from a country where more people are living with HIV/AIDS than anywhere else in the world,” Theron said. “Education is actually saving lives.” As the talk wound down, one student in the audience asked what the panelists thought about the idea that boys liked girls who weren’t that smart. Obama’s response? Keep your heads in your books. “There is no boy at this age, that is cute enough or interesting enough to stop you from getting your education,” the First Lady said. “If I had worried about who liked me and who thought I was cute at your age, I wouldn’t be married to the President of the United States.”
This is so sad . According to NY Post reports : Police say they’re investigating the death of a woman discovered at the home of a young girl found alone in a CVS parking lot. Baltimore County Police announced early Monday that the girl described as about 3 years old was found around 10:30 p.m. Sunday in the Hollins Ferry Road in Lansdowne. Hours later, police tweeted that they determined that the girl lives at a home about a block away and a woman was found dead at that home. Police say they are conducting a death investigation. Police said Monday afternoon that there was blood on the little girl’s clothes and on the dead woman. Investigators say there were no obvious signs of foul play. The girl is now in the custody of Baltimore County Social Services. Our prayers are with that poor child. This is so sad but definitely goes a long way toward explaining why the girl was found alone in the parking lot. Hopefully she has some surviving relatives who will take good care of her. Prayers up for that precious baby. AP Photo via Police
Which Bangers Wore Short Shorts To Matt Barnes And Snoop’s Cancer Charity Event? These juicy cakes belong to a pair of reality tv stars who also have some romantic experience with athletes. The ladies showed us wwhat they are working with at the 3rd Annual Matt Barnes and Snoop Dogg Athletes Vs. Cancer Football game. Can you guess to whom these cakes belong? Hit the flip for the answer. SplashNews
McDonald’s & Harlem’s Fashion Row Search For The Next HBCU Fashion Star HBCU Fashion Design majors, listen up! McDonald’s has teamed up with Harlem’s Fashion Row to give one lucky designer a huge opportunity: McDonald’s USA has joined forces with Harlem’s Fashion Row™ (HFR) to challenge college students to showcase lovin’ through fashion via the 2015 Lovin’ Student Fashion Design Competition. One grand prize winner will receive the opportunity of a lifetime – his or her limited-edition lovin’ line of T-shirts and hooded sweatshirts will be displayed and distributed at HFR’s Shop, Brunch and Be Social event during the fall New York Fashion Week, where the winner will also attend HFR’s Fashion Show. In addition to the line being photographed by a fashion photographer, the winner will receive a one-on-one lunch and mentoring session with Bravo’s “Fashion Queens” host Bevy Smith. Undergraduate fashion design students attending historically black colleges and universities nationwide are encouraged to enter. Aspiring designers must submit two T-shirt sketches and two hooded sweatshirt designs that are inspired by the bright, playful colors and tone of McDonald’s new lovin’ campaign. Entries are due by Friday, April 24 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern for their chance to win. Interested in submitting? Find out more details at Harlem’s Fashion Row’s website . Good Luck!
Lil Twist Charged With 6 Felonies The L.A. County District Attorney has charged Lil Twist on 6 counts: making criminal threats, burglary, grand theft, battery and 2 counts of assault with a deadly weapon. If convicted on all counts, he could face over 20 years in the clink. If you’ll remember, Twist was allegedly kicked out of the Massey brothers’ house back in November, and returned a short while later — breaking into the home , beating up Chris Massey with a pair of brass knuckles, pulling his pants down in front of guests to humiliate him, and stealing his wallet and cell phone on the way back out. Needless to say, there’s an arrest warrant out for Twist. No wonder Justin Bieber dropped this guy to improve his own image. SMH
Taraji P. Henson Refuses To Send Her Son To USC Though many college-bound celeb kids end up walking the halls of USC, Taraji P. Henson says her baby will NOT be one of them. Instead, she says that her son, 20-year-old Marcel, will instead be attending top HBCU Howard University. While Taraji herself is a Howard alum, she says the decision has a lot to do with unfair treatment her son has already faced both on and off-campus near USC. And she feels her son doesn’t need the unfounded suspicion that comes along with being a young Black man in Southern California. As she told Uptown Magazine : “My child has been racially profiled. He was in Glendale, California, and did exactly everything the cops told him to do, including letting them illegally search his car. It was bogus because they didn’t give him the ticket for what he was pulled over for. Then he’s at University of Southern California, the school that I was going to transfer him to, when police stopped him for having his hands in his pockets.” She decided then and there that it’d be best to send her son to her own Alma Mater. “So guess where he’s going? Howard University. I’m not paying $50K so I can’t sleep at night wondering is this the night my son is getting racially profiled on campus.” Sounds like she’s making the right decision to us. What do you think?? BlackCelebKids / Jason Kempin
