04-05-06 EUR: Diddy Late For His Wall Street Event / Suge Files For Bankruptcy

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DIDDY LATE FOR HIS OWN WALL STREET EVENT: Rap mogul reportedly sleeps through opening bell at NYSE to celebrate Unforgivable fragrance.
*Diddy’s people are blaming traffic for his tardiness Monday at the New York Stock Exchange, where he was to join executives involved with his fragrance, Unforgivable, in ringing the opening bell. Read Full Story

PRINCE TO WORK UP A BLACK SWEAT ON ‘AMERICAN IDOL?’: PageSix says artist will work with the contestants a la Manilow and Wonder.
*Let’s just take a moment to imagine the scenarios - Bucky singing “Take Me With U,” or Taylor Hicks singing “Raspberry Beret.” What about Chris Daughtry putting his spin on “Controversy,” or Elliot singing “Lady Cab Driver?” Read Full Story

SUGE KNIGHT FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY: Move done to avoid losing control of Death Row.
*Death Row Records co-founder Marion “Suge” Knight filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday to avoid losing the label in a $107 million civil court judgment, his lawyers said. Read Full Story

RUSSELL SIMMONS BACKTRACKS ON SEPARATION: Mogul says there’s still “a possibility” marriage to Kimora could be salvaged.
*Not appearing at all like a couple who just announced their separation, Russell Simmons, his wife Kimora Lee and their daughters Ming Lee, 6, and Aoki, 3, “woke up in the same bed” Monday, Russell revealed to the New York Daily News. Read Full Story

D.C. PARK RENAMED FOR MARVIN GAYE: Watts Branch Park officially rededicated on what would’ve been singer’s 67th birthday.
*A park in Northeast Washington that had long been abandoned and littered with trash and junkies has undergone a massive cleanup in the past five years and on Sunday was renamed Marvin Gaye Park, in honor of the late Motown legend. Read Full Story

THREE 6 MAFIA AWARDED KEY TO THE CITY: Oscar-winning group also given equivalent of ‘Walk of Fame’ star in Memphis hometown.
*It’s no longer hard out here for rap group Three 6 Mafia. The artists were presented with a number of honors last weekend in their hometown of Memphis, TN, including the Key to the City, and a spot on the Memphis version of Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. Read Full Story

'TAKE THE LEAD' STARS TAKE A MOMENT: Banderas and Woodard talk about the new film.
By Kenya Yarbrough
*Antonio Banderas and Alfre Woodard star in the new film “Take the Lead.” The film is based on the true story of Pierre Dulaine, and international dance teacher and competitor who volunteers his time to teach ballroom dancing to a group of inner-city high school students serving detention. Banderas plays Dulaine and Alfre Woodard co-stars as the New York high school’s tough principal. Read Full Story

EUR FILM (Take the Lead ) REVIEW: Ballroom Dancing Provides Answer to Juvenile Delinquency in Inspirational Bio-Pic
By Kam Williams
*In 2005, Mad Hot Ballroom recounted the heartwarming story of an ethnically diverse set of New York public school students from humble backgrounds who learn some very valuable life lessons while being taught how to tango, waltz and rumba in preparation for an annual citywide competition. That feel-good documentary was ostensibly inspired by the work of Pierre Dulaine, the instructor who came up with the novel idea of introducing the kids to ballroom dancing in the first place. Read Full Story

BEND IT LIKE WHOOPI: Goldberg behind new TV series about girls on a New York City soccer team.
*Whoopi Goldberg is hoping that her new television series will serve as a source of encouragement for young girls playing competitive sports with a fear of being labeled butch or a tomboy. Read Full Story

KOREA SUDDENLY CLAIMS HINES WARD: Steelers receiver, virtually unknown in the country before Super Bowl, gets star treatment during visit.
*Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Hines Ward says his native Korea has only recently embraced him after learning of his heritage following the 2006 Super Bowl. Read Full Story

STAR JONES EXPLAINS BREAST MALFUNCTION ON ‘THE VIEW’: Co-host returned Monday in first appearance since the surgery.
*Star Jones Reynolds walked onto the set of “The View” Monday holding what appeared to be her gi-normous breasteses, a wink to her recent breast lift surgery and the media maelstrom that followed. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Khaled album; Janet picks a name; P’s ‘Killer Pad’; ‘Up Close & Personal Tour’; Missy’s ‘Run’; Bonaroo adds Common, Cypress Hill; Bow Wow in love with a stripper?
*Miami radio jock and rap producer DJ Khaled will drop his debut CD, “"Listennn...The Album," on June 6 via Koch Records. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: Mitchell on CBS Sunday; Flav’s rejects on tour; MTV’s ‘Sucker Free Week’; ‘Ghost’ renewed; Jackson in ‘1408’; MTV Tres.
*Russ Mitchell will take over the anchor chair on the Sunday edition of the CBS Evening News. Read Full Story

COLLEGE BITS: Howard taps AJ Calloway; Hampton hosts ‘Essence of Hip Hop’; rally held for alleged Duke rape victim.
*Howard University alumnus A.J. Calloway, former host of BET's “106 & Park,” will teach a course at his alma mater about the theoretical foundation of hip hop and urban/hip hop cultural expression, reports Allhiphop.com. Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: Revolution Awards; Hip-Hop Championships; "I Create Music"; ‘Rent’ reunion; BE Conference; King magazine honors Cannon.
*The REVOLUTION! Awards - a benefit concert and awards ceremony honoring artists and industry leaders of color who use art to help inspire social change - will be held at Harlem’s Apollo Theater June 2 at 7:30 p.m. 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

04-05-06 EUR FEEDBACK: 'I enjoyed Steven Ivory's (04-04-06 EUR) article to men on how to survive a woman's period.'
"I enjoyed Steven Ivory's (04-04-06 EUR) article to men on how to survive a woman's period. I am one of those women who seriously goes through it that week prior and am apt to go ballistic and/or fall apart over the slightest thing. For that reason, I am actually the one that attempts to separate myself from my man during that time as I already know a clash will be inevitable. Read Full Story

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