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Views On The Controversial Sprite Step Off Show From a White Perspective

Friday, February 26th, 2010

When Coca-Cola overturned the judge’s decision to make the all white Epsilon Chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha the sole winners of the Ryan Cameron/Sprite Step Off Championships held last weekend in Atlanta, the move raised larger questions of whether Coca-Cola caved under the pressure of being marked racists.
Here are a few comments on the decision […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Awards/Accolades, Business, Controversy, Fan Mail, Local news, Money & Finances, Ryan Cameron | 106 Comments »


AKAs Awarded 1st Place in Sprite Step Off; Coca Cola Cites ‘Scoring Discrepancy’

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

You made your voices heard and coca Cola responded.
In a controversial decision today, Coca Cola cited “scoring discrepancies” in its decision to name both the Tau Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha and Epsilon Chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha as 1st place winners in the Ryan Cameron/Sprite Step Off Finals held in Atlanta last weekend.
As you […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Business, Controversy, Local news, Ryan Cameron | 209 Comments »


FanMAIL: Kandi Burruss

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Earlier in the week I wrote this post at the urging of an associate of RHOA’s cast member Kandi Burruss. He feared that Kandi’s TAGS boutique was going out of business due to lack of promotion.
Kandi opened TAGS Boutique last November amid much fanfare. But the fanfare quickly died down as did sales which had […]

Posted in Business, Business women, Celeb News, Fan Mail, Local news, Money & Finances, Narcissists, Reality TV, Shopping/sales | 43 Comments »


Kandi Burruss’ Boutique Failing Due To Bad Economy?

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

It looks like the bad economy has claimed yet another casualty. According to industry insiders, TAGS Boutique, owned by Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member Kandi Burruss and her business partner Hortense Chin, will be closing its doors for good soon.
Friends say sales of affordable clothing and accessories at TAGS aren’t brisk enough to keep […]

Posted in Business, Business women, Celeb News, Local news, Money & Finances, Reality TV, Rumor Control, Shopping/sales, TV/radio | 414 Comments »


Jennifer Lopez Dropped By Sony

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

According to Deadline.com. Sony has dumped fading star Jennifer Lopez from its artist roster.
The bland version of what happened, I’m told, is that the contract period had ended and that Lopez had fulfilled it with her last two singles, and that Lopez and Stringer decided together not to move forward with an album. Others insist […]

Posted in Business, Celeb News, Music News | 24 Comments »


Drake Lashes Out At Fake Promoters Using His Name

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Over the past several months. I’ve received numerous emails from con artists advertising booking rates for artists such as Nicki Minaj and Drake.
One such email said Nicki Minaj would be available for club dates in Atlanta last month at the going rate of $15,000 for two hours. 30 minutes later, the same person sent another […]

Posted in Business, Celeb News, Celebrity Justice, Fan Mail, Money & Finances, Music News, Upcoming events | 18 Comments »


Celeb Style: Floyd Mayweather

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Boxing champ Floyd Mayweather was spotted outside the Fountainebleu hotel in Miami Beach wearing Louis Vuitton Damier Graphite from head to toe. The riding boots came out in 2008 so you won’t find them in any stores. Don’t bother calling your personal buyer for that vest since it’s custom ordered and will probably run you […]

Posted in Business, Celeb Candids, Celeb News, Celeb Style, Fashion, Louis Vuitton, Money & Finances, Photos of the Day, Private parties, Shopping/sales, Sports | 32 Comments »


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