Gladys Knight’s son, Shanga Hankerson, Sentenced to Prison, Must Pay $1M for Chicken & Waffles Restaurant Taxes After years of dragging his legendary mother’s name through the mud over shady business practices, Shanga Hankerson, the son of soul singer Gladys Knight, is headed to federal prison. Hankerson, the for... Read More...
Gladys Knight will sing the National Anthem at Super Bowl LIII Gladys Knight will sing the National Anthem during Super Bowl LIII. The seven-time Grammy-winner’s performance will take place during the pre-game festivities and be televised live on CBS before the game’s kick... Read More...
Gladys Knight reveals that she has pancreatic cancer During Aretha Franklin’s funeral on Friday, legendary diva Gladys Knight revealed that she has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Knight, 74, told local station WDIV that she has the same disease that Frank... Read More...
Gladys Knight Sues Her Son In Atlanta Federal Court In the 80’s Gladys Knight sang “I will fight” and now, the fight may be with her son, Shanga. The Grammy® winner and R&B legend wants her name back among other things!! Word from the curb says Ms. Knight ha... Read More...
Gladys Knight’s Chicken & Waffles Restaurants Raided By Feds Gladys & son Shanga All three Atlanta locations of Gladys Knight’s Chicken & Waffles Restaurants were raided by the Feds and Georgia Department of Revenue earlier today. Shanga Hankerson, son of ... Read More...
The Midnight Train to Gladys Knight Highway In a move that many feel is long overdue, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal signed Senate Resolution 441, which renamed State Route 9 from Peachtree Street to 14th Street “Gladys Knight Highway.” The route rightfully pa... Read More...
Viva Las Vegas! Mariah Seals The Deal While Mariah Carey closed out 2014 with drama on the person, legal and career fronts and while fans and foes have yet to completely forgive the Rockefeller Center dwindling pipes fiasco or “The Elusive Chanteus... Read More...
Fox’s Hip Hop Empire Debut The FOX TV is betting heavily on the success of the midseason drama “Empire” debuting tomorrow after American Idol. Some, including 50 Cent, call it a rip-off of his Starz series, “Power” while others refer to ... Read More...
Lifetime’s “Black Christmas” It appears Lifetime is on a campaign to cash- in off of some highly regarded R&B artists and reel in audience from Bounce, BET, Aspire and perhaps even Revolt to boost ratings and grab minority viewers.... Read More...
Broadway Goes Dark After Midnight Although Patti LaBelle has been a major contributor to recent sellout audiences of the Tony Award® winning play “After Midnight,” you’ll need to grab a ticket sooner than later. After less than eight months,... Read More...
