THE FACTS

The son of soul legend Etta James says his mother has been hospitalized amid infection and battles with Alzheimer’s.

THE SPIN

Donto James, son of 72-year-old singer Etta James says his mom has been hospitalized for treatment of a serious infection.

It seems James has been diagnosed with MRSA – a bacterial infection that’s resistant to multiple antibiotics.

Making matters worse is that the celebrated singer is now battling Alzheimer’s. Donto revealed that Etta was diagnosed with the
disease a year ago.

He told CNN: “Right now she is very confused.”

Though she is ill, he says she’s “quite combative … fighting, biting – I’m talking way off the chart.”

As strong as she is he still worries about how long she can keep going, however. “I am going to end up losing my mother if it
keeps going on like this,” he said.

Donto James said he’s hoping for more information about his mother’s condition:

“There has to be another doctor out there who can tell me what is going on with my mother. It’s 2010 and we should know
something, should be able to diagnose.”

Donto James said he was talking freely to CNN about his mother’s medical problems because he’s hoping someone can
help him understand what is going on.

OK, so I’m going to say this as mildly as possible in order not to sound like a jackass and have Ms. James threatening to whoop
my ass the way she did with Beyonce only a year ago: She has a diagnosis, no?

I read MRSA and Alzheimer’s. Hopefully this amount of attention can maybe boost Etta’s prayer count, but talking to
CNN won’t help you understand anything unless you’re talking to Dr. Sanjay Gupta.

In any event, we here send well wishes to Ms. James and family.

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I just found out that Toya Carter and NFL Player James Hardy are NO longer together. Hopefully this is a rumor because that is crazy to me for the fact that a few days ago they were googly eyes at Toya’s birthday party. I was really rooting for this cute little couple but I really don’t know what went wrong. According to blogger Sandra Rose, she received from a source that they are no longer together but they are still friends. Now I visited his page for some info and James confirmed he didn’t even buy Toya that gun. I remember Toya tweeting that a very special person bought her it. So who did?

James Hardy: To all the bloggers & followers: I JAMES HARDY DID NOT & WOULD NEVER PURCHASE A HANDGUN 4 @ANTONIACARTER. I KNW WHT THE BLOGGERS & PPL ARE SAYING BUT THATS NOT SOMETHING I PURCHASED HER FOR HER BDAY! THANK YOU AND GO BILLS! 84 IS BACK!

Toya: oh my god people always blowing things up @jameshardy84 did not purchase that hand gun for me…stop the madness. im sorry for posting the gun on twitter..im not promoting violence at all..i just thought it was cute but i really wasnt thinking… Sorry:(

FYI someone special can be my mother,father, friend,sister, brother ect…stop thinking everytime i say that im talking about @jameshardy84

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by Danielle Canada

Students at Morehouse College are being held to a higher standard. The administration is preparing to enact a dress code later this month. According to the college’s newspaper, the Maroon Tiger, the dress code is formally called the ‘Appropriate Attire Policy.’ The new way of dress is set to enforce the president of the college, Dr. Robert Franklin’s idea of a “Renaissance Man” as presented during one of his speeches.

Included in the policy are 11 new rules including no sagging pants, no headwear and the most amusing request of  all, no women’s clothing. The policy will be distributed online via the school website and in the student handbook. 

As previously reported, a prolific 11-year-old  named Jonathan McCoy worked with campus administration on the dress code and elimination of the use of the n-word on campus.

As a Hampton University graduate where our dress code prohibited sagging pants, du rags, white tees and baseball caps I applaud Morehouse for taking a stand. Dress codes hold students to a higher standard and while their policy is less strict that my Alma Mater’s I think it’s a good idea.

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by Danielle Canada

Students at Morehouse College are being held to a higher standard. The administration is preparing to enact a dress code later this month. According to the college’s newspaper, the Maroon Tiger, the dress code is formally called the ‘Appropriate Attire Policy.’ The new way of dress is set to enforce the president of the college, Dr. Robert Franklin’s idea of a “Renaissance Man” as presented during one of his speeches.

Included in the policy are 11 new rules including no sagging pants, no headwear and the most amusing request of  all, no women’s clothing. The policy will be distributed online via the school website and in the student handbook. 

As previously reported, a prolific 11-year-old  named Jonathan McCoy worked with campus administration on the dress code and elimination of the use of the n-word on campus.

As a Hampton University graduate where our dress code prohibited sagging pants, du rags, white tees and baseball caps I applaud Morehouse for taking a stand. Dress codes hold students to a higher standard and while their policy is less strict that my Alma Mater’s I think it’s a good idea.

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By Jordan C. Alston

"Add a few moans and groans and you will pass through undetectable," says the advertising for one of the most controversial inventions to ever hit store shelves.

Religious conservatives in Egypt, livid and much of the Middle East, are livid over a product that allows women another opportunity to be virgins again. At least in theory.

Advertised by Gigmo, the product serves as a cheap alternative to a significantly more expensive alternative in vaginal rejuvenation, a process that has risen to fame with American women.

Originally designed to fool men into believing that their wife was “pure”, the device is inserted into the vagina, emitting amount of blood-like substance when struck.

Among those against the product is Abdul Mouti Bayoumi, a leading Egyptian scholar, whom believes that anyone caught peddling or importing the cheap deception device should be put to death for “spreading vice.”

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By Denise Yost

A Central OhioOhio reviews woman created a panic and mess Tuesday after telling everyone in a store that she just won the lottery and was going to give the money away.

The woman had called to get a limousine to pick her up at her apartment and drive her around, stopping at the Burlington Coat Factory on East Main Street. 

The woman told everyone in the store that she was going to pay for all of their purchases.

People started talking and soon, there were hundreds of people in the store and even more outside, assuming the woman was going to pay for their items.

Officers were called to disperse the crowd.

Police discovered that the incident was a hoax. The woman didn’t win the lottery.

She was arrested and could be charged with inducing panic and possibly fraud.

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by Dr. Boyce Watkins, AOL Black Voices, Syracuse University 

I mentioned the story before about Heather Ellis, the young woman who was threatened by the KKK after protesting about her arrest that took place in a Walmart store. The story was quite interesting in that Ellis now faces 15 years in prison for effectively cutting line at a Walmart. The unfortunate events occurred when Ellis was shopping with a cousin in Kennett, Missouri.

Heather and her cousin went to separate lines and when her cousin found the shorter line, Heather joined him. Ellis was then accused of cutting line by the person checking out customers, which led to an altercation. When Ellis was asked to leave the store, she argued with the managers, which led to the police being called. Ellis was eventually charged with disturbing the peace, resisting arrest and two counts of assaulting a police officer.

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