Oprah

Feb 5 2013

Violation of his probation

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Prosecutors filed a motion today asking that Chris Brown be found in violation of his probation for failing to complete 180 days of community labor, alleging that in some instances the singer was actually in a different state or on a plane to Cancun when he claimed to be carrying out his sentence.

Brown, 23, has been on probation since June 2009, when he pleaded guilty to assaulting his girlfriend, singer Rihanna, inside a rented car in the Hancock Park area.

Gail Choice  |   OW Contributor
Mar 29 2012

She drops in unannounced at the restaurant

I will admit I’m rooting for Oprah and her OWN network. Without a doubt this sister is going to fight for her company and do what it takes honestly and nobly to bring quality programming that will impact our lives in a positive manner.

To prove my point, take a look at girlfriend visiting Sweetie Pies in St. Louis. She didn’t have to stop by the restaurant; she could have called the owner, Miss Robbie Montgomery, with a bunch of pleasantries instead. That’s how it’s done Hollywood style, but this is Oprah style.

Anthony Asadullah Samad, Ph.D.  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Jun 9 2011

Between the Lines

The end of a staple in American pop culture culminated last week with the Oprah Winfrey show calling it a day.

After 25 years, pop culture icon Oprah Winfrey ended her daily talk show to concentrate on her cable channel, OWN (the Oprah Winfrey Network). But it wasn’t just the end of a talk show; it was the end of an era. People want to talk about Oprah just being a talk show hostess … in fact, they called her the “Queen of Daytime Television.”

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.