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We’ve lost another civil rights champion: Dorothty Height died early this morning from natural causes at Howard University Hospital. The former president of the National Council of Negro Women was 98. Pop the hood. Continue »

Hip-Hop fans, we’re sad to report that we’ve lost another legend as Gangstarr’s Keith “Guru” Elam lost his fight with cancer on Monday.
The veteran MC was 43-years old. Continue

Controversial former LAPD Police Chief, Daryl Gates is dead from bladder cancer. He was best known for his mishandling of the Rodney King incident, where cops who were videotaped beating the motorist were acquitted, prompting the 1992 Los Angeles riots. Pop the hood. Continue »

Sad day for the tokers, Jack Herer, who was a leader in weeder movement has died. The 70-year-old, who dedicated his life to the right to light up, had a long illness after a heart attack last year.  Though he ended up in a health-care facility that didn’t allow the use of medical marijuana, his lifestyle did not go up in smoke:  Supporters took up a collection to move him to a rented joint where he could puff in peace. Pop the hood for details. Continue »

Civil rights leader, Dr. Benjamin Hooks, who grew up in the segregated south and went on to lead the NAACP from 1977 to 1992, has died. The lawyer and ordained Baptist minister boosted membership in the NAACP, worked with Major League Baseball to widen executive and coaching opportunities for blacks and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2007. Pop the hood Continue »

Poor Thangs! Los Angeles Angels pitchers Jared Weaver and Matt Palmer were simply crossing a Manhattan street when they witnessed the suicide of a 39-year-old man leaping to his death from the 42nd floor of Le Parker Meridien. Disturbing details on the flipside Continue

“Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business” premiered last night on Vh1 and while the sibling pair seems to be intent on sharing the “real” inner workings of the Norwood family, don’t expect to see Brandy make any references to her role in the 2006 fatal car accident that claimed the life of a wife and mother. Pop the hood to hear Brandy’s side of the story. Continue »

Dixie Carter, who appeared on “Diff’rent Strokes” and is best known for her role as Julia Sugarbaker on “Designing Women,” the show where Mesach Taylor ran with a bunch of southern belles, died from cancer at 70. Pop the hood for more. Continue »

As the death toll climbs to 29, President Obama wants answers about the West Virginia mining disaster in a report next week. There will also be congressional hearings. Sadly, there is no hope of finding survivors. “We did not receive the miracle that we prayed for,” Gov. Joe Manchin told reporters. More on the tragic tale under the hood. Continue »

SMH… It’s a sad day when cheating husbands murdering their wives isn’t even shocking news anymore. BOSSIP recently learned that Bruce Beresford-Redman, one of the producers of hit reality series “Survivor,” who is a person of interest in his wife’s Cancun murder was also a cheater. Continue »

In a recent video interview, actor Michael Clark Duncan describes how it could have been a different scenario for the Notorious B.I.G. had he been working security that night for the Hip-Hop great as originally planned. Pop the hood to watch. Continue

A year ago today, 11-year-old Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover hung himself after being subjected to months of merciless bullying at school and he’s not the only one — in this last year we’ve seen an increase in young lives have been lost to suicide. But there is a battle being waged to prevent this from happening to others. Details under the hood. Continue »

Nothing shows the Baby Jesus love like a fatal Easter shooting. Evelyn Burgess, 42, shot and killed her 19-year-old cousin, Danielle Pickens, because she did not like the Daizey Dukes the young woman was sporting. Pop the hood for the family drama. Continue »

Another disaster has struck, this time in West Virginia:

A devastating explosion killed 25 West Virginia coal miners Monday, the worst such disaster in more than 20 years, officials said. Continue »

A couple in South Korea spent 10 hours at a time raising a virtual child in a role-playing game while their real-life three-month-old daughter was just given a bottle of milk a day until she starved to death. Pop the top for the sickening details. Continue »