02-06-06 EUR: Raven-Symone / All of Us / Chappelle / Coretta / Fugees & More

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WHERE IS THE ‘VITAMIN LOVE?’: Chappelle tells Oprah he’s not crazy; will return to show under certain conditions; wants DVD $$ earmarked for charity.
“Love is like a nutrient," comedian Dave Chappelle told Oprah Winfrey during a show that aired Friday (Feb. 3). Read Full Story

CORETTA SCOTT KING MAKES HISTORY AT GEORGIA CAPITOL: Plus, Mexico facility shut down; ‘Journal-Constitution’ tracks King’s final days.
*The Georgia statehouse, once a home for segregation, can now take its place in the annals of black history, as Coretta Scott King on Saturday became the first black person to lie in honor under its Rotunda. Read Full Story

DMX’S WIFE ARRESTED FOR SPEEDING: Tashera Simmons clocked driving 106 mph in North Castle, N.Y.
*It’s something about those Simmonses, their lead feet and that darned Interstate 684. Fifteen months after rapper Earl “DMX” Simmons was arrested for driving 104 mph on the stretch of road in North Castle, N.Y., his wife was nabbed for the same offense, but at 2 mph faster. Read Full Story

ANOTHER ‘IDOL’ HOPEFUL HAS RAP SHEET: TMZ reports that Halicia Thompson has two convictions, one involves cop.
*It’s about to be a “different world” for “American Idol” contestant Halicia Thompson. The 27-year-old hopeful from Eden, North Carolina wowed the judges during the Greensboro auditions, earning a trip to Hollywood in the process. But according to Web site TMZ, the singer’s warm disposition comes along with a temper that has landed her in trouble with the law. Read Full Story

FUGEES GET IN BED WITH VERIZON: Wireless co. links with Columbia and reunited group to provide exclusive downloads.
*The newly-reunited Fugees and their record label Columbia have a partnership with Verizon Wireless that will promote the company’s new VCast music service through a series of industry firsts. Read Full Story

SPORTS BITS: Steelers are World Champs; Tiger wins again; Saints back to Superdome.
Congratulations to the Pittsburgh Steelers who won their 5th Super Bowl Sunday by defeating the Seattle Seahawks 21-10. The win puts the Steeles in the same rarefied air as the San Francisco 49er and the Dallas Cowboys as the only teams to ever win 5 Super Bowls. Congrats also to Hines Ward who was selected Super Bowl XL's Most Valuable Player (MVP). Read Full Story

MORE BAD NEWS FOR HARLEM BOYS CHOIR: Judge refuses to issue temporary restraining order that would’ve kept roof over group’s head.
*A Manhattan judge would not issue a temporary restraining order Friday that would have allowed the Boys Choir of Harlem to avoid being tossed from its rehearsal space, however, a hearing was scheduled to decide whether the eviction was legal. Read Full Story

CLEVELAND CAVS WONDER WHAT HAPPENED TO URSH: Minority owner has been to nary a game this season.
*During a press conference last year to announce his minority ownership in the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers franchise, singing superstar Usher was all pumped up, telling the people: "I look for Cleveland to be my home away from home.” Read Full Story

UPN’S ‘ALL OF US’ GETS A DOSE OF TISHA CAMPBELL MARTIN: Cast members talk to EUR about tonight’s special episode.
“Just when people thought they had the show figured out, we do something else,” says Duane Martin, star of UPN’s hit sitcom “All of Us,” which is quietly churning along in its third season with a big sweeps-style episode set to air tonight. Read Full Story

SOUL TRAIN AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED: R. Kelly cops three to lead list; Carey, Kanye, Legend among folks nabbing two.
*R. Kelly received a leading three nominations for the 20th annual Soul Train Music Awards, show creator Don Cornelius announced Thursday. Read Full Story

THE BENJAMIN BRATT PIECE THAT OPRAH NEVER AIRED: Bit featuring actor surprising his ‘biggest fan’ goes horribly wrong.
*Here’s something that should’ve been included in the Oprah Winfrey 20th anniversary DVD. Benjamin Bratt, currently starring in the NBC drama “E-Ring,” filmed a segment for the “Oprah Winfrey Show” that involved the surprising of his “biggest fan.” Bratt said Winfrey asked him to participate after the fan’s aunt contacted the show about her niece’s obsession with the film and tv star. Read Full Story

SYMONE, TYLER STAR IN LIFETIME’S ‘FOR ONE NIGHT’: Film based Georgia high school’s desegregation of prom…in 2002.
*Tonight, Raven-Symone stars in a Lifetime original movie inspired by the true story of an Atlanta area student whose actions helped end her high school’s 31-year-old tradition of holding segregated proms. The kicker? This desegregation happened only four years ago. Read Full Story

TUPAC FIGURE ADDED TO MADAME TUSSAUDS: Rapper joins Prince and James Brown in famous Vegas attraction.
*Late rapper Tupac Shakur will be immortalized in wax at Madame Tussauds wax museum in Las Vegas. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Busta video shooting; LL line; baby Paul; Supreme request; Beyonce smacked; H2A’s ‘Elevate!’
*A security guard was shot and killed early Sunday morning (Feb. 5) at a video shoot in Brooklyn for rapper Busta Rhymes. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: Freeman in ‘Jazz’; WGA lauds ‘Crash’; Oprah tops poll; ‘Sudan’ lauded; NBA-TV’s All Star run; Diddy’s bad side; Newell/Codeblack merger; J.Lo’s 2 mil.
*Morgan Freeman will star as jazz great Duke Ellington in New Line Cinema’s "The Jazz Ambassadors," a script with Antoine Fuqua attached to direct. Read Full Story

CIVIL RIGHTS BITS: Black women awarded $2 mil; NAACP vs. Myrtle Beach; Parks’ FBI files; Slavery Museum fundraiser.
*The federal government will pay nearly $2 million to 87 African-American women who were searched getting off airplanes at Chicago’s O'Hare International Airport. Read Full Story

ACTIVISTS WANT ‘BOONDOCKS’ IMAGE AWARD NOD RESCINDED: Najee Ali says NAACP has ‘forgotten what they are truly about.’
*Najee Ali of Project Islamic H.O.P.E. and Rev K.W. Tulloss, President of the National Action Network (L.A. Chapter), have written a letter to NAACP president Bruce Gordon demanding that the civil rights organization’s Image Awards rescind its nomination for “Boondocks” in the best comedy category. 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

02-06-06 EUR FEEDBACK: Mrs. King's death in Mexico
"People run for the border, hoping for quick cures. The problem is that most of them come back dead. More talk is making the rounds in regards to the possibility that Mrs. King died in Mexico due to quack medical practices. Is it going too far to call it murder?" Read Full Story

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