Meet Deborah Tillman, America’s Black Supernanny
Lifestyle network has announced a new show titled “America’s Supernanny” starring Deborah Tillman. “America’s Supernanny” is not a spin off of TLC’s excellent “Supernanny” TV series starring Britain’s child care expert Jo Frost. It’s an entirely new show centered around entrepreneur Tillman who owns multiple learning centers in Virginia.
“I feel blessed and privileged that I have been chosen to do exactly what I was put on earth to do,” the mother-of-one said in a statement, “and that is to help children and families come together, get it together and stay together.”
How ironic that bad parenting was the topic of fiery debate today on Sandrarose.com in response to a man who videotaped himself brutally abusing a 7-year-old boy .
Devery Michael Broox, 25, was arrested in Orlando, Florida on Sept. 26 after a video he sent to Worldstarhiphop.com was viewed by staff at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, who then tipped off police.
Many lurkers were shocked at the reactions of my readers who defended Broox — even though he had clearly stepped over the line. It will take a lot more than a TV show to correct the beliefs of black parents who were taught by their grandparents that sparing the rod spoils the child.
But “America’s Supernanny” is a great start.
Celebs Out & About: Kelly Rowland, Dania Ramirez, Kris Jenner, Scott Disick, Dappy, Arsenio Hall
Singer and ‘X Factor’ judge Kelly Rowland was spotted arriving at London’s Heathrow Airport wearing a bright red jacket earlier today.
Kim and Khloe’s mom, Kris Jenner, stepped out of a NY hotel with her son-in-law Scott Disick looking sharp in their matching tailored Armani suits.
By the way, Kris’s daughter, Kim Kardashian, tweeted this cute family pic vacationing in Hawaii back in the day. From left, Kourtney, their late father, Robert Kardashian; mom Kris Jenner holding blond haired Khloe, and Kim on the far right. This photo doesn’t help to squash the rumors that Khloe is Bruce Jenner’s spawn.
Devery Broox is not the father of abused boy in video
No wonder Devery Broox seemed to show no love, concern, or caring for the well-being of the young boy in the shocking video he sent to Worldstarhophop.com.
According to thesmokinggun.com, Broox is not the boy’s biological father.
Orlando cops busted Broox on September 26 after they were tipped off by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children who viewed the disturbing video online. Broox initially claimed the off-camera whipping was “staged”. He also told the unidentified child to lie and say the scars on his legs occurred when he fell off a bicycle.
The boy later told police “that Devery ‘whips’ him ‘all the time’ ” and told him to lie about the whipping because he didn’t want to go to jail.
Orlando police describe the 25-year-old Broox as a “mentor” of the seven-year-old boy, with whom he has “no familial relationship.”
Loyal reader, Kim M., who sent us the link to the Smoking Gun article was disgusted by my readers’ comments defending Broox for brutally assaulting the boy.
It is clear that our attitudes toward violence — even when it is perpetrated against small children — proves that we routinely resort to violence to resolve conflicts because we lack basic communications skills.
The fact that the majority of black people who viewed the video were unable to tell the difference between discipline and an all out assault on a defenseless child is disturbing. The reactions to the video demonstrates the lack of basic parenting skills in the black community. The natural ability to give birth does not qualify some of us to be parents.
Steve Jobs: “Here’s to the Crazy Ones”
In 1997, advertising agency TBWA/Chiat/Day created Apple’s inspirational “Think Different” ad campaign. The ad series debuted with a television commercial September 28, 1997. Steve Jobs narrated the first “Think different” commercial titled “Here’s to the Crazy Ones”. But it never aired.
Steve Jobs died on October 5, 2011 following a prolonged battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 56.
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Here’s to the crazy ones.
The misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers.
The round pegs in the square holes.
The ones who see things differently.
They’re not fond of rules.
And they have no respect for the status quo.
You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them.
About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them.
Because they change things.
They push the human race forward.
While some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius.
Because the people who think they are crazy enough to change the world…
are the ones who do.
Morning Glory & Wood: Athletes Strip for ESPN The Magazine
Sylvia Fowles of WNBA’s Chicago Sky by Jeff Riedel for ESPN
Age:
26
Body stats:
6-foot-6, 200 pounds
Birthplace:
Miami, Fla.
Career highlight:
Earned a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Your favorite athletes are photographed completely naked as ESPN The Magazine unveils its third annual “Body Issue,” on newsstands Oct. 7. More than 20 pro athletes strip for the strategically covered portraits in the “Bodies We Want” section of the issue, which the magazine calls an “exploration and celebration of the athletic form.” (AJC)
Thanks to loyal reader Nicole B. for sending us this link to ESPN The Magazine’s 2011 Body Issue.
T-Boz, talks to CNN about her sickle cell and brain tumor (video)
Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, 41, sat down with CNN chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, for an in-depth interview last night.
T-Boz discussed her sickle cell anemia and brain tumor. “Doctors, they didn’t give me a happy ending,” said T-Boz, who added that doctors told her she wouldn’t live past 30 or have kids because of her sickle cell. “I believe words are powerful. Every thing — every single thing in life happens for a reason,” she said.
T-Boz is currently in the studio working on her solo album. In her spare time, she works with children with blood disorders and encourages people to donate bone marrow.
The Sanjay Gupta MD program featuring T-Boz airs Saturday & Sunday @ 7:30am on CNN.
Behind the Scenes: Trina on the set of “Red Bottoms” music video
Trina was spotted on the set of her latest single “Red Bottoms” in South Florida recently. According to a source close to Ttina’s camp, she is ballin’ and making sure that her entire team is stuntin’. I asked “with what money,” since she hasn’t had a hit since the late 1970s. My source also assured me that Trina is 100% natural with no by products or fillers such as silicone or industrial strength caulk.
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