Hollywood by Choice

Gail Choice  |   OW Contributor
Aug 9 2012

Hollywood by Choice

Faith Evans, Nicci Gilbert, Monifah Carter, Syleena Johnson, and Keke Wyatt! Talk about Black and beautiful—these sisters of heart, throughout their careers have satisfied our souls with sweet music and verse. It is fitting that they would come together and give us a brief glimpse into their lives as artists, wives, mothers and business women.

Gail Choice  |   OW Contributor
Jul 26 2012

Hollywood by Choice

A recent article in the August issue of Essence magazine got me to thinking about how little Hollywood has changed when it comes to casting Black women in film and television productions, specifically in regards to the darker-skinned Black woman.

Actress Nia Long and her two sons grace the cover of the magazine, and it is her comment in the cover story that clicked that certain something in my mind. She told writer Dream Hampton that, “I was the first Brown girl from my generation who got cast in lead roles.”

Gail Choice  |   OW Contributor
Jul 19 2012

Hollywood by Choice

If you’re a comic book fan and want to be the first to know what’s going on in the world of science-fiction, fantasy, action-adventure and horror when it comes to films and television, then make sure you put Comic-Con on your events calendar for next year.

Comic-Con, now in its 43rd year, is the annual pop culture international convention held in San Diego over a four-day weekend that celebrates a world created out of man’s boundless imagination through comic books, games, action figures (dolls), movies and television.

Gail Choice  |   OW Contributor
Jul 12 2012

Hollywood by Choice

Abraham Lincoln has always been one of my favorite presidents. His journey to the White House was rocky at best. He never backed down from a fight, and he was a thinking man, not driven by emotions, especially fear. Most importantly, it fell on his watch to free the slaves, all the while trying to keep America a united nation. His strong vision of the role America would play on the world stage drove him to do what he needed to do to keep America whole—fight the evil that gripped the soul of this nation.

Gail Choice  |   OW Contributor
Jul 5 2012

Hollywood by Choice

The holiday weekend is upon us, and for theatergoers it’s going to be super hot. Two new releases are already smashing box-office records and making history because of their R rating.
And it looks like Madea is kicking some box office butt, too.

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.