Phaedra Parks is more than a name. She's a brand, a personality, a multi-faceted maven. But before the glitz and glamour of Atlanta's high society beckoned her, she was a humble girl from Athens, Georgia. Born to two pastors, Parks was, one might say, baptized in the waters of service and moral rectitude from a young age. Her parents offered her a first-row seat to the theater of empathy, kindness, and justice—values that would shape her dynamic career.

It's official: Shakira and Gerard Piqué are expecting their second child! Speaking in her native tongue, the singer tells the Spanish edition of Cosmopolitan, "Pues sí, la verdad es que sí, estoy embarazada." The revelation comes after weeks of pregnancy speculation. In April, Shakira said she was too busy with her work commitments to have another baby. She and Pique welcomed son Milan in January 2013. "If it weren't because of my music projects, I would be pregnant already,"

She's one of the most famous musicians in history rightfully earning the moniker of 'Queen of Pop'. And despite Madonna's extreme fame and constant attention, her seven siblings have largely stayed out of the spotlight. The Ciccone siblings, and their 92-year-old father Silvio, keep a low profile, leaving the limelight to Madge herself. While the siblings have been involved in many arguments over the years, they are said to have gathered around the sister after the megastar was hospitalised with a serious bacterial infection this week.

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The unveiling of Adam Yauch Park, in 2013 A park and playground in Brooklyn Heights that was renamed after the late Beastie Boy Adam Yauch was defaced Friday, the New York Post reports. A climbing apparatus at the park was tagged with the words, “Go Trump!” in white spray-paint, in addition to two swastikas. This is just the third swastika-based vandalism in the city in less than two weeks, according to the Post.