09-08-06 EUR: Tupac / Charles Barkley / Beyonce / Diddy & Lots More

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TUPAC’S FAMILY POSTPONES SOUTH AFRICA TRIP: Personal reasons cited for change in plans; special memorial will take place at GA Foundation.
*For personal reasons, Tupac’s mother, Afeni Shakur, has postponed the family’s scheduled trip to South Africa, where the rapper’s ashes were to be spread in Soweto and the 10th anniversary of his death was to be recognized. Read Full Story

BARKLEY SERIOUS ABOUT ALABAMA GOVERNOR SEAT: Former NBA star says next step is to move back home and become eligible.
*Charles Barkley is not playing around when he says he wants to be the future governor of Alabama. The former NBA player is currently making moves to ensure that he will indeed take over the position as soon as he becomes eligible. Read Full Story

DIDDY CORRALS STARS FOR NEW ALBUM: Foxx, Fergie, Nas, Keyshia, Mary J. all come out to ‘Play.’
*Sean “Diddy” Combs has invited some big names to join him on his upcoming album, “Press Play,” due Oct. 17 from his own Bad Boy label. The rapper-turned-mogul shares tracks with such artists as Christina Aguilera, OutKast's Big Boi, Mary J. Blige, Jamie Foxx, Nas, Fergie, Brandy and Keyshia Cole, among others. Read Full Story

‘THE WIRE’ TAPS INTO NEW THEME: Fourth season focuses on inner city schools
By Kenya M. Yarbrough
*With much anticipation, HBO original series “The Wire” returns for a 13-week fourth season on Sunday, September 10. Off the air since 2004, the show, which tackles the distresses of a Baltimore slum backdrop, has won public popularity and critical acclaim for its riveting take on social issues, crime, police, and politics in the inner city. Read Full Story

MARION JONES CLEARED OF DOPING CHARGES: Former Olympic champ’s 'B' sample tested negative for EPO.
*Sprinter Marion Jones has the last laugh in her headline-making doping scandal, which she leaves in her dust after a second “B” sample tested negative for the banned blood-boosting drug EPO. Read Full Story

LIONEL RICHIE TO TOUR BEHIND NEW ALBUM: Trek kicks off Oct. 27 in Detroit.
*Lionel Richie will take his “Coming Home” album on the road for a tour that will donate proceeds to the United Way. Read Full Story

WE REMEMBER: 'Vogue' dance creator Willi Ninja; former Motown exec Dick Scott; Leukemia research advocate Greek Gray.
*Willi Ninja, the dancer who was “voguing” way before Madonna even heard of the phenomenon, died Saturday in New York of AIDS-related illness, his friends said Tuesday, according to Planet Out. He was 45. Read Full Story

SONY HAD NO A&R POWER OVER BEYONCE ALBUM: Fox 411’s Roger Friedman says that’s why it’s a “shrill dud.”
*By now, everyone knows that Beyonce recorded her new album “B’Day” without the knowledge of her daddy/manager or anyone at her label, Sony Records. Read Full Story

TERRELL DAVIS SUES OVER POST-EMMY SCRAP: Former Bronco claims insurance company is being shady.
*Former Denver Broncos star Terrell Davis has filed a second lawsuit over a scuffle with bouncers during an Emmy after-party at L.A.’s Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel last October. Read Full Story

FORMER N.W.A. MANAGER WRITES MEMOIR: Jerry Heller pens book detailing formation of groundbreaking rap group.
*Long gone are the days when one by one, members of N.W.A. left the fold with bitter feelings for their manager, Jerry Heller. Read Full Story

BARACK OBAMA FINALLY HANDED HIS GRAMMY: Unable to make Feb. ceremony, Academy brings statue to senator at annual D.C. event.
*Sen. Barack Obama is just now receiving his Grammy Award for best spoken word album – some seven months after the ceremony took place in Los Angeles. Read Full Story

MIJAC ORDERED TO PAY EX-WIFE’S ATTORNEY FEES: Debbie Rowe can now pursue child custody case without using her own cash.
*A judge Wednesday gave Michael Jackson until Sept. 28 to pay his ex-wife $60,000 in attorney fees as she pursues a custody case against the pop star. Read Full Story

DWAYNE 'THE ROCK' JOHNSON TELLS HIS STORY: Star of 'Gridiron Gang' talks about being a troubled teen.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson stars in Gridiron Gang as Sean Porter, a juvenile detention camp probation officer, who turns a group of hardcore teenage felons into a winning high school football team in four weeks. Based on a true story, Gridiron Gang is scheduled for release from Columbia Pictures on September 15th. The gritty and powerfully emotional story touched a chord with Johnson because it mirrored his experience as a troubled teen whose life was changed by football. Read Full Story

OPENING THIS WEEK: Kam's Kapsules -- Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
By Kam Williams
*The Covenant (PG-13 for sex, expletives, partial nudity, intense violence and disturbing images) Horror flick about four classmates at an elite prep school who share a sacred, supernatural ancestry which can be traced back tothe 1600s. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: ‘Comic Relief’; Usher B.O.; C-Miller’s novel; Game’s shoe; McKnight’s ‘10’; Q in Miami; Eve reps M.A.C; ‘Honors’ adds Cube.
*After a seven year absence, the charity event “Comic Relief” is back with original hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Crystal and Robin Williams. Read Full Story

SPORTS BITS: Ralph Sampson to plead guilty; Blake selected to Davis Cup; Mayweather Jr to fight Baldomir.
*Former NBA and Virginia star Ralph Sampson has agreed to plead guilty to mail fraud and serve two months in jail, his attorney told AP Wednesday. Read Full Story

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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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