ABC

Jan 7 2011

DeAnna Pappas, Kypton Locke and Tenley Molzhan

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.—Brad Womack, the Austin, Texas bar owner getting an unprecedented second chance as "The Bachelor'' on the ABC dating series, is scheduled to attend a blood drive in Woodland Hills Saturday.

Dec 8 2010

Hundreds of television shows

BURBANK, Calif.—Netflix Inc. and Disney-ABC Television announced today a licensing agreement that will enable Netflix to stream hundreds of television shows from ABC, the Disney Channel and ABC Family.

The deal includes earlier seasons of "Lost,'' "Grey's Anatomy,'' "Desperate Housewives'' and "Brothers & Sisters,'' as well as Disney Channel shows and, for the first time, ABC Family programming.

Aug 12 2010

New York native was 82

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—Private funeral services were pending Wednesday for David L. Wolper, the Emmy-winning producer of the miniseries “Roots” and the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

Wolper, 82, died Tuesday night at his Beverly Hills home of heart disease and complications of Parkinson’s disease.

He was introduced to “Roots,” after meeting actress Ruby Dee at the Moscow Film Festival.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.

California
San Diego college students and volunteers will carry out their sixth home restoration project on Wednesday, July 10 through Sunday, July 14. as part of the “Healing our Heroes’ Homes” (H3) program created by the nonprofit Embrace. The five-day effort will take place at the home of medically retired Marine Corps Capt. Sarah Bettencourt. Bettencourt served with many different units across the country during the Global War on Terrorism and developed a rare neurological disorder in 2008. With a focus to restore the homes of disabled veteran homeowners, H3 falls in line with Embrace’s mission to mobilize college-student volunteers and community members to serve less fortunate members of civilian and veteran communities. The project for the Bettencourts’ home includes kitchen and bathroom remodeling, building ADA-compliant disability ramps, widening their driveway to ADA standards, widening doorways and landscaping.
 
District of Columbia
The 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will showcase its five-year community research project on African American identity with the program “The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity.” This multicity collaboration examines the history and culture of the aesthetics of African Americans. The festival will be held June 26-30 and July 3-7, outdoors on the National Mall between Seventh and 14th streets. “Whether we realize it or not, we are all dress artists. The way we compose our look is a creative expression of our ideas about who we are and who we aspire to be,” said Diana N’Diaye, program curator. “This program explores the diversity of African American traditions of style, but also teaches young people the importance of documenting their own culture and saving that information for themselves and future generations.”