The 2011 Academy Award Nominations were announced in the wee hours today, and while it was a great morning for “True Grit” and “Winter’s Bone” star John Hawkes, Mila Kunis and the new Spider-Man, Andrew Garfield probably went back to bed. Every movie writer on earth has been theorizing nominations and mapping out every possibility and permutation since last year’s …

Floyd Mayweather, Jr.’s evidence hearing in a felony domestic violence case has been postponed until March, according to reports. The boxer is facing charges of coercion, grand larceny and robbery, as well as domestic battery stemming from a violent altercation with his ex-girlfriend Josie Harris on Sept. 9. The 33-year-old athlete made a brief appearance today (Jan. 24) at Las …

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference, founded by the giants of the American civil rights movement, has spent years in decline and power struggles. Now the once-proud organization faces what might be a final blow with the refusal of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter to take the helm. By Friday, following the recent indictment of a former national chairman …

Are you all ready for this one?  Well, I was not going to mention it, but you know I could not keep this one.  Two days ago while I was in Birmingham for the Chuch of God In Christ (COGIC) Leadership Confrence I got a call.  A member of my Street Committee called me to inform me that another rather …

Mexican pop singer Kalimba was deported from the United States to Mexico after U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested him for an immigration violation, state media reported. He was arrested in El Paso, Texas, Thursday afternoon, U.S. Border Patrol spokesman Ramiro Cordero said. On Wednesday, a judge in the state of Quintana Roo issued an arrest warrant for the singer, whose …

No one can hide from Uncle Sam. Not even the king of crunk, Lil Jon. He is one of the many artists standing in line to be whooped by the government due to back taxes and now he has got to pay up.  Lil Jon owes a hunk and a chunk in back taxes.  The IRS slapped him with a …

After building a 24-point lead in the first half, the Pittsburgh Steelers held off a New York Jets rally in the fourth quarter for a 24-19 victory in the AFC championship game Sunday night. Earlier, the Green Bay Packers went on the road and defeated the Chicago Bears 21-14 to win the NFC championship. The Steelers and the Packers will …

Singer Bobby Brown lost his mother, Carole Brown, last Thursday (January 20) in Los Angeles. However details regarding his passing were unknown at press time. Carole was 69 years old. In a statement, releasing through his camp, Brown said his mother supported him through his rise in the music biz and through his rough patches — which included multiple arrests …

Ted Turner’s Captain Planet Turns 20!   Recently I had the opportunity to attend Captain Planet’s 20the Birthday Benefit Gala at the Georgia Aquarium and it was an absolute amazing night! During the course of the evening’s program it was shared that Ted Turner started a cartoon that was centered on the environment 20 years ago when most people were …

Obnoxious has some very SAD news to report. Popular Atlanta event planner and sometimes party girl Chantel Calloway was arrested for BANK ROBBERY. Chantel is known on the party circuit for dating NBA BALLERS (she’s been linked to stars Gary Payton and Paul Pierce) and for wearing the LATEST Louboutins, Prada, Gucci, and Louis Vuitton.  We knew her as an event planner and …