“Thank you all for your prayers and your calls. Please keep praying for our family and that we get Julian King back home safely. If anyone has any information about his whereabouts please contact the authorities immediately. Here is a picture of Julian and what he was last seen wearing. Once again thank you all for being there for us through this tough time.”
UPDATE:Â JASON HUDSON’SÂ SUV AND THE BODY OF A LITTLE BOY WAS FOUND ON THE WEST SIDE OF CHICAGO. POLICE HAVE NOT CONFIRMED THAT THE BOY IS JULIAN KING. STORY DEVELOPING………..
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JENNIFER, DARNELL (HER MOM), AND JULIA (SISTER & JULIAN’S MOM)
JENNIFER HUDSON’S MOTHER AND BROTHER WERE FOUND SHOT TO DEATHÂ IN HER MOTHER’S HOME.
Sources confirm to E! News that Jennifer Hudson’s mother, 57-year-old Darnell Donerson, was found dead Friday afternoon in a house on the South Side of Chicago that is listed in Donerson’s name.
Officer John Mirabelli of the Chicago Police Department tells E! that officers were called to the 7000 block of Yale Avenue in the neighborhood of Englewood, where just before 3 p.m. they discovered two unresponsive adults-one male, one female-who had apparently been shot to death.
The shooting is at this time believed to be domestic, according to police. Various reports are claiming that the other victim was Hudson’s older brother, Jason Hudson.
A 7-year-old boy named Julian King has also been reported missing, but authorities aren’t confirming whether he’s a relative of Jennifer Hudson.
Per the Chicago Tribune, police are looking for a white 1994 Chevrolet Suburban registered to Jason Hudson with Illinois license plate No. X584859. They say the boy could be inside.
Mirabelli could not confirm the victims’ identities, but a source close to Jennifer Hudson confirmed to E! that a representative of the family’s church, Pleasant Gift Missionary Baptist, had been told by a family member that Darnell Donerson had been killed.
A police spokeswoman told the Tribune that the female victim was shot in the head, while a 29-year-old man sustained a gunshot wound to the chest. (Source)
PLEASE PRAY FOR JENNIFER AND PRAY THAT THE MISSING BOY IS SAFE AND FOUND.
WHOOPI HAS DECIDED TO TAKE A SHOT AT STORYTELLING. THE COMEDIAN/VIEW HOST WAS AT BARNES & NOBLE IN NEW YORK YESTERDAY SIGNING HER FIRST CHILDREN’SÂ BOOK.
Phylicia Rashad’s father died more than 20 years ago of a heart attack, but she has recently wondered if that needed to be the case.
“His death certificate read ‘cardiac arrest due to hypertension due to diabetes,’ †said Rashad, famous for her role as Claire Huxtable on “The Cosby Show.†Yet what Rashad never considered is that he may have had peripheral artery disease, a relatively unknown blood vessel condition that affects 8 million Americans, or about 1 in 40 adults. Miami ranks No. 18 on the list of U. S. cities with the highest rates of the disease, according to the Peripheral Arterial Disease Coalition. Detroit comes in at No. 1.
Rashad, a longtime advocate for diabetes organizations, has been touring the nation on a media campaign about the disease — shortened to P.A.D. — that causes poor circulation in the legs because of fatty deposit (plaque) buildup in the lower arteries.
“That means there is poor circulation in the arteries leading to the heart and the brain,†said Rashad, 60. “It doubles the risk of having a heart attack or stroke and quadruples the risk of dying from heart disease.†It can also lead to gangrene and require amputation, a fate Rashad’s aunt suffered.
In addition to her father, seven of Rashad’s family members have died of a heart attack or stroke, and each lived with P. A. D. risk factors. In people over 50, those include diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and smoking tobacco. They also include less-specific potential symptoms such as pain in the legs, thighs, buttocks and cramping when walking or exercising. “It could be confused with old age, arthritis or increased weight,†said Dr. Manuel Mayor, a cardiologist at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. “But you need to consider P. A. D. as a possibility.â€
The condition can be an early warning sign of bigger problems to come, Mayor said, adding that one reason South Florida ranks high in P.A.D. rates may be its population of blacks, Hispanics and the elderly, all risk groups. According to the American Diabetes Association, 10.4 percent of Hispanic adults and 11.8 percent of non-Hispanic black adults have diabetes, nearly twice that of the 6.6 percent for non-Hispanic whites. In addition, hypertension is more prevalent among blacks and Hispanics than non-Hispanic whites.
Because P.A.D. — first identified a decade ago — is not something most doctors check for during physical examinations, many people don’t know about it. In the September 2007 issue of the medical journal Circulation, three-quarters of Americans polled could not identify P. A. D. The test, which must be requested, measures the Ankle Brachial Pressure Index, or the ratio of the blood pressure in the arms to the ankle.
“If you have P.A.D., the blood pressure in your leg is lower than in your arm,†Mayor said. “Sixty percent of P.A. D. patients … are going to have some disease of the heart.â€
Treatment for P.A.D. includes exercise and a diet low in saturated and trans fats and cholesterol, in addition to blood pressure and cholesterol-lowering medications.
Rashad, who does not have P. A. D., is campaigning to make it part of regular health screenings. She is working on behalf of the Peripheral Arterial Disease Coalition, which is funded by the Bristol-Myers Squibb/Sanofi Aventis Partnership (both members are drug companies) and medical device maker Cordis Endovascular. The coalition has launched a Web site at www.padfacts.org.
“Growing up, I remember thinking when people got older they developed diabetes ‘because’ they got older, or … a heart attack or stroke ‘because’ they got older, not because there was a buildup of plaque in the arteries, not because there was an obstruction of flow in the blood in the arteries leading to the legs, not because there was P.A.D.,†Rashad said. “Make the connection: legs to heart to brain.†(Source)
Christina is a popular model, actress, host and celebrity interviewer.
This Dominican beauty has appeared in various national television fashion segments and
magazines including the Rachel Ray Show, Glamour Magazine, Fox News, All You Magazine, Univision, The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet, BET News and many more. She also appeared in Lifetime Network’s “Matched in Manhattan” with Matt Titus. Christina’s leading accomplishment to date was being selected to appear in the one hour special BET’s Rip the Runway Model Search.
Christina’s son was diagnosed with Autism at 2-years-old. She stopped her dream of becoming a model to care for her son, Damian. Now 9 years later she is taking the fashion industry by storm with her charm, drive and captivating smile. In a previous interview, Ms. Mendez said “I put my dream on hold for my priority, which is my son. I am thankful to say that he has developed into a smart and loving young man. He is one of my biggest fans and my inspiration. Now that I have an audience and fan base I want to take this opportunity and help spread the message about Autism.”
Currently, Ms. Mendez is making fashion history as one of the first Plus Size Hispanic Urban Models to work with folks such as Rocawear, Baby Phat, Dereon, Apple Bottoms and many others.
HEY THICKETTES! I AM BACK FROM ATLANTA! THE BET HIP HOP AWARDS WERE THIS WEEKEND AND SOME THICK MEN REPRESENTED FOR US!
SORRY A** PIECE OF ISH!
SO LL YOUR A** COULD GO TO THE BET AWARDS BUT YOU COULD NOT OPEN FOR JANET’S CONCERT IN ATLANTA! I AM SO PISSED AT THIS MAN! HE EVEN GOT HIS SORRY A** ON THE RADIO AND SAID HE WAS PERFORMING THEN WHEN WE GET TO THE CONCERT THERE WAS NO LL! YOU ARE OFFICALLY ON MY SH*T LIST!
SEXY ICE CUBE WAS THERE! CUBE CAN WE PLEASE CHANGE THE WARDROBE!
BIG BOI WAS THERE LOOKING CRAZY! CLEARLY THEY TOOK THIS PICTURE WHEN HE WASN’T ON HIS A GAME!
