Atlanta Celebs Attend Kandi Koated Nights Screening Kandi Buruss held a special viewing party for her weekly sex and relationships t alk show, Kandi Koated Nights , at Suite Lounge in Atlanta last night. Her hubby Todd was of course at her side as she greeted and chatted with guests. Kandi’s RHOA costars and friends Phaedra Parks, Kenya Moore, Tameka Harris, Kirk Frost, Rasheeda, Monyetta Shaw, Keshia Knight, Claudia Jordan, Todd Tucker, Luther Cambell, Lil Scrappy and Cynthia Bailey all attended, among many others. Peep more pics below: Prince William / ATLpics.net
A shrub. SMFH… Men Call 911 For Help Getting Out Of A Shrub Two 19-year-old Canadian men are making international headlines after police say they got so high on “illicit drugs” that they called 911 for assistance getting out of a shrub. The Star reports: Police in Barrie, Ont., say two men who took an illicit drug had to call 911 when they couldn’t find their way out of a bush. The 911 call came in Tuesday from the pair, who said they were lost. Police say it became clear both men were under the influence of a drug of some sort. Barrie police and EMS, with the help of dogs, found two 19-year-old men who were “silently staring off into the sky.” Police say it took several attempts to talk to the men to determine they had consumed an illicit drug and were extremely disoriented. They were taken to hospital for their safety, and police say no charges will be laid. Dude….where is the audio of this phone call?!?! Shutterstock
Man Confesses To Killing Chinx Drugz As fans and celebs mourn the death of rapper Chinx Drugz , the alleged killer of the NYC emcee has allegedly come forward. Shortly after Chinx’ death an Instagram user posted a photo of a bullet riddled car believed to be the rapper’s and captioned it “I got aim.” He then posted a picture of the alleged murder weapons. WOW! People have since tagged the photos to the NYPD and the IG profile has been set to private. Do YOU think this is a cruel joke or could the alleged killer really be that bold??? If you have any information on Chinx Drugz’ murder you’re urged to call authorities.
Beyonce Visits Haiti While her husband was promoting Tidal at his concert , Beyonce and her BeyGood charity recently visited Haiti to see the progress since the devastating 2010 earthquake. NBC News reports: Pop queen Beyonce has paid a visit to Haiti to look at the progress made since an earthquake devastated the country five years ago. Haiti U.N. mission spokeswoman Sophie Boutaud de la Combe said Saturday that Beyonce also was able to “meet some of the people who were affected by” by the 2010 disaster in the impoverished Caribbean country. De la Combe said the American singer, a 20-time Grammy winner, visited Haiti with Valerie Amos, the United Nations’ humanitarian affairs chief and emergency relief coordinator. Photos taken during her Haiti visit show Beyonce wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the name of her charity organization. It wasn’t immediately clear how long Beyonce’s stop in Haiti was or exactly where she visited. Official estimates say the 2010 quake that shattered Haiti’s capital and surrounding areas claimed as many as 300,000 lives. Go Baddie Bey! Hit the flip for more photos of Beyonce in Haiti.
Natasha McKenna’s Hands Were Cuffed & Legs Shackled During Tasing As officers argue that unarmed Natasha McKenna died from “excited delirium” more questions are being asked about what really happened to the Virginia woman who was fatally tased. McKenna who was 5’3 130 pounds and mentally ill, was handcuffed and shackled when she was shot four times with a stun gun in February. She also allegedly had a mask over her face and her last words were “You promised you wouldn’t hurt me,” as six officers left her permanently incapacitated for not bending her knees to be strapped into a chair. S…M…F…H… The Washington Post reports: IT’S BEEN more than three months since a mentally ill woman, Natasha McKenna, died after she was shot four times with a Taser stun gun by a guard in the Fairfax County jail. Since her death on Feb. 8, county officials have offered repeated assurances that a full investigation is underway, and that the facts surrounding the guards’ struggle with Ms. McKenna — which was recorded in full on video — will be laid bare. To date, however, it’s remarkable how little discernible progress authorities have made in providing an accounting of the circumstances leading to her death. A new report by Human Rights Watch — “Callous and Cruel: Use of Force against Inmates with Mental Disabilities in U.S. Jails and Prisons” — documents the routine brutality exercised by guards who are untrained and ill-equipped to deal with mentally ill people, who make up enormous proportions of jail and prison populations. Jail and prison staff use “force in the absence of any emergency, and without first making serious attempts to secure the inmate’s compliance through other means,” according to the report, which details cases similar to Ms. McKenna’s, which unfolded when she resisted the guards’ attempts to remove her from her cell. In Ms. McKenna’s case, she had already been fully restrained — her hands and feet shackled — when a guard, frustrated that she would not bend her knees to be strapped into a chair, shot her repeatedly with his Taser. Ms. McKenna was not physically imposing. At the time she was shocked, she posed no threat to the guards, nor was there any risk she could flee. Taser’s user manual warns several times that repeated use of the weapon against a subject “could increase the risk of death or serious injury.” Despite that, she was shot three times in the weapon’s “drive-stun” mode, which the manual says is “for pain compliance only.” And she was shot once with the weapon’s electrical prongs, designed to incapacitate a subject. Ms. McKenna was incapacitated — permanently. She never regained consciousness after the struggle in the jail on Feb. 3 and died five days later. This news is absolutely terrible. There’s no way Natasha “crazied herself” to death, this was FAR from an accident.
Old? Where?? Black Don’t Crack! 15 Instagram Women Absolutely Defying The Hands Of Time The following black women either eat well, hydrate and exercise, or they must be drinking from the fountain of youth. We made a list of the most graciously ageing women we could find online. Hit the jump to see 15 instagram women absolutely defying the hands of time.
Doctor Who? 15 Celebrities You Never Knew Had Honorary Doctorate Degrees We recently reported the news about Kanye West receiving his honorary Doctorates and many didn’t see it coming. Did you know he joins a list of celebrities to receive similar honors like Doctor Sean Combs and Doctor John Legend? How many of the following celebrities did you know had Honorary Doctorate degrees? Hit the next pages to find out.
Asian Americans File Discrimination Complaint Against Harvard It’s not like we’ve never heard stories about racism at Harvard before but are you surprised to learn that Asians feel the school has unfair admissions policies? According to Wall Street Journal reports: A complaint Friday alleged that Harvard University discriminates against Asian-American applicants by setting a higher bar for admissions than that faced by other groups. The complaint, filed by a coalition of 64 organizations, says the university has set quotas to keep the numbers of Asian-American students significantly lower than the quality of their applications merits. It cites third-party academic research on the SAT exam showing that Asian-Americans have to score on average about 140 points higher than white students, 270 points higher than Hispanic students and 450 points higher than African-American students to equal their chances of gaining admission to Harvard. The exam is scored on a 2400-point scale. The complaint was filed with the U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights. “Many studies have indicated that Harvard University has been engaged in systemic and continuous discrimination against Asian-Americans during its very subjective ‘Holistic’ college admissions process,” the complaint alleges. The coalition is seeking a federal investigation and is requesting Harvard “immediately cease and desist from using stereotypes, racial biases and other discriminatory means in evaluating Asian-American applicants.” Robert Iuliano, Harvard’s general counsel, said the school’s admissions policies are “fully compliant with the law.” The school says its admissions process takes into account a variety of factors besides academics, including applicants’ extracurricular activities and leadership qualities. “Within its holistic admissions process, and as part of its effort to build a diverse class, Harvard College has demonstrated a strong record of recruiting and admitting Asian American students,” Mr. Iuliano said in a statement. He said the percentage of Asian-American students admitted to the undergraduate school rose to 21% from less than 18% in the past decade. But the group that filed the complaint said that percentage should be much higher given the increasing numbers of Asian-American students that apply. The complaint argues that elite schools “that use race-neutral admissions” have far higher Asian-American enrollment than Harvard. At California Institute of Technology, for instance, about 40% of undergraduates are Asian-American, about twice that at Harvard. The allegations come six months after a group called Students for Fair Admissions argued in a federal lawsuit that Harvard uses preferences to reach specific racial balance on its campuses. Do you think Harvard should change their policy? And how crazy is the test score difference between Blacks and Asians? Does this complaint surprise you? Shutterstock
