GUESS WHO: DAPPER GENTLEMAN
Saturday, May 3, 2008 |
Guess who this dapper gentleman is seen arriving at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles this week. Hint: His new movie just opened in theaters…
NEWS ROUND UP: COSBY WANTS ACTION / NATION’S LEADING DOCTORS / KILPATRICK NEWS
Friday, May 2, 2008 |
At a conference of community associations on Thursday, Bill Cosby urged the audience to stand up and confront the ills facing black Americans and “stop looking for somebody to blame.” Continue Reading »
BLACK HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: JACKIE ORMES
Thursday, May 1, 2008 |
Jackie Ormes (1911-1985) was the first black woman to write and draw widely distributed comic strips.
Born Zelda Mavin Jackson on Aug. 1, 1911, in Pittsburgh, Ormes enjoyed drawing as a child and was praised for her artistic abilities. Following graduation, she began working as a proofreader for The Pittsburgh Courier, which was once the country’s most widely circulated black newspaper. Continue Reading »
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POLITICS: OBAMA IS OUTRAGED / WRIGHT DOING LITTLE GOOD / SHARPTON UPSET?
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 |
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., spoke at a news conference in Winston-Salem, N.C., Tuesday, about the latest assertion by his former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright. “I am outraged by the comments that were made and saddened by the spectacle that we saw yesterday,” Obama said and added that Wright’s comments do not accurately portray the perspective of the black church.
“Rev. Wright does not speak for me. He does not speak for our campaign. I cannot prevent him from continuing to make these outrageous remarks, but what I do want him to be very clear about, as well as all of you and the American people, is that when I say I find these comments appalling, I mean it. It contradicts everything that I’m about and who I am and anybody who has worked with me, who knows my life, who has read my books, who has seen what this campaign’s about, I think will understand that it is completely opposed to what I stand for and where I want to take this country.” [CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO]
NEWS: JEREMIAH WRIGHT SPEAKS
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 |
On Sunday, Sen. Barack Obama’s former pastor, Jeremiah Wright, told an audience of 10,000 at the 53rd annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner that despite what critics say, he is descriptive, not divisive, when he speaks about racial injustices.
“I describe the conditions in this country,” Wright said during the event held by the Detroit chapter of the NAACP.
Last month, during a media firestorm, Obama condemned Wright’s remarks, and on Sunday, Wright was introduced as the “hottest brother in America right now.”
“I’m not here for political reasons,” Wright said. “I’m not a politician. I know that fact will surprise many of you because many in the corporate-owned media made it seem like I am running for the Oval Office. I am not running for the Oval Office. I’ve been running for Jesus a long, long time, and I’m not tired yet.”
NEWS ROUNDUP: COSBY TEAMS WITH JUDGE FOR YOUTH / WHITE JENA TEEN PLEADS GUILTY / CYNTHIA MCKINNEY ON BELL VERDICT
Monday, April 28, 2008 |
Chris Tucker, Judge Marvin Arrington, Judge Belinda Edwards and Bill Cosby hold hands in prayer. ( view more pictures )
Judge Marvin Arrington, who ordered white lawyers out of his courtroom last month, and Bill Cosby spoke at a forum for at-risk youths from the Atlanta area last week. Chris Tucker also attended the event and urged audience members to find something they’re passionate about, otherwise it’s very easy to get into trouble, he said. Continue Reading »
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POLITICS: THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE
Friday, April 25, 2008 |
This is not a game, but Time noted its inspiration as it borrowed from the 2008 NBA Playoff ad campaign for its May 5, 2008 issue, which hit stands Friday.
The cover features a split black and white photograph of Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton who are currently vying for the Democratic presidential nomination.
