By: Dove --- When the world first met socialite and real life basketball wife DeShawn Snow in the debut of Bravo TV's Real Housewives of Atlanta in 2008, we were ready for major drama. But by the end of the first season, the supremely mellow Snow was ousted for being too normal. Fast forward to 2012, and Snow has coped with more off-screen drama in the past two years than anyone could scri...

By: Isha "Ice" Cole --- In 2007 approximately 110,000 people started treatment for End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) or kidney failure in the United States. In 2010 3.9 million adults were diagnosed with noninstitutionalized kidney disease, and more than 20 million people age 20 and older were diagnosed Chronic Kidney Disease. Author Theodore Goyins knows what it feel like to be a part of...

By: Dove --- When popular Los Angeles Power 106 radio host Kurt "Big Boy" Alexander set out to lose weight 10 years ago after a challenge from Will Smith, things seemed to kick off in the most inspiring way. After a loss of over 100 pounds, one-fifth of his beginning weight, Big Boy garnered a huge donation for charity from Smith for his efforts. But sadly, the thrill didn't last long, as Big ...

By: Dove --- The life of a public relations professional can be hectic, time-consuming (even smothering) and often thankless. Add entrepreneurship, running a busy office and representing some of the biggest celebrities and brands in the world to the equation, and it seems like there would be no time for sleep. Then 5WPR founder Ronn Torossian comes along and makes the work look nearly effort...

By: Isha "Ice" Cole --- Author Lendy Demetrius has had a passion for writing since he was a teenager. Inspired by writers such as Eric Jerome Dickey, Victoria Schmidt and Douglas Adams, the New York native became a published author at just 21-years-old with the 2002 novel There Could Be Joy and Pain in the Long Run. Life seemed to be on the right track for Demetrius, until a few years ...

By: Dove --- Since his self-titled debut album was released in 1998, the multi-talented Tyrese Gibson has continued to raise his own bar time and time again. Growing up in a tough town with an alcoholic mother, things could have easily gone awry for him, but Tyrese vowed to never drink himself, and turned into an advocate for positive living. With over 15 years of acting on television a...

By: Dove --- How many times have you had a dynamic moment in life, and thought to yourself, "This should be a book?" Many of us probably consider writing a memoir or a novel at some point in our lives, and while the initial thought may be simple, it's the follow through that can trip us up. Author Lyah LeFlore is well versed in the focus it takes to persist in the writing field, and he...

By: Isha "Ice" Cole --- CNN news anchor Don Lemon has covered important stories and produced engaging documentaries in the past two decades with impeccable style and an an infectious smile. Recently, the 45-year-old Emmy-award winning journalist publicly admitted that he is gay, and will be releasing the tell-all book Transparent on June 16, 2011. It was not until the age of 30 that Lemo...

By: Isha “Ice” Cole --- Desperate Housewives diva Eva Longoria recently released some real life home cooking with her new book Eva's Kitchen: Cooking With Love for Family and Friends! There is no doubt that Longoria's high-maintenance character Gabrielle Solis on the hit show is far from who she is in real life. Published in both English and Spanish, Eva's Kitchen includes 100 of Lo...

By: Dove --- Yesterday (Nov. 3) during his visit to the U.K., Jay-Z visited BBC's Newsbeat with Natalie Jamieson and proclaimed light-heartedly that he wished he had the role of President of the United States. He also expressed empathy for President Obama: "In order to judge someone, you have to judge what they inherit. He inherited the worst economy, war, just a horrible time in American his...