What better way to kick off the weekend? Usher, Chris Brown, Skrillex, And More Celebrate Jermaine Dupri’s Birthday In Vegas Usher and Chris Brown showed up at the Wynn Las Vegas hotspot, XS nightclub, to celebrate rapper Jermaine Dupri’s birthday on Friday, Sept. 19. Unfortunately, no dance-off took place… Arriving shortly after 12:30 a.m., Usher, Brown and Dupri were seated at the exclusive VIP table next to the stage. The trio was spotted hanging out with One Direction band member Niall Horan, hip-hop artist SchoolBoy Q, rock ‘n’ roller Tommy Lee, his fiancée Sofia “Sofi” Toufa and XS Managing Partner Jesse Waits. Following Skrillex’s set, Usher and Brown joined the DJ on stage to sing “Happy Birthday” to Dupri. Partygoers went crazy as the two stayed on the mic to perform their hit song, “New Flame.” Usher and Brown then closed out the club as they continued to sing for another 30 minutes before heading out around 3:30 a.m. Peep more photos below:
Move them stamps ! Ohio Man Arrested For Selling Food Stamps On Facebook A man trying to sell his girlfriend’s food stamp card on Facebook now faces a felony charge. Via Journal News reports: Police said Derron Chamberlain posted on the social media site that he was selling his girlfriend’s food stamp card for $100. He also included his phone number for potential buyers to contact him, police said. “He did put his real information while he was doing this illegal act for everybody to see,” said Middletown Police Lt. Scott Reeve. Chamberlain, 35, of Plymouth Avenue, was excited, police said, when officers from the police department’s Special Operations Unit contacted him acting as potential buyers. “He kept calling back to the detectives to a point where they thought it was humorous how much he was calling back trying to make a deal happen,” Reeve said. About six hours after detectives called Chamberlain, they met him at Goldman Park, 1400 Highland St. Police said Chamberlain did not resist arrest and is charged with trafficking food stamps, a fifth-degree felony. “He didn’t realize he had done anything wrong,” Reeve said. “Even when they brought him into the police department and talked to him he was still surprised to find out it was illegal for him to sell his girlfriend’s food stamp card.” About $6.6 million is distributed monthly in Butler County via the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps. While benefits fraud is not a new crime, the lingering dismal economy and drug abuse, particularly heroin, has turned it into an epidemic, Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones told the Journal-News in January. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has said that food stamp fraud totals $750 million each year. An investigation launched from suspicion that Butler County’s skyrocketing food assistance dollars may be attributed in part to fraud, abuse and misuse has resulted in the arrest of hundreds and a taxpayer savings of $5.2 million since July 2012, the Journal-News reported earlier this year. The operation, manned by two Butler County sheriff’s detectives with help of state and federal agencies including the Secret Service and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, netted 116 violators between July 2012 and June 2013 and 100 from July to December 2013. Why the hell would you be dumb enough to use your real name and number to sell food stamps on Facebook??????!
Why aren’t Black men keeping up academically?? Black Men Are Less Likely To Graduate From A Four-Year College Via Black Journal reports: The federal government should require all colleges to create early-alert systems that flag students with low test scores, missing assignments, or spotty attendance. That would be one way, according to a report released on Tuesday, to curb the alarming number of minority men who drop out of college . The report, “ Advancing the Success of Boys and Men of Color in Education ,” is the result of brainstorming by diversity researchers at seven higher-education institutions. It is aimed at building on the momentum of My Brother’s Keeper, the Obama administration’s effort to improve education and career outcomes for young minority men. Black men lag behind their peers in other races when it comes to graduating from both two- and four-year colleges, according to federal statistics that track their completion through 2009 and 2012, respectively. Only a third of black male students graduated from four-year colleges within six years, compared with 45 percent of Hispanic men, 57 percent of white men, and 64 percent of Asian men. For two-year colleges, the percentages who received a certificate or degree or who transferred to a four-year college over six years were 32 for black, 30 for Latino, 40 for white, and 43 for Asian men. But minority men aren’t the only ones who would benefit from the changes the group is proposing. “We tried to provide recommendations that get at issues for boys and men of color but also address equity gaps for other disadvantaged groups,” J. Luke Wood, co-director of the Minority Male Community College Collaborative at San Diego State University, said in an interview. His center was joined in the report by similar groups at Morehouse College, Ohio State University, the University of California at Los Angeles, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Discuss…
Nicki turns up the heat in Sin City…. Nicki Minaj Performs At 2014 iHeart Radio Music Festival Heavy on the promo trail for her upcoming album “The Pink Print,” YMCMB first lady Nicki Minaj hit the iHeart Radio Music Festival stage last night in Las Vegas in true form. Leaving little to the imagination in a bedazzled bra top and leggings, thicky-Nicki put on quite a show for the iHeart Radio Festival-goers at the MGM Grand, where she performed a slew of her hits along with some of her new music….. …and even brought out powerhouse popstress Arianna Grande to perform their chart-topping new release “Bang, Bang.” Hit the flip for more pics of Nicki and her double ds shutting it down in Sin City.
ESPN To Release Report On Ravens Covering Up Abusive Ray Rice Video Did the Baltimore Ravens organization know about the video of Ray Rice knocking out his wife in an elevator long before it went public? ESPN says yes. via NYPost The Ravens and the NFL were reeling Friday night from an explosive report stating the team conducted a wide-ranging cover-up of Ray Rice’s elevator assault almost immediately after it happened in February. In a 7,000-word story published shortly after NFL commissioner Roger Goodell’s apologetic news conference, ESPN reported Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti and several high-ranking team officials worked feverishly to keep Rice out of jail and keep the video of him knocking out his then-fiancee from ever becoming public. The network also reported that, once the video was released Sept. 8 by TMZ, Bisciotti cut Rice and immediately tried to buy the former Rutgers star’s silence with a post-football job offer with the team. The Ravens released a statement late Friday claiming the story contained “numerous errors, inaccuracies, false assumptions and, perhaps, misunderstandings,” though the team refused to specify any. ESPN responded immediately by saying the network “stands behind [the] reporting” of the story’s authors, which include Pulitzer Prize winner Don Van Natta Jr. The most damaging detail in the report alleged the Ravens’ security director knew the exact details of the elevator incident just hours after it happened Feb. 15 at the since-closed Revel casino because a police lieutenant described the video to him as the lieutenant was watching it. Sounds like the Ravens definitely have some explaining to do!
Awww, how cute. Nipsey Hussle Posts Picture Of Girlfriend Lauren London They’ve made no official public appearances and never speak about each other, but Lauren London and Nipsey Hussle find their own little ways to confirm their coupledom and shout one another out on social media. This time, it was Nipsey’s turn to affectionately show off his “Loc” on Instagram with this ratchetly romantic snap: What a cute little hip hop pairing these two make! Instagram
Okay Draya , we see you doing good in the hood… Draya Michele Donates $5,000 To Compton’s Optimal Christian Academy Draya Michele is proving that she can do more than show off her banging baaaawdy and peddle skimpy swimsuits by flexing her philanthropy muscles. The reality star recently took to Compton’s Optimal Christian Academy, a black-owned school, to give a $5,000 donation to repair their dilapidated playground. She also noted that she previously took “Basketball Wives L.A.” cameras with her to visit the school but the footage never aired. SMH… Via @SoDraya: Last year around the same time I visited a school in Compton called optimal Christian Academy. I had the cameras of Basketball Wives come with me to capture it. However, it never made the final cut and never ended up on the actual show. The purpose of the visit was to establish a school with needs, I could donate to because I was having a big dress sale event and wanted to donate the proceeds. Due to all the drama that transpired during the season, I decided not to involve the women in what I wanted to be such a positive event and it never happened. Because I went to the school and told then I was going to help fix up their playground I decided I needed to keep my promise and fulfill it. Yesterday, I took my own camera and make sure only what was real was captured. The beautiful students and staff were all there to greet me and it was just amazing . The playground had holes in the asphalt and needed patching. My donation was enough to cover it and was so graciously appreciated. This school is a black-family-owned school and it feels good to be able to help out people like me. These are the types of businesses that need our support. //instagram.com/p/tDnrRqoCri/embed/ Good job Draya! What do YOU think about her $5,000 donation???? Continue reading →
Last night, singer Chris Brown was spotted celebrating with Hennessy V.S cocktails for the release of his 6th album titled “X” at Emerson nightclub in LA. Breezy’s boo Karrueche, rapper Pusha T, actor and comedian Kevin Hart, stand-up comedian and actor DeRay Davis, actor and producer Damien Wayans and star of Love & Hip-Hop Hollywood Hazel E all came out to support and joined the celebration. Pumped up from the release of his new album, Chris Brown took to the stage for a performance and Pusha T performed shortly thereafter. Everyone danced the night away and enjoyed sipping on Hennessy V.S cocktails. Peep more pics here:
Funniest, Silliest & Messiest Ariana Grande & Big Sean Dating Memes No one really knows if barely legal Pop starlet Ariana Grande and Big Smedium Sean are actually dating but rumors have swirled since they were spotted holding hands backstage at the VMAs . Weird? Yeaaa kinda, because Ariana looks and acts like she’s 12 which explains this hilariously messy Meme wave on the ‘net. Hit the jump for the very best of the Big Sean/Ariana Grande memes.
Funniest, Silliest & Messiest Ariana Grande & Big Sean Dating Memes No one really knows if barely legal Pop starlet Ariana Grande and Big Smedium Sean are actually dating but rumors have swirled since they were spotted holding hands backstage at the VMAs . Weird? Yeaaa kinda, because Ariana looks and acts like she’s 12 which explains this hilariously messy Meme wave on the ‘net. Hit the jump for the very best of the Big Sean/Ariana Grande memes.
