entertainment In Pictures: Cayman Island Beauty, Selita Ebanks George Town, Cayman Islands’ Selita Ebanks is the already iconic beauty setting runways from Paris to New York on fire. The young Caribbean island stunner stands out from the homogenous half starved euro pack in today’s mags. She’s one of Victoria’s Secrets’ most recognizable faces with her trademark smile that’s always on. Ebanks has worked
art Guerrilla Gardener Ron Finley Shines Light on Foods Ron Finley is an artist from South Central, Los Angeles and self proclaimed ‘guerilla gardener’. He’s on a mission to spread the word about the benefits of growing one’s own food. He gave a very stirring speech very recently at the TED conference on how important local gardens can be to the community and family
entertainment Kanye Re-listing Hollywood Bachelor Pad at $3 Milli First Bought: December, 2003 Initial Cost: $1,750,000 Current listing cost: $3,300,000 Rooms: 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms Size: 4,214 square feet Kanye West is putting his bachelor days way behind him. The first time father to be has been jet setting across the world with baby mamma Kim Kardashian. The pair have been
business Why Beyonce is Richer Than You Beyonce Knowles-Carter is the wife of hip hop’s most prolific entertainer and the eldest of her once manager father, Mathew. She is wealthy beyond the average person’s dreams and the singer/actress will only keep increasing her net worth at a phenomenal pace. Beyoncé’s net worth is somewhere between $350- $400 million, most of which she
movies Halle Berry Gets the Last Laugh, at Haters Halle Berry gets the last laugh over the weekend when her movie The Call (co-starring Morris Chestnut and Abigail Breslin) beat virtually all expectations. Even Forbes magazine was flagrantly putting her down before the movie was even released. Forbes magazine’s writer Dorothy Pomerantz wrote a critical article (Why Can’t Halle Berry Catch A Break?) on
entertainment How to Lose a $459,000 Lamborghini Aventador Young Money rap star Tyga found himself on the wrong side of the law a few days ago and losing his ultra expensive ride in the process. According to details from celebrity news site Tmz Tyga was issued a citation for not having a license or registration for the vehicle – a Lamborghini Aventador. The
business Potus Wallstreet’s Best Frenemy With two long, drawn out wars, that he vowed to end and a domestic economy in pits GDP, dropping every quarter, everybody told him to concentrate solely on the economy and put aside his other ambitions. America up that time in history had reigned unchallenged as the world’s only mega super power. Then came the
entertainment $50 Million Tiger Woods Mansion Close to Jordan’s Price: $50 Million US Neighbors: Michael Jordan Tiger Woods house is completed on Jupiter Island, and is now one of the most expensive properties in the US. At a reputed $50 million cost to the golfer the property has amongst other things a golf course and a lap pool.
entertainment Michael Jordan’s $23 Million House Almost Completed Price: $23 Million US Size: 28,000 Sq. Ft. on 3 Acres Rooms: 11 Bedrooms Property: Main House + Two Story Guard House Neighbors: Tiger Woods Legendary basketball king Michael Jordan’s new mega mansion is almost ready for his highness and new fiancée Yvette Prieto. The house has been in construction for some two years now.
movies Halle Berry’s The Call Opens Big in Theatres Halle Berry’s latest movie, The Call, co-starring Morris Chestnut is a big hit at the movies. Halle Berry’s latest film, The call opened at number two across the North American boxoffice, destroying a Jim Carrey Steve Carell movie in the process. Berry has to be a happy woman based on the movie’s $17.1 million take
business Black People 0.5 Percent of World’s Billionaires! Aliko Dangote is the richest black person worth $16.1 biilion US Seven is a significant number in many religions and cultures around the world. Jesus had his 7 disciples and then there are the 7 deadly sins. When comes to billionaires though, the number 7 is amount of black billionaires in the world and that’s
entertainment In Pictures: British 22 Year Old Model Jourdan Dunn Jourdan Dunn is a 22 year old British model who shot to international fame after about 2 years working. Jourdan was discovered in Hammersmith Primark in 2006. Dunn worked for Burberry, Calvin Klein, Yves Saint Laurent, Victoria’s Secret, Topshop, Jaeger, Gap, Shiatzy Chen, Benetton, H&M, Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue. To name a few.
business Dow Jones Hits Record High 14,253 Under Obama The Dow Jones industrial average’s hits record high on March 6, 2013, at 14,283. The index has not traded this high since October, 2007 under President Bush’s tenure. We all know the rest of the story, the markets tumbled off a cliff losing nearly 54% in value. In the Great recession, household wealth fell $18.9
entertainment Rapper Drake Spent $70,000 at Strip Club, Brilliant Toronto rapper, Drake spent $70,000 dollars at a strip club and whole net went crazy. Call him crass, misogynistic or flagrant, then after you’ve vented your displeasure – call him genius. Allegedly the Young Money rapper was at the club with his entourage – who accompanied him with more than $70k, in one dollar bills.
business Folorunsho Alakija Not Included in Forbes’ Richest Forbes magazine released its list of the richest people in the world, March 4th. To be on the list individuals had to have a minimum networth of $1 billion US or more. At the Billion is where a lot of super rich folks fell off this year’s chart, including Jamaican born Michael Lee Chin whose
entertainment In Pictures: Model Eva Marcille Pigford America’s Next Top model made Eva Marcille Pigford a star and introduced the world to the brown eyed beauty. She didn’t sit down when the camera’s shone on her after her win either. She is arguably the most successful model in Tyra Bank’s show history. Her feisty nature on the show made America fall in
movies Jaden Smith Will Become Biggest Movie Star, Someday Jaden Smith may one day overtake his father to become the world’s biggest movie star. Already his first three films have grossed a combined $902 million worldwide. This summer the young movie star will hit the theatres with his famous father in the blockbuster, After Earth. Jaden’s got a head start on his dad; Will
music Google Pays Tribute to South Africa’s Miriam Makeba Google Doodles legendary South African, Miriam Makeba It is Miriam Makeba’s 81 birthday today and in her tribute Google the world’s leading search engine changed their logo for her. The singer – often lovingly called ‘Mama Africa’ by her fans- was born on March, 4, 1932. She was the leading supporter of the poor all
entertainment Is Janet Jackson a Billionaire? Personal net worth: $250-$300 million Marital status: Married Profession: Singer Ok so we’re not too sure if Janet’s really a billionaire yet, this article as of now is just speculative. Many sources estimate the singer’s wealth anywhere between $250 to $300 million – this much we know. However since Janet’s most recent marriage to billionaire
business Black Billionaire of the Day: Oprah Winfrey Black billionaire of the day: Oprah Winfrey Net worth: $2.7 billion US Company: Harpo Professional: CEO Our black billionaire of the day is the indomitable Oprah Winfrey. The Queen of talk t.v. and network owner pulled through a very rough patch with her baby OWN. The Oprah Winfrey Network is up steadily in ratings, thanks
movies Wesley Snipes Planning Major Movie Comeback Summer Wesley Snipes comeback movie was actually filmed and completed some 7 years ago. There will be many thinking the film’s a Django Unchained knockoff but that’s far from the truth. The movie was completed right around the time Wesley’s Tax issues with the US government started in 2007/2008. Uncle Sam wanted to make public examples
entertainment In Pictures: Gorgeous Model Liya Kebede Aside from being one of the most beautiful creatures on planet earth; Liya Kebede is a model, actress, advocate, spokeswoman, mother of two and wife. That’s a lengthy resume for any one person and to think most of us still believe models have it easy. Liya Kebede is a President Obama supporter too; she campaigned
movies Quvenzhané Not Winning Oscar, Was a Good Thing The curse of the Oscars is real make no mistake and once it has you not even Morpheus from the Matrix can come to your rescue. The cutest little girl alive and history making, Quvenzhané Wallis should be ecstatic she didn’t win. A scene from 2012’s nominated film Beast of the southern wild Even though
business Black Billionaire of the Day: Patrice Motsepe Patrice Motsepe with his wife Precious Networth: $2.66 Billion US Marital Status: Married (Precious Motsepe) Company: African Rainbow Minerals Ltd. Country of Citizenship: South Africa Patrice Motsepe wealth’s increasing despite the global economic downturn of 2008-2009. South Africa’s richest black man was not totally unaffected though; he was forced to halt investments into his home
entertainment In Pictures: Young Model, Chanel Iman Age: 22 Ethnicity: black and one third Korean Channel Iman is like a living breathing sculptured goddess. The American runway hottie is very in demand these days. Channel has her schedule filled with various business and philanthropic items. The model is a staunch President Obama Supporter. She campaigned with Actress, Vivica A. Fox and (mega
entertainment In Pictures: Our Fav Model Lanisha Cole Lanisha Cole is one of the most beautiful models in the world. Here are but a few pictures of the model to start your days. She is also an avid and accomplished photographer, check out her website for more of her work http://www.lanishacole.com.
movies Quentin Tarantino Passed on Will Smith for Django Quentin Tarantino considered Will Smith for the lead role in Django Unchained. Obviously he made the right choice by giving the choice part to Jamie Foxx instead. Tarantino’s brave pick of Jamie must have been difficult to explain to his movie’s investors. Logically, Smith should have been a shoe for the part. He‘s a two
movies Wealthy Black People Should Invest in Black Movies Scene from the 2012 Oscar nominated movie Beast of the Southern wild. Black millionaires and billionaires should invest more aggressively into minority movies. Getting funds for socially conscious, independent films, featuring people from the black diasporas is phenomenally hard. Hollywood studios have no problems investing in comedies or dramas with major stars like Eddie Murphy
movies Quvenzhané Walli’s Could Make History Again movies/2013/02/24/quvenzhané-wallis-could-make-history-again Only four other black women have won an Oscar Halle Berry, Whoopi Goldberg, Octavia Davis and Gone With the Wind’s, Hattie McDaniel. Quvenzhané Walli is an in demand young actress now. If she wins an award tonight at the Oscars, Walli will be youngest actress in it’s to history to win. At 9 years old,
economy Every Body Needs Their Own Debt Ceiling If the richest country in history can have Debt ceiling; then shouldn’t the rest of us? We all know the infamous Debt ceiling fight in the US was very contentious; and everyone came away from the battle bloodied. The Debt ceiling, as it pertains to US economy, is an imposed borrowing limit, based on the
business Why Only One Black Billionaire in America The American economy is still the biggest in the world, by a wide margin from its next competitor, China. The average yearly GDP (gross domestic product) is 14.5 trillion US dollars. To put that in perspective its next closest rivals put together don’t come close in wealth. The US have the most billionaires and millionaires
