Archive for October, 2007

Their Just Acquaintances

Is The Excuse “Their Just Acquaintances” Reason For Being Ignorant Of The Law?

By Gregory Moore

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Bush’s FEC Nominee Undermined Voting Rights

By US Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill.l)
The Louisiana Weekly

More than 40 years ago, John Lewis and Hosea Williams, along with hundreds of everyday Americans, left their homes and churches to brave the blows of Billy clubs and join a march for freedom across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Thousands of anonymous foot soldiers - Blacks and Whites, the young and the elderly - summoned the courage to march for justice and demand freedom. A few months later, the Voting Rights Act was signed into law.

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1 on 1 with SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON

DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON DISCUSSES HER PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN AND THE STATE OF THE NATION IN SPECIAL TV ONE ON ONE INTERVIEW PREMIERING SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14 AT 8 PM – Ms. Hughes interviews Senator Clinton on a wide range of issues of importance to African Americans from experience to voting rights, health care to the Iraq war, education to the role her husband would play in her administration, race relations and American’s global reputation –

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Debra Lee tries to shake off BET’s bad rap

Debra Lee tries to shake off BET’s bad rap with revival mission
By R. Thomas UmsteadMultichannel News

Black Entertainment Television CEO Debra Lee is in the midst of unveiling the network’s most ambitious original programming lineup in the network’s 27-year history.

The lineup features an eclectic mix of reality shows, religious and public-affairs programs, such as an American Idol-flavored gospel music competition called Sunday’s Best, and scripted fare, such as the coming-of-age-comedy for 20-somethings, titled Somebodies.

By BET’s definition, this will be more fresh programming with more variety than has ever been available to an African-American audience on one channel.

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‘Without A Trace’ takes the No.1

CBS’s ‘Without A Trace’ takes the No.1 spot by winning the battle for Thursday night

(October 3, 2007) CBS pulled off an upset by taking the top spot for the week’s most popular shows in black households. “Without A Trace” beat out NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” and ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” and claimed victory in the week’s most contested time slot, Thursday night. It got help from its lead-in show, “CSI,” which took fourth place.

”Cane” was the most popular of the new offerings that made the chart, finishing in the top ten. “Bionic Woman” and “Private Practice” also drew first-time viewers. “K-Ville” dropped to 18^th place and lost about a half million households from it debut the previous week.

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