Black Eyed Peas

Oct 26 2012

He will judge Filipino talent contest

Filipino American Apl.de.ap of the Grammy Award-winning Black Eyed Peas will be a guest judge for the Filipino Americans Got Talent Event at the SouthBay Pavilion on Saturday, Oct. 27, at 1 p.m., at 20700 Avalon Blvd., in Carson. Apl.De.Ap has helped to build schools in the Philippines through his Apl Foundation and with disaster relief.
 

May 31 2012

Sexual assault suspected

James ‘King Tight’ Blackston, 23, a Los Angeles dancer, and Larry Perry, a musician, 19, have reportedly been arrested in Tokyo, Japan, with as part of a police investigation into the death of an Irish exchange student. 

Both are being held in custody in the suspected rape and death of the student, Nicki Furlong, 21.

Oct 28 2010

Two separate suits filed

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Two separate but related copyright infringement lawsuits were filed today in the Southland against the Black Eyed Peas and the hip hop group's record labels and publishers.

A call to a representative for the Black Eyed Peas, which was formed in East Los Angeles in 1995 and is fronted by will.i.am and Fergie, was not immediately returned.

Gail Choice  |   OW Contributor
Sep 23 2010

Marks two decades of service

Let’s face it, we’re living in some tough times, and when the going gets tough … we eat.

We eat a whole lot of junk or comfort foods; the dishes mom used to make or still does. 
 
Sometimes that food is good to us but not good for us, hence obesity, diabetes and love handles. 

Wouldn’t it be swell to eat food that reminds you of home and at the same time is good for you?

Well, grab your knives and forks ‘cause I got just the place for you—Flossie’s.

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.