Music

Nov 11 2010

I’m That Guy

I’m cool, smooth, and very good looking
I enjoy music, writing poetry, and I love cooking
I’m an average guy in modern times
On a scale of 1-10, I’m definitely a nine

My favorite animals are cats
I don’t drink or smoke because I got it like that
I got to be neat, got to be clean
I’m not a saint, I’m not a thug, I’m somewhere in between

I’m very situated, I don’t like a lot of junk
I’m a man with a lot of heart, I’m far from a punk

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
Oct 14 2010

Hollywood by Choice

We’re not called ‘Negroes’ anymore. It’s a racial identification from our past; we’ve moved on …now we’re black or African American. We rarely stop to think of the power behind the word ‘Negro,’ and that at one time in our history it stood for dignity, power, and love. It meant that none of us were free, until we were all free and that we had a special bond that manifested itself in education; honor and trusting in God to give us the strength to do what needed to be done.

Oct 12 2010

Eminen and Lady Antebellum lead nominees

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Eminem and Lady Antebellum each earned five nominations today to lead the pack of hopefuls for the American Music Awards, while Justin Bieber collected four.

The 38th annual AMA ceremony will be held Nov. 21 at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles.

Eminem and Bieber, in addition to competing for best male pop/rock artist and pop/rock album, were nominated for artist of the year, along with Ke$ha, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry.

Sep 23 2010

William Marcel Collette

Jazz icon Buddy Collette (born William Marcel Collette) died Sunday Sept. 19 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after suffering shortness of breath.

Buddy was a well-known saxophone, clarinet, and flute player who organized his own band at the age of 12 and started performing professionally by age of 17.

Collette contributed immensely to the jazz movement while he simultaneously rose to fame alongside life-long friends, bassist Charles Mingus, saxophonist Dexter Gordon, and drummer Chico Hamilton.

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.