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The two celebs were spotted at the premiere of Valentine’s Day in Hollywood. Check out the photos here!

Bessie Coleman, the daughter of a poor, southern, African American family, became one of the most famous women and African Americans in aviation history. "Brave Bessie" or "Queen Bess," as she became known, faced the double difficulties of racial and gender discrimination in early 20th-century America but overcame such challenges to become the first African American woman to earn a pilot's license. Read more on her story here.

Remember Hootie & The Blow Fish? See what lead singer Darius Rucker is up to now.

Venus Williams is in Miami for the Super Bowl but also for the launch of New Tide Plus Febreze Freshness Sport. Check out Venus looking fab below:

Nick Minaj hit up the David Letterman Show to perform “Shake It With Daddy” with Robin Thicke.

When she moved to the nation’s most prestigious address, Michelle Obama’s husband told her that rough times were ahead. The country was in recession, people were out of work, the political parties were in open warfare — and the man who was going to be blamed for it all was President Barack Obama. But you won’t hear the first lady utter a peep of complaint. Watch her interview with Matt Lauer here.

Alex Haley, a master story teller brought us our first glimpse into the lives of slaves with his critically acclaimed book Roots. Read about Mr. Haley's story here.

You meet someone hot and you go back to their place only to see something that makes you change your mind about getting sexy. For me it is a dirty bathroom. Here are some of the "sex killers" from Love Zone listeners via facebook and twitter.

Identical twin brothers Albert and Allen Hughes became celebrities when they completed their first feature-length movie, Menace II Society. Their age when the film was released in May of 1993--they had just turned 21--put them in the company of celebrated young black directors like John Singleton, who was 23 in 1991 when Boyz N the Hood was released. Read their amazing story here.

Kelly Rowland was seen on the red carpet at the Universal Motown Republic Group’s Grammy nominee cocktail party last week. Something is definitely wrong with this picture, can you guess what it is?

Have you ever wanted to warn new potential lovers about your ex? What would you place on their car tag to let others know how crazy your ex really is? Here is what Love Zone listeners said on facebook and twitter.

Here’s a look at 30 African-Americans who you may or may not know of, who have shaped Black culture and paved the path of advancement for all.