http://www.newscloud.com/section/entertainment Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:19:20 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 en-us http://www.newscloud.com/read/Morgan_Freeman_seriously_hurt_in_car_accident "They had to use the jaws of life to extract him from the vehicle," McFerrin said. "He was lucid, conscious. He was talking, joking with some of the rescue workers at one point."

]]> http://www.newscloud.com/read/Black_in_America_Misses_the_Why The cable television program "Black in America" focused on several different socio-economic issues that affect African-Americans in today's society. Aired on CNN, host Soledad O'Brien takes the viewer on a journey through various neighborhoods; effectively shedding light on dark issues that have plagued Black America for some time. Issues such as education, marriage, pregnancy, and violence in different communities throughout the country were highlighted, giving the viewer insight into a plight that only the Black community often feels. While O'Brien did a fantastic job telling the stories of various individuals she interviewed, little emphasis was placed on the story behind the story. Not much focus was given to the "why" in these particular scenarios.

]]> http://www.newscloud.com/read/How_To_Stop_a_Republican_From_Laughing Generation Kill is a fine minseries being shown on HBO. It does not pretend to be anything that it is not. It is a grunt's eye view of the initial invasion of Iraq. I was watching the last episode with my filthy rich republican uncle, who, despite his dogged desire to remain a member of the thirty percent of people who still approve of George W. Bush has been having that faith rocked hard, again, and again.

]]> http://www.newscloud.com/read/Leadership_on_The_Wire Popular culture can be a great source of material for lessons about leadership and the daunting challenge of creating meaningful, sustainable change in organizations and society--and it can provide a way to connect work, home, community, and self. For example, in the first meeting of my leadership and teamwork course in Wharton's MBA program this Spring, I mentioned how the recently-completed HBO TV series, The Wire was loaded with stories from which we could learn much about leadership and change. It's a huge hit in my family (not least because my brother, Paul Ben-Victor, is one of the actors), and we all regard it as the best that's ever been on TV.

]]> http://www.newscloud.com/read/Extremist_Steve_Sailer_is_Source_for_CNNs_Black_in_America "So many whites want to be able to say, 'I'm not one of them, those bad whites. … Hey, I voted for a black guy for president,'" Sailer wrote.

]]> http://www.newscloud.com/read/Racist_The_NWord_for_White_People For white Gen Y'ers, 'racist' is the worst tag of all. Master TV satirist Stephen Colbert frequently pokes fun at the notions of racial political correctness by having his brash conservative pundit character proclaim that he cannot see race. It's a simple and reliably funny conceit that plays on the prevalent, if specious, notion that we live in a post-racial era, one that ignores, or optimistically shrugs off, the lingering and substantial issues between the races.

]]> http://www.newscloud.com/read/Barenaked_Ladies_singer_faces_drug_charge_in_NY Steven Page, along with two women, were arrested after police found cocaine and marijuana in a Fayetteville, N.Y., apartment, according to a Syracuse-area radio station's website, 9WSYR.com. Page and one of the women were apparently arrested Friday after police discovered a car with an open door in the driveway of a home. While they were investigating the vehicle, officers observed a man and a woman sitting at a kitc

]]> http://www.newscloud.com/read/Actor_Brolin_arrested_after_fight http://www.newscloud.com/read/Invincible_Opportunity_in_Crisis The Detroit rapper reflects on her music, activism and inspirations. Balancing art and activism is a challenge. Just ask Ilana Weaver, better known to hip-hop fans as Invincible, the Detroit-based emcee who has been rapping for well over a decade. A 2002 XXL Magazine feature lauded her as a talented lyricist and seasoned performer. She was also called "every A&R's worst nightmare" due to her notorious reputation for turning down record deals and butting heads with industry stalwarts.

]]> http://www.newscloud.com/read/Don_t_Go_to_Commercial Have you heard the good news? If not, let me be the first to tell you. BET has FINALLY gotten the ol' Don Imus treatment. That's right. Some major sponsors have pulled advertisements from BET, due to the gratuitous violence, profanity and obscenity on some of the cable network's programs, according to a report in the Chicago Defender.

]]> http://www.newscloud.com/read/A_Few_Words_About_Golf_With_Condoleezza_Rice_DC_Sports_Bog I'm sick of politics - time for summer pursuits! I think it's fascintating that Condi plays golf, though not as well as she plays the piano: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/09/arts/music/09tomm.html?pagewanted=1

]]> http://www.newscloud.com/read/GM_Procter_amp_Gamble_Pull_Ads_on_BET Media watchdogs are declaring it a victory. Black Entertainment Television hasn't said much, and advertisers are mum. What is clear, though, is that at least two top advertisers--automaking giant General Motors and consumer goods manufacturer Procter & Gamble--have pulled ads from BET's Rap City and 106 & Park programs.

]]> http://www.newscloud.com/read/The_Moment_Mens_Fashion_The_New_Black Italy is not a country that is known for its tolerance or its embrace of multi-culturalism, and yet, all of a sudden the runways in Milan are crowded with black models. (I say black and not African-American because most of them were in fact recruited from France and England.) The news of an entire "black issue" of Italian Vogue photographed by Steven Meisel is still fresh in the American press. Both Guy Trebay and our own New York Times fashion critic Cathy Horyn have gone far to bring to our attention the lack of ethnic diversity on the fashion runways, in advertising campaigns and in editorial pages of magazines.

]]> http://www.newscloud.com/read/Steven_Tyler_admits_he_entered_rehab_for_drug_addiction__NMECOM Steven Tyler has admitted that he entered rehab last month to recover from drug addiction.

]]> http://www.newscloud.com/read/Popular_Hip_Hop_Site_Gets_Hacked_By_TechSavvy_Racists Hate 2.0. As of right now, hip hop website SOHH.com is down. This is all well and good, because you probably didn't want to see what was on it earlier. The site was attacked by a group of very anti-SOHH, anti-black, anti-Jew hackers, who infiltrated the forums, splashed racist and anti-semitic pictures on the homepage, and changed all headlines to things like, "Jews Did 9/11″ and "Enjoy This White Wimmenz, N*gger." The group, which gets no publicity here, tried to blame the disturbance on comedy site ebaumsworld.com. [

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