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KANYE WEST WORKING WITH KOREAN TRIO
*Next up for Kanye West is a collabo with three former members of popular South Korean boy band TVXQ.
The trio, Hero Jae-Joong, Micky Yoo-Chun and Xiah Jun-Su, have regrouped under the name JYJ (after the first initials of their Korean names) and will release a new album next month, their publicist said Wednesday.
BISHOP EDDIE LONG ACCUSERS SPEAK UP
Jamal Parris
*Eddie Long can’t hide too much longer from these sex scandal allegations. One of the men who has accused the bishop, Jamal Parris, has spoken out.
“You look at our eyes,” Parris said. “You hear the pain in our voice. We have no reason to lie to this man.”
NICK COLLINS CONFRONTS A RACIST FAN
*Green Bay Packer safety Nick Collins confronted a fan who hurled a racial slur at the player and spit on him after a loss on Monday night against the Chicago Bears.
The league is currently investigating the matter.
BEYONCE CRASHES A BLOCK PARTY IN NEW JERSEY
*After visiting the West Orange, New Jersey house of her mother-in-law, Beyonce not only crashed a block party outside, she joined the dance line as well.
Why Do Black Athletes Go Broke?
by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Syracuse University – Scholarship in Action
I am participating with MSN in a project called "The Invested Life." The program represents the launch of a series of web-based episodes that teach the fundamentals of investing to regular, everyday people. I've worked on the show for months, and I'll be engaged in the project for the rest of the year. It's been an interesting jump into the world of film making, with scripts, production schedules and all that good stuff. I've gained a newfound respect for how hard real actors and actresses actually have to work.
A guest on the show is a man named Winfred. Winfred is a former NFL athlete who found himself done with sports and trying to make sure that his wealth lasted until retirement. He made an interesting point that for many athletes, the challenge of retiring young with virtually no skill set can be a one way ticket to the poor house. As a man who is concerned about the plight of the black athlete, I constantly see men who've traded away their entire educational future in exchange for a very short and meaningless life of glamor in professional sports.
Woman Who Burned Her Face with Acid Just Went to Court
by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Syracuse University – Scholarship in Action
Bethany Storro made national news when she claimed she was the victim of a random attack. Storro told police that an African American woman walked up to her and suddenly decided to throw acid in her face. Storro received the sympathy (and financial contributions) of people all around the world. Even Oprah cleared a slot for her on her show.
It turned out that Storro was lying, making herself the latest in a long list of people who've falsely claimed that a black person attacked them. Her face is now blotched and red, where police say she allegedly put acid onto her own face, perhaps in a quest for attention. The story is quite sad, actually.
Eddie Long Accuser Issues Yet Another Bombshell
by Dr. Boyce Watkins – Syracuse University
Most of you may have read the story about Jamal Parris, the latest and most vocal ofBishop Eddie Long's accusers. Parris and three others have stepped forward to file a lawsuit against Long in state court for allegedly coercing them into having sex. Well, another bombshell has hit the room, and this one was also delivered by Parris.
Parris told WAGA-TV in Atlanta that he and Long engaged in numerous sex acts on church grounds, both before and after morning services. He also said that they would perform numerous sex acts in Long's home, car and office at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church.
The four accusers claim that Long traded sex acts for cars, clothes and other material possessions. The sex scandal against Bishop Eddie Long seems to get just a bit deeper every single day. At this point, Long doesn't just have to worry about the ethical implications of committing adultery and being accused of engaging in homosexual sex. He also has to deal with accusations of pedophilia, since the public is not yet aware of how old the young men where when the alleged sex acts occurred.
OBAMA HAS HIP-HOP IN HIS IPOD
*Leave it to Fox News to take President Obama’s inclusion of Jay-Z, Nas and Lil Wayne on his iPod and turn it into this headline on its website:
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES LOVES GANGSTA RAP
As previously reported, Jann Wenner’s interview with the president in the latest Rolling Stone ended with a question about the music he’s been listening to lately.
Obama answered:
My iPod now has about 2,000 songs, and it is a source of great pleasure to me. I am probably still more heavily weighted toward the music of my childhood than I am the new stuff. There’s still a lot of Stevie Wonder, a lot of Bob Dylan, a lot of Rolling Stones, a lot of R&B, a lot of Miles Davis and John Coltrane. Those are the old standards.
Cornel West and Tavis Smiley Have a New Radio Show
by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Syracuse University – Black Scholarship in Action
Cornel West and Tavis Smiley are two of the coolest brothers on the intellectual block. They've served as public road maps for the empowerment of black men everywhere, and their work does not get the recognition it deserves.
Well, Public Radio International is working to help change that by granting Smiley and West their own radio show. In fact, the show is going to be called "Smiley & West."
The announcement for the new show was made during the Public Radio Programming Conference, held in Denver, Colorado. When asked about the show, Smiley had this to say:
FANTASIA GOING ON TOUR
*Fantasia Barrino will hit the road for a U.S. tour in November – just three months after her failed suicide attempt.
The “American Idol” champ will kick off the 30-city Back to Me tour in Richmond, Virginia on Nov. 4.
Announcing the news, she says, “I’m so excited about this tour and having the chance to connect with my fans, the people that love me and have been supporting me through everything. This tour is going to be a real special, intimate experience for them and for me.”
Eddie Long Accuser Goes Public and Nasty Against the Pastor
by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Syracuse University – Scholarship in Action
As the days have gone by since the start of the sex scandal involving Bishop Eddie Long, I've become more and more convinced that there needs to be a serious investigation. Something doesn't seem quite right with the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, and the world needs to hear more from the young men who've been speaking out in public.
While I've seen quite a bit of evidence and videos that have gotten my attention, nothing has compelled me more than the interview with Long's latest accuser, Jamal Parris. Jamal, who was chased down by Fox 5 in Atlanta, was reluctant to talk at first about the incident. But once he spoke up, his words were heard around the world. I'll lay out some of the quotes that Jamal shared with Fox 5, and give you my take after that.
NAOMI CAMPELL ‘KILLER’ PHOTOSHOOT
Naomi Campbell appears on the October cover of Interview magazine this month, and in a corresponding photo spread in which she is depicted torturing a nude male model and leaving him for dead.
In the cover story, Campbell says she can relate to the persona she portrayed in the pictorial.
“I have to learn from my mistakes. And a lot of the ones I’ve made have been public. So I always get nervous when people speak about something that sounds like a role model, because I don’t know if I’ve been a great role model myself.”
Black Leaders Quiet about Bishop Eddie Long
by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Syracuse University – Scholarship in Action
Trying to get various black public figures to speak out for or against Bishop Eddie Long has been harder than getting four year-olds to go to the dentist. No one is talking, but everyone is noticing. They are all watching CNN and seeing that Long is on after every other commercial break. They are reading the newspapers where Long's face is plastered in every section other than Sports and Classifieds. They are seeing the websites that produce one Eddie Long article after another. The man is omnipresent.
Black leaders are also noticing the spandex outfit Long sported in those racy bathroom pictures. They remember the odd-looking wig Long wore when appearing before the church this past Sunday. Most significantly, they've noticed the long line of young men, in different states, who don't seem to know one another, who are saying that Eddie Long had sex with them.
RICK ROSS RESPONSE TO THE ‘SEX TAPE’
*Late last week 50 Cent released a so called Rick Ross sex tape. And if his intention was to humiliate Ross, it looks like the opposite may have happened
Since the “sex tapes of Rick Ross” have been posted, the Miami rapper has been getting Twitter messages from women wanting to get down with the big guy.
Ross immediately sent out a tweet declaring it was not him on the footage:
“Just saw the so called sex tape.. the n-a had a [Louis Vuitton] flag in back pocket but forgot the tattooes..#fail.”
BEYONCE TATTED UP FOR HER DEREON AD
*The biker-chick skin art sported by Beyonce in her fall/winter 2010 Dereon ad campaign is now for sale.
The singer and her mom Tina Knowles have decided to add temporary tattoos to the sportswear arm of their Dereon fashion line. The ink is based on the tats Beyonce wore in the ads.
BISHOP EDDIE LONG SAYS “HE WILL FIGHT”
Bishop Eddie Long being consoled at New Birth Missionary Church
*Bishop Eddie Long went before thousands of faithful supporters at his New Birth Missionary Baptist megachurch Sunday and promised to fight accusations that he lured four young men into sexual relationships.
“I feel like David against Goliath. But I got five rocks, and I haven’t thrown one yet,” Long said in his first public remarks since his accusers filed lawsuits last week claiming he abused his “spiritual authority.”
THE REAL GOVENOR PATTERSON ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
Mocked for years on “Saturday Night Live” as a bumbling blind man, the governor of New York appeared on the show’s season premiere to finally get some payback.
Gov. David Paterson appeared on “Weekend Update” segment and interrupted cast member Fred Armisen, who was in character as Paterson in the midst of a clownish take on the New York governor’s race — “It’s like ordering at the Olive Garden.
VICK WAS THE RIGHT PICK
Michael Vick sparked a rally against Green Bay, dismantled Detroit and picked apart Jacksonville.
What does he have left to prove?
Maybe nothing – until some guy named Donovan McNabb returns to Philadelphia next week.
For now, though, Vick made Head Coach Andy Reid’s quarterback decision look like the right one.
JERMAINE JACKSON CAN’T PAY CHILD SUPPORT
Too bad Jermaine Jackson can’t get his hands on a fraction of the billions that his brother Michael’s estate is worth ’cause he could really use some cash right about now.
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by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Syracuse University – Scholarship in Action
I woke up early to go to the website for the New Birth Missionary Baptist church. I wasn't sure what to expect, but I knew that Bishop Eddie Long would be convincing. Every bit of his charisma and experience would be needed to manage the complex set of allegations against him for sexually abusing some of his members.
I'll lay out some notable quotes by Bishop Long this morning and let you judge much of it for yourself. What I can say, however, is that Bishop Long seemed to say a great deal without saying much.
"I'll be here next week."
Perhaps that means that he's not going to resign. I look forward to seeing if he is going to be preaching next Sunday.
"(This is) probably the most difficult time in my entire life. I want to talk to you for a moment about how to handle painful and difficult situations."
JUDGE JUDY BEATS OPRAH WINFREY IN RATINGS
*For the first time in a decade, “The Oprah Winfrey Show” finished in second place for daytime programming.
According to Nielsen, courtroom show “Judge Judy” averaged 6.3 million daily viewers last season, compared with 5.7 million for Winfrey’s talk show.
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