Loyal reader Shalonda requested an Aaliyah song (”anything without R. Kelly”) to remember Aaliyah who died from injuries she suffered in a plane crash on August 25, 2001 - 7 years ago today. Aaliyah was 22 years old.

According the Associated Press, a Spanair jetliner that crashed in Madrid, Spain yesterday aborted its first takeoff attempt because of an air gauge that showed overheating in an engine.
The plane taxied back to the terminal where the maintenance staff essentially turned the gauge off. The plane crashed on its second attempt at takeoff killing […]

Legendary rapper Tupac Shakur once said, “bury me a G.” But this deceased OG had other plans for his burial. I guess it can be said that this OG never took anything lying down. He was a stand up kinda guy.

Thanks to loyal reader Shana for the pics!

Bernie Mac’s TV “wife” Kellita Smith and another mourner embrace at Bernie Mac’s emotional memorial service at the House of Hope in Chicago, IL on Saturday. Thousands of mourners attended the service.
Thousands of mourners attended Bernie Mac’s memorial service at the House of Hope in Chicago, IL on Saturday

The Rev. Jesse Jackson and comedian […]

Now that Bernie Mac has been laid to rest, a friend of the comedian is speaking out about the unfair criticism leveled at the funnyman by presidential hopeful Barack Obama. The friend believes the criticism by Obama broke his heart and sent Mac to an early grave.
Mac, 50, died last week from complications due to […]

Bernie Mac’s TV family attended his emotional memorial service in Chicago on Saturday. L to R: Dee Dee Davis, Camille Winbush, Jeremy Suarez and Kellita Smith. I’m not feeling the shorts set/ashy knees combo on Camille. I think she could have done better for Bernie.

Bernie Mac’s TV wife Kellita Smith (The Bernie Mac […]

If you live in the Atlanta area, you’ve heard about the case of Darlene Dukes (left) who died when an emergency dispatcher sent an ambulance to the wrong address last week.
Yes, human error played a part in this tragedy (it appears the dispatcher was not a good listener). But this tragedy could have […]

CNN’s Larry King Live aired a special tribute to comedian Bernie Mac who passed away over the weekend. Watch parts 2 through 7 after the break… (special thanks to Dimewars.com for providing these codes Exclusively for Sandrarose.com readers!)

A nanny pursues Nano Kwadjo Hayes, the 2-year-old son of Isaac Hayes, outside the singer’s home in Cordova, Tennessee. The soul legend died of a stroke on Sunday, August 10. He was found by his wife Adjowa after he collapsed near a treadmill at his home.
A memorial for Hayes’ will be held at […]

Bernie Mac’s friends and fellow comedians Cedric The Entertainer and DL Hughley paid tribute to B Mac on Larry King Live last night. It was a fitting sendoff for one of the greatest comedians who ever lived. Ceddy and DL remembered the good times during the successful “Kings of Comedy” tour.

Oh, and Steve Harvey […]