Jim Jones Says He Hopes For A Dipset Reunion This Year
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Although he is currently the leader of the Byrd Gang, Jim Jones recently suggested that a Dipset reunion may come this year. Although he did not give many details, Jim Jones told DJ Whoo Kid his relationship with Juelz Santana and Cam’ron is still in tact. “Yeah definitely, that’s little bro right there,” Jones said referring to Juelz Santana. “It’s still Dipset for life above what anybody thinks. Shout-outs to Cam also but everybody got their own thing that they’re doing. We moving in one accord though, you’d be surprise at what’s gonna happen this year. We might knock the socks off the industry. Dipset, b*tch. That’s all I got to say.”
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Retweet this postMillion Dollar Baby– After the Super Bowl
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The Super Bowl may have ended Sunday night with the score, Saints, 31, and Colts, 17, but we’re sure there was far more “scoring” off the field considering the vast amount of groupies, er, athlete lovers in Miami this past weekend. Their goal? To trap an athlete. The ultimate play? Playing the pregnancy card.
Don’t be shocked, many women come to sporting events like the Super Bowl, All Star Weekend, Pro Bowl, and the World Series with no interest in game, but all their attention on the players. These events become a playground for fertile groupies, from the rookies to the more seasoned gold diggers. With all the parties, alcohol, and celebrations, many professional athletes fall victim to these professional seductresses who don’t mind being a baby mama–a NFL, NBA, MLB, NCAA baby mama, that is.
By no means is there anything exclusive to women who make it their full-time job to actively chase professional athletes for bragging rights, money, or 15 minutes of fame. But the stakes are raised considerably when their only motive is to conceive million-dollar babies: Children used as leverage to get both time and large sums of money in child support. Recognizing that 4 out of 10 women in the U.S. have babies out of wedlock, sadly today it is now common. Because of this, many of these groupies are not as stigmatized as they may have once been for their gold-digging ways. Evident in 50 Cent’s most recent single where he raps, “Have a baby by me baby, be a millionaire,” 50 Cent cosigns this behavior and creates a quasi anthem for women who pursue having illegitimate children by men with deep pockets. Some of these athletes are more accessible than music and Hollywood celebrities, and they find themselves caught up in messy, chaotic regrets and highly publicized baby-mama drama.
Ask Braylon Edwards, 26, N.Y. Jets wide receiver, who apparently went too deep with former America’s Next Top Model contestant Nik Pace, resulting in the birth of their son, Braylon Jr., last August. Not only did their hookup result in an unplanned pregnancy, but consequently, Pace and Edwards are battling over an unspecified amount of child support. Cha Ching! Based soley on public opinion, it appears that Pace may have locked Edwards down with the age-old baby trap. But not Dwight Howard, 24, who was one step ahead of the game. He tackled her first, just in case his baby mama, Royce Reed, even tried to empty his pockets. Howard, center for Orlando Magic, sued Reed for $9.2 million for posting pictures of their son on Twitter and allegedly defaming Howard’s name. Then there are athletes like Lance Briggs, Chicago Bear linebacker, Oakland Raider Darren McFadden, and even superstar Michael Jordan who experienced high-profile paternity cases. According to Sports Illustrated, “Ninety percent of athlete-related paternity cases are settled quietly before they become a matter of public record.”
Although these “groupie relationships” are not noble, athletes with Shawn Kemp stats–seven children with six baby mommas–get no sympathy. These athletes are properly warned about the pitfalls and temptation they are sure to face, shamefully getting caught up because of lack of discipline. Men will be men, but as women, can we be more accountable and responsible for our choices? Time to lose the attitude that men are getting what they deserve or that they should of known better. Let’s be responsible for what we can control. Targeting athletes solely to birth a 18-year paycheck lacks dignity and definitely shouldn’t be glorified in our music. It will remain debatable who is the more irresponsible party and more at fault when it comes to groupie love, but ladies, let’s not involve the kids. Let’s train our younger women correctly, you want a million-dollar baby? Be a real mother.
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Retweet this postBlack History: Emmett W. Chappelle –Scientist– Born 1925 and still here..
Emmett W. Chappelle (1925-) is a scientist and researcher who made valuable contributions in several fields: medicine, philanthropy, food science, and astrochemistry.

Military Service/College Education
Chappelle was drafted into the army and assigned to a special unit that focused on creating new weapons for the military. He was eventually transferred to Nigeria, where he served in an all-black infantry division. He was wounded in action twice.
Chappelle later attended Phoenix College and studied electrical engineering. The GI Bill enabled him to attend the University of California at Berkeley, where he graduated in 1950 with a degree in biology. Four years later, he earned a master’s degree at the University of Washington, Seattle. He also studied and worked as a research associate at Stanford University in California.
Career and Important Discoveries
From 1950 to 1953 he served as an instructor of biochemistry at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. From 1955 to 1959, he was a research associate at Stanford University.
In 1958 Chappelle joined the Research Institute in Baltimore, a division of the Martin Marietta Corporation which was famous for designing airplanes and spacecraft. There, Chappelle discovered that even one-celled plants such as algae, which are lightweight and can be transported easily, can convert carbon dioxide to oxygen. This discovery helped to create a safe food supply for astronauts.
Chappelle went to work at Hazelton Laboratories in 1963 as a biochemist. In 1966, he joined the National Aeronautics and Space Administration at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, as a research chemist, and later became a remote sensing scientist, studying natural systems to improve environmental management. Chappelle retired from NASA in 2001.
Some of Chappelle’s most interesting work was in the area of luminescence, which is light without heat. While designing instruments for the Mars Viking spacecraft, he became interested in bioluminescence, which is warm light produced by living organisms. Chappelle used two chemicals from fireflies which give off light when mixed with ATP (adenosine triphosphate), an energy storage compound found in all living cells. This could provide a method of detecting life on Mars.
Chappelle proved that the number of bacteria in semen can be measured by the amount of light given off by that bacteria. He also showed how satellites can monitor luminescence levels to monitor crops (growth rates, water conditions and harvest timing).
Achievements and Awards
Received 14 U.S. patents.
Honored as one of the 100 most distinguished African American scientists and philanthropists of the 20th Century.
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Retweet this postWhat Duh???…Diddy & Trina???…Tell Me It’s Not So!…He Sure Is Touching The Merchandise
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Wow…I Didn’t Know That Diddy Was Into Thick Chicks Again…He’s Been Linked To Slim Model Looking Females For A Minute…Maybe He’s Steppin His A** Game Up For 2010…Or Maybe He’s Just Giving Back To The Hood…lol…Trina Looks Like She’s Definitely Ready To Show That Bad Boy A Good Time…Look At Her Enjoying The Moment…And Where The Hell Is Cassie?…Didn’t She Go To Miami For The Super Bowl Too?…Ah Dammit Man…Maybe He’ll Take Her To The All Star Game Next Week…That’s If Trina Doesn’t Have Him Saying…“Cassie Who?”…
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Retweet this postThe New Orleans Saints wins the Super Bowl XLIV– Final Score 31–17
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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Saints win 31–17 against the Indianapolis Colts at Super Bowl XLIV at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on February 7, 2010.

Indianapolis Colts linebacker Clint Session (55) and defensive end Dwight Freeney (93) defend against the New Orleans Saints during Super Bowl XLIV at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on February 7, 2010.

New Orleans Saints defensive end Bobby McCray (93) celebrates after the Saints win 31–17 against the Indianapolis Colts at Super Bowl XLIV at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on February 7, 2010.

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Retweet this postOne Year Later For Chris Brown and Rihanna
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It’s been 12 months since that fateful night in LA last February when Chris Brown assaulted then girlfriend, Rihanna. A year later and the two are getting on with their lives, reports People. ‘Rihanna has her stuff together,” a source said. Despite denying her relationship with baseball player Matt Kemp, whose alleged troubled past is a hot topic on the blogosphere, the source says “Rihanna knows what she wants…He makes her happy.”
Meanwhile a close friend of Chris Brown–who performed on last night’s SOS Help For Haiti telethon–says the 20-year-old singer has “matured a lot in the last year and people will see that when he re-emerges.”
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Retweet this postSteve Harvey Morning Show’s Daily Strawberry Letter
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Every day we feature the beloved “Strawberry Letter” franchise that is so popular on “The Steve Harvey Morning Show” heard nationwide. Send in your letters and Shirley Strawberry will dish out the necessary advice.
Today’s topic: Definitely Not Casper
Dear Steve,
I am a man and I have lived a good life but right now I am scared. I recently moved into a house directly across the street from a huge cemetery. I have zero neighbors, it’s a rural area on a main road that is being developed commercially. Living in Kansas this time of year requires you to heat your house. I keep my thermostat on 75 degrees and almost every night I awaken around 3AM to voices in my kitchen. I would usually start praying because it was already in my mind that I may get visitors from across the street. I finally got the confidence to go investigate. I switched on my lights and spoke in a loud tone: “Leave my house, you dead bastards.” The voices halted and laughter erupted. Half scared and angry I went towards my kitchen, spotted 3 men playing cards at my kitchen table. I flung my hammer towards them and ran in the opposite direction. My heart was beating against my rib cage, saying let me out of here. I summoned the confidence to check my kitchen about 5 minutes later, and they were gone, it was very cold in there and I took my cards and went back to bed. Don’t think I even winked once, surely did not get any more sleep. What should I do tonight Steve, any suggestions? Living single at 50, I eat mushrooms daily could this be a part of my trouble?
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Retweet this postThe making of MJB “I Am” remix by Legend aka Marley Marl…Enjoy!!!
Video: Mary J. Blige “I Am” remix by Marley Marl
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