Jamie Foxx

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Oct 28 2010
Thousands stand in line

In some respects, President Barack Obama’s appearance at USC last Friday was like a giant family gathering or love fest. In fact during his speech, one listener yelled out “We love you” and the president responded “We love you back.”

There was entertainment courtesy of the SC Trojan band, the Foshay Choir and the L.A-based urban-Latin band Ozomatli. There was comedian Jamie Foxx helping to keep folks entertained, while moving the program forward.

Gail Choice  |   OW Contributor
Sep 30 2010

Story behind the story

Hollywood by Choice

“Chain Letter” is opening this week, and when I saw the advertisement a chill went up my spine.

Why?

Because I used to hate chain letters, when I received them in the mail back in the day. And now they’ve been replaced with e-mails and text messages calling down hell upon you, if you don’t send them on.

 Now it seems this latest flick has skillfully mixed new media with an old fear.

Gail Choice  |   OW Contributor
Apr 23 2009

When art and passion meet

Hollywood, CA -- “The Soloist” is superb. Oscar winner Jamie Foxx (“Ray”) and Oscar nominee Robert Downey, Jr. (“Tropic Thunder”) hand in two excellent performances that demonstrate the passion and love the two have for their craft.

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.