01-08-07 EUR: Oprah All Over The News / Who Loves New York?

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OPRAH ALL OVER THE NEWS: TV host victim of blackmail attempt; woman sues after fall at Harpo; 2005 donations revealed; mogul takes AIDS test with students.
*Oprah Winfrey could publish a thick issue of “O” magazine based solely on her involvement in news events over the past weekend – excluding her fulfilled dream of opening a school for girls in South Africa. Read Full Story

SNOOP FACES LAWSUIT OVER FOOTBALL REALITY SHOW: Rapper allegedly set up TV deal based on film project developed at 20th Century Fox.
*Looks like Snoop Dogg is beginning the new year in the same way he ended the old one – in legal trouble. Read Full Story

CHRIS ROCK VISITS SLUM IN KENYA: Actor vows to develop ideas for helping the country’s poor.
*Some of Oprah Winfrey’s goodwill in Africa has rubbed off on comedian Chris Rock, who was among the celebrities invited to the grand opening of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa last week. Read Full Story

WHO LOVES NEW YORK?: Flavor of Love Drama Queen Gets Own Show
By Lynda Lane-Labrador
*Now that she's wiped away her tears from getting dumped twice by Flavor Flav, New York's got a show all her own to kick guys to the curb in a search for her true love. Read Full Story

NAACP TAPS VANESSA, ISAIAH TO ANNOUNCE NODS: The 38th annual Image Awards will go live this year on FOX.
*An “Ugly” bully, two doctors from Seattle Grace and a U.S. President will join other celebs and NAACP Executives at a press conference tomorrow to announce nominees for The 38th NAACP Image Awards. Read Full Story

JAMES BROWN STREET PROPOSED IN HARLEM: Rev. Sharpton assists effort to rename stretch of Lenox Ave. for music legend.
*Fresh from officiating the public funeral of his mentor James Brown in Augusta, GA, Rev. Al Sharpton has turned his attention toward honoring the music icon in Harlem with a street bearing his name. Read Full Story

‘BEYON-JAY’ UPDATE: Dance auditions held for Beyonce’s upcoming tour; Jay-Z teams with GM for Denali SUV.
*Beyonce held yet another audition to find dancers for her upcoming tour. With the ultimate goal of fulfilling 40 open slots, the latest round was held in her Houston hometown Saturday following auditions in Atlanta and Los Angeles. Read Full Story

NIKKI MICHEAUX HELPS TAKE NETWORK TO NEW ‘HEIGHTS’: ABC Family premieres new original series, tonight.
By Kenya M Yarbrough
The ABC Family Network is bringing a new original series to the screen this winter. The show, “Lincoln Heights,” is helping the network define a new kind of family – referring to the channel itself Read Full Story

SISTER OF FLORENCE BALLARD SETS RECORD STRAIGHT: Maxine Ballard Jenkins to release book on the ‘real’ Effie White.
*The attention lavished upon Jennifer Hudson for her role as Effie White in the film adaptation of “Dreamgirls” has renewed interest in Florence Ballard of the Supremes, whose story loosely inspired the character originated on Broadway by Jennifer Holliday. Read Full Story

PEOPLE EN ESPANOL SAYS VIVA LA J.LO: Actress-singer honored as ‘Most Influential Hispanic.’
*With a return to the spotlight in 2007 sparked by the January premiere of her MTV reality show “DanceLife,” Jennifer Lopez adds the distinction of topping People en Espanol’s list of "100 Most Influential Hispanics." Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Freedom Writers
By Kam Williams
*When 23 year-old Erin Gruwell started teaching English at Wilson High in Long Beach, California in the fall of 1994, none of her freshman students expected her to last very long. Afterall, the rope of pearls around her neck Read Full Story

LOUIS FARRAKHAN RECOVERING AFTER SURGERY: Nation says he completed 12-hour operation, no other details given.
*The Nation of Islam announced Saturday that Minister Louis Farrakhan, who recently gave up his leadership to an executive board due to poor health, has recently undergone a 12-hour operation. Read Full Story

TV ONE REVEALS JANUARY PROGRAMMING: Specials and original series mark network’s third year.
*TV One has released highlights of its programming this month to coincide with its third anniversary on the air on Jan. 15. Read Full Story

SPORTS BITS: Iverson fined; Williams mourned; NCAA’s Brand outraged over lack of black coaches.
*New Denver Nugget Allen Iverson was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Friday for criticizing a referee during Tuesday’s loss to his former team, the Philadelphia 76ers. Read Full Story

FILM/TV/THEATER BITS: ‘Chappelle’ syndicated; Ford gets Sirius; Howard is Golden; BAFTA’s ‘Dreamgirls’ nods; Hornsby is ‘King’; Mambo in ‘Blackout.’
*Comedy Central’s “Chappelle’s Show” and “Reno 911!” are heading into syndication in the fall, MGM Studios announced. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: JB band performs; Busta’s escape; Nas & Cormega; Brandy campaigns
*Members of James Brown's band The Soul Generals performed Saturday night before the heavyweight fight between James Toney and Samuel Peter in Florida. 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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