Biz Markie given special farewell. Blog King, Mass Appeal LONG ISLAND — Family, friends and lachrymose fans got together Monday morning to bid a final farewell to Biz Markie (né Marcel Theo Hall) who died July 16th from diabetes. He was 57. The “Just A Friend” rapper received a star-studded sepulture in his hometown of Patchogue — a village in ...

Al Sharpton is gettin’ a divorce. Blog King, Mass Appeal NEW YORK — You can stick a fork in Al Sharpton’s marriage because it’s done. The 66-year-old pastor and his estranged wife, Kathy Jordan, are calling it quits after 41 years of holy matrimony. But, it should be noted, they’ve been sundered since 2004. Al filed dissolution documents in Manhattan ...

Hartley Sawyer fired from Flash. Blog King, Mass Appeal VANCOUVER — Hartley Sawyer won’t be in season 7 of “The Flash” or any other installment moving forward. That’s because the gangling actor was fired for disseminating a series of racist and misogynistic tweets several years ago. Hartley, 35, played elastic superhero Elongated Man (aka Ralph Dibny). His dismissal comes amid ...

Sharpton gives eulogy of Floyd.  Blog King, Mass Appeal HOUSTON, Texas — Reverend Al Sharpton lambasted President Donald Trump and the NFL on Tuesday while delivering his encomium at George Floyd’s funeral. The tear-jerking sepulture took place at Houston’s Fountain of Praise Church. Donning a black and white robe, the 65-year-old civil rights activist accused Trump of bombarding protesters with ...

Biden rips White folks over racism. Blog King, Mass Appeal WASHINGTON — While speaking at a holiday breakfast Monday morning in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., former Vice President Joe Biden put White America on blast — saying it’s time to avow the socioeconomic fact Blacks and Hispanics have it rough when it comes to systematic racism. Rev. ...