PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - In a new memoir, Wyclef Jean, the Haitian-born hip-hop celebrity, claims he endured a “crucifixion” after the Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake when he faced questions about his charity’s financial record and ability to handle what eventually amounted to $16 million in donations.


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She’s not even two days old, but Beyonce and Jay-Z’s new baby girl is already proving to be a diva thanks to the over-the-top security measures afforded her pushy, famous parents at the Manhattan hospital where she was born.

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Rihanna has reportedly stated that there are no other singers in her league.

The You Da One star, who was recently crowned the biggest-selling digital artist of all time, claims that while she faces tough competition from her fellow female artists, no other act is doing the same thing as her.

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In the months following the devastating earthquake in Haiti, a charity run by hip-hop star Wyclef Jean spent a pittance of the money it took in on disaster relief and doled out millions in questionable contracts.

Yele Haiti’s coffers swelled to $16 million in 2010, the most the charity had ever received. But less than a third of that went to ( Read more... )

Is Whoopi Goldberg consistent when it comes her view on the practice of dressing in blackface?

On Wednesday's (Nov. 16) edition of "The View," Goldberg decided to broach the "hot topic" of the University of Southern Mississippi sorority sisters who were recently chastised for dressing up in blackface for a costume party. And she defended them, ( Read more... )

PANAMA CITY - A recent cross burning at the home of a Panama City mixed-race couple does not signal the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan; it was the symptom of something understandable to anyone who’s ever been afraid of losing someone ( Read more... )

Back when President Obama got elected, Wyclef Jean promised to sit in the freezing cold January morning to watch him get sworn into office. "I'm like an Obama groupie from the very beginning," he told MTV, adding, "I know it's gonna be dirt cold. ... On camera, it's going to look like I have one coat on, but I'mma have 17 sweaters under that, ' ( Read more... )

Zoe Saldana says black actresses who complain about lack of opportunities in Hollywood should get off their butts and stop complaining because America has a black president.

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New rapper Chapter, has released a video titled "It's Free (Swipe Yo EBT)," that is starting to get lots of attention for it's negative portrayal of black women who get government assistance for food.

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Giants 2007 Super Bowl hero David Tyree said he'd trade "The Catch" and the team's championship to keep marriage between one man and one woman.

Tyree is best remembered in his career for his miraculous late-game catch in Super Bowl XLII against the Patriots, trapping the ball against his helmet while being pulled down by New England safety Rodney ( Read more... )