12-01-05 EURxtra: DeBarge Brother Speaks Out Again About Janet Jackson & Child

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WILL SMITH WANTS AN OSCAR FOR TERRENCE HOWARD: Big Will hosts L.A. screenings to sway Academy voters.
*He has absolutely no financial or creative stake in the film “Hustle & Flow,” yet Will Smith has made it his mission to draw Oscar attention to the critically-acclaimed movie and its breakout star, Terrence Howard. Read Full Story

DMX GETS ANOTHER JAIL SENTENCE: Seven-day bid handed out Tuesday is for driving with a suspended license in the Boogie Down.
*DMX was sentenced to a seven-day jail bid by a Bronx judge Tuesday after the rapper pleaded guilty to driving with a suspended license. Read Full Story

ALICIA KEYS AND BONO TEAM FOR CHARITY SINGLE: Proceeds will go toward families infected with HIV/AIDS.
*Alicia Keys and Bono have recorded the duet “Don’t Give Up (Africa),” a single available exclusively on iTunes beginning Tuesday with all proceeds going to Keep A Child Alive, which provides medicine to families infected with AIDS and the HIV virus. Read Full Story

50 CENT ALLOWED IN CANADA; THROWN SHADE DOWN UNDER: Canada grants temporary visa; Australia bans Bulletproof video game.
*Despite an anti-50 Cent ruckus raised by Canada’s Junior Foreign Minister Dan McTeague, the G-Unit general was granted a temporary visa to enter the country for his upcoming tour, which begins Saturday. Read Full Story

PUBLIC BUSES TO HONOR ROSA PARKS: Today’s anniversary of her defiant move marked in major cities across the country.
*Fifty years ago today, Rosa Parks decided not to budge when a Montgomery, Ala. bus driver demanded she move farther back so that a white man could have her seat. Read Full Story

TONI BRAXTON ENDS MIMI STANDOFF; MULLS ‘PLAYBOY’: Singer says that Mariah beef is so 90s; addresses rumors of nudie spread.
*Toni Braxton tells softpedia.com that her long-standing competitive feud with Mariah Carey is a thing of the past. Read Full Story

JEEZY SETTLES CHILD SUPPORT DRAMA: Baby’s mom gets the increase she sought; visitation arranged as well.
*Young Jeezy has been ordered to pay $1,400 a month in child support by a Houston judge in a case involving his ex-girlfriend and their nine-year-old son, putting the on-going case to rest– at least for now. Read Full Story

YOUNG DEBARGE SPEAKS OUT AGAIN: Singer Stands By His Original Comments About Janet & Child.
Young DeBarge, BAI Management and O.C.F. Records would like to release this official statement: On October 21, 2005, Young DeBarge was on the Miss Jones Morning show on Hot 97 WQHT in New York City in order to promote his debut album, “The Hunt,” and the hit single, “Exotic Spot (E-Spot).” Although Young anticipated having to answer questions regarding his family and the Jackson family, he was anxious to discuss his first solo music project. Read Full Story

URBAN LEAGUE HONORS FARRAH GRAY: Young millionaire brother given Entrepreneurship Award.
*Farrah Gray, the 21-year-old entrepreneurial who has recently been touting his money-making secrets everywhere from Tavis Smiley’s TV show to the “Starting Over” house, has received the Whitney M. Young Jr. Entrepreneurship Award during the annual National Urban League's Whitney M. Young, Jr. Center for Urban Leadership Conference. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: Cube goes ‘Sideways’; ‘Jesus’ joins Denzel; Oprah & Jamie; ‘Walking Tall 2’; Hughley’s ‘Big’ on VH1; Trump heads West.
*Ice Cube will be joined by “Sideways” star Thomas Haden Church in his upcoming film “Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House.” The comedy is a remake of the 1948 film that starred Cary Grant and Myrna Loy as a couple who sell their Manhattan apartment for a nice crib in the suburbs – only to find that the fixer-upper is a money pit. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Carey getting married?; Peas, Norman do World Cup; Canada honors R&B stars; 50, Ciara work Bat Mitzvah gig
*The National Enquirer swears that Mariah Carey is about to marry music exec Mark Sukack, who co-executive produced her latest album, “The Emancipation of Mimi.” Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: Atlantic Starr in D.C.; Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Fest in Montego Bay; Freddie/Hezekiah in Harlem; Paula/Paris in Times Square.
*Mirrors Restaurant & Lounge, Washington D.C.’s premier venue for live entertainment, tonight hosts the Soul Stew Thursday Concert Series [www.soulstewdc.com] featuring Atlantic Starr with special guest Marva King from the Tyler Perry play “Diary of a Mad Black Woman.” Read Full Story

SPORTS BEAT: USC/UCLA football party; Magic supports Angelides; Artest signs multi-million dollar deal with k1x.
*It may be a war on the gridiron between cross town rivals USC and UCLA Saturday, but hours after they leave the field, it’s be all love as members of both teams are set to party at the 740 Club in Los Angeles (704 S. Broadway Ave. – Entrance on 8th and Spring St.). Read Full Story

THE EURweb FREE-4-ALL PAGE/BOARD: Talk about the stories we didn't cover in this issue.
Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn't cover in today's issue. (It's sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. Read Full Story

12-01-05 EUR FEEDBACK: Are we allowed to fire the current Black leadership?
"I apologize for using EUR as my own personal blogsite, but as a Black American, I am just wondering: Are we allowed to fire the current Black leadership?" Read Full Story

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