Arts and Entertainment

Apr 2 2013

“Finding Dory”

Talk of a “Finding Nemo” sequel has been flitting about the Web for a while, but Disney/Pixar made it official on Tuesday.

On its Facebook page, the company announced that the follow-up to their 2003 story will arrive in November 2015, with Andrew Stanton returning to direct.

Called “Finding Dory,” the focus will evidently be on one fish in particular: the humorously forgetful Regal Blue Tang named Dory, voiced by Ellen DeGeneres.

Mar 29 2013

Had three seizures in a row

There was so little information surrounding Lil Wayne’s hospitalization two weeks ago that at one point it seemed the rapper was either on his deathbed, or just resting up.

But on Thursday, the rapper called in to Los Angeles radio station Power 106 and explained that the seizure that landed him in the hospital was far from his first.

Mar 28 2013

Opens at Wilshire Ebell with silent auction

Kelly Price, Sheila E and The E. Family as well as Doug E. Fresh will perform tonight during the Aspire Gala, beginning with a silent auction at 7 p.m. and the show at 8 p.m. at the Wilshire Ebell Theater, 4401 W. 8th St., Los Angeles. Tickets begin at $20 and proceeds will benefit the Fernando Pullum Community Arts Center and the 100 Black Men of Los Angeles. For information, contact the arts center at (323) 292-2700.

Mar 28 2013

Hollywood by Choice

The moral of the story is: seduction is the devil’s playground. Have you ever done something wrong, knowingly and willingly, and said, “Consequences be damned”? Well, make sure you see Tyler Perry’s “Temptation.” You might think twice about walking on the wild side.

Mar 27 2013

City attorney to decide drunk driving charges

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Prosecutors decided there’s not enough evidence against Too Short to prosecute him him on a felony drug charge made against him a week ago.

Los Angeles Police arrested the West Coast rapper for meth possession and driving under the influence of alcohol on a Hollywood street during a traffic stop last Wednesday.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.