The census form for 2010 features a word more often heard in 1966: Negro.
For many New York blacks, the word conjures visions of Jim Crow and segregation - even if the Census Bureau says it's included to ensure an accurate count of the nation's minority residents.
"It's a bad vibe word," said Kevin Bishop, 45, a Brooklyn salesman. "It doesn't agree with me, doesn't agree with my heart."
While on vacation in Mexico on Tuesday, Rihanna and her L.A. Dodger Matt Kemp followed Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson's example and drew more attention to themselves by wearing flashy getups on their heads. Kemp showed his kinkier more playful side by adding a lucha libre mascara aka Mexican wrestling mask to his ensemble.
The couple that wears touristy sombreros together, stays… Continue
Floyd Mayweather was ready to rumble with a famous nemesis in Vegas this weekend -- but just before a fight broke out, Diddy saved the day.
It all went down at the grand opening of Vanity nightclub in the Hard Rock Hotel -- which was hosted by Diddy. We're told Floyd Mayweather rolled over to the party to see Diddy, when he literally ran into rapper Rick… Continue
Mariah Carey was busted for BUI in Palm Springs last night -- babbling under the influence -- as she made a drunken mess out of herself while trying to give an acceptance speech at an awards show.
At last night's Palm Springs Film Festival, Mimi took home the prize for Best Supporting Actress for her role in "Precious" -- but when she attempted to talk, it was pretty clear Mariah was the one who needed the… Continue
Atlanta rapper Alfamega has confirmed that his son and daughter were involved in a violent altercation inside of T.I.'s Club Crucial in Atlanta.
Alfamega told AllHipHop.com that his daughter was involved in some sort of altercation inside of the club which, resulted in her being stabbed multiple times.
Alfamega’s son was also beaten and suffered from a broken jaw, when he tried to intervene on behalf of his sister.
We've stuck behind Kim from the moment that Biggie died to the minute that she walked into federal prison. We've stuck with her & we bought the records, even when she wasnt bringing it lyrically! Kim shits on the people that supports her genuinely, after she was dropped from Atlantic Records(due to a monetary dispute) the fans kept an official website running for free in order to promote her upcoming projects(book, clothing & album). Kim who… Continue
Jets owner Woody Johnson's troubled daughter Casey, who was battling drugs and alcohol, was found dead Monday in her California home.
The body of the 30-year-old socialite, whose worried parents had cut off her trust fund in an act of tough love, was discovered by her maid.
"She's dead!" the woman screamed as she ran from Johnson's West Hollywood pad just before noon, neighbors told E! Online. Cops said they don't suspect foul… Continue
Val Kilmer was a little too snap-happy on his birthday last Thursday: The actor e-mailed friends an eye-catching photo of himself and 50 Cent with a firearm.
The e-mail - with the subject line "I'm 50 today with 50!" - was taken in Grand Rapids, Mich., where the two are filming a flick called - wait for it - "Gun."
But that isn't necessarily an excuse for the questionable shot - especially since Fitty was arrested for gun possession… Continue
BOGOTA, Colombia - Colombian guerrillas have entered into "an unholy alliance" with Islamic extremists who are helping the Marxist rebels smuggle cocaine through Africa on its way to European consumers, a U.S. official told Reuters.
Interdiction efforts have made it more difficult to send cocaine straight from Colombia and other Andean producer nations to the United States and Europe.
Amanda Simpson, who used to be test pilot Mitchell Simpson, will make a bit of history Tuesday as she starts work as a senior technical advisor at the Commerce Department.
"As one of the first transgender presidential appointees to the federal government, I hope that I will soon be one of hundreds," Simpson said in a statement.
Simpson, 49, underwent a sex change about a decade ago while working in Tuscon for Raytheon Missile Systems,… Continue
Troubled ex-NBA star Jayson Williams will likely be charged with drunk driving after crashing his luxury SUV in Manhattan early Tuesday, police sources said.
Williams, who will soon face a retrial in the fatal shooting of his limo driver, refused to take a Breathalyzer test after his Mercedes jumped a curb and hit a tree near Stuyvesant Town at 3:15 a.m., the sources said.
Williams - a city high school hoops legend - suffered cuts to… Continue
Chris Henry's fiancee claims the Cincinnati Bengals star "jumped" from the truck she was driving on that day he was fatally injured -- but he wasn't trying to kill himself.
Loleini Tonga finally opened up to ESPN's "Outside the Lines," saying "I think he thought maybe he was gonna land ... he was gonna land right?" She added, "He wouldn't want to be gone away from his kids."
When asked why she didn't just stop the car, Tonga explained, "I was gonna stop, but… Continue
R&B singer Keyshia Cole got ENGAGED to he NBA baller boyfriend Daniel “Boobie” Gibson of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Here's what we have CONFIRMED!!! According to our very credible source, Keyshia was staying a Daniel's family home in Houston for New Years. And shortly after the clock struck 12:00 for the new year, Daniel got down on one knee, and gave Keyshia a 10 carat FLAWLESS diamond engagement ring (retail value is about 800… Continue
J-Boog from B2K -- aka Jarell Damonte Houston -- was arrested for domestic violence at his L.A. home yesterday -- TMZ has learned.
Law enforcement sources tell us Boog was arrested late afternoon for "corporal punishment on a spouse" as well as for outstanding warrants relating to an allegedly bad driving record.
Neighbors tell TMZ they heard screaming in the house earlier in the day -- and when cops finally showed up, they rolled deep… Continue