Black Entertainment

Mar 21 2013

'The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson'

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—A potential miniseries on the O.J. Simpson trial is under development at Fox Broadcasting, the network announced today.

The project has the working title, “The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson,” is based on the 1997 book of the same name by Jeffrey Toobin.

The script is being written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, whose credits include the scripts for the films  ”The People vs. Larry Flint,” “Man on the Moon” and “Ed Wood.”

Mar 21 2013

'Ain’t No Mountain High Enough'

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—The Funk Brothers, the 13-member band who performed the backing vocals to most Motown recordings from 1959 to 1972, will receive the 2,493rd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today.

Stevie Wonder, Ray Parker Jr. and music producer Mickey Stevenson are set to speak at the 11:30 a.m. ceremony on Hollywood Boulevard, across from Live Nation, along with band members Jack Ashford and Eddie Willis.

Feb 28 2013

Sharing the stage with the best in the business

Grammy-nominated singer Kelly Price delivered on her promise to return when she kicked off a preview of “Kelly Price: For the Love of R&B” at the Savoy Entertainmnet Center last Tuesday night.

Feb 1 2013

Honoring the achievements of people of color in television, music, literature and films

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Oscar hopefuls “Beasts of the Southern Wild” and “Django Unchained” are among the feature films up for the top movie prize at tonight’s 44th NAACP Image Awards, honoring the achievements of people of color in television, music, literature and films.

The awards also honor groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors.

David L. Horne, Ph.D.  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Jan 10 2013

Practical Politics

Regarding “Django Unchained.” OK, so what we have here is another movie-version history of the Black American experience, written by someone not Black. Most of the books about our history—in spite of more than 42 years of African American studies programs and departments—are still written and published by non-Blacks. That may not be a comfortable fact, but fact it is.

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.