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MISS JONES VS. TINA KNOWLES: Hot 97 jock suspended for two weeks after dissing Beyonce’s mama…to her face.
*The latest Hot 97 drama with Miss Jones (every month there’s something) occurred last Friday during an encounter with Beyonce and her mother, Tina, which resulted in the host being suspended for the next two weeks. Read Full Story

TWO WOMEN SUE 50 CENT FOR ASSAULT: Concert goers injured as rapper hops into crowd to find unruly fan.
*50 Cent has been sued by two women who claim he assaulted them as he went after a fan during a concert two years ago at the Hippodrome in Springfield, Mass. Read Full Story

TRACEY EDMONDS HAS ‘STORIES’ TO TELL: Film/TV exec heads production company launched by BET founder Bob Johnson.
*Producer Tracey Edmonds, the woman behind BET reality shows “College Hill” and “Lil’ Kim: Countdown to Lockdown,” has been named president and chief operating officer of Our Stories Films, the production company launched last month by BET founder Robert Johnson's RLJ Cos. and the Weinstein Co. to create family-friendly features for urban audiences. Read Full Story

ALLEN IVERSON’S MOM BUYS INTO ABA FRANCHISE: Ann Iverson to be majority owner of Richmond Warriors.
*Ann Iverson, the mother of Philadelphia 76ers superstar Allen Iverson, will become the majority owner of a new American Basketball Association franchise to play in Richmond, Va. next year. Read Full Story

SOMEDAY WE’LL ALL BE FREE: “A Psalm for New Orleans” — PART 3 An exclusive book excerpt by KEVIN POWELL
“This is the hardest book I've ever written,” Powell says, “because it was born in the midst of a great catastrophe, and in the aftermath of that catastrophe, with little time for me to deal with my own trauma, pain, and sadness around what happened in New Orleans. But I felt compelled to write because we have to document this episode in the American journey honestly, with the hope and determination that it will never happen again.” Over the last two days Powell has excerpted Someday We'll All Be Free exclusively in EUR. Here is the final installment. Read Full Story

TALIB KWELI DRUMS UP NEW ALBUM: Disc will be first release from own label Blacksmith Music/Warner Bros.
*Talib Kweli’s new solo album, “Ear Drum,” will hit the streets later this year via the rapper’s newly formed Blacksmith Music/Warner Bros. imprint. The disc is led by the first single “Listen,” a plea for the return of real hip hop. (See the video below.) Read Full Story

ROZ RYAN BACK IN ‘CHICAGO’: Actress will share Broadway billing with Usher for several weeks before actor’s run ends.
*Roz Ryan, best known for her memorable TV role of Sister Amelia on the sitcom “Amen,” will return to the Broadway stage as Matron “Mama” Morton in “Chicago” beginning Sept. 11. Read Full Story

E-40: Slanguage Slinger Makes the Grade with “Report Card”
By Kenya M. Yarbrough
*E-feezy from the Yay. Lyricist and linguist. If you ain’t heard, you ain’t smellin’. After 12 albums and 15 years, “Ambassador of the Bay,” E-40 took a two-year sabbatical before releasing his latest, “My Ghetto Report Card.” The album has shot out two singles, “Tell Me When to Go” and “U and Dat,” that are hot on radio and hotter in the clubs, which have helped the disc outshine its predecessors coming out of the gate. Still E-40 is taking it in stride – ghost riding the hits. Read Full Story

SISTER SLEDGE RECRUITS LABELLE, CIARA: ‘We Are Family’ updated with guest stars to benefit Hurricane Katrina relief.
*Patti LaBelle, Ciara, Brian McKnight, Chris Brown and Branford Marsalis have joined Sister Sledge to record an update of their classic 1970s single, “We Are Family,” with proceeds of the single and DVD earmarked for the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Read Full Story

COLIN FARRELL STALKER A NO-SHOW IN COURT: Restraining order extended against Dessarae Bradford.
*Dessarae Bradford had no problem crashing “The Tonight Show” hoping to serve papers to Colin Farrell, the movie star she claims stalked and sexually-harassed her. But the former model was a no-show Monday to address the matter in court. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Akeelah and the Bee --Heartwarming Family Flick Released on DVD
By Kam Williams
*Although Akeelah (Keke Palmer) once exhibited academic promise, the previously precocious adolescent has taken to skipping classes and using slang to be accepted by her other kids at her school located in South Central L.A. As an at-risk kid, she frequently finds herself in trouble with Mr. Welch (Curtis Armstrong), the principal of Crenshaw Middle School. Read Full Story

MUSIC/TV BITS: ‘Thriller’ No. 2; Janet laments ‘Fat Butt’; Andre 3000 a player?; Nas surprises wifey; Black Family Channel’s Katrina special.
*Voters placed Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” album second in a British poll of the Top 100 Albums of all time. The King of Pop lost the top spot to the Beatles’ “Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band” by just 201 votes in the tally sponsored by BBC's Radio Two Music Club. Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: Ndegeocello at Terrell benefit; BE/Pepsi Golf & Tennis Challenge; McDonald at Lincoln Center; Boost Mobile RockCorps in NY.
*Me'shell Ndegeocello, Angelique Kidjo, and Living Colour founder Vernon Reid are among the scheduled performers for “An Esoteric Night—A Benefit Concert for Tom Terrell,” to be held Sept. 11 at the Canal Room in Brooklyn, NY. Read Full Story

CHURCH BITS: Kurtis Blow brings Hip Hop Church to Cali; Jerry Stackhouse gives his mother a refurbished place of worship.
*Kurtis Blow is bringing his Harlem-based Hip-Hop Church to Southern California in October at the world famous Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove. 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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