08-16-06 EUR: LeToya Follows Her Destiny / Lil' Wayne Arrested for Drugs

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LETOYA: Child of Destiny Follows Her Own
By Kenya M. Yarbrough
*Letoya Luckett was on the verge of super-duper stardom when she separated from the group Destiny's Child. The young singer received a Grammy award for her work on the hit single "Say My Name," which helped catapult the group to the status of one of the most successful girl groups of our time. Read Full Story

MATHEW KNOWLES WANTS TO KEEP ESSENCE IN HOUSTON: Beyonce’s daddy hopes music fest organizers will give city another chance.
*Following the widely reported snafus that occurred during last month’s Essence Music Festival in Houston, city officials are hoping to use the clout of music executive Mathew Knowles, father of Beyonce, in pushing for the event’s return to the city next year. Read Full Story

‘TOP MODEL’ REVEALS FINALISTS AS WRITERS STRIKE: Five women of color to compete in new season…if there is a new season.
*When 12 writers on the hit reality show "America's Next Top Model” went on strike earlier this month, the CW network (a merger of the show’s current network UPN and the WB) released a statement assuring fans that the program “remains on track for its Sept. 20 launch.” Read Full Story

LIL’ WAYNE ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGES: Weezy nabbed Monday morning in ATL; now out on bond.
*Lil’ Wayne got caught slipping and wound up arrested in Atlanta early Monday on charges of drug possession. Read Full Story

BET ANNOUNCES PREMIERE DATES FOR FALL LINEUP: Plus, ‘Keyshia’ and ‘DMX’ end tonight; BET animation makes power moves.
*As BET prepares to close up shop tonight on its two highly-rated reality shows “Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is” and “DMX: Soul of a Man,” the network has a lineup of new programming just chomping at the bit to premiere this fall. Read Full Story

TRAVEL AGENT PLEADS GUILTY TO SWINDLING OPRAH FANS: Maryland man agrees to pay thousands in restitution to victims.
*A Maryland travel agent pleaded guilty to theft charges last week after duping dozens of senior citizens with promises of a bogus trip to see “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” Read Full Story

EPMD TO REUNITE THIS FALL: Rare concert part of planned activities surrounding VH1’s Hip Hop Honors.
*Erick and Parrish will be back together “making dollars” this fall for a special EPMD performance in conjunction with VH1’s annual Hip Hop Honors awards show. Read Full Story

RATINGS DOWN ON ED GORDON’S NPR SHOW: Also Gordon signs on to host new TV series from Black Enterprise magazine.
*Listeners of National Public Radio's "News and Notes with Ed Gordon" have been turning away from the program since its launch in early 2005. According to Eric Deggans of the St. Petersburg Times, ‘Gordon’ “has lost 17 percent of its original weekly audience - about 185,000 listeners." Read Full Story

9/11 HERO WHO SAVED BURIED COPS EMERGES: African American Marine helped dig out two police officers, then disappeared…until now.
*The identity of an African American U.S. Marine who helped to locate two police officers buried in the crumbled World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, has finally been revealed, reports the Associated Press. Read Full Story

MUTOMBO NEEDS FUNDS FOR CONGO HOSPITAL: Rockets center hoping to raise rest of the money through donations.
*Houston Rockets center Dikembe Mutombo is slowly-but-surely making headway in the building of a much needed hospital in his impoverished hometown of Kinshasa, the capital city of Congo. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Diddy’s chain stolen?; Little Rock too hot for Al Green; new James Brown CDs reflect early years; Lil Flip on Warner Bros.
*British newspaper The Sun is reporting that someone took off with an $11 million necklace belonging to Sean “Diddy” Combs. Read Full Story

FILM BITS: Berry with ICM; more ‘Duets’ announced; Tucker in N.J.; Raz B on ‘Noah’s Arc.’
*The New York Post is reporting that Halle Berry has signed with powerhouse ICM agent Toni Howard, who also handles “Black Snake Moan” co-stars Samuel L. Jackson and Christina Ricci. Read Full Story

SPORTS BITS: Faulk in the booth; Bettis upsets Cowher; Shaq fronts NBA 2K7.
*The NFL Network has hired St. Louis Rams running back Marshall Faulk as an analyst for the upcoming season. 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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