Chile, Sat Down
[Think2wice]
Angie Stone is Still Pissed at D’Angelo
I’m not sure what home boy did, but he has Ms Angie Stone pissed OFF! Just to refresh your memory, Angie spoke with Essence Magazine a couple of months ago about her past relationship with D’Angelo, and the state of their “relationship” to this day. At the time of that particular interview, she seemed pretty cool and had gotten over it. But in a recent interview with HHNLIVE.COM, it appears as though some things have changed. Same situation, different story. Peep the quote below:
Ain’t nothin’ happen with us. I never really say nothin’ negative about him, but he’s on my shit list right now … Of course [I spoke with him after the accident]. I have a son with him, so I had to speak to him. I’m very upset with him these days. I usually uphold him and try to keep him in the best light possible. I’m really not feeling him right now and he really needs to get his shit together.
Damn, homie! Somebody’s pissed… LOL.
Methinks she is just trying to remind everyone that she bagged D'Angelo at one point in time. That vauge ass comment damn near makes no sense. Album in stores, y'all!
Dog, That's Messed Up
[Associated Press]Television bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman apologized Wednesday for repeatedly using a racial slur in a profanity-laced tirade during a private phone conversation with his son that was recorded and posted online.
Chapman, star of A&E's hit reality series "Dog the Bounty Hunter," responded after The National Enquirer posted a clip of the conversation in which Chapman uses the N-word in reference to his son's girlfriend.
In the conversation, Chapman urges his son to break up with his girlfriend. He also expresses concern about the girlfriend going public about the TV star's use of the N-word.
In the clip, Chapman also stated he doesn't care that his son's girlfriend is black.
In a statement, the 54-year-old Chapman said he has "utmost respect and aloha for black people who have suffered so much due to racial discrimination and acts of hatred.
"I did not mean to add yet another slap in the face to an entire race of people who have brought so many gifts to this world [Dang, he's digging deep.]," he said. "I am ashamed of myself and I pledge to do whatever I can to repair this damage I have caused."
Pending the outcome of an investigation, A&E, the network which airs "Dog: The Bounty Hunter", has suspended the tapings of the show.
Well, Alright
[Brown Sista]
Actress Tasha Smith, who totally stole the show in Tyler Perry’s Why Did I get Married, has been tapped by famed casting director, Robi Reed, to bring Donna Summer’s life story to the big screen. Tasha and Robi let the cat outta the bag while appearing at the 2007 American Black Film Festival a few days ago. “It’s a movie we’ve been working on and we’re excited,” Tasha revealed. “We’re still in the development stages of it but I will be playing Donna Summer, it’s just telling her life story.” Summer, the legendary Academy Award winning singer known as “The Queen of Disco,” catapulted to the top of the 1970s pop music stratosphere with hit songs such as ‘Last Dance,’ ‘I Feel Love,’ ‘McArthur Park, and ‘ ‘Love to Love You Baby.’
Mmmhmmm
[Eurweb]
'KNUCK IF YOU BUCK' LEADS TO FIGHTS AT HARVARD
*Harvard University got a taste of thug life last weekend as revelers at a campus party started scrapping after the DJ threw on Crime Mob's party hit "Knuck If You Buck."
Two people were arrested in the melee that took place Saturday night (Oct. 27) during a Harvard Society of Black Scientists and Engineers (HSBSE) step-show afterparty in the Lowell House dining hall on campus, reports the Harvard Crimson.
The knucking and bucking got out of control and led to more brawls that took place in the Lowell courtyard. More than 20 patrol cars – Including six state police cruisers as well as Harvard University Police Department vehicles – arrived on the scene to evacuate the crowd, according to HSBSE president Devin D. Smith.
10 points if you can guess what the "rest" of the people at Harvard had to say about this the next day on campus.
A Rich Kid Actually Working
See Vanessa Simmons model spread for this month's Bride Noir Magazine at Urban Scanz.
Hope She Got Treated, Not Tricked
Kelly Rowland trick or treating in London while in town for the 2007 Europe VMAs.
Nobody Can Touch Willona's Wig Game
[A Hot Mess]
WHAT! WORK THAT! Mary is stuntin’ on you hoes, ok?!
This shot looks like one of the 1980 Ebony Fashion Fair ads. All it needs is the cities the fair is coming to at the bottom!
I really love this. Mary is showing ‘em why she is the Queen of Hip-Hop/R&B Soul and I for one am giving her her props. Ole’ girl has come a long way, and this album is jam packed. Hopefully, it’s jam packed with wall to wall hits!
All Hail The Queen!
Beyonce’ take note: you don’t ever see Mary’s wigs looking a mess!
Happy 'Get Out Your Stretch Pants' Month
It's Thanksgiving this month and in preparation to Thow Down Thursday, we will be posting recipes for dishes that we like and that you just may consider for Turkey Day. If you have any favorite recipes you'd like to share, just email them in and it'll be posted for all to see. Any recipe requests? Ask in the comment box or email here.
Univgurl and another SSW member who shall remain nameless, expressed their pathetic innability to successfully make sweet potato pie. Here's a recipe that may help those young ladies *oops* problem.
Nellie Mae Cosby's Sweet Potato Pie
8 servings
Hands on: 30 minutes
Total time: 2 hours
Essentially, this pie is pure sweet potato. With just a touch of vanilla, the earthy flavor of the potatoes shines through. Some recipes call for nutmeg, cinnamon or allspice, but Virginia Willis, Saving Southern Food chefs panel member and cookbook author, said she really appreciates the simplicity. She also said, "I think baking it on a hot baking sheet is a great technique for ensuring a well-cooked bottom crust," as contributor Eris Cosby Lancaster suggests.
2 large sweet potatoes
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch of fine salt
1 prepared pie crust
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place the sweet potatoes on a rimming baking sheet or pizza pan. Bake until potatoes are tender to the point of a knife, 45 to 60 minutes.
Remove from the oven. Return the baking sheet to the oven and leave the oven on 350 degrees.
When cool enough to handle, peel the sweet potatoes and discard the skin. Place the peeled potatoes in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. With the mixer on medium-low speed, whip until smooth. Add the egg, sugar and butter and continue whipping on medium-low until well-combined. Add milk, vanilla extract and a pinch of salt and continue whipping on medium until smooth and all ingredients are incorporated.
Pour the sweet potato mixture into the prepared pie crust.
Transfer to the preheated oven and place directly on the baking sheet or pie pan. (This will help the bottom cook, too.)
Bake until set, about 60 minutes. Remove to a rack to cool slightly before serving. Serve warm or room temperature.
Per serving: 275 calories (percent of calories from fat, 32), 3 grams protein, 44 grams carbohydrates, 1 gram fiber, 10 grams fat (4 grams saturated), 35 milligrams cholesterol, 184 milligrams sodium.
