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Cops are searching for the thugs who GUNNED down a youth minister with the Boys & Girls Club of Venice California who tweeted a bible quote 20 minutes before he was killed. 23 year old Oscar Duncan pulled up and parked about 40 ft from the front gate to his house with his girlfriend. They parked for a moment, and he tweeted (sent a message on twitter-see below) a Bible quote about 20 minutes before he was shot. He got out of his car, and just as he crossed the street to go in the front gate, a white car pulled up, and several thugs yelled out a local gang name… and fired a gun which struck Oscar in the head. The shooters seemed to have waited for Oscar. Reports paint a very positive portrait of Duncan, noting that the Venice native who attended Venice High School also worked with Takeover Youth Ministry in Inglewood, was known as “Choir Boy,” was named the Venice club’s Youth of the Year in 2006 and created and performed gospel-inspired hip-hop. His good ...

A town near Cincinatti is facing a federal lawsuit over the sexual acts of a freaky employee who worked in its morgue. When someone is murdered in Hamilton County, and the body is sent to the coroner’s office for an autopsy, you would trust that body would be safe and protected. But a former employee is now in jail for allegedly raping more than 100 corpses! His wife told investigators she knew something was wrong when he would come home smelling like “dead body sex.” WTH!!! Kenneth Douglas admitted to sexually assaulting, Charlene Appling, Karen Range, and Angel Hicks during his time at the morgue, which spanned from 1982-1991. Dr. Frank Cleveland was the coroner during this time. “I would just get on top of them and pull my pants down,” said Douglas. These crimes did not come to light until years later. It was not until 2008 that DNA from the victims was linked to Douglas. He was indicted, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three years in prison. But even back then H...

by Jake Crates June 9th, 2012 @ 2:16am In a sit down that many people never expected, 50 Cent and Oprah have connected for an introspective interview on a number of issues on her new show Oprah’s Next Chapter, on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). In the converstaion, the two have dialogue about rap culture, being a father, spirituality, 50′s life growing up, love, and even 50′s philosophy on death. Despite his many violent run-ins with the streets, including being shot and having grown up in an environment of where his mother was murdered, 50 does not fear death and has found a way to come to terms with death itself. “I’m not afraid of dying, I’ve accepted that I’m not in control. You know and I know that when the time comes, when you have that type of situation take place, or happens to you, and you dont have an answer, you go to the concept of your higher power. And they say there is a plan for you, and if you believe in it – I used to have a...

The 70-year old boxing champion and his 3-year old grandson are starring in the latest Louis Vuitton marketing campaign. The print ads portray a combination of fashion and legendary greats.

by Jake Crates June 8th, 2012 @ 11:31am Former Death Row CEO and rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight has been cleared of his weed possession allegations from a February traffic stop in Las Vegas this year. Steve Wolfson, an aide to Clark County District Attorney, said that prosecutors found there was insufficient evidence to charge “Suge.” According to The Las Vegas Sun , Las Vegas Municipal Court records show Suge’s attorney, Richard Schonfeld, entered a no contest plea for driving without a license, resulting in a $425 fine, while all other charges were dismissed. Suge was arrested on February 8 in Vegas after police pulled his car over on warrants for a failure to appear in court on tickets from November 2008. According to reports, Las Vegas police alleged that Suge possessed less than one ounce of marijuana. (SOURCE: AllHipHop News) 

by Steven J. Horowitz posted June 08, 2012 at 9:21AM EDT The 2011 Tim Dog online dating scam is now the subject of a "Dateline NBC" segment. Tim Dog, born Timothy Blair, entered a guilty plea to grand larceny in northern Mississippi after defrauding a woman named Esther Pilgrim out of thousands of dollars. According to the Washington Post , the former 1990s rapper entered his plea last month after causing Pilgrim to amass $32,000 in credit card debt. Stipulations of his plea agreement include five years of probation and restitution payments of $19,000 to Pilgrim within the probation period. The two originally met on an online dating site and began a long-distance relationship. The rapper said he was trying to rebuild his career and needed investors for his comeback album. (September 15, 2011) UPDATE: The Tim Dog larceny case will report...

by Steven J. Horowitz posted June 08, 2012 at 10:03AM EDT Trill Fam member Lil Phat has passed away from multiple gunshot wounds. Lil Phat passed away last night from a fatal shooting outside Northside Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. He was 19 years old. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution , police identified Phat, born Melvin Vernell III, last night. A motive is unknown for the shooting, and cops are searching for “two black males … seen running from the location at the time of the shooting.” The incident occurred last night around 6:40 p.m. in the 1001 block of Johnson Ferry Road. Phat was shot several times in a parked car on the second level of a parking deck off Hollis Cobb Drive next to the Northside Hospital Women’s Center. He was taken to the nearby hospital, but was pronounced dead shortly after. Webbie has taken to Twitter to confir...

by Steven J. Horowitz posted June 08, 2012 at 4:30PM EDT   UPDATE: Lauryn Hill faces a $100,000 penalty and will go before a judge. Lauryn Hill has been charged on three counts of failure to file tax returns from 2005, 2006 and 2007. According to Philly.com , the U.S. Attorney's office in New Jersey filed the charges earlier today. Between 2005 and 2007, Ms. Hill earned $1.6 million in income from royalties and operating four companies: Creations Music, Inc., Boogie Tours, Inc., L.H. Productions 2001, Inc. and Studio 22, Inc. The former Fugee faces a maximum $100,000 fine and is scheduled to go before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael A. Shipp on June 29th. [June 7] UPDATE: Lauryn Hill took to her Tumblr account to post a lengthy response to the charges brought against her for failing to file tax returns. Read the full post below. “For the past several years...

By the CNN Wire Staff updated 3:27 PM EDT, Fri May 11, 2012 The body of a 9-year-old girl was found in a yard in Ragland, Alabama, about 40 miles northeast of Birmingham.   STORY HIGHLIGHTS The boy is charged in juvenile court on a murder count in the 9-year-old's death The sheriff says he has "no idea" of motive The coroner says the cause of death was strangulation by ligature (CNN) -- A 14-year-old boy has been charged with murder in the death of his 9-year-old half-sister, whose body was found attached to a rope hanging from a tree, Alabama authorities said Friday. St. Clair County Sheriff Terry Surles said the victim, Katelynn Arnold, was discovered Thursday night outside her home in Ragland, some 40 miles northeast of Birmingham. The child was taken to St. Clair Regional Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, he said. Citing laws covering juveniles, Surles would not identify the suspect. A hearing has been set to decid...

By the CNN Wire Staff updated 5:53 PM EDT, Thu June 7, 2012   Four people were shot, two fatally, at a funeral Thursday in Stone Mountain, Georgia.   STORY HIGHLIGHTS Funeral was for 19-year-old who was killed last week Man arrived as mourners congregated in parking lot, police say "Everybody hit the ground," one man says Atlanta (CNN) -- Two people were killed and two were wounded Thursday near Atlanta while attending a funeral for a murder victim, police said. The funeral was for Ryan Guider, 19, who was killed in DeKalb County last week, county police spokeswoman Mekka Parish said. Parish said a man arrived as mourners gathered in the parking lot at Victory for the World Church in Stone Mountain, just east of Atlanta, and began shooting. "Everybody hit the ground," one man told CNN affiliate WSB. "Everybody was just screaming and hollering and just running." One woman told the station she hid in t...

By the CNN Wire Staff updated 7:11 AM EDT, Thu June 7, 2012 (CNN) -- A Massachusetts teen was convicted Wednesday of homicide as a result of texting while driving and will serve one year in prison. In a landmark case for the state, Aaron Deveau , 18, was found guilty on charges of vehicular homicide, texting while driving and negligent operation of a motor vehicle in a 2011 crash that fatally injured Donald Bowley, 55, of Danville, New Hampshire, and seriously injured a passenger in Bowley's car. "I made a mistake," Deveau said Wednesday after his mother told the district court in Haverhill, Massachusetts he would not intentionally hurt anyone. "If I could take it back, I would take it back." Judge Stephen Abany sentenced the teen to two and a half years on the vehicular homicide charge and two years on the texting and causing injury charge. He will serve one year concurrently on both charges and the balance of bot...

By Michael Martinez , CNN updated 10:06 PM EDT, Fri June 8, 2012   Actress Lindsay Lohan has a history of mishaps while driving, some of which landed her in court.   STORY HIGHLIGHTS She's taken to the hospital as a precaution and released less than two hours later The actress is fine and reported back to work, her publicist says Lohan has a checkered history with automobiles Los Angeles (CNN) -- Actress Lindsay Lohan had a car accident on her way to the set Friday, briefly sending her to a hospital as a precaution, her publicist says. Lohan, 25, was taken to the UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, California, and was released less than two hours later, Steve Honig said in a statement. "She is fine," Honig said, adding that Lohan "is already headed back to the set to resume work." "Fortunately, no one was seriously injured in the accident," Honig said. Lohan has a history of mishaps while drivin...

Megachurch pastor and televangelist Creflo Dollar — who has drawn scrutiny for his flashy lifestyle and preaching that prosperity is good — was arrested early Friday after authorities say he slightly hurt his 15-year-old daughter in a fight at his metro Atlanta home. Fayette County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call of domestic violence at the home in unincorporated Fayette County around 1 a.m., said investigator Brent Rowan. The pastor and his daughter were arguing over whether she could go to a party when Dollar “got physical” with her, leaving her with “superficial injuries,” Rowan said. The 15-year-old was the one who called authorities, and her 19-year-old sister corroborated the story, Rowan said. Dollar faces misdemeanor charges of simple battery and cruelty to children. He bonded out of Fayette County jail Friday morning. “As a father I love my children and I always have their best interest at heart at all times, and I would never use my hand to ever caus...

Former Bengals linebacker Nate Webster was sentenced Wednesday in Ohio to 12 years in prison for having sex with the underage teen daughter of a former assistant coach for the Cincinnati team. A jury convicted him in April on four counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, and he could have been sentenced to up to 20 years. Prosecutors said 34 year old Webster had sex with the girl in 2009 when she was 15 and threatened to harm her if she told anyone. Webster admitted having sex with the teen the next year, when she was 16 – the legal age of consent in Ohio. Webster’s attorney, Gregory Samms, said in a telephone interview after court that his client will appeal the verdict and the sentence, both of which Samms said were “excessive.” “He was overcharged for what actually took place, which was a consensual agreement between two people,” Samms said. “It was a consensual act and everything else was a fabrication.” Prosecutors said Webster rejected a proposed pl...

Oh boy... Lauryn Hill versus the IRS Well it turns out the singer owns four companies and apparently has lots of money rolling in from song royalties, which means doing her taxes probably isn’t a breeze. The IRS now says she employed the shaky accounting strategy of NOT filing at all from 2005 through 2007, reports Reuters. Given that she earned nearly $2 million in that span, the agency has charged her with three counts of failing to file her federal returns, each of which carries a potential sentence of a year in jail and a six-figure fine. Folks you know they will make an example out of her, celebrity status is not a get-out-of-jail-free card with the tax man. SCOOP: REUTERS

by Slava Kuperstein posted June 08, 2012 at 12:06AM EDT N.O.R.E. speaks on Busta Rhymes' role in his upcoming album. As N.O.R.E. looks forward to releasing his next solo album, S.U.P.E.R.T.H.U.G. , the veteran emcee has enlisted the help of a fellow New Yorker from his era:  Busta Rhymes . In a recent interview with MTV's "RapFix Live," N.O.R.E. explained how Busta has played a role in the project. "He's been the person, when I was away and wasn't around, who would call me and say, 'Yo I don't hear no records on the streets, son,' " said N.O.R.E. of the Brooklyn emcee. "He's my peer and he's also a fan, but he wants to see me win. So why do anything separate?" N.O.R.E. clarified that Busta's involvement did not mean he was signed to Busta's Conglomerate record label. "I've been down too long to be anybody's artist. So it's a partnership, Mil...

The Starlight Drive-In in Atlanta became a murder scene! Cops say a man shot another man who interrupted him having sex with his girlfriend. They also say he threw nearly $10,000 cash out of his truck as police chased him. Quentric Shaymond Williams shot Mitt Lenix when the victim interrupted the couple getting it in! A DeKalb police detective who was working an off-duty job at the drive-in the night of the shooting testified that Williams, a convicted felon, was carrying at least $20,000 in cash and at least two handguns at the time. Williams allegedly led police on a high-speed chase from the theater before wrecking the rented pick-up he was driving and fleeing on foot, leaving his girlfriend in the truck. Days later, police arrested him at a Gwinnett hotel. DeKalb police Detective Ricardo Harris testified Tuesday that Williams’ girlfriend Angel Thomas told investigators “that they were watching a movie, and the movie was boring, so they were going to have sex. Th...

by Roman Wokfe June 8th, 2012 @ 6:31am     Angela Simmons is diversifying her business portfolio, with the launch of a new hair extension company. Simmons has teamed with Indiqué Hair, to release the “Bikini” line of hair extensions. Simmons said she named the line “Bikini,” because of the beachy texture of her first product. “To me, hair is a statement and an extension of your wardrobe and I’ve always been drawn to fashion and being able to change-up my look,” said Angela Simmons, who is the daughter of pioneering Hip-Hop Reverend Run, of Run-DMC. “This partnership seemed natural, much like the naming of Bikini,” Simmons continued. “A Bikini is the staple piece during the hot summer months or while on vacation, and the name perfectly describes the beachy texture of my first hair-line.” According to reps for Indiqué Hair, the line of hair extensions created by Angela Simmons has never been created by any hai...

Uh oh! Does this mean the wedding between Basketball Wives star Evelyn Lozada and Chad Ochocinco is off? Chad is in the unemployment line now. The New England Patriots released him on Thursday, cutting loose the six-time Pro Bowl selection after one season in which he was more active on Twitter than on the field. “Thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to play for the ‘Patriot’ organization… fans were … wicked awesome, I wish all of you the best,” he tweeted at about the same time the team was announcing he had been released. “I’m healthy n living life, I’ll be fine,” he wrote on Twitter, where he had changed his job description to “UNEMPLOYED BLACK GUY” and posed a photo of himself sitting on a suitcase at the airport, hitchhiking. Ochocinco, 34, played in 15 games in his only season with the Patriots, starting three and catching 15 passes for 276 yards. He caught one pass in the Super Bowl as New England lost 21-17 to the New York Giants. His agent, Drew Rosenha...

(BlackMediaScoop) I don’t know about you but I can’t take NO MORE people eating folks lawwwwwwwwwwwwwwd! Add 38 year old Lowpel Davis of New Haven, Connecticut to the list of eating folks this week. The 38 year old woman tried to steal a wig (as you can see MUCH needed) from a mannequin at the Sassy Beauty Supply shop and then put it in her bag. But she was caught red-handed. After trying in vain to keep the thief inside the shop, the owner and his 70-year-old father gave chase and caught up to Davis. But the crazed woman started fighting the two men and punched them both in the face before chewing off part of the owner’s bicep and spitting it at him, according to cops. Shoplifting happens nearly everyday at the store but this time they were taking a stand over a $15 clearance wig. Store surveillance shows the suspect leaving and the elderly man chasing her. “When somebody is caught stealing like that usually they are shamed publicly, they drop it and leave,” ...

(Image: Thinkstock) 6 Habits of Stand-Out Employees With these actions, you'll ensure your presence is memorable by BlackEnterprise.com Posted: June 7, 2012 When it comes to getting promotions, pursuing career advancement or making a great impression, being the silent worker bee oftentimes won’t cut it. One has to stand out among the pack to be noticed and rewarded. Inc.com offers six habits of memorable employees who do just that, allowing their talents to shine and actively going for what they believe they deserve in the workplace. Don’t see. Do. : Can you speak intelligently about how clothing provides a window into the inner lives of Mad Men characters? Do you find yourself arguing about how the degree of depth lost in the Game of Thrones TV series as compared to the books? Anyone can share opinions about movies or TV or even (I’ll grudgingly admit) books. That’s why opinions are quickly forgotten. What y...

By Amy Sawitta Lefevre BANGKOK | Fri Jun 8, 2012 4:41am EDT (Reuters) - A Thai court jailed an Indian financier for 10 years on Friday for massive embezzlement that helped bankrupt a Thai bank in the mid-1990s and spark a crisis in the financial sector that spread through Asia in 1997. Rakesh Saxena, 59, was found guilty on five counts of securities fraud between 1992 and 1995, having siphoned off tens of millions of dollars from the now defunct Bangkok Bank of Commerce, where he was employed as an adviser. The scandal that engulfed Bangkok Bank of Commerce caused a run on bank deposits and led to the bank's collapse, contributing to the devaluation of the baht and the regional crisis. Saxena was arrested in 1996 but was extradited from Canada only in 2009. The Bangkok South Criminal Court heard how Saxena had set up 60 businesses in Thailand and used them to secure loans from the bank to cover debts and running costs, but instead channelled the money into personal account...

“THEY HURT MY BABY” COPS TASE PREGNANT WOMAN OVER PARKING SPOT (BlackMediaScoop) What police knew and when they knew it may well be at the center of determining exactly what happened on the South Side Tuesday night. Cops used a stun gun on a a woman who is 8 months pregnant!    Tiffany Rent’s distress was plain to see early Wednesday. As the 30-year-old left a court hearing, she said she was sitting in her car late last night at Walgreen’s waiting for her boyfriend Joseph Hobbs. That’s when she said Chicago Police ticketed her for parking in a spot for people with disabilities. “When I came out they were writing her a ticket,” Hobbs said. “And she couldn’t understand why she was getting a ticket. She ripped the ticket and got back into the car. “I got scared and I closed the door,” Rent said. “I didn’t hit him, I didn’t harm him. Anything. He tasered me through the window.” Rent says when Hobbs’ tried to intervene he was arrested and suffered ...