Michael Clarke Duncan

Sep 11 2012

Died a week ago from complications of a heart attack

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Friends, relatives and some Hollywood heavyweights turned out today for an invitation-only memorial service for Michael Clarke Duncan, the seemingly larger-than-life actor who died a week ago from complications of a heart attack.

Duncan, 54, died Sept. 3 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he had been hospitalized since his July 13 heart attack.

Sep 6 2012

Hollywood loses its gentle giant

Actor Michael Clarke Duncan, best known for his Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated role as a sensitive death row inmate in the 1999 film, “The Green Mile,” died Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, his fiancee and a publicist announced. He was 54.

Duncan, whose most recent role was on the Fox TV series “The Finder,” had been hospitalized since suffering a heart attack July 13.

Jul 13 2012

Saved by girlfriend

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Actor Michael Clarke Duncan went into cardiac arrest today and was taken to a Los Angeles hospital, where his condition stabilized.

“According to doctors, Michael Clarke Duncan suffered a myocardial infarction early this morning,” according to Duncan’s publicist, Joy Fehily.

“He is now stable, and we look forward to his full recovery.”

Gail Choice  |   OW Contributor
Jan 5 2012

Hollywood by Choice

Is television trying to get back to quality programming? It sure looks like it. From the networks to cable, better shows are coming your way beginning this month as midseason productions premiere.

Gail Choice  |   OW Contributor
Jun 9 2011

Hollywood by Choice

Academy Award nominee Angela Bassett (“What’s Love Got to do With It”) hits the big screen with a meaty role in the highly anticipated film the "Green Lantern.”

Bassett stars as Dr. Amanda Waller, an enigmatic government scientist determined to uncover the truth about some strange “visitors.”

If you can recall, another iconic actress, Pam Grier also starred as Amanda Waller in the television series “Smallville.” In this series, Amanda is the ruthless head of the agency Checkmate. 

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.