By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years

Author and activist Maya Angelou hopes for a time when Black History Month will no longer be needed to explain the contributions of blacks.
Author and activist Maya Angelou hopes for a time when Black History Month will no longer be needed to explain the contributions of African-Americans.

Meryl Streep may be considered one of the finest actresses around, yet she says she believed her career was over 20 years ago.
Complete list of winners of the 2011 BET Awards, presented Sunday at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles:
Chris Brown made good on the first of his six nominations as the BET Awards ceremony got under way Sunday.

Fergie has a new fetish: slime.

Another child of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith is set to star in the remake of a Hollywood classic.

When Willow Smith explains why she entered the music business, she talks about expressing her individuality, and wanting to help people with her message. But she also acknowledges that she wanted to be famous like her "mommy and daddy."

Willow Smith started out as an actress, but she decided to try her hand at music because she wanted to be famous like her parents.
Giorgio Armani, looking tanned and healthy after a recent bout with hepatitis, took a runway bow at the end of his second line Emporio show, aimed at the younger set.

Call her the Fresh Princess.
Even though Miss Minaj and Willow are cited for their style, Willow says they didn't share any fashion tips.
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In a phone interview Monday, Willow said she was "very surprised" about the success of the song, but said she thought the song's message was resonating with listeners: "I just think that it's like, individuality that they're excited about."