The sun is shining, the weather’s warming up on the east coast, and gays are getting married in Washington, D.C. - now that’s a beautiful day. In case you haven’t been following, today marks the first day same-sex couples could get married in the nation’s capital since the passage of the marriage equality bill a few months ago.

D.C. Superior Court began accepting applications for marriage licenses last Wednesday (March 3), but due to the processing period, couples were unable to get married until today.

We reported last week an African-American lesbian couple, Sinjoyla Townsend & Angelisa Young, were the first to register for their marriage license.  Today, African-American gay couple Reginald Stanley and Rocky Galloway were among the first couples to get married.

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Singer Kelis gave fans a first look at a promo shot taken by British photographer Rankin for her upcoming album, Flesh Tones, due out May 4th.  Rankin also co-directed the video for Kelis’ first single off the album, Acapella, earlier this year.  By the way, Read the rest of this entry »

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D'Angelo leaving Manhattan Criminal Court after arraignment (March 7th)

Yesterday we told you R&B singer D’Angelo, real name Michael Archer, was arrested for solicitation of sex from an undercover officer. Well, D’Angelo’s team swooped in to do a little damage control and released the following statement via publicist Tresa Sanders: Read the rest of this entry »

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Mariah Carey ft. Ludacris & The Dream - “Ribbon” (Remix)

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Stomp The Yard star Columbus Short took a bit of a short fall off stage at a Fresno step show in California on Saturday (March 6). Short walked out on stage donning dark sunglasses, and without realizing it, walked clear off stage. Ouch! The actor took the incident in stride and returned to the stage sans the glasses and even entertained the crowd with some dance moves.

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Beyoncé continues to show the world she is not merely an international superstar but also a humanitarian. The singer, accompanied by her mom Tina Knowles, was in Brooklyn on Friday (March 5) for the grand opening of her cosmetology school in Brooklyn. Beyoncé opened the Beyoncé Cosmetology Center inside the Phoenix House, a residential substance abuse and recovery house for men and women. The school will serve as a place for residents to learn career skills in the field of cosmetology.

The idea for the center was spawned from a 2007 visit to the Phoenix House. According to Beyoncé, ” I wanted to speak to women that were struggling with heroin. I was so touched by the women’s stories and I wanted this to be something that I was a part of forever.” The singer and her mom have pledged to donate $100,000 of their own money ever year to the school so it can continue to thrive.

Beyoncé was even dubbed an official Brooklynite by “marriage and by moxie,” according to Borough President Marty Markowitz.

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Damn! When D’Angelo fell off, he fell off HARD! Since his rise to fame in the late 90s and subsequent retreat into obscurity, D’Angelo has gained headlines for troubles that range from alleged drug abuse to resisting arrest. Now Mr. Brown Sugar is back in the spotlight following his arrest in NY on Saturday (March 6) for soliciting an undercover cop for oral sex. smdh.

The story goes D’Angelo was in NYC’s Greenwich Village riding around in his Range Rover around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday when he spotted a woman he believed to be a prostitute and offered her Read the rest of this entry »

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As predicted, comedienne-actress Mo’Nique took home Oscar gold for her role as Mary Jones in the film Precious. Mo’Nique was nominated and won in the category of Best Supporting Actress. Mo’Nique now makes the 5th African-American woman to win an Oscar for acting. Recognizing the fact, Mo’Nique paid homage to Hattie McDaniel, the first African-American woman to win an Oscar, by wearing a flower in her hair, as did McDaniel, and giving mention of the trailblazer in her acceptance speech.

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