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Dim the Lights: Angelo Dundee

As we continue to deal with the death of Don Cornelius, boxing training legend Angelo Dundee also died on Wednesday of a heart attack. Dundee was best known as the legendary trainer for boxing greats Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray … Continue reading

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When Humans Attack: Pets, You Better Watch Out

  This post is for Sparky, Fluffy, Taffy, and all other household pets. Specifically, if you are a dog or cat, you better run for cover. Apparently some of us humans have gone off the deep end and when they … Continue reading

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Book It! – Bishop Otto Hines Book Signing

As promised, here are the details for Bishop Otto Hines’ book tour stop in Baltimore. If you are around come check him out and buy a book. Date: Saturday, September 10, 2011 Time: 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Location: Promise … Continue reading

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NEW VIDEO: Sean Touré ft. Kev Brown and Ab Rock – A Day in the Life

Big ups to Sean Touré on his new video for his single, A Day in the Life, featuring Kev Brown & Ab Rock. We featured the emcee/producer earlier this year in The Sit Down section of the blog. Fresh off … Continue reading

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My Ode to Oprah: The Day After

The day after… We cried, posted to Facebook, and tweeted all things Oprah over the past few days. And for good reason… As the undisputed queen of daytime television spent today in her pajamas (as per an earlier tweet), here … Continue reading

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View From The Top – Mint Condition at Bourbon Street

Mint Condition is the baddest band in the land. There. I said it. Usually with View from the Top, I would give you blow-by-blow details of who did what, where, and when. In this case, I was so excited to … Continue reading

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The Post I Have Been Dreading – RIP Phylicia Simone Barnes

This is the post I have been dreading. This is the post I wished I never had to tell my fingers to type. It is simply all too real and too damned hurtful to fathom. If you are reading this, … Continue reading

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Dim the Lights – The Extended Version

I knew when they announced Elizabeth Taylor’s passing, I thought back to my late grandmother saying “it always comes in threes.” Back after a brief break and, to my dismay, the Grim Reaper has been working overtime. Every time I … Continue reading

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The Power of a Gown – Tadashi Shoji

Usually when a woman wears a gown, she very seldom wears it twice, especially if photographed in it. Be truthful, many of us live to see reports of “who wore the same dress better?” or “which time did the celebrity … Continue reading

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RiaRob Recollects: Just Wow! or Just Really?

It’s been about four or five days and here are a couple of things that I’ve seen, read or heard, that makes me say “Just Wow!” or “Just Really?” Hold on tight, I have quite a few (in no particular … Continue reading

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