Dave Chappelle

May 5 2011

Martin Luther King III, Ambassador Andrew Young among founders

ATLANTA, Ga.—Raycom Media one of the nation’s largest broadcasters, will make Bounce TV the first-ever over-the-air broadcast television network designed exclusively for African American audiences. It will be available in 26 of Raycom’s market when the network launches this fall.

C. Alexander Haywood   |   OW Staff Writer
Mar 17 2011

The death of a Hip Hop legend

He ruled the airwaves of the ‘90s with his smooth, soulful sound, infectious ballads and authentic West Coast swagger. His numerous collaborations with some of Hip Hop’s elite may never be forgotten or duplicated. Nathaniel Hale, better known by his stage name, “Nate Dogg,” died early Tuesday afternoon due to complications from a massive stroke he suffered in 2007, his family was reported as saying.

Mar 16 2011

Long Beach native

LONG BEACH, Calif.—Rapper Nate Dogg has died, it was reported today. He was 41.

The artist, a Long Beach native whose real name was Nathaniel D. Hale, died Tuesday, family members told the Press-Telegram.

The cause of death was not immediately disclosed. The rapper suffered strokes in 2007 and 2009.

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.