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Y’all ever heard of ‘The Negro Motorists Green Book?’ ‘The Green Book’ for short, was the black person’s travel guide back in the day and it included all the unwritten rules of the road. Created as a daily tool to cope with racism, blacks described it as “a guidebook that told you not where the best places were to eat…but where there was any place.” Continue »

Oprah and her boo Gayle her man Stedman Graham have been in each others lives but out of the spotlight for a long time.

The Big O, her longtime companion and her best friend, Gayle King, were taking a private yacht tour of the Greek islands with friends when Graham learned that his mother, Mary Graham, had died at her home in Whitesboro, N.J., on Aug. 10. The trio abruptly ended the ménage and headed back to the states to support Graham’s family.

A spokesman for Winfrey confirms that she attended Graham’s funeral, which was held in Whitesboro on Saturday.

Condolences to Stedman Graham for the loss of his mom. We are with him in spirit… and so is Gayle. (Sigh) Ain’t three a crowd? Dang! He gotta be tired of seeing that broad all the time.

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Former U.S. secretary of state Condoleezza Rice and Aretha Franklin performed Tuesday evening at Philadelphia’s Mann Music Center to raise money for urban children and awareness for music and the arts. Continue »

El DeBarge is definitely back, the popular ’80′s singer was spotted leaving Phillippe Chow in Los Angeles… If you look closely his date was trying to hide from the paps. SMH. Pop the hood for more shots of him and some of Will Smith at the German premiere of The Karate Kid Continue »

Jazze Pha and R&B vet Tony Terry both showed up for last night’s ATL LIVE ON THE PARK monthly music showcase produced by Shanti Das & Marlon Nichols. Pop the hood for more shots of Akon, Jermaine Dupri, Steve Rifkind, Jazze Pha, Q. Parker (112) more, but don’t forget to tell us Which One Would You Hit! Continue »

Last time we saw Maia Campbell, she was high, eating Hot Flaming Lays chips and getting pimped out. Since then, Maia’s has been re-connected with her family and checked in rehab.

Pop the Hood to See What Maia is Looking Like Now Continue »

It may not look like it, but that is the original Coco from SWV pictured up top. The old school group is helping to set off  the new spot “The Point” in the ATL, with some real R&B.

Pop the top to confirm and see what the other ladies look like now Continue »

Today we decided to do a “Oldie but Goodie.” We went to Twitter and asked everyone following Bossip what do they recommend. Janet Jackson’s video won. This is a good one because the old J.Lo is in it, before Ben, Diddy, Marc Anthony and the twins…

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