Beyonce caught flack this week after it was revealed that some of her performances, along with those by several other celebs like Usher and 50 Cent, were funded by Libyan leaders . The superstar says that she gave the money to a good cause after finding out the source, donating it to efforts in Haiti. {Rolling Stone}
Don’t mess with Nick Cannon’s woman. The actor explained that he started his since resolved twitter beef with comedian Chelsea Handler because he felt like she was constantly picking on his R&B superstar wife Mariah Carey. Cannon said, “”You can say what you want about me, but when you start talking about my wife, I get a little sensitive.” {Digital Spy}
Actress Nicole Ari Parker weighed in on the lack of television and movie roles for Black actors at the NAACP’s Hollywood Bureau and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences panel Monday. The panel discussed how much progress, if any, has been made over the last ten years in onscreen diversity. {Variety}
Actress Holly Robinson Peete will host the NAACP Image awards tonight at 8pm on Fox TV along with Wayne Brady. Attendees and participants will wear red, white, and blue ribbons to show their support for workers struggling to maintain collective bargaining rights in states nationwide. {AFL-CIO}
The television Basketball Wives may want to take a tip from real basketball wife Cookie Johnson. The wife of NBA legend and businessman Magic Johnson celebrated the one-year anniversary of the launch of her denim line at Neiman Marcus in Dallas. {NBC}
You may be seeing more of actress Angela Bassett on the small screen soon. Bassett is set to star as an FBI special agent in the new ABC pilot, Identity. {Deadline Hollywood}
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama take bullying personally. The two are hosting a seminar at the White House for students, parents, and teachers to help spread the anti-bullying message. {Washington Post}
Mrs. Carmelo Anthony aka LaLa Vasquez was spotted filming her new reality with son Kiyan in New York City. LaLa’s Full Court Life is a continuation of her VH1 special, LaLa’s Full Court Wedding. {Black Celebrity Kids}
Aja Dorsey Jackson is a freelance writer and public relations consultant in Baltimore, Maryland. Find out more about her at www.ajadorseyjackson.com or follow her on twitter @ajajackson.
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