Archive for May, 2011
Bishop Eddie Long of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church Must Come Clean
Bishop Lee Eddie Long financially settles sexual coercion lawsuit against four boys. Bishop Eddie Long of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church located in Lithonia, Georgia is not guilty nor has he been charged with any wrong doing. However, I am reminder of the idiom – [Read More]
Sean Kingston condition upgraded to stable after critical Jet Ski accident
Sean Kingston condition from Jet Ski accident upgraded from critical to stable Joseph Carozza, the publicist for 21-year-old rapper Sean Kingston also known as Kisean Anderson announced today that Kingston’s condition has been upgraded and he is now stabilized. [Read More]
Ja Rule heads to prison and resolves beef with 50 Cent
Ja RuleIn a “The Life Files” released YouTube interview, Ja Rule, 35-year-old, also known as Jeffrey Atkins, talks about his beef with 50 Cent. With a glass of wine in his hand and appearing to have drunk little over 1/3 of a the 750ML bottle of Santa Margherita [Read More]
Defying Ft. Defiance: My Mother and I take on the Civil War
By: Yvonne Kendall Yvonne Kendall earned her doctorate at Stanford University. She currently serves time as an associate professor at a state university in Texas. Preface: Ft. Defiance is a historical monument in Clarksville Tennessee, where my parents [Read More]
Outwrite Bookstore & Coffeehouse Atlanta Georgia – Open letter to the community
We hope you agree that Outwrite is far more than "just another business" but is truly a resource that the LGBT community and Atlanta cannot afford to lose and that we all need to help preserve. Can we count on you to help make this happen? This month, Outwrite [Read More]
Corporate Espionage – PayPal Lawsuit Accuses Google of Stealing
Source: Chicago-based Search Engine Optimization Consulting Company PayPal, Inc. is accusing Google, Inc. of literally stealing! In other words, PayPal is saying the Google used unethical means to acquire data that will give them a competitive or financial advantage over [Read More]
Chocolate City Salutes America’s Finest on Memorial Day
By: Charles S. Mombo Memorial Day carries special meaning for military families such as Thomas B. Ware and Anna Ware, the parents of Sgt. Albert Dono Ware. Sgt. Ware was born in Monrovia, Liberia and lived in Chicago's Pullman District District. On this Memorial Day, [Read More]
Gil Scott-Heron dies at 62 – The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Gil Scott-Heron dies at 62 - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised Gilbert “Gil” Scott-Heron, 62-year-old, died today at a hospital in New York. Scott-Heron, the poet, singer, songwriter and author. Scott-Heron is described as one of the most influential figures [Read More]
Bishop Eddie Lee Long financially settles sexual coercion lawsuit against three boys
Bishop Eddie Long and wife Vanessa Long. Bishop Long financially settles sexual coercion lawsuit against three boys. Reports from the DeKalb County Courthouse in DeKalb County, Georgia shows that Bishop Eddie Lee Long, the prominent and well known African-American pastor of [Read More]
Kathy Hochul victory was a Referendum on Medicare, Stupid!
By: Charles S. Mombo Congratulations to Democratic Congresswoman-elect Kathy Hochul on her outstanding victory for winning New York’s 26th Congressional District (NY-26) over businessman and Tea Party candidate Jack Davis and Republican candidate Assemblywoman Jane [Read More]
Los Angeles Lakers replaces Phil Jackson with Mike Brown as head coach
Chocolate City congratulates Mike Brown as the new head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Chocolate City congratulates Mike Brown as the new head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. He signed a four-year contract, reportedly, worth $18 million. The 41-year-old, [Read More]
Harold Camping new Judgment Day Doomsday Prediction is October 21
Harold Camping, the doomsday preacher has readjusted his judgment day clock from his previous prediction of May 21 to October 21. Harold Camping, the doomsday preacher has readjusted his judgment day clock from his previous prediction of May 21 to October 21. As to why his [Read More]
The Beast, The Presidential Cadillac or Cadillac One stalled in Ireland
The Beast, the Presidential Cadillac or Cadillac One failed the president today while he and the first lady were leaving the U.S. Embassy compound in Ireland. President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama literally had to hitched a ride to the airport. The Beast, the [Read More]
President Barack O’Bama visits Moneygall, Ireland
President and Mrs. Obama at Ollie's Bar, one of the two pubs in the town. The president drank a pint of Guinness. President Obama honored a promise he made in March. On March 17, 2011 after a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office with Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, [Read More]
Is Fox’s Ailes himself an Idiot for just realizing that Palin is an Idiot?
Roger Ailes, Fox News Chairman thinks that Sarah Palin is an idiot and stupid. - Photo-illustration by Darrow In Gabriel Sherman's New York magazine cover story The Elephant in the Green Room that hits newsstands today. Roger Ailes, Fox News Chairman thinks that [Read More]
Shaquille O’Neal and Nicole Alexander discuss his sleep apnea
Post Sponsored by: Search Engine Optimization consultants A screengrab of Shaquille O'Neal Nicole AlexanderIn this Harvard Medical School video, Shaquille O'Neal and Nicole Alexander meet with medical experts to discuss treatment for Shaq’s sleep apnea. According [Read More]
Alpha Kappa Alpha, AKA, Commits $.5M to Soror, Liberia’s Prez Johnson-Sirleaf
Chicago-based Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., AKA, commits 500,000 to fellow Soror and Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf for the construction of a modern market complex to replace the one currently located at the Red Light. AKA has already made available 0,000 [Read More]
May 21 End of the World – O Ye Christians of Little Faith
By: Charles S. Mombo A banner displayed at the Eaton Centre in Toronto predicts that Judgment Day will occur on May 21, 2011. (Courtesy Brian Cameron/Flickr.com) It is almost impossible to ignore the buzz, craziness, trends and chatters being generated by phrases [Read More]
Bob Marley Remembered by ChocolateCity.cc
Jamaican born Bob Marley with his famous red Gibson Les Paul guitar. He was only 36-years-old when he died of acral lentiginous melanoma, a form of malignant melanoma. He was pronounced dead at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Miami, Florida on the morning of May 11, 1981. He [Read More]
Cornel West: Obama is a black mascot and a black puppet
West says, Obama feels most comfortable with upper middle-class white and Jewish men who consider themselves very smart, very savvy and very effective in getting what they want. Some of his critics have charged him with opportunism, crass showmanship, and lack of scholarly [Read More]
Happy Birthday Brother Malcolm X
Malcolm X would have been 86-year-old today. Today marks what would have been Brother Malcolm X’s 86th birthday. Born Malcolm Little and also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, Malcolm X was a Muslim minister, public speaker, human rights activist and a champion [Read More]
IMF Chief, Strauss-Kahn allegedly messed with the wrong sister – from Guinea
IMF Dominique Strauss-Kahn alleged victim is from Guinea, West Africa Details of the alleged victim of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Chief, Dominique Strauss-Kahn is starting to come to light. New York Police said the Times Square Sofitel's chambermaid is a [Read More]
Jill Scott graces the cover of the June “Music” issue of Ebony Magazine
Jill Scott graces the cover of the June “Music” issue of Ebony Magazine. Jill Scott graces the cover of the June “Music” issue of Ebony Magazine. The 39-year-old, R&B singer-songwriter, poet, and actress looks beautiful, fabulous and stunning in a [Read More]
Sade takes stage after 10 years with The Ultimate Collection
Helen Folasade Adu, commonly know as Sade, takes the stage for the first time after 10 years. Sade’s greatest hits compilation ‘The Ultimate Collection’ is also available to pre-order on Vinyl ahead of its official release date of May 24th. For the first time after 10 [Read More]
Aliko Dangote – how did he become Africa’s richest person overnight?
According to Forbes, Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man and Nigeria’s first billionaire is worth .8 billion. Forbes reports that the Nigerian businessman's fortune surged 557% in the past year; making him the world's biggest gainer in percentage terms and Africa's [Read More]
Edward Okpa for Mayor of Dallas
Edward Okpa, is the only black or minority candidate running for the mayoral seat. He is a Harvard graduate and a successful entrepreneur with a background in commercial real estate and international business. This will be Okpa's third run at the office. May 14th is the [Read More]
Mia Amber Davis a plus-size model dies at 36
Mia Amber Davis, 36-year-old, plus-size model, and an actress dies after an apparent minor surgery. The 6ft tall model reportedly weighed over 300 pounds. Mia Amber Davis, 36-year-old, plus-size model, and an actress dies after an apparent minor surgery. The 6ft tall model [Read More]
George Luchiri Wajackoyah, Kenya’s presidential candidate speaks at APAC
Source: Alliance of Professional Africans George Luchiri Wajackoyah, Kenya’s presidential candidate speaks at the African Political Action Committee (APAC) meeting. Dr. George Luchiri Wajackoyah, candidate for President of Kenya in the upcoming 2012 [Read More]
Rapper Common is the Obamas’ White House guest – get over it!
Chicago born hip hop rapper Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. commonly known by his stage name Common will be among President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama guest during the celebration of American poetry and prose at the White House on Wednesday. [Read More]
Bobbi Kristina Brown, Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown daughter fact-check
Bobbi Kristina Brown Contrary to rumors being reported in the blogosphere, Bobbi Kristina Brown, the 18-year-old daughter of Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston was not arrested during an apparent boyfriend/ girlfriend altercation in Rockwell, Georgia. Chocolate City fact-check [Read More]
Andrea Kelly launches Le Pink Kitty Dance Fitness Classes
Andrea Kelly launches Le Pink Kitty Dance Fitness Classes. The Le Pink Kitty Launch will be taking place Friday, May 13, 2011 at 4071 W. 183rd St. Country Club Hills, Ill 60478. Andrea Kelly will be launching Le Pink Kitty Dance Fitness Classes which is a sensual fitness [Read More]
Osama Bin Laden was not Geronimo
Geronimo E-KIA – Osama Bin Laden an enemy killed in action! Osama Bin Laden was not Geronimo Since President Barack Obama ordered the successful nail-biting “dead or alive” "surgical strike" on the highly fortified compound of Osama Bin [Read More]
Osama Bin Laden killed after firefight with Navy Seals in Abbottabad Pakistan
Osama Bin Laden killed after firefight with Navy Seals in Abbottabad Pakistan – Justice is served Osama Bin Laden killed after firefight with Navy Seal in Abbottabad Pakistan - Justice is served Speaking tonight from the White House, President Barack Obama said [Read More]
