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Tracing your family’s roots may seem like a daunting and maybe even impossible task.  Many black families have migrated a lot, have ghost family members and have documented histories that may not be easily accessible. But these hurdles have not stopped several African Americans, such as Morgan Freeman, Vanessa Williams, 50 Cent, Maya Angelou, Chris […]

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In an upcoming episode of Braxton’s Family Values, Towanda (Toni’s executive assistant), gets some bad news. Braxton Family Values airs tonight at 9pm. In good news, WE tv has renewed the popular original series Braxton Family Values. In 2012, BFV, will return with 13 all-new, one-hour episodes.

Submitted to Elev8.com courtesy of Celebrity Chef, Kai Chase: As the personal chef to legendary musical icon Michael Jackson and his children, Chef Kai revels in the memorable dining occasions he and his children shared together. With June 25th 2011 marking the 2nd anniversary of Michael Jackson’s passing, Chef Kai celebrates his legacy and supports […]

Vacations serve as healthy bounding time outs for all of us. Most of us have been having “stay-cations”. This might be a good time to do something. With Easter break just a minute away these may be worth looking at. Families who vacation are shown to have better relationships. Here is an opportunity to begin […]

Spring is a wonderful time to create new family habits for a fresh start.  Some people consider spring time the real new year.  Here are some tips for creating new habits for your family: 1. Commit to Thirty Days – Three to four weeks is all the time you need to make a habit automatic. […]

Pray, Pray, Pray for the people in Japan.  My cousin, Pierre Angeles, who is originally from the Philippines in now serving in the US Navy and is currently on a ship headed back to Japan where he is stationed. The ship is carrying relief supplies back to the country.  Meanwhile, his wife, mother in-law and children are there […]

Chris Rock recently stated that “I wanted to do something in New York,” right across the bridge from the New Jersey home he shares with his wife, Malaak, and daughters, Lola, 9, and Zahra, 7. USA Today reports that despite being the family man, the title of the new Broadway play that marks comedian and […]

Oprah revealed her major secret to the world yesterday, she has a sister who she recently learned existed. Oprah’s mother had baby nine years after Oprah was born and was ashamed. She left her baby at a hospital for someone to care for because she felt she was unable to. Oprah’s sister, named Patricia, tried […]

Holidays! This is the time of the year when people go visit their families for, supposedly, good times and a nice meal together. Well, these are gatherings where we revive family ties and catch up on news from everyone. More often than not, though, what we see is a gathering of a bunch of people […]

Faith is BACK and with a new album, outlook on life, family and career. Something About Faith the singer’s latest dose of soulful ballads and good ol’ music. Faith had her album release party last night at Edens Lounge and it was off the chain. The intimate affair gave fans the opportunity to take pictures […]

People try to help, but often their love advice is just --- wrong. Check out some of the bad love advice Love Zone listeners had to suffer through.

Tuesday's Love Zone took on a more serious tone. We talked about all of the sexual crimes that have occurred in the last few weeks in our community and you guys sounded off on how you are protecting those close to you.