Over the past few weeks, you have probably heard your local and national news stations talking about President Obama and Republicans debating over the “Debt Ceiling.”
So what is the debt ceiling? What exactly does it mean to the U.S. economy? Why do we have to raise the debt limit? Why is President Obama getting frustrated with Republicans over the debt ceiling?
CNN’s Ali Velshi breaks it all down in simplified terms and explains what’s exactly at stake.
Basketball Wives’ Evelyn Lozada hosted a surprise birthday party for rapper Lil Kim at “Santos” this past Wednesday (July 13th) in Miami. The Queen Bee partied with several celebrity guests that included Floyd Mayweather Jr.,NFL baller Bryant Mckinnie, NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman, Stevie J, Benzino and many more.
A tribute was also done by various artists including Guyana, Brianna, Lyriq, and Natural.
Peep the video and photos of the surprise party below:
NBA star Chris Bosh married his wife Adrienne Williams-Bosh for the second time Saturday night at the Fontainebleau Hotel in the Miami. As you may already know, the couple already tied the knot back on April 9th, 2011 in a secret ceremony during the regular NBA season. Sources say the couple spent approximately $300,000 dollars for the wedding celebration.
The couple’s celebrity guest list included: Lebron James, Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union, Pat Riley, coach Erik Spoelstra, Serena Williams, Larsa and Scottie Pippen, Niche Media founder Jason Binn, and many more.
Peep the wedding photos below:
Actress Idina Menzel talks about returning for the third season of the hit show “Glee.” The Tony Award winner also dishes on how her new role will shake things up on the show!
NFL star Arian Foster teamed up with Subway this past Wednesday at the “Subway All-Star BBQ” event in Los Angeles to help raise funds for disaster victims in western Alabama, one of the original homes of BBQ.
Foster served the new “Subway BBQ Pulled Pork “sandwich to fans and joined Jared Fogle, the famous Subway guy, to play traditional backyard BBQ games including horseshoes, cornhole and mechanical bull riding.
NFL star Roy Williams finally got his wish after the $76,000 engagement ring he sent to his ex-girlfriend Brooke Daniels was finally returned to him a month later after she declined his marriage proposal.
As we reported last week, Williams was suing his ex-girlfriend, Brooke Daniels, to get back the ring he mailed to her on Valentine’s Day along with a videotaped proposal and around $5,000 for school and dental work .
Jennifer Lopez and her husband of seven years Marc Anthony have decided to end their marriage.
The former couple released a joint statement saying:
Attorney turned TV personality Star Jones chats with Black Enterprise about her new book, “Satan’s Sisters,” and the importance of entrepreneurship at the 2011 Black Enterprise Entrepreneur Conference.
Watch the interview below:
