Gail Choice
OW Contributor

Gail Choice is the creator of the upcoming television series "Hollywood by Choice." Choice is an independent film/ television producer and entertainment columnist.

Sep 25 2008

A Spike Lee epic

Every now and then an epic film comes along that sheds new light on American and World history, “Miracle at St. Anna” is one such film. 

Sep 18 2008

Samuel L. Jackson unleashed

Talk about mean and nasty, Samuel L. Jackson (“1408”) stars in a role that will give you nightmares and have you appreciating neighbors that mind their own business.

Sep 11 2008

Sex, lies and money

Talk about a soap opera or melodrama, Tyler Perry’s “The Family that Preys” gets you so wrapped up in the lives of his characters that you can’t wait until the devil gets his due…sorta speak.

Sep 4 2008

Mean to the Bone and Now on DVD

If you like hip hop gangster life, east coast and west coast style, then 1998’s “Belly” now on Blu-ray Disc and “Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club” are the films for you.

Aug 28 2008

Down home fun

Every now and then a television series comes along that is refreshing and fulfilling, like a letter from home. And so it is with “Somebodies,” BET’s first scripted original series; it’s about as down home as you can get.

Aug 21 2008

A must-see family film

 

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.