MIAMI (AP) -- Police have detained at least three people in the Fort Myers area for questioning in the death of Washington Redskins football star Sean Taylor.
A law enforcement official in Lee County confirmed the men from the Fort Myers area were in custody, but requested anonymity because the investigation is being handled by Miami-Dade County police.
Miami-Dade police Detective Carlos Maura said he was not aware of anyone in custody. He said only that detectives were in the Fort Myers area for a case, but declined to say which one.
The Miami Herald, which first reported the development on its Web site, said investigators believe three suspects learned of Taylor's house through someone who unwittingly set up the burglary by bragging about his wealth.
The suspects include two teenagers and a man in his 20s, all from the Fort Myers area, the paper reported. A telephone message left at the Florida City Police Department for Taylor's father, Chief Pedro Taylor, was not immediately returned.
Richard Sharpstein, a former Taylor lawyer and family friend, said: "It looks like the police are pursuing extremely good leads. It appears that the burglary was exactly as I've always stated, not random, that Sean's house was targeted."
Evidence at Taylor's home indicated one or more intruders barged into the house early Monday in an attempted burglary, Miami-Dade police director Robert Parker said Wednesday. After a confrontation inside the home, Taylor was shot once in the upper leg and died early Tuesday after losing a tremendous amount of blood.
Taylor's family has scheduled a funeral service for 11 a.m. Monday at Pharmed Arena at Florida International University in Miami.
Friday, November 30
Sister of Rapper Mannie Fresh Killed in Louisiana Home
Mannie Fresh's sister, Angela Bryant, was shot and killed Wednesday night in her New Orleans home, according to local TV affiliate WWLTV. Police reportedly said the 42-year-old mother's two young children were present but not physically harmed.
Authorities said Bryant, whose body was discovered early Thursday morning, was murdered between 10 p.m. and midnight, according to WWLTV. Her black 1998 Lexus LS 400 reportedly went missing after the murder.
Bryant's husband, who had been out of town when his wife was killed, arrived at the house before noon and was distraught, according to the WWLTV report. The couple got married last month, and Bryant celebrated her birthday with family on Wednesday night, WWLTV said. Police reportedly did not elaborate on the conditions of the children, ages 2 and 7, but said they were safe and healthy.
"We are still working on the motive of this," New Orleans Police Superintendent Warren Riley told reporters. "We do have some limited information and limited information relative to leads at this time, but it's still very early at this point."
Police said they were not sure if Bryant knew the killer, but they did say that there was no sign of forced entry, according to WWLTV. Forensics swept through Bryant's house on Thursday, and relatives and neighbors also went to the residence.
"We've not drawn any conclusions," Assistant New Orleans Police Superintendent Marlon Defillo told WWLTV. "We've not made any elimination. As the day progresses, we hope to learn more, but it's a work in progress."
Mannie Fresh (real name: Byron O. Thomas) — a legendary producer who claims T.I.'s "Big Things Poppin' " as his latest hit — was reportedly on his way back to his native New Orleans from Texas.
Akon Reportedly Charged With Endangering Welfare Of Minor During Summer Concert
Akon has been charged with a misdemeanor count of endangering the welfare of a minor and second-degree harassment in connection with a controversial concert this summer in Fishkill, New York, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. He is reportedly due to be arraigned in a local court on Monday.
During the show, which took place on June 3 and was caught on fans' cell phone cameras, Akon allegedly threw a 15-year-old fan into the crowd. According to the Journal, a small object sailed by Akon's shoulder as he was about to start performing a song onstage, which prompted him to say, "Oh, wait a minute. What was that?" He then urged the crowd to "point him out, point him out. Who is he?"
Audience members identified the alleged culprit, after which a security guard asked Akon if he wanted the boy brought onstage. Akon responded, "So go get him. Bring him out to me."
As the fan was brought to the stage, Akon removed his shirt and chain and then grabbed the boy, tossed him over his shoulder and threw him into the crowd, saying, "Now we can start the show, y'all ready." A moment later, Akon looked down at the crowd and said, "He's OK, he's all right," then shortly later chastised the audience for a perceived lack of support. "See, now you got me feeling by myself," he said in the cell phone video footage. "I thought I had fans and support." According to TMZ.com, after the child was thrown, he fell on another teen who later said she had been diagnosed with a concussion.
The Journal reported that the boy's mother contacted authorities and gave them her son's name, which has not been revealed. Police had been seeking the boy to see if he'd been injured in the incident and was interested in pressing charges. The Journal also said the uninjured boy refused medical treatment on site and left right after the incident. Akon's attorney subsequently released a statement proclaiming the singer's innocence in the bizarre episode.
"Given the information that we have reviewed to date, it does not appear to us that Akon was involved in any criminal conduct whatsoever," read a statement from the MC's attorney, Benjamin Brafman. "We are prepared to fully cooperate with any law enforcement agency that may be investigating this incident. We are confident that after a thorough investigation it will be apparent that no criminal prosecution of Akon is warranted."
The Fishkill incident wasn't Akon's only concert controversy this year, however. In May, he lost his Verizon tour sponsorship for aggressively randy onstage conduct with an underage girl. And in late October, his planned show at Atlanta's Emory University was canceled after several people, including his drummer, were injured while setting up for the gig.
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Lock his ass UP!!! I'm mad that they waited THIS long to arraign his unattractive azz! He picked that young man up, lifted him over his head and hurled him to the ground like he was a piece of garbage and all for throwing a piece of PAPER on the stage?
If I were the parents, I'd be ready to kick ass anyway! Why did they wait a full FOUR months before they decided to take action... there was DEFINITELY a police presence at that concert, but they watched this asshole pick that boy up and throw him off the stage on onto the ground and allowed him to continue with his show as if he had just invited him on stage and gave him backstage passes!
THIS is when celebrity goes wrong because had those SAME police watched a REGULAR man lift someone up and throw them over their head onto the ground, he would have been in handcuffs before the boy could say "ouch".
Friday, November 30th - Dear Miss Pearl...
Good evening Miss Pearl!!
I'm positive you recieve many emails a day, but I would be honored if took the time out and read mine as well. I'm 23 years old, a soon college graduate, single, working 2 jobs, easy on the eyes southern belle. And I can't seem to get a man to truly pay attention to me (and not my figure) to save my life!!
A few years ago I fell in love with a young black man who was smart, kind, so funny, and tall. He approached me one night and I didn't really find him attractive. I gave him my number anyway, and we ended up dating seriously for the next year and 4 months. He was my first true sexual partner (my first being a one night mistake), and I was head over heels for him. We began to have problems where he didn't want to date me anymore and finally broke up with me around my 21st birthday. On and off we had "booty calls"...a mistake...but I believe he took advantage of my love for him. Finally I let him go and was single and free.
I've enjoyed my single life for the past 2 years and associated with many amazing men and many weirdos. A few months ago I was in shape (36-26-38), legal, making my own money, and enjoying life with my other single best friends in a wonderful town to be single in. But lately I've been feeling really lonely. All my friends are in relationships with amazing men now. I looked back on men in the past that I've dated, and the ones that I found were good candidates for me wouldn't call me back, and the ones that had baby-momma-drama wouldn't leave me alone!
I believe men see me as a young, naive, nice breasted girl and nothing more. I'll admit I have made the mistake of sleeping with several that have come onto me thinking they liked me, but how do I get the ones I have an eye for?
I've went on dates with men who were picture perfect for me, and I don't think they cared to know my last name. I'll call them and no answer or call back. They sweet talk me and make me feel wonderful for a few weeks then through me out like old potatoe salad. Am I being a baby about the situation? I know patience is a virtue, but damn Miss Pearl.
My friends have great men over them week after week. And to be honest, even though I love my girls like they are blood, I've been told that they are unattractive by many and that they are shocked that men like them and not me. Should I just do something to not feel so lonely? How do I get that sexy man I see to approach me?
I'm intersting, honest, well-educated, humorous, and adorable (as my family says). My best friends have Prince Charmings buying them flowers, candy, clothes, calling them to say "I love you", and other acts to make me extremely jealous and sad. WHAT DO I DO TO GET THAT? Or do I just say "F this!" and give up?
Please Help!!
Lonely Young Black Woman
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Dear Lonely,
Don't give up. You're young and the thing you need to understand is that at 21, most of the men you are running across are too busy enjoying being 21 themselves instead of looking for "love"- as you seem to be.
I think the reason men aren't interested in you, is primarly based upon the way you present yourself to them... if you see yourself as a 36-24-38.... that's what THEY see. I truly believe that you added those measurements because you're as proud of those, as Pearl is about her 42-... nevermind, this ain't about me. When several people have a certain "perception" of you, then more likely than not, that's your self portrait baby, and ain't nobody paintin' that picture but you!
Are you flaunting that killer body that you seem to be so proud of, and is the problem the fact that your body has become what's hindering you, instead of simply something that comes WITH you? When you want a man to notice YOU, do you put your tiddys in a low cut blouse and arch your back so that they come in the room 7 seconds before you do in order to get his attention?
When you put your sexy foot forward.... that's what men see - period! It really sounds like the men who YOU believe are perfect for you aren't returning your calls because you CONVEY that they are "perfect" for you, whether you actually say those words or not, and men can tell the minute you open your mouth when you are looking for "husband" material.
If men see you as the jumpoff, then you need to do some self reflection because they're getting that from SOMEWHERE... so close your legs, button your blouse, and open your eyes. You can't manufacture love and you damn sure can't screw your way into it.
Go to church, find a good, single man who is looking to DATE and not just throw your legs behind your head and pound your ass until you get a headache from your tiddys slappin you on the forehead. You're young, enjoy being young. DATE and stop looking for "the one"... he'll come when it's time, and you can't set that alarm.
The biggest issue I see with you is that you don't know boundaries. Dating means that you can go out with Tom today, Rick on Sunday and Jimmy on Tuesday! Dating is a filtering process... you weed out the ones you don't want until you find the one you DO. You don't have to have sex with every one of them, but if you need to do that to learn who these men are - have SAFE fun.
You're 21 baby, you've got plenty of relationships to go through before you find the right one - take your time, and stop lookin for a relationship and just wait until one finds you.
If you want advice from Miss Pearl, email me at: misspearlswindow@yahoo.com
I'm positive you recieve many emails a day, but I would be honored if took the time out and read mine as well. I'm 23 years old, a soon college graduate, single, working 2 jobs, easy on the eyes southern belle. And I can't seem to get a man to truly pay attention to me (and not my figure) to save my life!!
A few years ago I fell in love with a young black man who was smart, kind, so funny, and tall. He approached me one night and I didn't really find him attractive. I gave him my number anyway, and we ended up dating seriously for the next year and 4 months. He was my first true sexual partner (my first being a one night mistake), and I was head over heels for him. We began to have problems where he didn't want to date me anymore and finally broke up with me around my 21st birthday. On and off we had "booty calls"...a mistake...but I believe he took advantage of my love for him. Finally I let him go and was single and free.
I've enjoyed my single life for the past 2 years and associated with many amazing men and many weirdos. A few months ago I was in shape (36-26-38), legal, making my own money, and enjoying life with my other single best friends in a wonderful town to be single in. But lately I've been feeling really lonely. All my friends are in relationships with amazing men now. I looked back on men in the past that I've dated, and the ones that I found were good candidates for me wouldn't call me back, and the ones that had baby-momma-drama wouldn't leave me alone!
I believe men see me as a young, naive, nice breasted girl and nothing more. I'll admit I have made the mistake of sleeping with several that have come onto me thinking they liked me, but how do I get the ones I have an eye for?
I've went on dates with men who were picture perfect for me, and I don't think they cared to know my last name. I'll call them and no answer or call back. They sweet talk me and make me feel wonderful for a few weeks then through me out like old potatoe salad. Am I being a baby about the situation? I know patience is a virtue, but damn Miss Pearl.
My friends have great men over them week after week. And to be honest, even though I love my girls like they are blood, I've been told that they are unattractive by many and that they are shocked that men like them and not me. Should I just do something to not feel so lonely? How do I get that sexy man I see to approach me?
I'm intersting, honest, well-educated, humorous, and adorable (as my family says). My best friends have Prince Charmings buying them flowers, candy, clothes, calling them to say "I love you", and other acts to make me extremely jealous and sad. WHAT DO I DO TO GET THAT? Or do I just say "F this!" and give up?
Please Help!!
Lonely Young Black Woman
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Dear Lonely,
Don't give up. You're young and the thing you need to understand is that at 21, most of the men you are running across are too busy enjoying being 21 themselves instead of looking for "love"- as you seem to be.
I think the reason men aren't interested in you, is primarly based upon the way you present yourself to them... if you see yourself as a 36-24-38.... that's what THEY see. I truly believe that you added those measurements because you're as proud of those, as Pearl is about her 42-... nevermind, this ain't about me. When several people have a certain "perception" of you, then more likely than not, that's your self portrait baby, and ain't nobody paintin' that picture but you!
Are you flaunting that killer body that you seem to be so proud of, and is the problem the fact that your body has become what's hindering you, instead of simply something that comes WITH you? When you want a man to notice YOU, do you put your tiddys in a low cut blouse and arch your back so that they come in the room 7 seconds before you do in order to get his attention?
When you put your sexy foot forward.... that's what men see - period! It really sounds like the men who YOU believe are perfect for you aren't returning your calls because you CONVEY that they are "perfect" for you, whether you actually say those words or not, and men can tell the minute you open your mouth when you are looking for "husband" material.
If men see you as the jumpoff, then you need to do some self reflection because they're getting that from SOMEWHERE... so close your legs, button your blouse, and open your eyes. You can't manufacture love and you damn sure can't screw your way into it.
Go to church, find a good, single man who is looking to DATE and not just throw your legs behind your head and pound your ass until you get a headache from your tiddys slappin you on the forehead. You're young, enjoy being young. DATE and stop looking for "the one"... he'll come when it's time, and you can't set that alarm.
The biggest issue I see with you is that you don't know boundaries. Dating means that you can go out with Tom today, Rick on Sunday and Jimmy on Tuesday! Dating is a filtering process... you weed out the ones you don't want until you find the one you DO. You don't have to have sex with every one of them, but if you need to do that to learn who these men are - have SAFE fun.
You're 21 baby, you've got plenty of relationships to go through before you find the right one - take your time, and stop lookin for a relationship and just wait until one finds you.
If you want advice from Miss Pearl, email me at: misspearlswindow@yahoo.com
Snoop: Sensual Seduction
This video is funny as hell... I don't know if Snoop has gone "T-Pain", Billy Ocean,
Al Green, or Colonel Abrams on us in this very retro video... but I LIKE it!
Is he singing, or rapping?
Al Green, or Colonel Abrams on us in this very retro video... but I LIKE it!
Is he singing, or rapping?
You have to see gospel Trio, "Immeasurable"
This is the hottest mess I've seen in a LONG assed time... three women singing gospel music with fur coats on their backs and dead horses running down the backs of their necks. This shit is one hot assed mess!
Don't get me wrong, I love the Lord, and he heard my cry, but this shit is definitely when Gospel goes wrong. To me, these are the people who want stardom more than they want to praise him! And I'm not appreciating it. There are several people out these days who are taking the "gospel" out of gospel music, Tonex definitely comes to mind, but I definitely include these chicks are in that number.
I'm a fan of contemporary gospel, I love Kirk Franklin, et al; (even though I question him at times) but this right here is about the glitz and glamour side of the entertaiment business, not the power of the word. I could be wrong... but I'm callin' it as I see it on this one.
What say you? Comments?
Don't get me wrong, I love the Lord, and he heard my cry, but this shit is definitely when Gospel goes wrong. To me, these are the people who want stardom more than they want to praise him! And I'm not appreciating it. There are several people out these days who are taking the "gospel" out of gospel music, Tonex definitely comes to mind, but I definitely include these chicks are in that number.
I'm a fan of contemporary gospel, I love Kirk Franklin, et al; (even though I question him at times) but this right here is about the glitz and glamour side of the entertaiment business, not the power of the word. I could be wrong... but I'm callin' it as I see it on this one.
What say you? Comments?
Want a piece of Luther Vandross? (Click here for a full list of items - and prices)
Looks like Luther's family is trying to sell everything Luther ever touched (or not). They have everything from clothes, to movie stubs. I know one thing, Luther had some bad assed coats!
Things are a little bit pricey for Ayntee Pearl.... I get my shit from Marshall's, Target, Walmart, hand-me-downs, or it's left over from the 60's. (Yes, bitches, I STILL got that wooden spoon and fork on my kitchen wall - and, what?)
I would definitely try to get a pair of those pants, but I can't tell if they were from the big Luther... or the little one. Anybody feel like biddin on anything for Ayntee - feel free. Cause a bitch is broke, I ain't lyin'.
Click post title for photos and prices of Luther's things.
Vick to pay $900,000 for dog care
Michael Vick has agreed to set aside more than $900,000 to pay for the care and upkeep of 54 pit bulls found on his Virginia property during a raid in April.
In court documents, Billy Martin, one of Vick's attorneys, said Vick on Friday will deposit $928,073 into an escrow account controlled by Martin's Washington law firm.
In court documents, Billy Martin, one of Vick's attorneys, said Vick on Friday will deposit $928,073 into an escrow account controlled by Martin's Washington law firm.
The money is being set aside "to pay whatever restitution amount is ultimately ordered in this case," a court filing said. The filing, signed by Vick's lawyers and federal prosecutors, came in response to a motion filed last week by the government. Prosecutors were seeking to make sure Vick set aside enough money to pay restitution at his sentencing, scheduled Dec. 10 in Richmond.
Vick pleaded guilty in August for his role in a dogfighting operation known as Bad Newz Kennels at his former property in Surry County, Va. In that plea, he agreed to pay restitution.
Vick's plea agreement calls for a sentence of between 12 and 18 months under the federal sentencing guidelines.
Both sides -- Vick's lawyers and federal prosecutors -- agreed not to ask Judge Henry E. Hudson for a sentence above or below that. Yet Hudson, who is known for handing out tough sentences when the circumstances call for them, is not bound by the sentencing guidelines.
Ponying up $928,073 for restitution can only help Vick when he is sentenced by Hudson, said Atlanta criminal defense attorney Don Samuel, who is not involved in the case. "Obviously, when you plead guilty and express remorse and seek mercy, the ability to give a little financial kick to your mercy is always better," Samuel said. "Paying restitution always helps. It's a sign of remorse."
Rebecca Jean Huss, a Valparaiso University law professor and the court-appointed guardian for the dogs, declined comment on the news of Vick setting aside the restitution, said Tom Shaer, a spokesman for the law school. In their motion last week, federal prosecutors revealed that the costs associated with seizing, maintaining and finding homes for the dogs were significant, estimating the total cost at $928,073.
Prosecutors said the 54 pit bulls were placed in various shelters in Virginia. Since they were seized, the dogs were evaluated by behavioral experts from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and other organizations. Some of the pit bulls may be eligible for adoption, the motion added.
Federal prosecutors said they wanted to obtain a court order to make sure Vick could pay restitution because the Atlanta Falcons and a number of financial institutions are trying to get money from Vick as well. An arbitrator has ruled that the Falcons can recover almost $20 million in bonus money paid to the suspended quarterback.
Three banks also have filed separate lawsuits against Vick, seeking another $5.8 million on claims Vick defaulted on loans and a line of credit, the prosecutors' motion said. On Tuesday, Vick learned he is to go to trial on state dogfighting charges in Surry County on April 2.
Black man on trial for killing white kid who
As a new, black student in the predominantly white Miller Place High School, Aaron White knew that being accused of threatening to rape a white girl could destroy him, Aaron's best friend testified Thursday in the manslaughter trial of the teen's father, John White.
The elder White, 53, is accused of shooting Daniel Cicciaro, 17, in the face when Cicciaro and a group of friends came to White's home looking to fight his son. On the witness stand U.S. Marine Michael Longo, 20, recalled the night he arrived at a Sound Beach birthday party accompanied by Aaron White. When Cicciaro's friend Jennifer Martin told him that she was uncomfortable with Aaron being there, Cicciaro asked him to leave, and Aaron White did.
Martin testified Wednesday that she told Cicciaro that she believed Aaron White had made "violent and sexual threats" toward her in an online chatroom. She also testified that she has since learned that Aaron White was not behind those threats.
After White left the party, Longo said Cicciaro, who appeared intoxicated and incensed, called Aaron White on a phone. During the argument, Longo overheard Cicciaro tell Aaron White, "You're acting like a [racial slur]. I ain't racist, you're just acting like one."
Longo said he worried when he heard one of Cicciaro's friends say they planned to "jump" Aaron White if he returned to the party. Longo called Aaron White to warn him not to come back."He said, 'They're saying I wanted to rape her,'" Longo said. "He started getting upset, because he knew if people heard about this story, they weren't going to like him anymore.
And he was afraid of losing his friend."Cicciaro and four others arrived at the White home, where Aaron and his father both confronted them with guns, prosecutors say. When Cicciaro approached John White and reached for his gun, Cicciaro was shot and killed. White's attorneys maintain the gun accidentally went off.
The elder White, 53, is accused of shooting Daniel Cicciaro, 17, in the face when Cicciaro and a group of friends came to White's home looking to fight his son. On the witness stand U.S. Marine Michael Longo, 20, recalled the night he arrived at a Sound Beach birthday party accompanied by Aaron White. When Cicciaro's friend Jennifer Martin told him that she was uncomfortable with Aaron being there, Cicciaro asked him to leave, and Aaron White did.
Martin testified Wednesday that she told Cicciaro that she believed Aaron White had made "violent and sexual threats" toward her in an online chatroom. She also testified that she has since learned that Aaron White was not behind those threats.
After White left the party, Longo said Cicciaro, who appeared intoxicated and incensed, called Aaron White on a phone. During the argument, Longo overheard Cicciaro tell Aaron White, "You're acting like a [racial slur]. I ain't racist, you're just acting like one."
Longo said he worried when he heard one of Cicciaro's friends say they planned to "jump" Aaron White if he returned to the party. Longo called Aaron White to warn him not to come back."He said, 'They're saying I wanted to rape her,'" Longo said. "He started getting upset, because he knew if people heard about this story, they weren't going to like him anymore.
And he was afraid of losing his friend."Cicciaro and four others arrived at the White home, where Aaron and his father both confronted them with guns, prosecutors say. When Cicciaro approached John White and reached for his gun, Cicciaro was shot and killed. White's attorneys maintain the gun accidentally went off.
Rodney King shot in San Bernardino
November 29, 2007 -- Rodney King was shot in the face and arm before he biked to his San Bernadino, Calif., home late Wednesday, an area newspaper reported today.
King, famous for being the victim of a 1991 beating by L.A. police that sparked race riots, called police from his home at 11:39 p.m. to report the incident, the Press-Enterprise reported.
King, who appeared intoxicated when police responded to the call, said he was struck with a shotgun on a street corner before he rode his bike back to his house.
King was taken to a local hospital and his condition is unknown, the police reported. His wounds were not believed to be life threatening.
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File Under: "Girl, bring me 5 wings, with a pepper, a biscuit, and a coke... and stop by the gas station on the way back and bring me a bag of Funyuns... a a pack of Newports - in the box."
Is this REALLY breaking news?
Chris Brown spotted in Beverly Hills carrying a "package"
I'm shame for him. Enough with the Michael Jackson impressions Chrissy, we get it. Now put that lil'la thang up. (it is lil', ain't it?) Don't answer that, it's been so long, Ayntee Pearl be done got wome.
Don't ask me why I posted this... Ayntee just bored and waitin' on my gizzards to finish fryin'. (Ask yo mama is she got some hot sauce I can borrow)
Black women debating over Obama vs Clinton (click here for original source story)
The dozen or so Spelman College women had come together in a basement classroom, after hours, to hash over a choice unimaginable just a few generations back. Fliers posted across campus summed up the thrust of their conversation: "Should you vote for Barack Obama because of your race, or should you vote for Hillary Clinton because you are a woman?"
The Young Democrats of Spelman College recently held a forum where they debated the merits of supporting Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton for president. With Democratic primaries quickly approaching, black women throughout Atlanta and across the nation are asking each other that question. They are debating it as they post blogs, meet for political round tables, host fund-raisers and whip out their checkbooks.
It's an ongoing discussion that, for many black women, stirs visceral emotions as they weigh their racial and gender identity. At Spelman that evening, Shayna Atkins, 19, cut to the chase, pointedly asking her peers: "Would you feel like a sellout if you didn't vote for Barack?"
"Maybe if it were 1963," shot back Marquise Alston, another 19-year-old who is a Clinton supporter.
The conversation rarely turned to former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, the other top Democratic presidential contender, or to any Republican front-runners. For some black women, U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) embodies a strong leader who, if elected, could open doors for all women, black and white. They admire her intellect and political acumen. In some ways, they identify with Clinton because they see gender as more of a hindrance than race.
For others, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) represents the ideal candidate. They like his intelligence and willingness to work across racial and party lines. They also identify with his wife, Michelle, an African-American woman from Chicago's South Side. They believe the presence of the Obamas in the White House would help shatter racial and gender stereotypes.
Desiree Pedescleaux, associate professor of political science at Spelman, said the majority of black women in Atlanta will vote for Obama because of their strong identification with race.
She says some black women may support Clinton because of deep admiration or because they view her as the Democratic candidate most likely to succeed. But on an emotional level, Pedescleaux argues, race will trump gender.
"When an African-American woman walks into a room, what do most people see first?" she asked. "They see race. They see her as black before she is a woman." National polls, however, indicate that black women are leaning toward Clinton. While black men are more evenly split between the two candidates, black women appear to support Clinton in far greater numbers.
In an October CNN Poll of registered Democrats, 68 percent of black women said they would vote for Clinton, who has enjoyed strong support from women overall. Some political pundits speculate that blacks may feel that an African-American candidate, no matter how qualified, will not win the general election.
Others say former President Clinton's popularity among blacks may be giving his wife a boost.
In Georgia, prominent African-American women such as Valerie Jackson, the widow of Atlanta mayor Maynard Jackson, and Billye Aaron, the wife of baseball legend Hank Aaron, have contributed several thousand dollars to Sen. Clinton's campaign.
Thursday, November 29
Thursday, November 29th - Dear Miss Pearl...
Dear Miss Peal,
Please help. I was married for two year to a woman who cheated on me. We had two childrren and I am not sure the last one is mine because the first one look just like me but this one dont. When me and my wife sepreted the first time, her cousin started talking to me telling that my wife was cheating with a lot of other dude.
Long story shawt, me and girlie hooked up and started messing around. I did it because girlie was telling me that she was cheating so a brother did not fell bad about it. Me and my wifey got back together, but her cousin started tell me that if I didn't keep messing around with her she was going to tell my wife. So I keep doing it to her.
Now, me and my wife finally decided to get a divorce and I don't know what to do. My wife cousin says she want me to move in with her because she might be preganent but I don't want to move in with her because I am not ready for my wifes family to know that I messed with her and I know my wife is going to be mad when she find out old girl is pregnant.
My problem is that my wife is keeping our apartment and I don't really have money to get a apartment by myself so living with her will be a good move financially.
What can I tell my wife and her family so they won't be nosey and asking question?
Luke
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Dear Luke!
(Who the hell is Miss Peal?) The first thing you should be telling your wife is not to throw away any of the kids old homework so you can erase it and do it ya damn self! You ignorant bastard! You cheated on your wife because some gut bucket assed bitch told you that she cheated on you, and in "retaliation" you cheated on her with the "good samaritan" who told you that your WIFE wasn't shit? Yeah, she was a likely candidate for an affair. (Two dumb asses in love.)
No wonder your marriage fell apart, you can't even construct a complete sentence, witcha dumb ass! There is nothing lower than a man cheating on his wife with one of her relatives, but even worse than that, you might have this bitch pregnant and you're considering moving in with this hoe?
Don't you have children, Jackass? It's hard enough explaining to your children that you will no longer be living in the house with them as a traditional family, but you've thrown a whole separate issue into the mix... how in HELL are your children going to understand that their father is no longer sleeping in the bed with their mother, but now he is playing house with their cousin?
What kind of role example are you and this ghetto bitch setting for your children? How do they EVER live down the fact that their cousins are their brother and sister as well? Did your stupid ass ever get any CONCRETE evidence that your wife was cheating? Has your dumb ass realized that "girlie" might have been telling you that so that she could do exactly what she did?
You'd better be fine, filthy rich or can fuck, 'cause ya dumb as HELL, I ain't lyin'! You don't have a choice but to tell your wife, because if you don't - ghetto will. And you'd better damn sure be ready to eat whatever she gives your project ass because you deserve every gat damn bit of it.
If I was your wife, I would have moved to Atlanta to stay with Keyshia and Frankie's crazy ass too. (Now, I understand why she crazy as hell!) The only advice I can give your illiterate ass is to take a GED class, and then take a bus ride to hell! (I think that's the #189 - Decatur.)
Get the hell off of my porch, before I reach down 'tween these double d's and pull out something that will send some fire through your ass!
If you want advice from Miss Pearl... send me an email at: misspearlswindow@yahoo.com
Please help. I was married for two year to a woman who cheated on me. We had two childrren and I am not sure the last one is mine because the first one look just like me but this one dont. When me and my wife sepreted the first time, her cousin started talking to me telling that my wife was cheating with a lot of other dude.
Long story shawt, me and girlie hooked up and started messing around. I did it because girlie was telling me that she was cheating so a brother did not fell bad about it. Me and my wifey got back together, but her cousin started tell me that if I didn't keep messing around with her she was going to tell my wife. So I keep doing it to her.
Now, me and my wife finally decided to get a divorce and I don't know what to do. My wife cousin says she want me to move in with her because she might be preganent but I don't want to move in with her because I am not ready for my wifes family to know that I messed with her and I know my wife is going to be mad when she find out old girl is pregnant.
My problem is that my wife is keeping our apartment and I don't really have money to get a apartment by myself so living with her will be a good move financially.
What can I tell my wife and her family so they won't be nosey and asking question?
Luke
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Dear Luke!
(Who the hell is Miss Peal?) The first thing you should be telling your wife is not to throw away any of the kids old homework so you can erase it and do it ya damn self! You ignorant bastard! You cheated on your wife because some gut bucket assed bitch told you that she cheated on you, and in "retaliation" you cheated on her with the "good samaritan" who told you that your WIFE wasn't shit? Yeah, she was a likely candidate for an affair. (Two dumb asses in love.)
No wonder your marriage fell apart, you can't even construct a complete sentence, witcha dumb ass! There is nothing lower than a man cheating on his wife with one of her relatives, but even worse than that, you might have this bitch pregnant and you're considering moving in with this hoe?
Don't you have children, Jackass? It's hard enough explaining to your children that you will no longer be living in the house with them as a traditional family, but you've thrown a whole separate issue into the mix... how in HELL are your children going to understand that their father is no longer sleeping in the bed with their mother, but now he is playing house with their cousin?
What kind of role example are you and this ghetto bitch setting for your children? How do they EVER live down the fact that their cousins are their brother and sister as well? Did your stupid ass ever get any CONCRETE evidence that your wife was cheating? Has your dumb ass realized that "girlie" might have been telling you that so that she could do exactly what she did?
You'd better be fine, filthy rich or can fuck, 'cause ya dumb as HELL, I ain't lyin'! You don't have a choice but to tell your wife, because if you don't - ghetto will. And you'd better damn sure be ready to eat whatever she gives your project ass because you deserve every gat damn bit of it.
If I was your wife, I would have moved to Atlanta to stay with Keyshia and Frankie's crazy ass too. (Now, I understand why she crazy as hell!) The only advice I can give your illiterate ass is to take a GED class, and then take a bus ride to hell! (I think that's the #189 - Decatur.)
Get the hell off of my porch, before I reach down 'tween these double d's and pull out something that will send some fire through your ass!
If you want advice from Miss Pearl... send me an email at: misspearlswindow@yahoo.com
Did R. Kelly's publicist quit because he had sex with her daughter?
Directly above , Kelly is seen partying with the young woman at a high school function. What is a damn near 40-year-old man doing-hanging out with teenagers?
According to Sandra Rose, the real reason R. Kelly's publicist (Regina Daniels) quit is because R. Kelly' allegedly had intimate relations with her daughter who is now 19.
There is nothing illegal about hitting on a 19-year-old woman. But knowing R. Kelly's propensity for young girls, is it safe to assume that the physical contact began way before she turned 19? After all, R. Kelly has known her since she was four. Kelly was like a uncle to the girl, the Daniels feel their trust was violated.
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Should we feel sorry for this bitch? She's put "spin" on R. Kelly's rumored sexual predator-like tendancies for YEARS, even his most current case (Yeah, that one... the one that may never go to trial)
And now that the rumor is that he fucked HER daughter, she's pissed? I'm over it! Where was her fury when it was someone ELSES 13 year old daughter(s)??
Rapper "Baby" arrested on Marijuana charges
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) - Bryan "Baby" Williams, aka Birdman, was released on bond Wednesday, a day after he was charged with possession of marijuana.
The 38-year-old rapper was charged with possession of more than a half-ounce of marijuana. He was released on $1,500 bond, according to the Sullivan County jail's booking department.
Williams was among 16 people in a recreational vehicle that was pulled over by police for making an improper lane change. Police said they stopped the RV after they saw it force a tractor-trailer into the emergency lane on Interstate 81.
Kingsport Police Cpl. Tim Horne said he could smell marijuana from inside the rented RV and found about a pound of marijuana in a trash can in the vehicle's kitchenette. The other 15 people were charged with possession of marijuana, according to a news release from the Kingsport Police Department. They were also free on bond Wednesday.
Williams is co-founder of Cash Money Records, according to the label's Web site.
Cash Money is distributed, marketed and promoted by Universal Records. A phone message left at Universal Records wasn't immediately returned.
Williams' hits include "Stuntin' Like My Daddy" and "Army Gunz."
50 Cent on MTV Cribs
Word is 50 is selling the mansion he bought from boxer Mike Tyson.... and I have to admit that I am very impressed. It was tacky as I suspected it would be. It was actually very tasteful.
Shit, I might go under my mattress and buy it for my damned self.
PS: If you can't see it, damnit - it's on Youtube.. get over it!
Shit, I might go under my mattress and buy it for my damned self.
PS: If you can't see it, damnit - it's on Youtube.. get over it!
Jason Whitlock: "Black KKK killed Sean Taylor" (click for source story)
There's a reason I call them the Black KKK. The pain, the fear and the destruction are all the same. Someone who loved Sean Taylor is crying right now. The life they knew has been destroyed, an 18-month-old baby lost her father, and, if you're a black man living in America, you've been reminded once again that your life is in constant jeopardy of violent death.
The Black KKK claimed another victim, a high-profile professional football player with a checkered past this time. No, we don't know for certain the circumstances surrounding Taylor's death. I could very well be proven wrong for engaging in this sort of aggressive speculation. But it's no different than if you saw a fat man fall to the ground clutching his chest.
You'd assume a heart attack, and you'd know, no matter the cause, the man needed to lose weight. Well, when shots are fired and a black man hits the pavement, there's every statistical reason to believe another black man pulled the trigger. That's not some negative, unfair stereotype. It's a reality we've been living with, tolerating and rationalizing for far too long.
When the traditional, white KKK lynched, terrorized and intimidated black folks at a slower rate than its modern-day dark-skinned replacement, at least we had the good sense to be outraged and in no mood to contemplate rationalizations or be fooled by distractions.
Our new millennium strategy is to pray the Black KKK goes away or ignores us. How's that working?
About as well as the attempt to shift attention away from this uniquely African-American crisis by focusing on an alleged injustice the white media allegedly perpetrated against Sean Taylor.
Within hours of his death, there was a story circulating that members of the black press were complaining that news outlets were disrespecting Taylor's victimhood by reporting on his troubled past. No disrespect to Taylor, but he controlled the way he would be remembered by the way he lived. His immature, undisciplined behavior with his employer, his run-ins with law enforcement, which included allegedly threatening a man with a loaded gun, and the fact a vehicle he owned was once sprayed with bullets are all pertinent details when you've been murdered.
Marcellus Wiley, a former NFL player, made the radio circuit Wednesday, singing the tune that athletes are targets. That was his explanation for the murders of Taylor and Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams and the armed robberies of NBA players Antoine Walker and Eddy Curry. Really?
Let's cut through the bull(manure) and deal with reality. Black men are targets of black men. Period. Go check the coroner's office and talk with a police detective. These bullets aren't checking W-2s.
Rather than whine about white folks' insensitivity or reserve a special place of sorrow for rich athletes, we'd be better served mustering the kind of outrage and courage it took in the 1950s and 1960s to stop the white KKK from hanging black men from trees.
But we don't want to deal with ourselves. We take great joy in prescribing medicine to cure the hate in other people's hearts. Meanwhile, our self-hatred, on full display for the world to see, remains untreated, undiagnosed and unrepentant. Our self-hatred has been set to music and reinforced by a pervasive culture that promotes a crab-in-barrel mentality.
You're damn straight I blame hip hop for playing a role in the genocide of American black men. When your leading causes of death and dysfunction are murder, ignorance and incarceration, there's no reason to give a free pass to a culture that celebrates murder, ignorance and incarceration.
Make your voice heard...
This story has touched off some very spirited debate. If you would like to join in, it is being discussed on our community page. Of course there are other catalysts, but until we recapture the minds of black youth, convince them that it's not OK to "super man dat ho" and end any and every dispute by "cocking on your bitch," nothing will change.
Does a Soulja Boy want an education?
This story has touched off some very spirited debate. If you would like to join in, it is being discussed on our community page. Of course there are other catalysts, but until we recapture the minds of black youth, convince them that it's not OK to "super man dat ho" and end any and every dispute by "cocking on your bitch," nothing will change.
Does a Soulja Boy want an education?
HBO did a fascinating documentary on Little Rock Central High School, the Arkansas school that required the National Guard so that nine black kids could attend in the 1950s. Fifty years later, the school is one of the nation's best in terms of funding and educational opportunities. It's 60 percent black and located in a poor black community.
Watch the documentary and ask yourself why nine poor kids in the '50s risked their lives to get a good education and a thousand poor black kids today ignore the opportunity that is served to them on a platter. Blame drugs, blame Ronald Reagan, blame George Bush, blame it on the rain or whatever. There's only one group of people who can change the rotten, anti-education, pro-violence culture our kids have adopted. We have to do it.
According to reports, Sean Taylor had difficulty breaking free from the unsavory characters he associated with during his youth. The "keepin' it real" mantra of hip hop is in direct defiance to evolution. There's always someone ready to tell you you're selling out if you move away from the immature and dangerous activities you used to do, you're selling out if you speak proper English, embrace education, dress like a grown man, do anything mainstream.
The Black KKK is enforcing the same crippling standards as its parent organization. It wants to keep black men in their place — uneducated, outside the mainstream and six feet deep.
In all likelihood, the Black Klan and its mentality buried Sean Taylor, and any black man or boy reading this could be next.
In all likelihood, the Black Klan and its mentality buried Sean Taylor, and any black man or boy reading this could be next.
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For the first time in history, Pearl Ann is speechless! Here's the deal, there are certainly points that Jason Whitlock made that I absolutely agree with, HOWEVER, right here, right now, this "commentary" to the death of Sean Taylor so soon after his death is in very poor taste.
For a black man to insinuate that this man was killed by another black man, before there is even a suspect is reckless as hell - had a white man made these very comments, we would be in his ass faster than Eddie Murphy can get into a transvestites.
I am floored that this man would use a time like this to write a story like this. This is more than appalling! As a black PERSON, I am hurt, I'm embarrassed... and I'm angry!
.... and this photo above of him, doesn't surprise me one bit.
Be careful when checking into hotels - them nasty bastards!
Check out this hidden camera footage of hotel housekeeping in hotels doing the okie doke on your asses. That's why I take my own pillows AND towels when I visit hotel rooms. These bastards are DISGUSTING!
Special Note: Don't EVER lay down on that comforter that they put on the beds... that's the nastiest shit in the room, I ain't lyin'. The first thing I do when I enter a hotel room is pull that nasty bastard off of the bed - think about it, have you EVER seen them take that thing out of the room? EVER? They take the sheets, pillowcases and towels, but have you EVER seen that thing come out of a room? Do you know how many people have had sex, slept, ate, etc on top of that damned thing?
I know for a fact back when I was a lil' hoe, I've had MANY a relations session on them bitches - and I ain't the only one. Don't put your babies on that nasty shit!
Special Note: Don't EVER lay down on that comforter that they put on the beds... that's the nastiest shit in the room, I ain't lyin'. The first thing I do when I enter a hotel room is pull that nasty bastard off of the bed - think about it, have you EVER seen them take that thing out of the room? EVER? They take the sheets, pillowcases and towels, but have you EVER seen that thing come out of a room? Do you know how many people have had sex, slept, ate, etc on top of that damned thing?
I know for a fact back when I was a lil' hoe, I've had MANY a relations session on them bitches - and I ain't the only one. Don't put your babies on that nasty shit!
Man wins $1 Million dollars in lottery - courts may forfeit because his probation terms stipulated that he wasn't supposed to gamble
BOSTON — The winner of a $1 million lottery scratch ticket may not be so lucky after all.
That is because he is also a convicted bank robber who is not supposed to be gambling.
The state probation commissioner's office has scheduled a hearing for Dec. 7 in Barnstable Superior Court to determine whether Timothy Elliott, 55, violated his probation when he bought the $10 ticket for the "$800 Million Spectacular" game at a supermarket, department spokeswoman Coria Holland said Wednesday.
Elliott already has collected the first of 20 annual $50,000 checks from Massachusetts' lottery commission. A picture of Elliott, holding his first check, was even posted on the lottery's Web site Monday, though it was removed by Wednesday.
Elliott was placed on five years probation after pleading guilty in October 2006 to unarmed robbery for a January 2006 heist at a bank on Cape Cod.
Under terms of his probation, Elliott "may not gamble, purchase lottery tickets or visit an establishment where gaming is conducted, including restaurants where Keno may be played."
He also was put under the care of the state Department of Mental Health and sent to Taunton State Hospital for treatment. State officials refused Wednesday to say whether he was still receiving treatment. But court documents cited by the Cape Cod Times Wednesday said Elliott is currently allowed off hospital grounds unsupervised during daylight hours.
A telephone number for Elliott could not immediately be located on Wednesday, and it was not clear if he had a lawyer. Lottery spokesman Dan Rosenfeld said the lottery routinely cross references the names of winners with the state Revenue Department to see if they owe back taxes or child support.
In those cases, winnings go straight to the Revenue Department.
But in this case, it will be up to the court to determine what will happen with Elliott's winnings.
"This is kind of new territory," he said.
That is because he is also a convicted bank robber who is not supposed to be gambling.
The state probation commissioner's office has scheduled a hearing for Dec. 7 in Barnstable Superior Court to determine whether Timothy Elliott, 55, violated his probation when he bought the $10 ticket for the "$800 Million Spectacular" game at a supermarket, department spokeswoman Coria Holland said Wednesday.
Elliott already has collected the first of 20 annual $50,000 checks from Massachusetts' lottery commission. A picture of Elliott, holding his first check, was even posted on the lottery's Web site Monday, though it was removed by Wednesday.
Elliott was placed on five years probation after pleading guilty in October 2006 to unarmed robbery for a January 2006 heist at a bank on Cape Cod.
Under terms of his probation, Elliott "may not gamble, purchase lottery tickets or visit an establishment where gaming is conducted, including restaurants where Keno may be played."
He also was put under the care of the state Department of Mental Health and sent to Taunton State Hospital for treatment. State officials refused Wednesday to say whether he was still receiving treatment. But court documents cited by the Cape Cod Times Wednesday said Elliott is currently allowed off hospital grounds unsupervised during daylight hours.
A telephone number for Elliott could not immediately be located on Wednesday, and it was not clear if he had a lawyer. Lottery spokesman Dan Rosenfeld said the lottery routinely cross references the names of winners with the state Revenue Department to see if they owe back taxes or child support.
In those cases, winnings go straight to the Revenue Department.
But in this case, it will be up to the court to determine what will happen with Elliott's winnings.
"This is kind of new territory," he said.
Wednesday, November 28
Wednesday, November 28th - Dear Miss Pearl...
Dear Miss Pearl,
I have a problem that is not like the typical "my man did me wrong" emails you usually get on here. My problem is not really mine, but that of a girlfriend of mine. "Shayla" and I have been really good friends since we were little girls.
Shayla and I are both 23 years old and although we're friends, we have a different outlook on how to raise children. I know I may be out of line when I disagree with Shayla on how she raises her little girl, because I don't have any children, but the way Shayla treats her three year old daughter borders on abuse.
The smallest thing her little girl does, she acts like a raging lunatic and she doesn't care WHERE we are. We could be in line at the grocery store and if she tells her little girl not to touch, or ask for any candy, Shayla loses her mind. She grabs her daughter by the collar, gets in her face, calls her names, slaps her in the center of her back with all of her might. It's embarrassing and it hurts me because I seem to have an understanding that Shay doesn't really get, they put candy there SO that children can ask for it... and when kids ask for it, they are just being KIDS. Yes, they hear you say, "don't ask" but that's not going to stop them from wanting a pack of gum.
I have told Shayla many times that she should stop calling her daughter "bitch", and stop hitting her for every little thing that she does or I can't be around her anymore because it bothers me. She told me that that's "her baby" and if I don't like it, not to come around. I stopped coming around for a minute, but started hanging out with her again because other than this one thing - Shayla is a great friend. The beatings are starting to escalate to the point where every time Shayla says her daughters name, she jumps and has this terrified look in her eye if her mother even gets close to her. I suspect that Shayla has escalated to more than mental abuse, but I'm not sure how to proceed.
Please help me, Ayntee
Concerned Friend
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Dear Concerned,
You have every right to be alarmed behind the behavior of this ignorant bitch you call a friend. Nothing pisses me off more than to see some trick embarrassing their child in public like that shit is cute.
Ladies, we do NOT have to FRIGHTEN our children into submission... all it takes is a little patience and understanding! If your child is inquisitive and asks a lot of questions threatening them with an ass whoopin' for talking too much means that you don't need to be a parent. CHILDREN learn by sight, touch and familiarity... and if all your child see's is you hitting someone, if the only time you touch them is to grab their little asses by the arm and swat them on the ass, and the only thing they are familiar with is being called names... those are the people they become!
I was in the grocery store one time and I nearly go into a fight with a bitch because she was standing at line at the bakery waiting on a birthday cake... she had a, what appeared to be 2-3 year old in the cart and when the people handed her the cake, she put it in the cart and the little boy excitedly and innocently asked, "Mama, it's my birthday? That's my birthday cake?".. she said "Naw!" and continued talking to the baker when the child asked the question again... she grabbed this little boy by his collar and said as loudly as she could, "DIDN"T I TELL YOU THIS CAKE AINT FOR YOU? ITS FOR MY MAMA!!! ASK ME A FUCKIN GIN, HEAR!!"
Even at two, the little boy had common sense enough to be embarrassed! The other customers around me, looked on in horror as he buried his face in his jacket - but the damage was done! I was TOO upset to say anything at that time, but when she walked away, the conversations began, "My gosh! I can't believe she did that!" Later, as I continued shopping, I happened upon this bitch and the baby again... as they passed a rack of t-shirts, he put his hand out and touched one and it came off the rack as they passed. This bitch lost her gat damn MIND!
She went to beatin' that baby about the face, back, head - ANYWHERE she could find a spot and I lost my mind right with her ass... the next thing I knew me and that bitch were standing face to face and all I remember was her tellin me that that was "HER gat damn baby" and I remember telling her ass that if she hit him again, he was gonna be the STATES baby because I was gonna call the police and have them pull the tapes.
Eventually, she calmed down and I was able to talk to her and explain that he was a child and some things you have to write off as "kid shit" and not let it frustrate you, that we don't have to have our children FEAR us to have their respect... I doubt if she got it, but I felt good just knowing that she listened, even if she wasn't paying much attention.
It hurt me most because she was a black woman and about 10 minutes later, I was standing in line while this white lady had her little boy with her who was about the same age as the other child. He touched every single thing in the aisle asking his mother, "What's this for?", "It's a thermometer... you use it to tell the temperature of your food to make sure it's ready"... "What's this?"... "Hand sanitizer... you put it on your hands to make sure your hands are clean when you don't have soap"... immediately, I wished the black mother was there to witness what was happening... this lady was COMMUNICATING with her son, so that he would grow up to be a communicator!
When that little boy has a conversation with people, we "ooh and ahh" because we can't believe that he's so "smart"... and it's not so much that he's genius, but the fact that he's been talked TO and not AT! If we "hush" our children every time they ask a question... how will they learn?
If we make them afraid to ask questions... how will they feel comfortable at school raising their hands to ask a question when they don't' understand their lesson? To that ghetto bitch you all a friend (and I'm concerned about your desire to befriend her child abusing ass in the first place) I would simply report her ass to child welfare and let them do the work.
Either call anonymously and have them sent to her house and they'll investigate on their own - talking to neighbors, etc... or the next time you're out with her and she starts abusing that girl, excuse yourself, use your cell phone to call the police and give them her license plate number - they'll track her ass down, trust me. If you do it that way, you won't have to worry about her confronting you for telling Child Protective Services... she'll think that someone in the store reported her crazy ass.
If all else fails... give the bitch my address and tell her you know a 62 year old bitch name Pearl Ann that will windmill her gat damn spleen loose the next time she wants to hit somebody!
Good luck, baby - Keep me posted.
If you want advice from Miss Pearl, contact me at: misspearlswindow@yahoo.com
I have a problem that is not like the typical "my man did me wrong" emails you usually get on here. My problem is not really mine, but that of a girlfriend of mine. "Shayla" and I have been really good friends since we were little girls.
Shayla and I are both 23 years old and although we're friends, we have a different outlook on how to raise children. I know I may be out of line when I disagree with Shayla on how she raises her little girl, because I don't have any children, but the way Shayla treats her three year old daughter borders on abuse.
The smallest thing her little girl does, she acts like a raging lunatic and she doesn't care WHERE we are. We could be in line at the grocery store and if she tells her little girl not to touch, or ask for any candy, Shayla loses her mind. She grabs her daughter by the collar, gets in her face, calls her names, slaps her in the center of her back with all of her might. It's embarrassing and it hurts me because I seem to have an understanding that Shay doesn't really get, they put candy there SO that children can ask for it... and when kids ask for it, they are just being KIDS. Yes, they hear you say, "don't ask" but that's not going to stop them from wanting a pack of gum.
I have told Shayla many times that she should stop calling her daughter "bitch", and stop hitting her for every little thing that she does or I can't be around her anymore because it bothers me. She told me that that's "her baby" and if I don't like it, not to come around. I stopped coming around for a minute, but started hanging out with her again because other than this one thing - Shayla is a great friend. The beatings are starting to escalate to the point where every time Shayla says her daughters name, she jumps and has this terrified look in her eye if her mother even gets close to her. I suspect that Shayla has escalated to more than mental abuse, but I'm not sure how to proceed.
Please help me, Ayntee
Concerned Friend
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Dear Concerned,
You have every right to be alarmed behind the behavior of this ignorant bitch you call a friend. Nothing pisses me off more than to see some trick embarrassing their child in public like that shit is cute.
Ladies, we do NOT have to FRIGHTEN our children into submission... all it takes is a little patience and understanding! If your child is inquisitive and asks a lot of questions threatening them with an ass whoopin' for talking too much means that you don't need to be a parent. CHILDREN learn by sight, touch and familiarity... and if all your child see's is you hitting someone, if the only time you touch them is to grab their little asses by the arm and swat them on the ass, and the only thing they are familiar with is being called names... those are the people they become!
I was in the grocery store one time and I nearly go into a fight with a bitch because she was standing at line at the bakery waiting on a birthday cake... she had a, what appeared to be 2-3 year old in the cart and when the people handed her the cake, she put it in the cart and the little boy excitedly and innocently asked, "Mama, it's my birthday? That's my birthday cake?".. she said "Naw!" and continued talking to the baker when the child asked the question again... she grabbed this little boy by his collar and said as loudly as she could, "DIDN"T I TELL YOU THIS CAKE AINT FOR YOU? ITS FOR MY MAMA!!! ASK ME A FUCKIN GIN, HEAR!!"
Even at two, the little boy had common sense enough to be embarrassed! The other customers around me, looked on in horror as he buried his face in his jacket - but the damage was done! I was TOO upset to say anything at that time, but when she walked away, the conversations began, "My gosh! I can't believe she did that!" Later, as I continued shopping, I happened upon this bitch and the baby again... as they passed a rack of t-shirts, he put his hand out and touched one and it came off the rack as they passed. This bitch lost her gat damn MIND!
She went to beatin' that baby about the face, back, head - ANYWHERE she could find a spot and I lost my mind right with her ass... the next thing I knew me and that bitch were standing face to face and all I remember was her tellin me that that was "HER gat damn baby" and I remember telling her ass that if she hit him again, he was gonna be the STATES baby because I was gonna call the police and have them pull the tapes.
Eventually, she calmed down and I was able to talk to her and explain that he was a child and some things you have to write off as "kid shit" and not let it frustrate you, that we don't have to have our children FEAR us to have their respect... I doubt if she got it, but I felt good just knowing that she listened, even if she wasn't paying much attention.
It hurt me most because she was a black woman and about 10 minutes later, I was standing in line while this white lady had her little boy with her who was about the same age as the other child. He touched every single thing in the aisle asking his mother, "What's this for?", "It's a thermometer... you use it to tell the temperature of your food to make sure it's ready"... "What's this?"... "Hand sanitizer... you put it on your hands to make sure your hands are clean when you don't have soap"... immediately, I wished the black mother was there to witness what was happening... this lady was COMMUNICATING with her son, so that he would grow up to be a communicator!
When that little boy has a conversation with people, we "ooh and ahh" because we can't believe that he's so "smart"... and it's not so much that he's genius, but the fact that he's been talked TO and not AT! If we "hush" our children every time they ask a question... how will they learn?
If we make them afraid to ask questions... how will they feel comfortable at school raising their hands to ask a question when they don't' understand their lesson? To that ghetto bitch you all a friend (and I'm concerned about your desire to befriend her child abusing ass in the first place) I would simply report her ass to child welfare and let them do the work.
Either call anonymously and have them sent to her house and they'll investigate on their own - talking to neighbors, etc... or the next time you're out with her and she starts abusing that girl, excuse yourself, use your cell phone to call the police and give them her license plate number - they'll track her ass down, trust me. If you do it that way, you won't have to worry about her confronting you for telling Child Protective Services... she'll think that someone in the store reported her crazy ass.
If all else fails... give the bitch my address and tell her you know a 62 year old bitch name Pearl Ann that will windmill her gat damn spleen loose the next time she wants to hit somebody!
Good luck, baby - Keep me posted.
If you want advice from Miss Pearl, contact me at: misspearlswindow@yahoo.com
Usher's a dad!
ATLANTA -- Usher is a father.
The Grammy-winning R&B singer and his wife, Tameka Foster, welcomed a newborn, his publicist confirmed Tuesday, declining to say whether it was a boy or a girl. It's the 28-year-old's first child and Foster's fourth.
"Yes, I can confirm that Usher had a baby," Patti Webster told The Associated Press in an e-mailed message. It wasn't clear what day the baby was born. The couple wed in a large, glitzy ceremony in early September after exchanging vows a few weeks earlier in a civil cememony.
The singer and Foster, who is 37, had called off their July 28 wedding amid reports that Foster had checked into a hospital because of problems with her pregnancy. A private ceremony was held Aug. 3 in the office of Usher's lawyer.
The couple announced their engagement earlier in the year and later said Foster was expecting the child.
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File under: Whoopty gat damn doo!
Evil Knievel & Kanye West settle lawsuit
TAMPA, Fla. — Evel Knievel and Kanye West have worked it out. The 69-year-old iconic motorcycle daredevil said he and West met at his Clearwater condo recently. They settled a federal lawsuit over the use of Knievel's trademarked image in a popular West music video.
Knievel sued West and his record company last year. He took issue with a 2006 music video for the song "Touch the Sky," in which the rapper takes on the persona of "Evel Kanyevel" and tries to jump a rocket-powered motorcycle over a canyon.
Knievel failed in his attempt to jump the Snake River Canyon in Idaho in 1974. West's attorneys argued the video amounted to satire, covered under the First Amendment. "We settled the lawsuit amicably," Knievel said Tuesday. "I was very satisfied and so was he."
They agreed not to publicly discuss the terms of the settlement, he said. The two had agreed to mediation in July. Gabriel Tesoriero, a spokesman for West, confirmed the settlement of the lawsuit, in an e-mail Tuesday.
In the lawsuit, Knievel claimed the "vulgar and offensive" images depicted in the video damaged his reputation. And he accused the 29-year-old rapper of using the Knievel image to "promote his filth to the world." Meeting West changed his mind, Knievel said. "I thought he was a wonderful guy and quite a gentleman," he said.
Knievel also expressed concern for West, who is grieving the sudden death of his mother earlier this month. "I know he's had some tough times the past few weeks, and I hope things work out," Knievel said.
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Settlement SCHEMEDDLEMENT... I wanna know how much he got!
NYC Man chops up mother and 24 year old brother
NEW YORK — A 24-year-old man told investigators he shot and killed his mother and brother, then chopped up their bodies and dumped them into the Harlem River, police said.
Lamar Platt was ordered held without bail Tuesday on second-degree murder and weapons possession charges. His attorney did not immediately respond to a phone message.
Police came to the Bronx apartment Platt shared with his mother and 22-year-old brother on Sunday to investigate a report by Platt's grandmother that she had not heard from the family since Nov. 18, police said Monday.
When investigators arrived, they found a trail of blood in the apartment and Platt outside; police said he admitted killing his mother, 45-year-old Marlene Platt, and brother, Nashan Platt.
Police said Platt used a shopping cart to carry the body parts to the nearby Harlem River, making a half dozen trips Nov. 18 and 19.
The motive for the killings was unclear. Police used patrol boats, helicopters and scuba divers to search the river Monday, but did not find any remains. The search resumed Tuesday morning in the river, an 8-mile-long tidal strait that separates Manhattan from the Bronx.
Lamar Platt was ordered held without bail Tuesday on second-degree murder and weapons possession charges. His attorney did not immediately respond to a phone message.
Police came to the Bronx apartment Platt shared with his mother and 22-year-old brother on Sunday to investigate a report by Platt's grandmother that she had not heard from the family since Nov. 18, police said Monday.
When investigators arrived, they found a trail of blood in the apartment and Platt outside; police said he admitted killing his mother, 45-year-old Marlene Platt, and brother, Nashan Platt.
Police said Platt used a shopping cart to carry the body parts to the nearby Harlem River, making a half dozen trips Nov. 18 and 19.
The motive for the killings was unclear. Police used patrol boats, helicopters and scuba divers to search the river Monday, but did not find any remains. The search resumed Tuesday morning in the river, an 8-mile-long tidal strait that separates Manhattan from the Bronx.
Michael Vick trial set for April 2 (click for source story)
Michael Vick faces an April 2 trial date on state dogfighting charges in Surry County, Virginia. The date was set at a hearing in Sussex County Tuesday where his attorney, Lawrence Woodward, requested a jury trial.
Neither Vick nor his three co-defendants, who are all awaiting sentencing on federal felony charges related to dogfighting, were present at the hearing. The group is charged with running Bad Newz Kennels, a dogfighting operation based out of property Vick owned in Virginia.
Purnell Peace and Quanis Phillips had a trial date of March 5 set for the state charges. Tony Taylor's trial was set for May 7.
Vick reported to prison last week to begin his sentence on the federal charges. He will be sentenced in that case on Dec. 10. Phillips and Peace will receive their sentences on Friday.
Vick and his co-defendants face state charges of beating or killing or causing dogs to fight other dogs and engaging in or promoting dogfighting. Each felony count carries a sentence of up to five years in prison.
The hearing was held in Sussex County due to renovations at the Surry County courthouse.
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I suspect that by the time this trial comes around, it will be quick - and with Michael already in jail, he'll be sentenced to "time-served" and released on "good behavior".
Drag Queens Attack Memphis McDonald's Employees
Memphis Police continue to search for search three cross-dressing crooks who started a fight at the McDonalds on South Mendenhall Sunday night. It was definitely not business as usual at a local McDonald's Sunday night as a carful angry transvestites pulled up to Martez Brisco's drive-thru window.
"Men trying to look like women, drag queens, transvestites is what they were," Brisco said.
There was an argument at the window and that's when things started to get a little strange.
"They come to the window, tap, tap, tap. I'm still ignoring them. I guess that just pissed them off worser," Brisco said.
Three men, dressed as women, jumped out of the car, ran into the restaurant armed with a tire iron, and started swinging at employees, but not before they disrobed, kicking off their stiletto boots, hoop earrings, and jackets.
"They just decided they wanted to start a fight with the crew at McDonald's here. They began to get ready to fight taking clothing off to fight," said Lt. Trevor Tisby with Memphis Police Department.
"He swung and hit my manager, manager swung and hit back, so they step back, get to takin' off they shoes, boots and whatever else they had to do to get satisfied to fight," Brisco said.
Albert Bolton had bandaids covering scratches where one of the drag queens mauled him with his fingernails.
"I was fightin with 'em, trying to protect him, and he scratched me," Bolton said.
As the fight carried on, the manager grabbed a pot of hot french fry grease and launched it at the men. One of the men retaliated, smacking the manager in the head with a wet floor sign sending him away in an ambulance.
Before they drove off, the cross dressers smashed in the drive-thru window.
Police are working on a more detailed description of the trio.
Authorities said they are looking for a black car and three men dressed as women.
Nicole Richie: "Impending motherhood makes me want to mend fences with my biological family"
Reality star Nicole Richie says that becoming pregnant has inspired her to mend her relationship with her biological parents. "It wasn't an overnight decision, but actually, yes," she told Billy Bush in a two-part interview that begins airing on "Access Hollywood" Tuesday night.
"When I found out that I was pregnant, there was just something inside of me that felt a responsibility to mend any issues that I've had with my parents in the past, because listen, I have put them through a lot." "Of course, you just want to heal any wounds before I become a mother myself," she added.
The 8-months-pregnant celebrity told Bush that she does know her biological mother. But, there have been reports that she doesn't maintain contact with either one of her biological parents. Richie said that her adoptive father, Lionel Richie, is excited about the baby, but doesn't want to be called "grandpa."
"It's all he talks about, actually. Of course, a father's first reaction, he was quiet and didn't really know what to think and I just said, 'Okay, so that's the news, so call me tomorrow,' because I like to give him a day whenever I give him news," she said. "He called me the next day and he was so excited and now he just doesn't stop. He has all these names that he's ready for the baby to call him, in substitute of 'grandpa,' because he doesn't like 'grandpa.'"
"It's all he talks about, actually. Of course, a father's first reaction, he was quiet and didn't really know what to think and I just said, 'Okay, so that's the news, so call me tomorrow,' because I like to give him a day whenever I give him news," she said. "He called me the next day and he was so excited and now he just doesn't stop. He has all these names that he's ready for the baby to call him, in substitute of 'grandpa,' because he doesn't like 'grandpa.'"
So far Richie and her boyfriend, Good Charlotte's Joel Madden, don't know whether they are having a boy or a girl. She admits that she's curious, but Madden has been with her for every doctor's visit so she hasn't been able to ask on her own. "I'm nosy," she said.
The couple have been dating since December 2006, but have no immediate plans to get married. "Well, look how much has happened this year," she said. "I got to hold something for when I get older, I can't have everything happen all in one year."
Tuesday, November 27
Tuesday, November 27th - Dear Miss Pearl...
Dear Miss Pearl,
I have a big problem and I need your advice. For the past two years, I have been in a relationship with my boyfriend "Chris". Chris is a good guy who is very successful and level-headed, but he constantly neglects me. In the past 2 years we have gone on a total of 3 dates, and during those dates he spends at least 30 minutes on the phone with other people.
When I stay over his house, he only comes in the room with me to have sex, then he goes off to the computer room for hours and leaves me by myself until he wants to have sex again. He has never bought me anything for Christmas or my birthday. Even though he does all this stuff, he claims that he loves me and wants to marry me sometime soon, but I keep putting that off because I don't want to be in a marriage where I feel neglected.
Now, a few months ago I met a guy named "John" who was doing some business at my job. He asked me out on a date, and I originally said no, but after extreme frustration with my boyfriend I agreed to go out with him just once. John and I have never slept together or kissed, but we have been going out at least once a week for the past two months, and I am having the time of my life.
He is attentive, considerate, and most of all he doesn't act like it's a chore to spend time with me. He knows that I have a boyfriend so he has NEVER tried anything, but lately he's been saying that he wants us to be together and that he can't take being aroung me when I belong to someone else.
Now I'm torn. I love my boyfriend, and we have so much history together that can never be erased, but John seems to be everything that my boyfriend is not. I have come to the point where I need to either break things off with John or be with him completely becuse his feelings are involved now and I don't want to hurt him or my boyfriend. what should I do?
Sincerely, Torn
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Dear Torn, (I'ma need y'all to use some originality with these names from now one... how about some Natalies... Shalamanique's, Razanda's? There are waaaaay too many "Torn's" readin' Miss Pearl's Window - I ain't lyin'!
Did I digress? Only for a moment...but I'm back. I have a few questions for you, not that PEARL needs the answer, but maybe, as you read them aloud, you'll answer them for yourself... The first issue I have is that you say you've been with this guy for two years... yet you've only been on three dates in those two years...
1) If he's taken you out a total of three times in a two year time-span - Do you not have the very same man you got with in the beginning? If he wasn't taking you anywhere THEN... why is it a problem NOW?
You say that he's very successful and level-headed, and is constantly on the computer in another room:
2) Is he watching porn, surfing the net, chatting with other women, or doing what it takes to remain a successful man?
Is his lack of "attention" because he's a hard worker who spends a lot of time on a quest for success - and if so...
3) Is he not the same man who you got with in the beginning, or was he attentive toward you and then stopped all of a sudden and began focusing on the computer?
I'm getting the feeling that you are just as culpable for the issues you're having in this relationship as Chris is, because you've allowed this thing to go on for this long... how can you honestly have a problem with a man not being attentive, when you entered into a relationship without so much as going on a date and being courted? Where what you call, the "dates" the first three times you spent time together? What, in your mind makes a date? Did he take you out the first three times and every time after that, you just showed up to his house and gave him some ass?
4) Are you really in a relationship, or are you the convenient piece of ass who comes by, gives it up and then goes into the other room until you're "summoned" again?
I'm sorry, but I can't put the blame on Chris with this one.... I say it all the time and I'll say it again... people only do what you allow them to do; but it doesn't seem to me that Chris is at fault here, he is who is his and he's given you nothing but "Chris" from day one... apparently there was something about him that made you want to pursue this relationship, because you entered into one with him with the knowledge that he wasn't paying attention to you - YOUR bad!
Now, as far as this other guy goes... the decision to pursue him is yours... if you believe that he's giving you what you need, then by all means, have at it. For many married folk, relationships like yours and Chris' seem to work for them... if you're on a different page than Chris is on, then you need to walk away before you enter into your third year of loneliness... 2 years of misery is better than 2 years and a day!
Remember this, though: The grass is ALWAYS greener on the other side of the street, so with your relationship with Chris as it is right now... ANY man who will pay you some attention will feel like a Knight in shining armour... but that isn't always the case.
If you love Chris... you need to sit him down and lay out your reasons for feeling tempted to walk away from the relationship... and if Chris loves you, he'll be willing to work on it. I'll never understand why people don't have a problem going back into KFC to fight about the fact that they cheated them out of a piece of CHICKEN..... but won't go to their significant others to fight for PEACE in their RELATIONSHIPS.
If you want advice from Miss Pearl... send me an email to: misspearlswindow@yahoo.com
I have a big problem and I need your advice. For the past two years, I have been in a relationship with my boyfriend "Chris". Chris is a good guy who is very successful and level-headed, but he constantly neglects me. In the past 2 years we have gone on a total of 3 dates, and during those dates he spends at least 30 minutes on the phone with other people.
When I stay over his house, he only comes in the room with me to have sex, then he goes off to the computer room for hours and leaves me by myself until he wants to have sex again. He has never bought me anything for Christmas or my birthday. Even though he does all this stuff, he claims that he loves me and wants to marry me sometime soon, but I keep putting that off because I don't want to be in a marriage where I feel neglected.
Now, a few months ago I met a guy named "John" who was doing some business at my job. He asked me out on a date, and I originally said no, but after extreme frustration with my boyfriend I agreed to go out with him just once. John and I have never slept together or kissed, but we have been going out at least once a week for the past two months, and I am having the time of my life.
He is attentive, considerate, and most of all he doesn't act like it's a chore to spend time with me. He knows that I have a boyfriend so he has NEVER tried anything, but lately he's been saying that he wants us to be together and that he can't take being aroung me when I belong to someone else.
Now I'm torn. I love my boyfriend, and we have so much history together that can never be erased, but John seems to be everything that my boyfriend is not. I have come to the point where I need to either break things off with John or be with him completely becuse his feelings are involved now and I don't want to hurt him or my boyfriend. what should I do?
Sincerely, Torn
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Dear Torn, (I'ma need y'all to use some originality with these names from now one... how about some Natalies... Shalamanique's, Razanda's? There are waaaaay too many "Torn's" readin' Miss Pearl's Window - I ain't lyin'!
Did I digress? Only for a moment...but I'm back. I have a few questions for you, not that PEARL needs the answer, but maybe, as you read them aloud, you'll answer them for yourself... The first issue I have is that you say you've been with this guy for two years... yet you've only been on three dates in those two years...
1) If he's taken you out a total of three times in a two year time-span - Do you not have the very same man you got with in the beginning? If he wasn't taking you anywhere THEN... why is it a problem NOW?
You say that he's very successful and level-headed, and is constantly on the computer in another room:
2) Is he watching porn, surfing the net, chatting with other women, or doing what it takes to remain a successful man?
Is his lack of "attention" because he's a hard worker who spends a lot of time on a quest for success - and if so...
3) Is he not the same man who you got with in the beginning, or was he attentive toward you and then stopped all of a sudden and began focusing on the computer?
I'm getting the feeling that you are just as culpable for the issues you're having in this relationship as Chris is, because you've allowed this thing to go on for this long... how can you honestly have a problem with a man not being attentive, when you entered into a relationship without so much as going on a date and being courted? Where what you call, the "dates" the first three times you spent time together? What, in your mind makes a date? Did he take you out the first three times and every time after that, you just showed up to his house and gave him some ass?
4) Are you really in a relationship, or are you the convenient piece of ass who comes by, gives it up and then goes into the other room until you're "summoned" again?
I'm sorry, but I can't put the blame on Chris with this one.... I say it all the time and I'll say it again... people only do what you allow them to do; but it doesn't seem to me that Chris is at fault here, he is who is his and he's given you nothing but "Chris" from day one... apparently there was something about him that made you want to pursue this relationship, because you entered into one with him with the knowledge that he wasn't paying attention to you - YOUR bad!
Now, as far as this other guy goes... the decision to pursue him is yours... if you believe that he's giving you what you need, then by all means, have at it. For many married folk, relationships like yours and Chris' seem to work for them... if you're on a different page than Chris is on, then you need to walk away before you enter into your third year of loneliness... 2 years of misery is better than 2 years and a day!
Remember this, though: The grass is ALWAYS greener on the other side of the street, so with your relationship with Chris as it is right now... ANY man who will pay you some attention will feel like a Knight in shining armour... but that isn't always the case.
If you love Chris... you need to sit him down and lay out your reasons for feeling tempted to walk away from the relationship... and if Chris loves you, he'll be willing to work on it. I'll never understand why people don't have a problem going back into KFC to fight about the fact that they cheated them out of a piece of CHICKEN..... but won't go to their significant others to fight for PEACE in their RELATIONSHIPS.
If you want advice from Miss Pearl... send me an email to: misspearlswindow@yahoo.com
Amy Winehouse suffers fan backlash
Fans of Amy Winehouse are lashing out at her after a reportedly shambolic performance at a recent concert.
Followers of the Back To Black star branded her gig at London's Hammersmith Apollo chaotic after she walked out midway through her set.
Winehouse, who appeared on stage with smeared make-up and a cigarette hanging out of her mouth, disappeared several times throughout the performanceWinehouse, who appeared on stage with smeared make-up and a cigarette hanging out of her mouth, disappeared several times throughout the performance.
The bee-hived singer then stormed off-stage after the audience began to boo and heckle her halfway through her set.
Winehouse also enraged her supporters on the opening night of her UK tour in Birmingham, which saw some fans walk out of the show and demand a refund.
Last week, Amy learned her husband Blake Fielder-Civil would be spending Christmas in prison after being remanded in custody accused of perverting the course of justice and causing grievous bodily harm.
Meanwhile, it's been reported that the singer is considering checking herself into rehab in the New Year.
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Meanwhile, check out pre-crack, Amy:
And then here's the train wreck performing with Common singing "Love is a Losing Game":
Followers of the Back To Black star branded her gig at London's Hammersmith Apollo chaotic after she walked out midway through her set.
Winehouse, who appeared on stage with smeared make-up and a cigarette hanging out of her mouth, disappeared several times throughout the performanceWinehouse, who appeared on stage with smeared make-up and a cigarette hanging out of her mouth, disappeared several times throughout the performance.
The bee-hived singer then stormed off-stage after the audience began to boo and heckle her halfway through her set.
Winehouse also enraged her supporters on the opening night of her UK tour in Birmingham, which saw some fans walk out of the show and demand a refund.
Last week, Amy learned her husband Blake Fielder-Civil would be spending Christmas in prison after being remanded in custody accused of perverting the course of justice and causing grievous bodily harm.
Meanwhile, it's been reported that the singer is considering checking herself into rehab in the New Year.
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Meanwhile, check out pre-crack, Amy:
And then here's the train wreck performing with Common singing "Love is a Losing Game":
Patti LaBelle speaks out on race, career and Celine Dion
MONTE CARLO, Monaco - R&B legend Patti LaBelle says one of the biggest obstacles she's had to face in her career has been watching friend and fellow diva Celine Dion soar up the charts with a song she recorded first.
LaBelle tells the online magazine MonacoRevue.com that racism in the music industry is what kept her from reaching the same heights with the single "If You Asked Me To."
Dion's 1992 rendition soared to number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, while LaBelle's version three years earlier peaked at number 79.
LaBelle says Dion had the sales "because she's a white girl" and that people pay more respect to white artists who sing well than black women.
Nevertheless, she went on to refer to Dion as a friend, and said that she's satisfied with her lengthy career and is grateful for the blessings in her life.
Both LaBelle and Dion were honoured with career achievement awards at the World Music Awards in Monaco earlier this month.
"Why do I think Celine had the sales and I didn't? Because she's a white girl," LaBelle tells the Canadian-owned magazine based in Monaco.
"You want me to be honest? That's why."
"People pay more respect to white artists who sing well before they do black women," she continues in the question-and-answer piece, posted Nov. 23.
"I've been singing for 45 years and that's an obstacle that I'm still ... I'm getting over it because I'm fabulous. You know, so you can't beat me up. You can't make me feel less than I am because whenever I get the microphone I'm gonna show you who I am. But the industry is very racist."
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Dear Patti,
Girl please! We love you and you're a legend within the BLACK community, because as BLACK people, we respect YOU more than we respect Celine Dion! Racism? Possibly, but get over it. What's good for the goose, is good for the gander!
Celine Dion went to the top of the POP charts because when that WHITE woman sang that song, WHITE people listened because they loved Celine Dion and they liked what they heard! When YOU sang that song, BLACK people listened, because BLACK people loved you and we liked what we heard!
Is this what we are reduced to? I could say the VERY same thing about SO many songs, originally sung by white people, but turned into hits after they were sung by black people and actually a couple of diddy's come to mind, "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton, made famous by Whitney Houston is one... and then there's "This Woman's Work" posted on yesterday's "Who Did That?" originally sung by Kate Bush, made famous by Maxwell.
Patti, we love you, but get over it!
Dolly Parton, "I Will Always Love You":
Whitney - Live, "I Will Always Love You":
Kate Bush, "This Woman's Work":
Maxwell, "This Woman's Work":
LaBelle tells the online magazine MonacoRevue.com that racism in the music industry is what kept her from reaching the same heights with the single "If You Asked Me To."
Dion's 1992 rendition soared to number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, while LaBelle's version three years earlier peaked at number 79.
LaBelle says Dion had the sales "because she's a white girl" and that people pay more respect to white artists who sing well than black women.
Nevertheless, she went on to refer to Dion as a friend, and said that she's satisfied with her lengthy career and is grateful for the blessings in her life.
Both LaBelle and Dion were honoured with career achievement awards at the World Music Awards in Monaco earlier this month.
"Why do I think Celine had the sales and I didn't? Because she's a white girl," LaBelle tells the Canadian-owned magazine based in Monaco.
"You want me to be honest? That's why."
"People pay more respect to white artists who sing well before they do black women," she continues in the question-and-answer piece, posted Nov. 23.
"I've been singing for 45 years and that's an obstacle that I'm still ... I'm getting over it because I'm fabulous. You know, so you can't beat me up. You can't make me feel less than I am because whenever I get the microphone I'm gonna show you who I am. But the industry is very racist."
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Dear Patti,
Girl please! We love you and you're a legend within the BLACK community, because as BLACK people, we respect YOU more than we respect Celine Dion! Racism? Possibly, but get over it. What's good for the goose, is good for the gander!
Celine Dion went to the top of the POP charts because when that WHITE woman sang that song, WHITE people listened because they loved Celine Dion and they liked what they heard! When YOU sang that song, BLACK people listened, because BLACK people loved you and we liked what we heard!
Is this what we are reduced to? I could say the VERY same thing about SO many songs, originally sung by white people, but turned into hits after they were sung by black people and actually a couple of diddy's come to mind, "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton, made famous by Whitney Houston is one... and then there's "This Woman's Work" posted on yesterday's "Who Did That?" originally sung by Kate Bush, made famous by Maxwell.
Patti, we love you, but get over it!
Dolly Parton, "I Will Always Love You":
Whitney - Live, "I Will Always Love You":
Kate Bush, "This Woman's Work":
Maxwell, "This Woman's Work":
TMZ: Foxy Brown released from solitary early
TMZ.com - Did you ever think you'd hear the words "Foxy Brown" and "good behavior" in the same sentence?
Well, here goes: TMZ has learned that rapperista Foxy Brown has been let out of "punitive segregation" early -- for -- yes -- "good behavior" while in solitary. She was supposed to do 76 days in the unit, but only did 40 days. We're told that she was one of four female inmates given early release among the 20-plus in the unit, and our source stressed that she received neither celebrity nor holiday treatment.
Foxy (real name: Inga Marchand) got herself thrown into solitary for shoving another inmate and refusing to give a urine sample, but we're told that she was compliant and cooperative. Do you believe in miracles?
Redskins Taylor dies from leg wound
Foxsports.com - Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor has died, a day after he was shot at home, said family friend Richard Sharpstein. He said Taylor's father called him around 5:30 a.m. to tell him the news. "His father called and said he was with Christ and he cried and thanked me," said Sharpstein, Taylor's former lawyer. "It's a tremendously sad and unnecessary event. He was a wonderful, humble, talented young man, and had a huge life in front of him. Obviously God had other plans."
He said he did not know exactly when Taylor died. Doctors had been encouraged late Monday night when Taylor squeezed a nurse's hand. But Sharpstein said he was told Taylor never regained consciousness after being transported to the hospital and that he wasn't sure how he had squeezed the nurse's hand. "Maybe he was trying to say goodbye or something," Sharpstein said.
The 24-year-old Redskins safety was shot early Monday in the upper leg, damaging an artery and causing significant blood loss. Miami-Dade Police were investigating the attack, which came just eight days after an intruder was reported at Taylor's home. Officers were dispatched about 1:45 a.m. Monday after Taylor's girlfriend called 911. Taylor was airlifted to the hospital.
Sharpstein said Taylor's girlfriend told him the couple was awakened by loud noises, and Taylor grabbed a machete he keeps in the bedroom for protection. Someone then broke through the bedroom door and fired two shots, one missing and one hitting Taylor, Sharpstein said. Taylor's 1-year-old daughter, Jackie, was also in the house at the time, but neither she nor Taylor's girlfriend were injured.
"It could have been a possible burglary; it could have been a possible robbery," Miami-Dade Police Lt. Nancy Perez said. "It has not been confirmed as yet." Taylor was shot at the pale yellow house he bought two years ago in the Miami suburb of Palmetto Bay. It came about a week after someone pried open a front window, rifled through drawers and left a kitchen knife on a bed at Taylor's home, according to police.
"They're really sifting through that incident and today's incident," Miami-Dade Police Detective Mario Rachid said, "to see if there's any correlation." Taylor starred as a running back and defensive back at Gulliver Preparatory School in Miami. His father, Pedro Taylor, is the police chief of Florida City, Fla.
Teammates and coaches often have portrayed Taylor as misunderstood, and that much was true. A private man with a small inner circle, Taylor became distrustful of reporters and anyone else he didn't know well. He rarely granted interviews, sometimes declining with a smile and a handshake and sometimes with a snarl that said: "Get out of my way."
Michael Vick trial date to be set today
AJC.com - Suspended Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, who pleaded guilty to federal charges related to dogfighting and is already in prison, will have his trial date set Tuesday to answer state charges in Surry County, Va.
Vick and co-defendants Quanis Phillips, Tony Taylor and Purnell Peace are not required to attend the hearing, according to Surry County Sheriff Harold Brown and the Commonwealth's Attorney Gerald Poindexter. Vick and Phillips are already in federal prison.
The hearing will be held in Sussex County, Va., because the Surry County Courthouse is being renovated. After pleading guilty to federal charges, the four members of Bad Newz Kennels were indicted on state charges in September.
Vick faces state charges of beating or killing or causing dogs to fight other dogs and engaging in or promoting dogfighting. Each felon carries a sentence of up to five years in prison.
Salt & Pepa Tackle Jena 6... I'm bored with this!
NEW YORK - Salt-N-Pepa are still pushing it. Cheryl "Salt" James was determined to march for racial equality in Jena, La., last September, whether or not cameras from her VH1 reality series, "The Salt-N-Pepa Show," followed her.
"I just felt like as a mom, I wanted to be there," James told The Associated Press in a recent phone interview. "The Salt-N-Pepa Show" documents the reunion of James and her former partner, Sandy "Pepa" Denton. James left the groundbreaking female rap group in 2002.
James didn't think VH1, the cable network home of reality TV fare such as "I Love New York 2" and "America's Most Smartest Model," would be interested in capturing such an experience.
"I was surprised that they wanted to come and was very, very happy about it," she told the AP. "It's nice to entertain, but it's also nice to use your platform to bring awareness to different issues."
Upcoming episodes feature James and Denton working out their differences with life coach Iyanla Vanzant and performing at the House of Blues in Los Angeles. The series concludes Dec. 2. James -- who's "more open than ever" to recording a new album with Denton -- said VH1 has ordered a second season of their show.
Michael Jackson: Saved Again?
With so many past managers and financial angels burned or lied to, it’s a wonder that Michael Jackson still has anywhere to go or anyone left to turn to. So it comes with some surprise last week that Jackson was welcomed back to the estate of grocery magnate and burgeoning media mogul Ron Burkle.
In the spring of 2005, Burkle helped extricate Jackson from his Bank of America loans, encouraged him to leave his quasi-management arrangement with Charles Koppelman and took over running Jackson’s business for a few months. The whole thing ended badly — as it always does — with Burkle’s people unable to handle the Jackson lunacy. But Jackson came to see Burkle as a savior.
As I reported exclusively in this column a few months ago, Jackson admitted during a deposition this year that during his 2005 child molestation and conspiracy trial, he regularly called Burkle from the men’s room on a cell phone and begged him to buy Neverland or the Beatles catalog.
Burkle declined.
But now, Jackson may be looking for a Burkle bailout again. He’s one month into his three-month countdown to losing Neverland after defaulting on a $23 million loan.
Despite his publicist’s claims, Jackson is no closer to paying the loan back to Fortress Investments. If he doesn’t by Jan. 19, Fortress can claim foreclosure and put Neverland up for sale.
Burkle, who’s no fool, could easily just wait and buy it then. Why exactly he would loan Jackson the money to keep is unclear.
Burkle declined.
But now, Jackson may be looking for a Burkle bailout again. He’s one month into his three-month countdown to losing Neverland after defaulting on a $23 million loan.
Despite his publicist’s claims, Jackson is no closer to paying the loan back to Fortress Investments. If he doesn’t by Jan. 19, Fortress can claim foreclosure and put Neverland up for sale.
Burkle, who’s no fool, could easily just wait and buy it then. Why exactly he would loan Jackson the money to keep is unclear.
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Baby, Mikey Jackson couldn't come to my house to borrow a cup of shugga, I aint' lyin'. He don't pay NOBODY back!
How you gon' have 300 million dollars at one point and now you got bad credit? I thought white women paid their bills on time.
Prosecutors plan to introduce T.I.'s prior firearms violations
AJC.COM - Atlanta rapper T.I. illegally possessed firearms and a silencer on three occasions —all while a convicted felon— before his arrest on federal firearms charges here in October, prosecutors said in a motion filed Monday.
In the court filing, federal prosecutors said they plan to tell jurors this information during T.I.'s trial next year. On Oct. 13, hours before the BET Hip-Hop Awards ceremony in Atlanta, agents arrested T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris Jr., for trying to buy machine guns and silencers in a Midtown parking lot.
Dwight Thomas, one of Harris' lawyers, said the defense team had been told by prosecutors the motion would be filed. "We will respond," Thomas said, declining further comment.
Harris has pleaded not guilty to those charges. He was released pending trial on a $3 million bond, under strict conditions that include home confinement.
In Monday's court filing, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Atlanta said the first unlawful incident occurred in December 2001 in Atlanta. Harris, using the name Douglas Morgan, was arrested for carrying a concealed 9 mm pistol inside the GMC Yukon SUV he was driving, the filing said, noting the incident did not result in a conviction.
The second incident occurred in November 2002 in Henry County when Harris was arrested for possessing a 10 mm pistol and carrying a concealed weapon inside the SUV. This incident resulted in a criminal conviction, the filing said.
The third incident, the filing said, occurred in December 2004 in Fulton County when Harris' home was searched by authorities. Inside Harris' bedroom, officers found a firearm with an attached silencer, large amounts of ammunition and photos of Harris holding firearms.
The details of this search were discussed at Harris's bond hearing in October. Harris was not convicted of any charges related to this search.
Harris was first convicted of a felony in 1998 of drug distribution in Cobb County.
Federal prosecutors said they plan to introduce evidence of the prior incidents because they can establish proof of an element of the crime, such as intent to commit the crime.
Paul Kish, an Atlanta criminal defense lawyer, said evidence of similar acts should not be introduced by prosecutors simply to show that a defendant had a propensity to commit certain crimes.
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Dear T.I.,
Baybay..... it's a wrap.
Much Love,
Ayntee Pearl
PS: I absolutely adore that picture of you lookin' like a 12 year old queen
Monday, November 26
Monday, November 26th - Dear Miss Pearl...
Dear Miss Pearl,
I have a problem and I think that you can help me out. I'm 27 years old and I consider myself to be mildly successful considering the circumstances of my childhood. You see, I was raised by my maternal grandmother because my mother was an alcoholic and never had much time for me and my older sister.
To her defense, she was a young mother who married, had children, and divorced much too early. My relationship with my mother was never really a good one. She popped in and out of our lives whenever she felt the need to make an appearance, but it was never for long. When I was about 10, my mother cleaned her life up, had two more children and moved about 20 minutes away, but still never really took an active part in the lives of her other two children.
Things for my sister and I weren't the best because my grandmother was on a fixed income and mom didn't contribute much in the way of support - her favorite excuse was that "she has two kids to take care of". My grandmother always stressed the importance of education and while I excelled in school, my sister was never really a great student and our lives took two different paths. While I received scholarships and worked my way through college, my sister ended up doing to her children exactly what our mother did to us - leaving them for our grandmother to raise.
While I was in college, every now and then I'd call my mother and ask for help when my grandmother wasn't able to, and her response was always the same, "You got a built in money maker, you better use it." and then she'd hang up on me. Meanwhile, she took care of the two children she raised AND their kids as if her life depended on it.
I finally got my degree and got a great job that pays 53,000 a year - which is a LOT of money for a girl from the projects. I felt like I deserved a new car, so I bought one... I felt like I deserved a home to call my own, so I bought one and now my mother has started drinking again and loses all of her paycheck on the riverboat, gambling. My sister who was raised by my mother told me that she is tired of my mother not contributing anything to the household and is ready to put her out. I don't understand why she says that my mother doesn't contribute anything because I send my mother money every month - even when I can't afford it, but I do it because mom says that she gave birth to me and that I should respect her and help her when needed.
Thing is, my mother has recently started dropping hints that I shouldn't be living in that "big old house by myself." My other sister says that mom wants to come live with me and she wants to bring my sisters three children with her.
Miss Pearl, I am finally at a place where I have dreamed about being all of my life and I really don't want my mother and neices and nephews changing all of that for me. Am I being selfish?
- My mother's keeper
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Dear Keeper,
In Exodus 20:12, there is a commandment with a promise that says, ""Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee" - but I couldn't find a damn thing in there that says you have to be a fool about it.
See, people think that because the bible says you have to love your parents that that also means you have to put up with their bullshit, and that ain't what honoring your parents means. You can love and honor your mother from across the country, you don't have to do it from the same household!
Don't you for one minute feel obligated to take in a mother who didn't spend one minute taking care of you, and don't take on the responsibility of a sister who doesn't give a shit about her kids either! Your only responsibility to your mother is to love her, and treat her respectfully - you don't owe her shit else. People will only treat you how you allow them to treat you and as long as you let your ghetto assed mama use and abuse you, she's gonna do it. So tell her that if she is unhappy living with your sister, then she needs to back her grown as up from those slot machines and find an apartment on her own.
Your mother is not sick, she's not old, she can fend for herself... and based upon what she told you about your "built in money maker"... I say give her ass a box of condoms and tell her Pearl said, "Do work!" People like your mother irk the hell out of me, treating the "good" child like shit while praising and going above and beyond for the ones who wouldn't spit on their asses if they were on fire.
If you want to continue to help your mom financially, by all means, do so - but you do that shit within reason. Don't you go into debt or risk losing a GAT damn thing you have to support somebody elses gambling habit! You've worked hard for the things you have, and I think that YOU should enjoy them before you allow someone else to come in and reap the benefits of all that you've worked to achieve!
Think about it, if you become responsible for three children, an adult, a house, AND a car, you're not gonna have TIME to enjoy the fruits of your labor because you're gonna be spending all of your time working and trying to maintain all of that shit while your sister is enjoying her "child-free" life and your mother is on the boat hittin' the slot machines.
Your mother has never been a mother to you, and now that you're successful and doing it on your own, she wants to become a burden by trying to guilt you into taking care of her grown ass so that she can continue to take care of OTHER people?
The next time that hoe tells you what a DAUGHTER is supposed to be like, remind her ass that you don't have much EXPERIENCE being a daughter because, thanks to HER low-budget ass, all you have experience with is being a GRAND DAUGHTER, and see how she likes hearing that shit.
I'm proud of you baby, even if your mama ain't. Take two pieces of candy out of that bowl on your way out... make sure you eat the tootsie roll yourself and make SURE you don't eat that other piece of chocolate without the label, you give that one to your mama right before she takes her ass on the boat this weekend and then email me a picture of her shitty ass in them powder blue gauchos with shit runnin' down the back of em when she gets home.
If you want advice from Miss Pearl, email me at: misspearlswindow@yahoo.com
I have a problem and I think that you can help me out. I'm 27 years old and I consider myself to be mildly successful considering the circumstances of my childhood. You see, I was raised by my maternal grandmother because my mother was an alcoholic and never had much time for me and my older sister.
To her defense, she was a young mother who married, had children, and divorced much too early. My relationship with my mother was never really a good one. She popped in and out of our lives whenever she felt the need to make an appearance, but it was never for long. When I was about 10, my mother cleaned her life up, had two more children and moved about 20 minutes away, but still never really took an active part in the lives of her other two children.
Things for my sister and I weren't the best because my grandmother was on a fixed income and mom didn't contribute much in the way of support - her favorite excuse was that "she has two kids to take care of". My grandmother always stressed the importance of education and while I excelled in school, my sister was never really a great student and our lives took two different paths. While I received scholarships and worked my way through college, my sister ended up doing to her children exactly what our mother did to us - leaving them for our grandmother to raise.
While I was in college, every now and then I'd call my mother and ask for help when my grandmother wasn't able to, and her response was always the same, "You got a built in money maker, you better use it." and then she'd hang up on me. Meanwhile, she took care of the two children she raised AND their kids as if her life depended on it.
I finally got my degree and got a great job that pays 53,000 a year - which is a LOT of money for a girl from the projects. I felt like I deserved a new car, so I bought one... I felt like I deserved a home to call my own, so I bought one and now my mother has started drinking again and loses all of her paycheck on the riverboat, gambling. My sister who was raised by my mother told me that she is tired of my mother not contributing anything to the household and is ready to put her out. I don't understand why she says that my mother doesn't contribute anything because I send my mother money every month - even when I can't afford it, but I do it because mom says that she gave birth to me and that I should respect her and help her when needed.
Thing is, my mother has recently started dropping hints that I shouldn't be living in that "big old house by myself." My other sister says that mom wants to come live with me and she wants to bring my sisters three children with her.
Miss Pearl, I am finally at a place where I have dreamed about being all of my life and I really don't want my mother and neices and nephews changing all of that for me. Am I being selfish?
- My mother's keeper
__________________________________________
Dear Keeper,
In Exodus 20:12, there is a commandment with a promise that says, ""Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee" - but I couldn't find a damn thing in there that says you have to be a fool about it.
See, people think that because the bible says you have to love your parents that that also means you have to put up with their bullshit, and that ain't what honoring your parents means. You can love and honor your mother from across the country, you don't have to do it from the same household!
Don't you for one minute feel obligated to take in a mother who didn't spend one minute taking care of you, and don't take on the responsibility of a sister who doesn't give a shit about her kids either! Your only responsibility to your mother is to love her, and treat her respectfully - you don't owe her shit else. People will only treat you how you allow them to treat you and as long as you let your ghetto assed mama use and abuse you, she's gonna do it. So tell her that if she is unhappy living with your sister, then she needs to back her grown as up from those slot machines and find an apartment on her own.
Your mother is not sick, she's not old, she can fend for herself... and based upon what she told you about your "built in money maker"... I say give her ass a box of condoms and tell her Pearl said, "Do work!" People like your mother irk the hell out of me, treating the "good" child like shit while praising and going above and beyond for the ones who wouldn't spit on their asses if they were on fire.
If you want to continue to help your mom financially, by all means, do so - but you do that shit within reason. Don't you go into debt or risk losing a GAT damn thing you have to support somebody elses gambling habit! You've worked hard for the things you have, and I think that YOU should enjoy them before you allow someone else to come in and reap the benefits of all that you've worked to achieve!
Think about it, if you become responsible for three children, an adult, a house, AND a car, you're not gonna have TIME to enjoy the fruits of your labor because you're gonna be spending all of your time working and trying to maintain all of that shit while your sister is enjoying her "child-free" life and your mother is on the boat hittin' the slot machines.
Your mother has never been a mother to you, and now that you're successful and doing it on your own, she wants to become a burden by trying to guilt you into taking care of her grown ass so that she can continue to take care of OTHER people?
The next time that hoe tells you what a DAUGHTER is supposed to be like, remind her ass that you don't have much EXPERIENCE being a daughter because, thanks to HER low-budget ass, all you have experience with is being a GRAND DAUGHTER, and see how she likes hearing that shit.
I'm proud of you baby, even if your mama ain't. Take two pieces of candy out of that bowl on your way out... make sure you eat the tootsie roll yourself and make SURE you don't eat that other piece of chocolate without the label, you give that one to your mama right before she takes her ass on the boat this weekend and then email me a picture of her shitty ass in them powder blue gauchos with shit runnin' down the back of em when she gets home.
If you want advice from Miss Pearl, email me at: misspearlswindow@yahoo.com
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