00:00what's up essence.com I'm Dana Blair don't adjust your screens I just have new hair and this is
00:12seven things we're talking about jumping right into number one for this week unfortunately
00:16essence.com the black lives matter movement has added yet another name to its roster of hashtags
00:21with Christian Taylor an unarmed teen shot and killed by police in Texas please note that that
00:26police officer has since been fired for exercising poor judgment and we have seen renewed unrest in
00:31Ferguson after an otherwise peaceful protest marking the first anniversary of the death of
00:36Michael Brown looting and violence broke out and I regret to inform you essence that Tyrone Harris
00:40an 18 year old African-American was shot by police after allegedly opening gunfire on a group of
00:45plainclothes officers he remains in critical condition a state of emergency was later declared
00:49in St. Louis County to regain control we will definitely keep you informed essence as this
00:54story and all stories surrounding the hashtag black lives matter movement evolve and develop
00:58well if it ain't broke don't fix it and according to Fox that also may mean you should make another
01:03one in this case we're talking about Empire and Lee Daniels following the success of the breakout hit
01:08Empire Daniels is developing another music theme show according to Variety what do we know the series
01:14hailing from 20th century Fox TV is tentatively titled Star and will revolve around a girl band no
01:20additional news regarding casting or storyline are available as of yet but I do know that Empire season
01:26two is set to return on September 23rd will you be watching I know I will the estate of Bobby Christina
01:33Brown has filed a multi-million dollar wrongful death lawsuit against her boyfriend alleging he is
01:37responsible for the injuries that led to her death the lawsuit filed alleges that Nick Gordon who shared a
01:43townhome with Brown in the Atlanta suburb of Roswell beat her after an argument on the morning of January 31st then gave her a
01:49toxic cocktail to knock her out the suit also accuses him of placing her face down in the bathtub the suit
01:55seeks at least 10 million dollars it is important to note that Gordon has not been hit with any
02:00official criminal charges and his legal team says the accusations are slanderous and meritless we'll keep
02:06our eye on this one essence as it develops congratulations to Mariah Carey who finally received a long overdue
02:11star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Carey's guests included her twin four-year-old Monroe and Moroccan
02:16their antics including hugs lap climbing and yawning sometimes threaten to upstage your
02:21Grammy-winning mother and oh yeah Lee Daniels who worked with Mariah and Precious and the Butler
02:26also announced that we should look for Mariah in season two of Empire it just keeps getting better
02:31and better but Fox execs have yet to confirm a contract is in place for the star our girl Mara
02:37Brock Akil and Saleem Akil her husband have signed a three-year overall deal with Warner Brothers TV
02:42this news comes on the heels of the hit show The Game finally signing off on BET the Akils are also
02:48behind another BET hit being Mary Jane no additional news is available at this time as to potential show
02:53titles casting notices or release dates as a new contract doesn't officially start until May 2016
02:58all right essence we are looking for you for the first time we are inviting three ambitious college
03:05students who represent the essence brand on campus yes guys you can apply too as the eyes and ears on
03:11campus ambassadors will provide monthly videos social and blog content for essence.com applications
03:16are due by August 18th to learn more and apply go to essence.com slash campus dash ambassador dash
03:24search and last but certainly not least check out the amazing September issue of essence magazine now on
03:31newsstands the talented Misty Copeland newly announced principal dancer of American Ballet Theater graces the cover and
03:36shares her journey with a few aspiring ballerinas this has to be one of the best features yet for me of
03:42course I love dance and ballet all right so that was seven things we're talking about I'm Dana Blair and
03:47I'll see you right back here next week on essence.com
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