01-18-06 EUR: Whitney & Bobby On The Outs? / Sanaa Still Battling Denzel Rumor

EUR Headlines

KEYS TALKS ABOUT PRODUCTION COMPANY: New venture developed with eye toward women’s stories.
*Multi-talented singer-songwriter Alicia Keys and her longtime manager, Jeff Robinson, spoke to the Associated Press Thursday about her new production company Big Pita, Lil’ Pita, which has as its first project a UPN TV series inspired by Keys experiences as a biracial kid in New York. Read Full Story

WHITNEY & BOBBY ON THE OUTS?: Aw heyall to the no, say it ain’t so.
*The New York Daily News’ Lowdown section is reporting that Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown may be headed to splitsville. Read Full Story

LAURENCE FISHBURNE FITTED FOR LAWSUIT: Former assistant claims actor fired her because she became pregnant.
A lawsuit has been filed against Laurence Fishburne by his former personal assistant, who claims the Academy Award-nominated actor fired her because she became pregnant, according to tmz.com. Read Full Story

SANAA STILL TRYING TO SQUASH DENZEL RUMORS: Actress refutes talk of an affair in new Vibe issue.
*Actress Sanaa Lathan and Denzel Washington may have been a little too convincing during their love scene in the film “Out of Time.” Read Full Story

NPR GRABS ABC NEWS VET MICHEL MARTIN: Journalist to develop new African American-oriented program in new digs.
*Veteran journalist Michel Martin, whose last gig at ABC’s Nightline was scrapped when producers picked a new news team to replace Ted Koppel, has been hired by National Public Radio “to develop and host a new public affairs and cultural program focusing on stories of importance to African-Americans,” read a statement. Read Full Story

MYSTIKAL GETS MORE JAIL TIME: Rapper gets a year for tax evasion; bid to be served concurrently with six-year sentence.
*New Orleans rapper Mystikal, currently serving a six-year bid for sexual battery, was sentenced Thursday to a year in prison for failure to pay $271,000 in federal taxes. Read Full Story

LENNY KRAVITZ TEAMS WITH ABSOLUT VODKA: Parties launch new song based on singer’s interpretation of liquor brand.
*Rocker Lenny Kravitz and Absolut Vodka have teamed to create Absolut Kravitz, a new music project based on the singer’s interpretation of the Absolut brand. Read Full Story

TANGO REDD: On the 'Campaign' Trail
By Kenya M. Yarbrough
Tango, whose real name is Terrell Haggins, explains his new CD, "The Campaign," is just about making music. "My CD has a lot of dance tracks on it, but it also gets deep and mellows out. I made some tracks that people 21 and older can feel, also.” Read Full Story

‘B.E.’ NAMES MOST POWERFUL WOMEN IN BUSINESS: Cathy Hughes, Linda Johnson Rice, Debra Lee make the cut.
*Black Enterprise (BE) President & CEO Earl "Butch" Graves Jr. has announced the publication's list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business, as featured in the magazine's February 2006 cover story (available on newsstands Jan. 24). Read Full Story

EMMITT TILL STORY TO BE MADE INTO MOVIE: Producers team with documentary filmmaker Beauchamp for feature film.
*Plans are in the works to produce a film about the life of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old black boy who was killed in Mississippi in 1955 for allegedly whistling at a white woman. Read Full Story

TV/FILM BITS: Trumpet Awards honorees announced; Vanessa Williams dating co-star; ‘Wheelin’’ returns; Najee Ali film in the works.
*Judge Mablean Ephriam of Fox TV’s “Divorce Court” will serve as a presenter at the 14th Annual Trumpet Awards in Atlanta on Jan. 23. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Rap-A-Lot gets a Bigga prez; Foxx/West to perform at Brits; Abdul behind hotel firings?
*San Francisco rapper JT the Bigga Figga has been named president of Houston-based Rap-A-Lot Records by the label's founder, James Prince, reports SOHH.com. Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: Houston’s Ensemble Theatre to stage ‘Color Me Dark’; painter Jackson Brown to support fashion show.
*The Ensemble Theatre in Houston (3535 Main St.) is proud to announce the exciting production of “Color Me Dark: A Story of the Great Migration North” in celebration of Black History Month. 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

01-18-06 EUR FEEDBACK: More N-word debate
This is in response to Toni from the Bronx feedback (EUR 1/17/06). I think that it is time for us as blacks to move on (but not forget) the issues we have from the past. Darryl James hit on it in his article (EUR 1/17/06) concerning paradigms." Read Full Story

01-18-06 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE
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