08-11-06 EUR: MTV Stands by Toon Showing Black Women on Leashes

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CHAPPELLE TAKES COMEDY ON THE ROAD: Comedian will tour East coast and Canada.
*Comedian Dave Chappelle will launch a month-long East coast tour that will begin tonight in Norfolk, VA and roll through a dozen cities, including Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Toronto and Atlantic City. Read Full Story

ALFONSO RIBEIRO FILES FOR DIVORCE: Actor also prepares for new Fox reality series “Celebrity Duets.”
*Alfonso Ribeiro, the original Tap Dance Kid and star of such sitcoms as "Silver Spoons" and "Fresh Prince of Bel Air," has reportedly filed for divorce from his wife Robin after four years of marriage. Read Full Story

MTV STANDS BY TOON SHOWING BLACK WOMEN ON LEASHES: Network president says it’s called satire.
*MTV president Christina Norman is responding to anger within the African American community over an aired cartoon that depicts black women being led around on leashes as dogs. Read Full Story

ERNIE HUDSON MASTERS HOLLYWOOD GRIND: Actor stars in TNT movie Sunday, Snoop film in Nov. and ABC’s ‘Housewives’ in the fall.
*Know this, we’ll be seeing a whole bunch of Ernie Hudson before the year comes to an end. Read Full Story

SWIZZ BEATZ TO PRODUCE SONG FOR GLOBAL PEACE: Track to debut during Intl. Day of Peace Concert in September.
*Swizz Beatz has signed on to produce a new track aimed at promoting peace efforts around the globe. The song is to have its world premiere during the International Day of Peace Concert on Sept. 21. Read Full Story

CUBA GOODING JR. LITERALLY MONITORS KIDS: Plus, director of his latest film had initial reservations about his casting.
*Cuba Gooding Jr. has revealed that he uses the closed circuit security monitors in his house to also keep an eye on his kids. Read Full Story

GOAPELE TO BE HONORED FOR HER ACTIVISM: Bay Area based Ella Baker Center to give singer Human Rights award.
*Neo Soul star and political activist Goapele will be honored with the first ever Human Rights Cultural Hero Award on Sept. 14 by the Bay Area based Ella Baker Center during its 10th Anniversary celebration, “Tribute to a Dream.” Read Full Story

FERGIE BUILDS ‘BRIDGE’ TO NO. 1: Furtado falls to No. 3; ‘Shoulder Lean’ tops R&B/Hip Hop Chart.
*Since its release on July 17th, Fergie’s single "London Bridge" has had a historic three week run – rocketing from No. 84 to No. 1 to achieve the chart’s second biggest leap in Billboard Hot 100 history. Read Full Story

HOWARD HEWETT BACK WITH NEW STUDIO ALBUM: Twelve year absence to be bridged by romance-heavy LP.
*There must be something in the air over former members of Shalamar. On Tuesday, Jody Watley released her solo album “The Makeover,” ending a three year absence from the music scene. Days later, her Shalamar band mate, Howard Hewett, announced that he will have a new pop/R&B album in stores for the first time since 1994. Read Full Story

OPENING THIS WEEK: Kam's Kapsules -- Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
By Kam Williams
BIG BUDGET FILMS *Pulse (R for violent and disturbing images) Fright maven Wes Craven wrote the script for this horror flick about an evil computer virus which proceedsto terrorize some cute college coeds after the suspicious suicide of their hacker pal (Jonathan Tucker) who might have warned the world about this impending wireless menace. Read Full Story

CASSIE EMBARRASED BY OLD VIDEO: Plus, singer dishes on Omarion, Bow Wow and reveals crush on Pharrell.
*Within hours of Cassie’s performance of “Me & U” on BET’s “106 & Park” Tuesday, the footage was up on You Tube and being passed around the Internet with folks adding comments about her vocal challenges – to put it nicely. (View clip below.) Read Full Story

KATRINA BITS: McConaughey’s car helps Oprah charity; Dr. Phil films in N.O.; Mayor Nagin criticized for wanting anniversary fireworks.
*Oprah Winfrey’s Angel Network will receive $61,600 toward its Hurricane Katrina and Rita recovery efforts thanks to actor Matthew McConaughey, who earned the amount by auctioning off his 1971 Corvette Stingray on eBay. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: DMX No. 2; Young City arrested; Big Boi wants Kate; Arie goes gold.
*DMX’s new album "Year of the Dog ... Again" entered the Billboard 200 album chart this week at No. 2, ending a streak of five No. 1 debuts for the artist. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: ‘Dreamgirls’ footage; Whitaker’s Amin film at London Film Fest; ‘Big Black Comedy’; ‘Devil’ disses UN.
*DreamWorks is offering video content from its upcoming movie musical "Dreamgirls" at the film’s official Web site www.dreamgirls.dreamworks.com. Footage includes a “Making Of” featurette containing interviews with co-stars Beyonce and Jennifer Hudson, as well as an interview with director-screenwriter Bill Condon. Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: True Worship Retreat; Judge Mathis’ Detroit Expo; UNCF honors Rawls; Freeman, Cheadle flicks at Toronto Film Fest.
*Lance Williams and True Worship Ministries presents the True Worship Retreat, billed as an outing to help “further equip and educate the Body of Christ in the area of worship.” Read Full Story

SPORTS BITS: Thomas denies harassment; E. Johnson denied bail; Serena wins in Cali; Alonzo honored for service.
*New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas filed a 12-page court document Wednesday denying that he sexually harassed a former team executive, the New York Daily News reported Thursday. 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

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