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2-year-old Parker Curry was photographed last week as she stood captivated by Michelle’s official portrait — which was painted by Amy Sherald.  Curry’s mom says she believes Michelle “is a queen, and she wants to be a queen as well.  Parker ignored her mother’s pleas to turn around for a photo.  “All I wanted was just one pic,” […]

The 90th Academy Awards were held Sunday and here is a list of the winners and highlight video as Tiffany Haddish still the show. ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Allison Janney, “I, Tonya” *WINNER ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Sam Rockwell, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” *WINNER FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM “A Fantastic Woman” *WINNER DOCUMENTARY (SHORT) “Heaven is […]

  President Trump said Friday the Florida sheriff’s deputy who failed to stop last week’s mass shooting at a high school was a either a “coward” or froze under extreme pressure. And he said the revelation of the deputy’s inaction was further vindication for his proposal to arm teachers who — unlike law enforcement — know their schools and “love their students.” […]

  IHOP is celebrating National Pancake Day by giving back…  IHOP will offer customer a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes on Tuesday, Feb. 27 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.   Customers aren’t required to pay for their pancakes, but IHOP does ask that guests leave a donation of any size to go toward charities […]

TMZ has reported that Bill Cosby’s daughter, Ensa, has died. Sources say, the 44-year-old died Friday night in Massachusetts. Ensa was always in her dad’s corner and a true supporter. The cause of death is unknown, although we’re told she had significant medical issues in the past.  We’re told she had kidney issues and possibly was in […]

The move “A Wrinkle in Time” will hit theaters next month and much has been made of how inspiring it will be for young viewers,  so Color of Change and AMC Theatres have partnered in a campaign that will give low-income children the opportunity to see the film for free. The theater chain announced Friday that […]

  Michelle Obama’s memoir, is coming out Nov. 13.  The former first lady tweeted that info on Sunday and that it is called “Becoming.” By Sunday night, her memoir was in the top 20 on Amazon.com. Michelle Obama tweeted:  “Writing ‘Becoming’ has been a deeply personal experience,” she said in a statement. “It has allowed me, […]

As of Thursday evening, BB&T Bank customers were unable to use ATMs and digital banking after a problem at the bank.  The first notice of the outage was sent out Thursday afternoon.  The Winston-Salem-based bank acknowledged the outage on its website and Twitter account but did not specify what caused the outage.   The bank said on its website  “At this time, many of […]

On Wednesday, a wave of demonstrations took over the country reaching from Arizona to Maine, students at dozens of U.S. high schools walked out of class to protest gun violence and honor the victims of last week’s deadly shooting in Florida.  Students shared plans for their demonstrations over social media, in which many lasted 17 minutes in […]

You can say that singer Fergie from the Black-Eyed Peas’, performance of the Star Spangled Banner during the 2018 NBA All-Star game was interesting in a not so good way.  It brought on much criticism from many on social media, the sports arena and those in Hollywood. Now the US singer has apologized for her […]