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The Queen of Rock and Roll, Tina Turner, and superstar and non-stop entertainer Beyoncé Knowles have made it onto Billboard Magazine’s “Money Makers” list. READ MORE FOR THENOIREFFECT

The Wellesley College and Harvard Business School graduate, Desiree Rogers, announced that she would be stepping down from her role as The White House’s Social Secretary. READ MORE FOR THENOIREFFECT

One of, if not the greatest and most fabled NBA superstar of our time, Michael Jordan, reached a deal late Friday to acquire a controlling interest of the NBA team the Charlotte Bobcats. READ MORE FOR THENOIREFFECT

The NAACP’s 41st Annual Image Awards takes place this evening and will bestow the Chairman’s Award upon Tyler Perry. READ MORE FOR THENOIREFFECT

Superstar Grammy winners and Neo-Soul artist Jill Scott and Maxwell will team up tour together this spring. READ MORE FOR THENOIREFFECT

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President Barack Obama was on hand in Henderson, Nevada today for a town hall event and was also on the campaign trail to get U.S. senators reelected in upcoming elections. READ MORE FOR THENOIREFFECT

Bill Cosby, the comic genius, academic, entertainment powerhouse and philanthropist will be the recipient of the 2010 Marion Anderson Award. READ MORE FOR THENOIREFFECT

British R&B and Soul singer Beverly Knight announced that she’d be teaming up with an American R&B queen for her next single ahead of her next album release. READ MORE FOR THENOIREFFECT

The US government made a statement today that they had settled a longstanding lawsuit, brought against them by Black American farmers. READ MORE FOR THENOIREFFECT

Sade, fronted by lead singer Sade Adu, left their competition in the dust on the charts with their first release in nearly a decade. READ MORE FOR THENOIREFFECT