Archive for September, 2011
An Interview with the talented Poetess Tikisha McFall
By Charles S. Mombo Article Sponsored by: Workshop on How to Start, Build, and Grow Your E-Commerce Business An Interview with the talented Poetess Tikisha McFall. Chocolate City recently caught up with the beautiful and talented poetess, Tikisha McFall. Chocolate [Read More]
Javaris Crittenton, NBA player and alleged drive-by shooter murderer released on bond
Javaris Crittenton, NBA player and alleged drive-by shooter murderer released on bondTracy Flanagan, a spokeswoman for the Fulton County Sheriff's Office in Georgia is saying that alleged drive-by shooting murderer and former NBA basketball star Javaris Crittenton was [Read More]
Ignorance is Not a Virtue
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. One night, after detailing numerous examples of poorly considered, anti-intellectual, ignorant, and downright [Read More]
How to Start, Build and Grow Your E-Commerce Business with WordPress
Article Sponsored by: Search engine result pages optimizing chosen keywords and phrases. WWClick.com presents a Workshop on How to Start, Build and Grow Your E-Commerce Business with WordPress. It's a natural reaction given all the scary economic headlines about the [Read More]
Lil Wayne sets Guinness Book of World Record for the second time
Lil Wayne sets Guinness World Record with Tha Carter IV Lil Wayne, 29-year-old, whose real-name is Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. has done it again! This time, he entered the Guinness World Records for the most rap singles to appear on the Hot 100 charts in the United [Read More]
Kweku M. Adoboli a UBS trader accused of embezzling $2.3 billion
Kweku Adoboli, the Ghanaian born and accused embezzler leaves City of London Magistrates Court Kweku M. Adoboli, a 31-year-old, Ghanaian born trader in UBS’s Global Synthetic Equity business in London is accused of being a rogue trader for embezzling $2.3 [Read More]
U.S. Census’ 2011 Poverty Report Indicates Black Americans are Catching Hell
U.S. Census' 2011 Poverty Report Indicates Black Americans are Catching Hell Some depressing statistics released by the U.S. Census Bureau on last Tuesday show that the number of poor children younger than 18 reached its highest level since 1962. In their grim portrait of a [Read More]
NBA player Javaris Crittenton faces murder charge for drive-by shooting
NBA player Javaris Crittenton faces murder charge for drive-by shooting. Credit: Reuters/ Al Seib/Pool Former National Basketball Association (NBA) player Javaris Crittenton, 23-year-old, waived his right on Friday to appear before a magistrate judge in Georgia on a murder [Read More]
Floyd Mayweather Jr. wins the WBC Welterweight title from Victor Ortiz
Floyd Mayweather Jr. took the World Boxing Champion (WBC) welterweight title from Victor Ortiz. Floyd Mayweather Jr. took the WBC Welterweight title from Victor Ortiz with a controversial fourth-round knockout. On Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Floyd [Read More]
Scarlett Johansson NSFW Nude Phone Hackgate?
By: Charles S. Mombo Is the FBI investigating a U.K hacking style scandal of Scarlett Johansson's phone? Is the FBI investigating a U.K phone-hacking style scandal of Scarlett Johansson's phone? The blogosphere is seriously trending today with nude and "Not [Read More]
Leila Lopes from Angola, Africa Crowns Miss Universe in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Leila Lopes from Angola crowned Miss Universe, beating competitors from 88 countries. Leila Lopes, 25-year-old, from The Republic of Angola, South-Central Africa and a business management student studying in Great British won the title of Miss Universe at last night's [Read More]
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu: President Obama Role was Decisive and Fateful
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently thanked President Barack Obama for his "fateful" role in helping evacuate Israel’s besieged embassy in Cairo, Egypt. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently thanked President Barack Obama for his [Read More]
Andy Whitfield, 39, of “Spartacus: Blood and Sand” dies from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Andy Whitfield, 39-year-old of “Spartacus: Blood and Sand” dies from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma Andy Whitfield, 39-year-old, who is also the star of “Spartacus: Blood and Sand” died on Sunday from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. According to the New York Times, [Read More]
Chocolate City congratulates comedian Eddie Murphy on being tapped as Host for 84th Oscar Award
Comedian Eddie Murphy tapped to Host 84th Oscar award Chocolate City congratulates comedian Eddie Murphy on being tapped as host for the 84th Oscar Award. Brett Ratner and Don Mischer, the producers of the Academy Award announced that comedian and actor Eddie Murphy has [Read More]
Lil Wayne’s “Tha Carter IV” outsold Jay-Z and Kanye’s “Watched the Throne”
According to the website billboard.com, Lil Wayne’s latest album, “Tha Carter IV” sold more than 300,000 downloads in its first four days. Wayne outsold and dethroned the collaborative album, “Watch the Throne,” by Jay-Z and Kanye West. According to the website [Read More]
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
By: Charles S. Mombo Article Sponsored by: SEO and Social Media Marketing Consultants The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander Thanks to my fellow professor, David Baker, a progressive and intelligent individual, who did not [Read More]
Rapper T.I. arrested again and imprisoned in Atlanta
Rapper T.I. was released on Wednesday, August 31 from the Forrest City prison in Arkansas but was re-arrested and returned to prison in Atlanta on Thursday, September 1. Rapper T.I. was released on Wednesday, August 31 from the Forrest City prison in Arkansas but was [Read More]
Best wishes and speedy health to Venus Williams as she battles Sjogren’s Syndrome
On Wednesday, tennis superstar Venus Williams, 31-year-old, announced that she was withdrawing from the U.S. Open due to a medical condition - Sjogren’s Syndrome. On Wednesday, tennis superstar Venus Williams, 31-year-old, announced that she was withdrawing from the U.S. [Read More]
Maya Angelou: King’s memorial inscription makes him look egotistical and arrogant
Do you agree with Maya Angelou that the inscription on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s memorial makes him look like an egoistical and arrogant 'Twit', or is she making a big deal out of nothing? Do you agree with Maya Angelou that the inscription on Dr. Martin Luther King, [Read More]
Rapper T.I. released from prison AGAIN – but for how long?
It is our hope that, T.I., the talented Grammy-winning rapper and actor also known as Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. continues to share his gift and talents, uninterrupted, with his fans worldwide. Rapper T.I. was released from prison again on Wednesday. Considering his [Read More]
Oscar De La Hoya admits to cocaine, booze and cheating on wife, says he not like Tiger Woods
Oscar De La Hoya admits to cocaine, booze, alcohol and cheating on his wife but implies that he is not as bad as Tiger Woods. While speaking with Univision, the television and digital Spanish content provider in the U.S., Oscar De La Hoya opened up by explaining why he [Read More]
