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By Karu F. Daniels, AOL Black Voices
It's been a very good season for Mekhi Phifer.
The 'ER' star and his fiancée Oni Souratha welcomed their first child together to the world.
According to People, a boy named Mekhi Thira Phifer was born in Los Angeles on Tuesday morning, weighing in at 5lbs, 4 oz.
"We are really happy and excited," the happy couple said. "He is beautiful."
Phifer, who executive produces and stars in Will Packer's upcoming holiday family film 'This Christmas,' already has an 8-year-old son, Omikaye, from a previous marriage to beautiful actress Malinda Williams.
Phifer and Souratha reportedly showed off their son's green-themed nursery to some 200 friends – including Don Cheadle and others – at their baby shower earlier this month.
"This is just the start of the tribe," the 32-year-old star of films such as 'Honey,' 'Paid in Full' and 'Soul Food,' told People at the shower. "I want to have four or five kids."
Born and raised in Harlem, Phifer's big break came after auditioning for the Spike Lee film 'Clockers,' which he ultimately won the coveted lead role for. He was originally signed to Warner Bros. records as part of a now defunct rap group.
Over the years, the brown-skinned hunk has expanded his acting career with notable roles in TV shows, such as HBO's 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,' and in mainstream movies including '8 Mile' and 'I Still Know What You Did Last Summer.'
Up and coming, Phifer is starring in and producing 'Nora's Hair Salon II,' starring Stacey Dash and Bobby Brown.
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By: Candytail on 11/07/2007 7:24PM
All I have to say is right on Heidi Dietrich!! There are far too many hateful people in the world and apparently on these reader comments pages. I can't seem to stress this enough for you ignorant people out there: CHILDREN ARE NOT BASTARDS!! IF THAT WERE THE CASE THEN WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU?!!!
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By: Chai on 11/07/2007 7:55PM
Damn, just when I started to think that white folk are still racist, then I come to the wonderful world of Blackvoices. You ignorant bigots act like this man has never been with a black woman geezzzz, damned if you do, damned if you don't! Voice your opinions, because that's all they are OPINIONS, So please believe that all the negative, pointless, petty opinions of you all here, will never leave this board. Save your energy and occupy that negative space in your head with something positive, like, paying your own damn bills for instance or taking the dog for a walk. DAMN AND WE ALL ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ADULTS HUH? And what's with the situation about homegirl being pregnant before the wedding? WHAT THE HELL DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE WHETHER HE KNOCKED HER UP BEFORE THE WEDDING OR THEY SCREWED ALL THE WAY DOWN THE AISLE TO THE ALTER? AT LEAST THE MAN GAVE HER A RING AND IS IN PLAN TO MAKE THIS WOMAN HIS WIFE. SPEAKS HIGHLY OF WHAT OTHER WOMEN MAYBE GETTING, HELL AFTER GETTING PREGNANT SOME WOMAN DON'T EVEN GET A PHONE CALL, YOU FOLK NEED TO REALLY GET A DAMN GRIP. AND Since when there was some sequential order to lead YOUR life, I thought you make your own destiny's and futures, not by following meer chopped and screwed society morals.
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By: MissR on 11/08/2007 3:49PM
To Whom it May Concern: Why is your brain so involved in the nature of Mekhi and Oni's relationship and the reason they are not yet married? Who died and made you the judge, jury and executioner? And last time I checked, we had the right to date, marry, and/or have a child with anyone we wanted, regardless of race (and still do). It seems to me (and I am a Black woman) that too many women who whine and cry about regular or famous Black men marrying/dating women of other races have their own insecurities to deal with. Work out your own issues and mind your doggone business. To Mekhi, Oni, and family, congratulations, and may God continue to bless you. To HGThomas, regarding Heidi's personal life, your "challenge" towards her is absolutely uncalled for.
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By: Grace on 11/08/2007 7:26PM
I really don't care for this azzhole. I guess nobody remembers the shocking interview that Melinda gave to Honey magazine when they were going through a nasty divorce around 2003. She said that while she was giving birth, he was laid up with his mistress in another state. That is what caused their marriage to end. The very next month, Mekhi gave a rebuttle to Honey saying that Melinda stop caring about her appearance. I find it hard to believe that Melinda, being an actress, stop caring about her appearance. He would have been better off saying nothing. There is no excuse he could have gave for choosing to be with his mistress over his WIFE while she was giving birth to their child. Karma is a mutherphucker.
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By: 2cents on 11/09/2007 8:08AM
Brotha's always going to left after a failed attempt with their own...One bad apple or whatever don't make the rest of us like that, where you go and just abandon the entire race...Congrats on the baby
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By: Lorenzo on 11/25/2007 6:36AM
mto,
Yes, Lorenzo is my ACTUAL name! Don't be sorry cause I am not. I am in a class that you will NEVER belong to. At least there is a celebrity name Lorenzo Llamas but what the fuck is a name like mto? What is that? Your parents were too dayum lazy, shiftless and trifling to give you a name so they stuck you with the LETTERS mto??
...and my "johnson" is not how I define myself as a man but yet since you keep on calling my name out loud and HIGHLIGHTING me then it is apparent to me and everyone else up here on this message board that you want to SUCK this johnson AND you want all this johnson ALL UP in you!!
You call ME broke but you the one up there bragging about what you got. What's that old saying? If you gots to TALK about it then you definitely AIN'T got it. That DAYUM sure applies to you.
...and let the record reflect that you are NOT educated. Cause if you WERE then you would not be saying all the FUCKED up shit that you have said thus far AND you would not be looking to start drama on a dayum MESSAGE board.
Oh, and I agree that you are never alone. ....and as long as you have a set of double "A" batteries then we all know that you will never BE alone.
JACKASS!!
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