ABC

Feb 5 2013

Premieres March 19

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, and extreme skier Rory Bushfield were named today as the final two contestants on the ABC competition series “Splash,” in which 10 celebrities will compete in platform and springboard diving.

Named earlier as contestants were:
• Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh;
• comedian Louis Anderson;
• television personality Kendra Wilkinson;
• actor Drake Bell;

Gail Choice  |   OW Contributor
Sep 15 2011

Hollywood by Choice

The latest TV Guide Magazine features an article that covers the behind-the-scenes scoop on the 42 new shows for television this fall.

Stanley O. Williford  |   OW Editor
Jun 16 2011

Businessman-turned-artist

There is something intriguing about Charles Bibbs’ silent, self-absorbed images that make you wonder what they are thinking as they go about their duties—some gloriously attired in such intricately patterned apparel that they could only be one of a kind.

Jun 14 2011

Opponents claim juice has more sugar

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Chocolate and strawberry milk will become a thing of the past on Los Angeles Unified School District campuses beginning July 1.

The LAUSD Board of Education today voted to eliminate flavored milk from school cafeterias as part of a move to provide more nutritious food and beverage options.

The board approved the elimination despite some opponents claiming that flavored milk has less sugar that some juices and is often the only way students get milk at all.

Gail Choice  |   OW Contributor
May 26 2011

Hollywood by Choice

The five main broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, and CW) recently unveiled their new fall line-up at the annual “Upfronts Week” in New York.

The event is like a huge party where networks spare no expense touting their new line-up to advertisers, the press and other interested parties. Although most of the programs presented won’t premiere until September, they want advertising dollars now. 

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.