Daily News Feed 4.24.08

Thursday Apr 24, 2008 – By Clutch

Solange Knowles Preps Sophomore CD
Solange Knowles, the younger sister of megastar Beyonce, recently revealed that is working on her sophomore album, due out in August. For the new album, titled Sol-Angel And The Hadley Street Dreams, Solange plans to move away from the typical R&B production you hear today, revealing a varied grouping of producers that include Cee-Lo, Q-Tip, Mark Ronson and Raphael Saadiq. Speaking on the Pharrell-guided lead single, “I Decided”… (Continue Reading…)

Study: Blacks Have Lower Incidence of Alcohol Abuse
Blacks are 40% less likely than whites to develop alcohol abuse and Hispanics are half as likely as whites to develop generalized anxiety disorder. These are among the few surprises in a major study of the incidence of such disorders, reported Bridget Grant, Ph.D., of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and colleagues online today in Molecular Psychiatry. (Continue Reading…)

Chicago’s Violent Spring Continues, with 5 Found Dead
Authorities found the bodies of five young people Wednesday inside a ransacked house on Chicago’s South Side, raising the body count in an already violent spring, police said. It appeared the three men and two women had been shot, but investigators were waiting for the Cook County medical examiner’s office to confirm a cause of death, said Chief of Detectives Thomas Byrne. Autopsies were scheduled for Thursday, the medical examiner’s office said. (Continue Reading…)

On ‘Divorce Court,’ Juanita Bynum Calls Her Marriage ‘Done‘
Televangelist Juanita Bynum says in a two-part episode of “Divorce Court” that she’s through with her marriage to minister Thomas W. Weeks III, who is on probation for assaulting her. In episodes scheduled to air Thursday and Friday, Bynum also says she had thoughts of suicide and weighs in on a case involving domestic violence. When asked what advice she had for women in situations similar to hers, she said, “I have to make a decision … to take the love that I had for him with me.” (Continue Reading…)

Opium says:

April 24, 2008 at 2:10 pm

Really Juanita??!! Oh, I guess she “Star Jonesin” now but she oughta see where that’ll get ya…. definitely not a seat on The View.

WOW @ her mess being on Divorce Court.

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Keysha E. says:

April 24, 2008 at 2:32 pm

Solange Looks A Hot Mess with that yello makeup on. Too much Weave Chick Lay off the Tracks! I know she can do better. She has to Her sister will blow her out, Family Competition ?