While Kristi Yamaguchi was kicking butt on the ballroom floor at the Dancing with the Stars finale on Tuesday night, Laila Ali was taking a beating in the audience. The six-months pregnant season four Dancing alum tells PEOPLE that her unborn son "was kicking me like crazy" during the show. That's right, Ali and her husband, former NFL star Curtis Conway, are expecting a boy this September. (More...)
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Ashlee Simpson's Wedding on Newstands this Friday (More...)!

Also Actress Jessica Alba marries (More..)

_____**_____Congrats to Save The Last Dance Actor Sean Patrick Thomas and wife, Aonika Laurent, welcoming a new baby girl. Lola Jolie was born on May 16th, weighing 7 lbs. Sean Patrick says, "Now I have two gorgeous girls to love," who was most recently seen in 'A Raisin in the Sun'.

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NEW NAACP PRESIDENT SELECTED

The NAACP selected Benjamin Todd Jealous as its president yesterday, tapping a young, Oxford University-educated activist to lead the nation's oldest civil rights group.
Jealous, 35, was chosen by the group's 64-member board after a year-long search and was introduced at the group's national headquarters in Baltimore. He is expected to start his new job Sept. 1.

In selecting Jealous, the NAACP broke with its tradition of picking politicians and ministers to lead...(MORE)

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TASHA SMITH: Born Again

READ THIS ESSENCE EXCLUSIVE ON TASHA SMITH'S JOURNEY FROM SEX ADDICT TO BORN AGAIN... Personal Photo Gallery and Other Info.