Monday, September 28, 2009 |
Actor and AIDS advocate Blair Underwood receives a picture of a D.C. intersection that completes his name during the grand opening of the first AIDS treatment center in Washington, D.C. by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF).
The Blair Underwood Clinic will be run by AHF, which came to D.C. because of its status as the “epicenter” of the disease. The city’s infection rate of 3 percent is the nation’s worst.
EBONY IS FOR SALE
Johnson Publishing Company, the world’s largest African-American owned and operated publishing company, is seeking a buyer or investor for its flagship publication, Ebony, in an effort to secure the survival of the nation’s oldest African-American lifestyle magazine.
Johnson Publishing’s chairman, CEO and daughter of founder John H. Johnson, Linda Johnson Rice, has approached Time Inc., Viacom, and other private investors that include buyout firms.
Time Inc., the world’s largest periodical publisher, already owns Essence, while Viacom owns BET (Black Entertainment Television). No word on whether Jet would be included in the sale.
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Friday, September 25, 2009 |
Florida A&M University law professor Dr. Jeremy Levitt confronted Bill O’Reilly Thursday night over Fox News’ role in agitating racial tensions regarding President Barack Obama.
Dr. Levitt cited Glenn Beck and the network’s role in encouraging the 9/12 protests, which featured an assortment of racist signs, stating that “Fox News and the far right have a race deck, and they play the ace of spades every day.”
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 |
Officer Thomas Strain, a white police officer in the 35th District of Philadelphia, was put on desk duty this month because he came to work with cornrows. According to reports, Strain was ordered to get a haircut because the braids violated department standards yet dozens of black officers wear cornrows.
Police policy requires officers to have “clean, properly trimmed and combed hair” that doesn’t prevent them from wearing their uniform hat “in a military-manner”. Although Strain was told to get a haircut, he was not formally disciplined.
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Monday, September 21, 2009 |
The five children of Mesac Damas — Michzach, 9, Marven, 6, Maven, 5, Megan, 3 and 11-month-old Morgan — are seen in a photo taken from Mesac’s Hi5 page. The five children and Mesac’s wife, Guerline, were found dead in their North Naples apartment Saturday night.
Collier County Sheriff’s Office investigators said Damas left Miami International Airport on a flight bound for Haiti about 10 a.m. on Friday. He is considered “a person of interest” but not a “suspect” at this point. A family member became worried after they hadn’t heard from anyone in the home and asked authorities to do a welfare check on Friday. Their knocks went unanswered, but nothing indicated anything was wrong.
On Saturday morning, the family member filed a missing persons report, and authorities requested from property management a key to the house and authorization to enter. When they did, they discovered the bodies of 32-year-old Guerline and her five children.
“I can tell you that in no uncertain terms this is the most horrific and violent event this community has ever experienced. This is the worst of the worst,” Collier County Sheriff Kevin Rambosk said at a news conference on Sunday. Foren Dieu said police told him his sister and her children all suffered slit throats.
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009 |
In a recent interview with “Good Morning America,” famed tennis player Serena Williams decided to discuss her recent US Open tirade, as well as her new book “On the Line.” And according to ABC News, Serena is regretful of her actions.
Serena told “Good Morning America,” that she just lost control and got a little over-excited, at Sunday’s game. Williams has now been fined $10,000 and is waiting for tournament officials to decide, whether there will be any further punishment.
Williams also spoke about her new book “On the Line,” which talks about her ups and downs, to become the world’s top-ranked female player. It also talks about her sister Yetunde Price’s shocking murder back in 2003.
She said that everything came crashing down around that time, and says that it was really hard to go through it.
Williams got quite upset and started tearing up, when she spoke about how her sisters are part of the motivation for her to tell her story. Peep the interview above.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 |
Serena Williams and Venus Williams pose with the championship trophy after defeating Cara Black of Zimbabwe and Liezel Huber in the Women’s Doubles final of the 2009 U.S. Open on Monday (September 14) in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
This win comes a couple of days after Serena was disqualified from a match over the weekend. She recently wrote about it on her official blog:
I understand that I may have let some of you all down in regards to my behavior during the semifinals of the US OPEN. I make no excuses in regards to my word choice that night, but I am sincerely sorry. I hope that you all are able to forgive me. Also, thank you all for your continued support & understanding. It means the world to me that you all are still in my corner as I stand on the line, after displaying actions outside of my character. [ READ MORE ]
( Photos: GETTY IMAGES )
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Sunday, September 13, 2009 |
Legendary athlete and sports icon Michael Jordan gets emotional while giving a speech at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Friday, September 11th in Springfield, Massachusetts. You can view video of his speech below. CONGRATS TO HIM!!
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