The Insider: Contributed by BlackCelebKids

ZONNIQUE BONDS WITH HER SIBLINGS

BlackCelebKids — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:23:24 GMT

Zonnique and mom Tameka Cottle Zonnique with brothers Messiah(l) and Domani(R) Zonnique and brother Domani Zonnique Pullins is singer Tiny Tameka Cottle’s daughter from a previous relationship. Tiny Tameka cottle now resides with her boyfriend rapper T.I. a.k.a. Clifford Joseph Harris in their Atlanta home. The couple have six children in all,two of whom they conceived together. The latest addition to the Harris clan is a baby boy named Major Harris, born on May 16th. Also pictured below is Zonnique’s sister Deyja.Not pictured are the youngest sons Major and King Harris.

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SINGER BRANDY AND DAUGHTER SKECHERS AD

BlackCelebKids — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:26:33 GMT

CLICK TO ENLARGE-2009 SKECHERS AD Singer Brandy and her 6-year-old daughter Sy’rai have teamed up with Sneaker brand Skechers for the ‘Nothing Compares to Family’ ad campaign. The ad campaign,which features other celebrity families, is slated to run in 2009: VIA SKECHERS: The SKECHERS USA, Inc. “Nothing Compares to Family” promotion, slated to run through 2009, stars some of today’s popular celebrity families and benefits children’s charities with ads breaking in celebrity weekly magazines and other fashion and lifestyle glossies.SKECHERS plans to rotate a variety of different celebrity families throughout the campaign, featuring mothers and small children and adult celebrities with their sisters, brothers, parents and grandparents. At the heart of the campaign is Skechers’ commitment to family. Each ad will be tagged with a charity of the celebrity’s choice, ones that are family-related, such as the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International or Habitat for Humanity, which builds homes for families. Singer Brandy’s charity,The Norwood Foundation,will benefit from the proceeds of the ad campaign.

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UPDATE ON JASMINE GUYS CUSTODY BATTLE

BlackCelebKids — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:44:51 GMT

Jasmine Guy and daughter Imani(Ebony May 2008)-BlackCelebkids.com In April of this year,actress Jasmine Guy,better known for her starring role as Whitley Gilbert in television sitcom A Different World,filed for a divorce from her husband of ten years.It is now being reported that Jasmine’s estranged husband Terrence Duckett has filed a response requesting for joint custody of their nine-year-old daughter Imani.When she filed her original divorce papers back in April,Jasmine requested physical custody of her daughter,denial of spousal support to Duckett, and posessions of her wedding ring, paintings, sculptures, her BlackBerry, DVD players, pots, pans, and a toaster. The former actress of television series “A Different World “cites irreconcilable differences as the reasoning behind her divorce from husband Terrence Duckett. SOURCE

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VIDEO:HOLLY ROBINSON PEETES STRUGGLE WITH AUTISM

BlackCelebKids — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:14:34 GMT

In the wake of radio-host Michael Savage’s “savage” autism remarks, actress Holly Robinson Peete shares her personal struggle with autism with Access Hollywood.Holly and her husband Rodney Peete’s 10-year-old son Rodney Jr. suffers from autism. WATCH NOW

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ACTRESS PAIGE HURDS BDAY BENEFITS CANCER PATIENTS

BlackCelebKids — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:56:32 GMT

Paige Hurd and brother Pierce Actress Paige Hurd (CW TV Show “Everybody Hates Chris”) had her Sweet 16 Birthday Party this past Saturday on July 19, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. Paige asked everyone at her party not to buy her a gift for her birthday;instead,she wanted everyone to buy a raffle ticket to benefit children with Cancer.Paige,who is one of five children, was motivated by her youngest brother to throw a “fundraising birthday party”.Paige’s youngest brother Pierce,6,has both Cancer and Down Syndrome. Other celebrities in attendance were Landon Brown(son of Bobby Brown), Lil B. Sure(son of Al B. Sure),Bobbi Christina (daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown), Corde’ Cordell and Cori (E! “Snoop Dogg Fatherhood” and kids of Snoop Dogg), Quincy Brown (Son of Al B. Sure! and Kim Porter),to name a few. WATCH VIDEO of the Bday bash SOURCE

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LIL AL B SURE AND QUINCY BROWN AT PAIGE HURDS BDAY PARTY

BlackCelebKids — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:28:46 GMT

(L) TO (R) LIL AL B,A FRIEND,QUINCY BROWN,ANOTHER FRIEND The sons of singer Al B Sure a.k.a Albert Joseph Brown attended actress Paige Hurd’s birthday party on July 19th. Lil Al B and his brother Quincy Brown,16,(mother is Kim Porter &step-daddy is mogul P. Diddy) happen to be the god-brothers to actress Paige Hurd who stars in CW’s TV Show “Everybody Hates Chris”.

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CUTE BABY OF THE MOMENT

BlackCelebKids — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:36:52 GMT

BCK’s cute baby of the moment is none other than 10-month-old Miley Justine Simmons,daughter of rap pioneer Reverend Run and his wife Justine Simmons. Picture source:MTV

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LUKE LUTHER CAMPBELLS PARENTAL ADVISORY

BlackCelebKids — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:15:01 GMT

Hip-Hop’s bad boy and former member of 2 Live Crew, Luther “Luke” Campbell , 47, is a newly married man(Luther got married yesterday to a 27-year-old Lawyer named Kristin Thompson)with a new reality series titled “Luke’s Parental Advisory.”In his new reality series which premieres on August 4th on VH1,Luther “Luke” will show the world how he is a devoted father to his 17-year old daughter Lacresha and to his 15-year-old son named Luther Jr. Although Luke now has an adult entertainment business,he says that there is another side to him:”A lot of people think that we’ve got women swinging off of chandeliers every day, but that’s just a job.I think that it’s time that people see what I do … being an entrepreneur, speaking with state representatives and commissioners.I’ve mentored kids for over 20 years. It lets people know who I really am, and they are going to be amazed.” SOURCE 1;SOURCE 2;Picture Source:VH1

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TINY TAMEKA COTTLE HAS FUN WITH HER KIDS

BlackCelebKids — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:33:23 GMT

Pictured are singer Tiny Tameka Cottle(L) and her children Zonnique(C) and King(R) having fun with their web camera in their Atlanta home. In all, rapper T.I has six children,two of whom are with his girlfriend Tiny Tameka Cottle.The couple welcomed their second child together, a baby boy named Major Harris, on May 16th. Source:Thanks Z!

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COOLIOS DAUGHTERS ARE PROTECTIVE OF HIM

BlackCelebKids — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:11:25 GMT

Rapper Coolio and daughters Jackie(L)and Artisha(R) Rapper Coolio’s daughters Jackie,Brandi,and Artisha are protective of their dad. Jackie,a High-Schooler, and Brandi and Artisha who are in community colleges, say that their dad needs a good woman. “He doesn’t know what he needs,” offered Brandi about her father’s choices of women. “He definitely knows what he wants.He’ll like somebody because their boobs are big or something, and we’re like, ‘She’s dumb!’” Although it may seem that Coolio’s children are good at putting their father in his place,Coolio reveals that he disciplines his kids,especially when it comes to money. The rapper says that he does not give his kids credit cards because then” [my kids and I would] be living downtown in a cardboard box. I give them cash. Sometimes I take them shopping. Most often not. I’m not cheap, but I’m thrifty. Right after my divorce, I went through a period where it got kind of rough, bro. I was having money problems. Imagine having money and then not having money and being one of the most recognized celebrity rappers in the world and not having money, man; it was rough. It was rough, bro.” Coolio and his four children(he has six in all) will be starring in their new Oxygen reality series, “Coolio’s Rules”,which premieres in October. SOURCE

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THE OBAMAS COVER PEOPLE MAGAZINE

BlackCelebKids — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:41:28 GMT

Presidential hopeful Barack Obama,his wife Michelle Obama and their daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, are covering the August Issue of People Magazine. The Obamas recently vowed to keep their kids from the limelight;it would appear that Michelle and Barack have reneged on their decision to keep their kids from the public’s eye, but perhaps the Obama kids won’t be doing television interviews in the near future. In the latest People Issue,readers will learn a little bit about the Obama Children: VIA HUFFINGTONPOST: The rules in the Obama household for Malia and Sasha are clear-cut: –”No whining, arguing or annoying teasing,” their mother, Michelle Obama, told People Magazine. –Make the bed. “Doesn’t have to look good, just throw the sheet over it,” said the mother of 10-year-old Malia and 7-year-old Sasha. –Set your own alarm clock. “They get themselves up, get their own clothes,” said their grandmother Marian Robinson. –And the allowance from Dad for doing chores is $1 a week. Barack Obama conceded that “I’m out of town for weeks at a time, so Malia will say, ‘Hey you owe me for 10 weeks.”‘ The likely Democratic presidential nominee and his wife are determined that his bid not disrupt the normal, happy childhood of their daughters, who would be two of the youngest residents of the White House in 30 years if Obama wins. Amy Carter was 9 when she moved in the White House in 1977. Malia and Sasha visited the White House in 2005 and were bored until President Bush’s dog Barney showed up and they romped with him on the South Lawn, Michelle Obama said.

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RAPPER F-A-B-O-L-O-U-S(FABOLOUS)AND HIS BABY BOY

BlackCelebKids — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:56:10 GMT

Rapper Fabolous a.k.a John Jackson is a father to a baby boy.The alleged mother of Fabolous’ baby is pictured below. Yet still,much is not known about Fabolus’ new baby boy,but BCK has come to know that Fabolous has been a serious relationship with said-mentioned Baby Mama since the year of 2005. SOURCE 1,MYSPACE,WIKIPEDIA

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RUMOR:RAPPER PHARRELL IS GOING TO BE A FATHER

BlackCelebKids — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:12:59 GMT

Rumors are rampant on the web that Producer,Song-writer,and rapper Pharrell williams has impregnated a model. According to PageSix, “PHARRELL Williams is about to become a daddy. The lead singer of N.E.R.D. and Neptunes producer has impregnated a model type he met with friends in Miami this year. The unidentified woman “is very pregnant and travels with him. She hangs out with the backstage crew when he performs,” said a friend. “Pharrell is extremely private and won’t release any details.” A rep declined to comment.” If confirmed,this will be the rapper/producer’s first child PICTURE SOURCE SOURCE

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BORIS KODJOE IS A FAMILY MAN

BlackCelebKids — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:45:52 GMT

EbonyJetJune2007 Actor Boris Kodjoe is a family man. The father of two recently sat down with ClutchMagazine to talk about his new move called “All About Us” and to talk about fatherhood: Clutch: Since the movie is essentially about family, let’s talk about that. You and your wife (Nicole Ari Parker) are the proud parents of two beautiful children (Sophie, 3 and Nicolas, 1). What has fatherhood been like for you? Boris: It’s absolutely amazing. It’s turned my life upside down. I could have never imagined it having such an impact, but it’s been the best experience of my life. It’s amazing every day. When you see those little people grow up and you start to notice little things in their personalities that remind you of yourself and your wife. They’ve taught me so much about myself and what’s truly important in life. Children give you invincibility in a way. Because all of a sudden, everything else becomes so unimportant and falls by the wayside. It makes you very relaxed about everything else. It takes the pressure off, but at the same time, it gives you a newfound purpose. It’s funny because we’re always talking about how we never remember what we were doing before kids. There was really no purpose in doing what we were doing, until we had children. Clutch: Is it difficult juggling your home life with your hectic work schedule? Boris: It’s a challenge; it’s harder sometimes than others. But I have an amazing wife who is on the same page when it comes to family. We decided that family comes first and that everything else comes second. So once you make that choice, it becomes a little easier because you’ve stripped yourself of those anxieties of not being in LA so much or not getting a certain job. All that stuff becomes unimportant very quickly. Once you embrace family and your kids and marriage, that becomes the nucleus of your life. Everything else happens sort of by itself. Everything falls into place. Clutch: Are you shooting throughout the summer? Are there any Kodjoe family vacations coming up soon? Boris: Right now my wife is shooting in LA so we’re here with her. We’ll probably go to Boston where I filmed another movie, and we’re going to spend a bunch of time in Atlanta—where our main residence is. That’s always family time when we’re back in Atlanta. It’s all about the kids and us. It’s peaceful and you get to exhale and do one thing every day. Everything is constantly about family. SOURCE PICTURE SOURCE

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SHERRI SHEPHERD:TOO MANY ABORTIONS TO COUNT

BlackCelebKids — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:58:38 GMT

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE Sherri Shepherd says that she has had too many abortions to count. This is what The View’s co-host had to say in a recent interview with PreciousTimesMagazine: “My sister was heavy into drugs, and we would have to go and get her from crack houses,” Shepherd, 41, says. At the time, the stand-up comic — then a Jehovah’s Witness – was “in a very physically abusive relationship,” she said. “I was sleeping with a lot of guys and had more abortions than I would like to count.” She said her self-esteem became so low, “I felt if someone killed me, it wouldn’t even make a difference.” But after converting to Christianity, she said, “God showed me that it would make a difference.” (Shepherd has also said she relied on her faith to get through her split with husband Jeff Tarpley, father of their 3-year-old son. During their seven-year marriage, Tarpley cheated on her and got another woman pregnant.) Still, Shepherd admitted it is tough talking religion on the popular ABC chat-fest. (She received criticism after she once remarked that ancient Greeks persecuted Christians, even though Christ hadn’t been born yet.) “Oh, sometimes I say, ‘Lord, Juanita Bynum or Joyce Meyer would be so good at this table. They could lay hands on Barbara Walters and get her saved,’” she said. “I ask the Lord, ‘Why am I here?’” Shepherd added. “I have to trust God when He says, ‘Because I said so.’” Sherri is now blessed to now have a 3 year-old son named Jeffrey by her ex-husband Jeff Tarpley. Although Jeffrey Jr was born prematurely and is a little slow in learning,Sherri has admitted that her son is her “little miracle.” PeopleMagazine December2007issue SOURCE

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NEWS:THE CRACKDOWN ON YOUR KIDS SAGGY PANTS

BlackCelebKids — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:37:22 GMT

The urban style known as sagging is now a criminal offense in many cities acrossthe nation. In certain areas of Atlanta and in several small southern towns,”pull up your pants” laws are being enforced and violators face up to 60 days in jail. In Flint, Michigan,the chief police has made it his policy to file disorderly conducts against young men wearing saggy pants.Many critics are outraged with the chief’s new law saying that it “violates ciitizens’ freedom of expression.” A group of activists known as the ACLU have taken it upon themselves to fight back against new “sagging” laws: Flint Police Chief David Dicks has said he will not back down from his policy of filing disorderly conduct or indecent exposure charges against those whose saggy pants allow too much underwear or their bottoms to show on city streets. In response, the American Civil Liberties Union’s Michigan chapter told the Free Press on Monday that it is now looking for targets of the policy to talk with the organization. “We are confident that young men in Flint will contact us now that the chief has announced that he won’t budge,” Michael J. Steinberg, legal director of the state ACLU, said Monday. “If they do, we’ll sue. We may have the dubious distinction of being the first saggy pants lawsuit in the country.” The ACLU had set Monday as the deadline for the police chief to halt the Flint police policy of stopping and searching individuals who wear their pants so low their underwear or bottoms show. READ MORE SOURCE2

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THE FAMILY OF FOUNDATION:THE PEETES

BlackCelebKids — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:06:19 GMT

CLICK TO ENLARGE IMAGE Actress Holly Robinson Peete,her husband Rodney and their kids Ryan Elizabeth and Rodney Jackson, 10 ½, Robinson James, 5 ½, and Roman, 3, attended the 10th annual HollyRod foundation Designcare event on Friday. Holly and Rodney’s eldest son, Rodney, JR was diagnosed with autism at the age of three. Although the disease has taken an emotional toll on the Peete’s,they have managed to look beyond the disorder. In their spare time,the Peete’s oversee The HollyRod foundation,an organization founded to help people suffering from debilitating disorders,specifically Parkinson’s disease. The Peete’s also hold fund raising events like DesignCare to facilitate the running of the foundation. To learn more about the HollyRod foundation,head over HOLLYROD.ORG.

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DADDYS LITTLE GIRL:HONOR MARIE WARREN

BlackCelebKids — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:06:10 GMT

Honor Marie Warren is pictured with her parents, actress Jessica Alba and Cash Warren. The pictures were issued in this week’s edition of Ok! Spain. SEE MORE PICTURES AT CELEBRITY BABY SCOOP

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TAMEKA FOSTER-RAYMOND:USHER V(CINCO) IS A HYPER BABY

BlackCelebKids — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:49:00 GMT

Usher “Cinco” may be be sleeping in the picture above,but his mother Tameka Foster-Raymond says that he is a “handful”: Usher’s son may only be about seven months old, but he’s already a handful! “He’s like hyper baby — he’s crawling so fast!” mom Tameka Foster told Usmagazine.com at the 2008 HollyRod Foundation 10th Annual DesignCare Fundraiser over the weekend. “He stands up, and he’s walking around the table … it’s amazing to watch him,” added Foster, 38. “I’ve never seen a baby crawl so fast! I call him Dash, like on the Incredibles!” While Foster called motherhood “wonderful,” she said “every day is a new challenge with him. “We’re just scared because the baby knows how to get off the bed already, so our bed is like a gigantic crib because we have rails. “It’s hilarious!” Foster added. “Can you imagine a king-size crib?” Even though Foster and Usher, 29, who wed in Atlanta last August have their hands full, they’d like to expand their brood. “I’d love to have more, we just gotta make the time,” Foster said. SOURCE

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THE PEETES RESPOND TO SAVAGE AUTISM REMARKS

BlackCelebKids — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:12:26 GMT

July 17th-Holly and Rodney attend benefit gala Former NFL player Rodney Peete and his wife, Holly Robinson-Peete are responding to remarks that radio host Michael Savage made about children diagnosed with Autism.Michael Savage said on his radio show, The Savage Nation , that autism is ”a fraud, a racket…In 99 percent of the cases, it’s a brat who hasn’t been told to cut the act out…They don’t have a father around to tell them ‘Don’t act like a moron…Act like a man. Don’ t sit there crying and screaming, idiot.” The Peetes,who have an autistic son of their own, have responded to Michael’s “savage” remarks: “As a mother and father who have dealt with Autism for over a decade, we find it shocking that the individuals who name call and pass judgement on families like ours, have had zero experience with the disorder or its effects on a child and his/her family. “Attacking fathers and insinuating that kids with Autism are ‘brats’ is irresponsible, insulting and painful to our children and furthers the backlash they face every day. In the African-American community many children go undiagnosed until the “window” of opportunity for treatment has been slammed shut. They are diagnosed on average 2-4 years later than other more affluent subsets of society. The American Academy of pediatrics recent and long overdue decision to encourage pediatricians to have every child tested for Autism by the age of two may help these children get a diagnosis and treatment, which needs to come early, hard and fast. “For Savage to portray this important mandate negatively is malicious and misguided. We have seen our son beat the odds because he had an early diagnosis and access to treatment. We continue to work every day to help other families provide the same opportunity to their children.” SOURCE

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