Television

Anthony Asadullah Samad, Ph.D.  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Jun 18 2009

Television’s switch from analog to digital: Nothing’s free anymore

Last week, the federal government moved forth with allowing public airwaves to be transitioned from the analog transmission to the newer, advanced digital forms of communication transmission. Now understand, we all must realize that everything must change. Nothing remains the same. The advancement of technology has changed everything about television, making it larger, thinner and more crystal clear. The only thing that hadn’t changed was how the transmission of television was received. The government told everyone that the change was coming.

Gail Choice  |   OW Contributor
Mar 27 2009

More than a super talent

All hail Spike Lee! Perhaps one of the most important American in cinema today, Lee recently received the Behind the Lens Award presented by Chrysler LLC at their Sixth Annual “Behnd the Lens” Awards.

Gail Choice  |   OW Contributor
Feb 26 2009

Young, Black and fabulous

 To begin with, I’m a New York junkie. I love New York and everything about it. So, when I heard that BET will be airing a reality series based in Harlem, I got excited. When I found out the subject matter, I said Halleluiah! It’s not about gangs, hard times, because Lord knows we got ‘em, but about young people with college degrees and dreams ready to take on the world.

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.