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The Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s (TMCF) 24th Anniversary Awards Dinner, themed “Developing Minds … Delivering Dreams,” will be streamed live Monday, October 24 from The Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers.  Proceeds from the event enable TMCF to continue its work as a critical link between students havinggreater access to higher education and the opportunity to develop into a new generation of global leaders.  The Awards Dinner celebrates the achievements of the country’s foremost visionaries who have used their status to positively impact the lives of students of public Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

This years honoree’s include Russell Simmons (Chairman of Rush Communications), Jesse Calloway (VP and GM of Phillipe Morris USA), Rollin Ford (Executive VP and Chief Information Officer for Walmart stores), among other. R&B Songstress Marsha Ambrosius will be among perform live as part of the festivities.

To set an online/email reminder to tune in to the program, log on to www.tmcf-stream.net.

Barbara Walters landed the first interview with Mariah Carey and Nick Husband since their twins were born almost six months ago. In a special airing on 20/20 this coming Friday, 10/21, Walters pays a visit to Mariah and Nick’s New York City home where they open up about their marriage, pregnancy and parenthood.

Be sure to tune in this week to 20/20 tomorrow night 10PM ET/PT.

The cast of Love & Hip Hop are back with a brand new season. Produced by music industry vet and CEO of Violator Entertainment, Mona Scott, we see some new faces in the new season. Among the new cast members is Yandy Smith, one of the managers on the Violator staff, who overseas the careers of Jim Jones, Missy Elliott, Toccara, and plenty more.

Check out the trailer for Love & Hip Hop – Season 2.

R&B Songstress Melanie Fiona has released the new single “4AM” off of her forthcoming sophomore album The MF Life.

In true Melanie Fiona, she pours out her heard on this record about a boyfriend who has become unresponsive and un-attentive.

Check out the music video for “4AM”

According to sources, Whitney Houston has officially been added to the cast of the Sparkle movie remake. Houston will play the mother of Sparkle, played by pop star Jordin Sparks.

Can’t wait for this movie to come out!!

During the Atlanta stop of Chris Brown’s F.A.M.E. tour, C Breezy brought out special guests Ludacris to perform their single “Wet The Bed” and Kelly Rowland, who he performed an impromptu striptease for while he sang his hit “Take You Down”.

Check out the video of this special performance:

Bravo’s hit reality TV show Real Housewives of Atlanta is back for Season 4. The new season begins November 6th… so, mark your calendars and set your DVR’s. If you thought the previous seasons were filled with drama, brace yourselves in for even more hysteria Georgia Peach style!

Check out the preview:

Bu Vision/Def Jam Records Executive Bu Thiam, who also happens to be Akon’s brother, recently let the world in on his new discovery. Miranda Brooke is a talented R&B singer who hails from Chattanooga, TN and preparing to warm the hearts of music enthusiasts. Her debut single “Hater”, produced by Sham (Sake Pace) is a mid tempo jam that addresses emotions some of us do not often admit feeling.

“It’s a song about ugly feelings,” Miranda tells. “It’s about jealousy, insecurity and weakness… but it’s honest.”

Miranda Brooke – “Hater” by Island Def Jam

Stoute revolutionized the way blue chip marketers and superstar artists connect with consumers. His campaigns include Jay-Z’s successful ‘S-Carter’ sneaker launch with Reebok; Justin Timberlake and the “I’m lovin it” campaign for McDonald’s; Beyonce’s partnership with Samsung; Lady Gaga’s partnership with MAC Cosmetics and Mary J. Blige’s “My Life” fragrance with Carol’s Daughter and HSN, which broke industry sales records.

The Tanning of America: How the Culture of Hip-Hop Rewrote the Rules of the New Economy (Gotham Books) is available in book stores now, on amazon.com and other popular online stores. For more information visit, www.tanningofamerica.com. To follow on Twitter @SteveStoute or friend on Facebook www.facebook.com/translation.

Also check out the video below as Steve Stoute speaks candidly with several personalities who have helped shape, mold and drive the current consumer atmosphere.

MBK Recording Artist FAME just released the video for his new single “Coy”, off of his mixtape The Hybrid Season.

Building the hype even more about this talented artist will be his appearance during the Fall 2011 NYC Fashion Week. FAME will be featured as a celebrity model in AKOO Clothing’s Spring 2012 presentation. Check out FAME’s new video and tell us what you think.