Archive for October, 2009

Will Smith is wanted for “Men In Black 3″

Posted on October 31, 2009. Filed under: Movies | Tags: , |

Will Smith has been in high demand as of late. Everybody in Hollywood wants a piece of the biggest movie star on the planet. Smith is preparing to have a full plate.
Already, Will Smith is preparing to reunite with Martin Lawrence for Bad Boys III and he is preparing to do a prequel to I [...]

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It’s Alright; take the Black Sitcom off of Life Support

Posted on October 30, 2009. Filed under: Television | Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Ever since 2006, there have been too many articles to count about the lack of black sitcoms on television. Every season since the 2006-2007 television season, there have been no new black sitcoms created. That trend ended at the beginning of this television season.
During this television season, many television networks have added black sitcoms. Lifetime [...]

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President Obama tries to Keep Virginia Blue

Posted on October 30, 2009. Filed under: Politics | Tags: , , , , , , |

When Barack Obama was campaigning for president, the Democratic strategy was to focus on keeping all of their usual states and trying to pick up New Mexico, Ohio, and Florida. As for the rest of the South, there was no need to try, keep things moving. Hillary Clinton had already devised a plan that would [...]

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Black-owned Media is needed more than Ever Before

Posted on October 30, 2009. Filed under: Issues | Tags: , , |

People love to make the argument that there is no need for media specifically targeting the black viewers. For people who have not lived as black people, it is easy to make that assumption. Some members of other races have admitted that they are tired of hearing the story of slavery and racial inequality. They [...]

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Jay-Z performed for the Yankees at World Series

Posted on October 29, 2009. Filed under: Music | Tags: , , , , , |

He said it himself; he is the new Frank Sinatra. Jay-Z has created yet another hit with his Alicia Keys collaboration, “Empire State of Mind.” The song has proved to be an anthem, of sorts for the New York Yankees as they have been on a tear. After eight years, the Yankees finally made it [...]

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LeBron James is not worried about Slow Start

Posted on October 29, 2009. Filed under: Sports | Tags: , , , |

Last season, many were expecting LeBron James to lift the Larry O’Brien Trophy and be awarded NBA Finals MVP honors. James, himself, had expected this, but the only problem was the Dwight Howard-led Orlando Magic defeating James and his Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals.
The unexpected loss to the Magic exposed a lot of problems [...]

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BET still has some growing to do

Posted on October 29, 2009. Filed under: Television | Tags: , , , , |

By now, everyone knows the controversy that has surrounded BET for years. Black America has pushed the network time and time again to step up. For the past two years, the network has been trying to step up, but in the opinion of some, the network has taken some steps back. This is including their [...]

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Burris, other Democrats ready for Health Care Reform

Posted on October 29, 2009. Filed under: Politics | Tags: , , , , |

The passage of Health Care Reform has obviously taken much longer than expected. Back in the summer, President Obama expected to reach a quick deal with Congress and ease things on the American people. What has happened is the complete opposite. But, now congressional Democrats are stepping up to defend their leader.
For almost the entire [...]

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Rappers do take Accountability, Twista to talk with Chicago Youth

Posted on October 29, 2009. Filed under: Issues | Tags: , , , |

Some of hip hop’s biggest detractors love to blame the music made by these rappers for everything that goes wrong with the black youth. It is easy to blame hip hop, but these situations have been around forever and they are what inspired some of those rough lyrics. But, these critics also love to say [...]

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“The Cookout 2″ is in The Works

Posted on October 28, 2009. Filed under: Movies | Tags: , , , |

Back in 2004, The Cookout first graced film screens across the nation. The film starred Storm P as he played Todd Anderson, a basketball phenom that was drafted and signed to a $30 million contract with the New Jersey Nets.
The film was not a commercial or critical success. It was panned by critics as a [...]

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