September 2008

Sen. Barack Obama Addresses Congressional Black Caucus

WASHINGTON – An overflow black-tie crowd of legislators, dignitaries, celebrities and prominent businesspeople rode the emotional crest sparked by the eloquent oration of presidential candidate

T.I. Takes Over Atlanta

The folks over at Grand Hustle Records are busy. Not only are they dropping three highly anticipated albums over the next three weeks— T.I.’s Paper

TLC Reunion? Not So Fast

Yesterday, a news story broke reporting super group TLC was set to reunite with a new member, rapper Lil’ Kim. Notorious gossip vehicle Media Takeout

The Congressional Black Caucus

WASHINGTON – Whirling winds carried uncertainty and excitement around the Washington Convention Center during the 38th Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Conference. The CBC convenes as

Michelle Obama – Why You Should Support Her

Maybe it’s because we’re still reeling from the fisticuffs we recently witnessed in the political bout between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for the Democratic

80th annual academy awards

ABC The annual ceremony popularly known as the Oscars will air Sunday,  Feb. 24. This critic will most likely tune in, since last year’s show

tyler perry’s why did i get married?

Lions Gate Home Entertainment The relationship dramedy Why Did I Get Married?, a big screen adaptation of Tyler Perry’s stage play of the same name,

chaos

Lionsgate Entertainment Chaos is a movie that will probably fool most people. Looking at the cast — Transporter’s Jason Statham and Blade’s Wesley Snipes —

vantage point

Columbia Pictures A reference point to understanding this thriller is Japanese master filmmaker Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon. With it, Kurosawa sought to offer a long-running examination

be kind rewind

New Line Cinema This is a comedic film about a man named Jerry (Jack Black) who accidentally destroys every tape in a friend’s video store

eat your veggies

eat your veggies bodywell With the growing number of health problems African Americans are faced with like diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, cancer and digestive

a new approach

“Until we face the development challenge and make clear that we’re ready to help on the development challenge, I’m afraid we are not going to

Silence is Filling the Void

publisher’s page For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: A time to tear and a time to sew;

work in progress

become a photographer Gordon Parks. Moneta Sleet, Jr., James Van Der Zee, Carl Van Vechten. The names of these African American trailblazers in the field

finance

why internships work … for youPost-College Internships and temporary jobs can be an efficient way to test your prospective careers after you’ve left college behind. Also,