03-13-07 EURxtra: Parents Say Oprah's New School is Too Strict

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PARENTS SAY OPRAH’S SCHOOL IS TOO STRICT: Gripes include rules about visitation, cell phones, meals and more.
*Looks like the honeymoon is over for Oprah Winfrey’s state-of-the-art school for girls in South Africa, as some parents and students are now complaining that the rules are way too strict, reports a South African news website. Read Full Story

BURGER KING BACKS J-HUD IN SIMON COWELL BEEF: Company that gave actress first job offers her free meals for life.
*In the midst of addressing recent criticism from Simon Cowell, Jennifer Hudson managed to score herself a lifetime pass from her former employer, fast food chain Burger King. Read Full Story

SNOOP SAYS HE WAS NOT ‘ARRESTED’ IN SWEDEN: Plus, rapper to drop compilation CD in April.
*Not only is it illegal in Sweden to use narcotics, but it is also a violation if the drug is detected in your system, which brings us to the latest drama regarding rapper Snoop Dogg. Read Full Story

JULIAN BOND WEIGHS IN ON RECENT RESIGNATION OF BRUCE GORDON: Feisty NAACP chairman confirms organization is still alive and well.
By DeBorah B. Pryor
*“We’re trying as hard as we can to say to some people, ‘just because someone jumps off the ship doesn’t mean the ship is going to sink,” says NAACP Chairman Julian Bond who interrupted his working vacation in Florida to speak with EUR’s Lee Bailey by phone on the highly-publicized resignation of President & CEO Bruce Gordon after only 19 months in office. Read Full Story

EMMITT SMITH HIRED AS ESPN ANALYST: Dallas Cowboy legend to join NFL programming on the network.
*“Dancing With the Stars” champ Emmitt Smith has quickstepped his way into a plush new gig as a studio analyst for sports cable channel ESPN. Read Full Story

GAY EX-NBA PLAYER SIGNS ENDORSEMENT DEAL: John Amaechi to sell shaving razors for HeadBlade Inc.
*John Amaechi, the first NBA player to go public with his homosexuality, has now become the first openly gay male athlete to be offered an endorsement deal. Read Full Story

KATT WILLIAMS AND EDDIE MURPHY TEAM FOR ‘MARSHALS’: Feature film to set pair in the Old West.
*“Norbit” co-stars Eddie Murphy and Katt Williams will work together once again in the upcoming DreamWorks comedy "Marshals," which follows the first black marshals of the Old West. Read Full Story

SAMUEL L. SCHOOLS KIDS IN SHREVEPORT: Actor stresses importance of education to the Barney crowd; plus, Kutcher in talks to join ‘Lakeview.’
*Some of the 4- and 5-year-old Head Start pupils in Shreveport, LA had no idea who Samuel L. Jackson was when he showed up at a recent gathering to offer them words of wisdom. Read Full Story

DRIFTERS MEMBERS HOSPITALIZED AFTER CAR CRASH: Group was leaving concert in northern England at time of accident.
*The current lineup of the 1950s R&B band The Drifters was taken to a hospital in northern England Monday night after the car they were in was involved in a serious accident. Read Full Story

HUGHES BROS. TARGET MAFIA HIT MAN: Filmmakers’ next project to follow true story of Gambino contract killer Richard ‘Ice Man’ Kuklinski.
*Filmmaking twins Allen and Albert Hughes have chosen the story of a mafia hit man for their latest project. A book written about the late Richard “Ice Man” Kuklinski, famously profiled in an HBO special several years ago, will be adapted for the big screen by producers Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Jason Blum and directed by the Hughes Bros. Read Full Story

FOXY BROWN OUTED AS A TRAFFIC TICKET DODGER: Rapper notorious for violations in New York and Jersey.
*It appears as if anger issues aren’t the only troubles hampering Foxy Brown. According to the New York Daily News, the Brooklyn rapper is also a trouble maker behind the wheel of an automobile. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Giuliani Time
By Kam Williams
*Rudy Giuliani was catapulted to a secular sainthood for his handling of the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, leading many to forget how, for eight years, he had ruled New York City with an iron-fist, bitterly dividing it along ethnic lines by implementing policies which favored whites and the rich over minorities and the poor. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: American Cannibal
By Kam Williams
*What do you think of the idea of a Survivor-style, reality-TV show where the players are starved and losers are not shipped off the island, but sent to survive in the jungle after being fed the suggestion that one of the contestants is going to be eaten before the series ends? Read Full Story

BLACK MALE LEADS DWINDLE IN PRIME TIME: Experts say TV is reflection of social patterns among blacks and whites.
*While African American men enjoy prominent positions in various multicultural casts on primetime dramas, black actors in lead roles are few and far between, notes a story in the trade publication, Hollywood Reporter. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: BET’s Spring Bling 07; Bill T. Jones on ‘Times Talks’ panel; ‘Gangsta Rap’ coloring book.
*BET’s annual spring break special, Spring Bling '07, will tape March 23 through 25 beginning 11 a.m. each day at Riviera Beach in West Palm Beach, Florida. 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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