In The News: April 30, 2008
Shazza No!!!
C.S.I. Actor Gary Dourdan (and Freddie’s former man, lol) was arrested Monday in Palm Springs for possession of narcotics and dangerous drugs. There goes that image award…
According to news outlets, Dourdan was caught sleeping in his car with the interior light on with the car facing the wrong side of the street. The officer then arrested Dourdan after locating suspected cocaine, heroin, Ecstacy, miscellaneous prescription drugs and paraphernalia. Dourdan was released on $5,000 bail.
I hope he is not falling on hard times. News sources have also speculated over the past few days that his contract was not renewed for the upcoming season. We wish him the best.
Here’s the rest of the news for the day…
In The News: April 28, 2008
News on: Amputations in Diabetics Can Signal Quality of Healthcare, Obama Supporters Fear Protracted Primary, U.N. Urges World To Fight Malaria, McCain Poverty Tour Raises Questions and more
In The News: April 25, 2008
News on: African American Gene Helps Prolong Life After Heart Failure, Primary Pulls Women 2 Ways, Bill Clinton Wades Into Race Flap With Obama and much more
In The News: April 17, 2008
News on: Clinton Faces Grim Poll Data, Controversy Over Pastor Wright’s Sermon’s Highlight Deep Racial Divide
In The News: April 15, 2008
News On: News Study Looks At Whites Who Avoid Conversations About Race, 14 Dead In Kenyan Latinas Have Highest Perceived Risk Of Cancer, Popularity Of Background Checks Increasing and more
In The News: Man Indicted For Threatening Black Celebrities, Barack Obama’s Kenyan Cousin Now Prime Minister, Alicia Keys Believes Some Conspiracy Theories and more
An Ohio Man David Tuason, 46, has been indicted for targeted black men known to affiliate with white women, well-known white women who had relationships with black men, and children of mixed-race parents, federal authorities said. One of his targets is Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. For more info on the story:
Black Media Conglomerate Radio One is growing by leaps and bounds. It’s lastest purchase: Community Connect the parent company of popular black website Black Planet. Community Connects has been a leader in the social networking field and also owns other sites targeting minority markets such as Migente.com a social networking site for latinos and AsianAve.com a social networking site for Asians. All three sites are included in the deal estimated to be worth 38 Millions dollars. This move puts Black Planet back in to the hands of an African American company. Black Planet was started by Harvard University student Omar Wasow in 1999. Read more here:
It looks like an end to the violence in Kenya may end. Kenyan President President Mwai Kibaki named opposition leader and Barack Obama’s distant cousin Raila Odinga as prime minister Sunday, implementing a long-awaited power-sharing deal aimed at resolving a political crisis that left more than 1,000 people dead. The deal marks the first time Kenya will have both a president and prime minister. Hopefully both men will work together to bring peace to a country tormented by violence in the last couple of months.
Singer Alicia Keys is becoming a target of mainstream media attacks now that statements she made during an interview in Blender Magazine has surfaced. Some of the consipracy theories she allegedly shared with Blender Magazine:
‘Gangsta rap’ was a ploy to convince black people to kill each other. `Gangsta rap’ didn’t exist’
It has also been alleged that she stated she’s read several Black Panther autobiographies and wears a gold AK-47 pendant around her neck “to symbolize strength, power and killing ‘em dead. I don’t know how true these accusations are but it looks like some in the media are trying to disparage her name almost like they did with the Janet Jackson Superbowl incident.
Comedian Bill Cosby is also in the news for his speech “This Is How We Lost To The White Man”
Other stories in the news:
In The News: April 11, 2008
News on: DNC Chair Calls On McCain to Stop Advertising on A Hate Site, Colin Powell Downplays Obama’s “Inexperience”, Roscoe Chicken & Waffles Feather’s Ruffled Over Chicago Sound-Alike, Essence/CNN Poll: Country Ready For A Black Or Women President, US Naval Leaders Seeking To Expand African Sea Police, Gunmen Attack Darfur Peacekeepers and more
In The News: April 10, 2008
In the News: North Carolinians Registering In Record Numbers, Clinton Making A Play For Female Voters, 50 Million Pound Challenge Marks 1st Anniversary, Rice Denise Plans to Run for VP, Obama Woos Pennsylvania Gun Owners and more…
In The News: April 9, 2008
News on: Black Republican Michael Steele Call Black Voters to the GOP, Presidential Hopefuls Face Iraq War Test This Week, Mc Cain Says Independent Voters Key, States Think Smaller, Slower On Immigration
In The News: April 7, 2008
News on: Economy No. 1 Issue for NC Voters, Diesel Prices Putting Truckers On The Skids, Clinton Super Delegate Edge Slipping and more
