02-28-08 EURxtra: (Superdelagate) Rep. John Lewis Dumps Hillary for Barack

February 28, 2008

JANET JACKSON COVERS VIBE'S FIRST 'PHOTO ISSUE': Singer's photo spread shot by Michelangelo di Battista.
*Janet Jackson graces the cover of Vibe magazine's first-ever Photo Issue, which will feature the work of nearly 100 photographers exploring the different eras in photography. Read Full Story

REP. JOHN LEWIS DROPS CLINTON FOR OBAMA: Civil rights icon said this decision was harder than the 'Bloody Sunday' march in Selma.
*Georgia Congressman John Lewis had been a steadfast supporter of Sen. Hillary Clinton and enthusiastically announced his endorsement of her presidential run in October. Read Full Story

ABC'S 'RAISIN' SCORES HIGH RATINGS: Viewers give network best Monday numbers since November.
*More than 12 million viewers turned in to watch Sean "Diddy" Combs, Phylicia Rashad, Audra McDonald and Sanaa Lathan star in the three-hour telefilm "A Raisin in the Sun," giving ABC a Monday night victory. Read Full Story

FRENCHIE DAVIS: From 'Idol' to hardly idle, singer/actress stays busy
By Kenya M Yarbrough
*While singer/actress Frenchie Davis gained fame as the "American Idol" contestant from season two who was disqualified for appearing in topless photos on the Internet, the powerhouse has maintained her fame on the stage. But quite soon after her departure from the television talent competition in 2003, she joined the cast of "Rent," then did a turn as Effie in "Dreamgirls" before returning to the "Rent" cast through 2007, at which time she took on the one-woman gospel show of "Mahalia." Read Full Story

BOBBY BROWN GETS COMMUNITY SERVICE: Judge would like for him to mentor young people.
*Young people in Brockton, Mass. beware. A judge has given Bobby Brown community service in his cocaine possession case and has recommended that he volunteer to mentor area youth. Read Full Story

TYRA, ASHTON TEAM FOR REALITY SHOW: Former model and 'Punk'd' creator join forces for new ABC project.
*Mix the beauty business represented by former model Tyra Banks and the unpredictable nature of Ashton Kutcher and what do you get? A new reality series about a beauty pageant with a twist. Read Full Story

WHOOPI GETS HER APOLOGY FROM OSCAR PRODUCER: Gil Cates said her omission from montage was 'an oversight, pure and simple.'
*Some 24 hours after four-time Oscar host Whoopi Goldberg expressed disappointment over being left out of an Academy Award montage on Sunday's broadcast, the show's producer has offered the actress an apology. Read Full Story

THE ROCK TO PLAY 'TOOTH FAIRY': Dwayne Johnson continues to get his family films on with new 20th Century Fox project.
*Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has been cast in the title role of 20th Century Fox's "The Tooth Fairy," a comedy scheduled to begin production in August. Read Full Story

NAS ALBUM REVIEWED BEFORE IT'S FINISHED: Maxim magazine apologizes; rapper says publication isn't important anyway.
*Nas is still in the studio working on his upcoming album "N*gger," yet Maxim magazine has given the disc a 2 ½ star review out of 5 in its latest issue. How did this happen? Read Full Story

JA RULE'S BAIL FOR CO-DEFENDANTS DENIED: Judge says money could 'control outcome of the case.'
*A New York judge has prevented Ja Rule from posting bail for his two co-defendants in a gun possession case stemming from an arrest in July. Read Full Story

MICHAEL ERIC DYSON TO ANSWER COSBY'S RAP ALBUM: Scholar says he's interested to see what Cosby has up his sleeve.
*Michael Eric Dyson has said he will come out with his own rap album in response to a reported hip hop disc being recorded by Bill Cosby. Read Full Story

MINT CONDITION READIES ALBUM FOR SPRING: Band to release first project since 2005.
*Mint Condition returns this spring with "e-Life," the Minneapolis-based band's first new album since 2005's "Living the Luxury Brown." Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Marc Anthony's ex writing book; Universal Motown promo; Cheri Dennis plugs album; Kecia Lewis-Evans joins Broadway's Chicago.
*Dayanara Torres, the former wife of singer Marc Anthony, is reportedly venting about her rocky marriage to the entertainer in a book to be called "Married to Me: How Committing to Myself Led to Triumph After Divorce." Read Full Story

WE REMEMBER: Buddy Miles, drummer/singer, dead at 60.
*Buddy Miles, who adeptly sang while he ferociously played drums, has died. He was 60. Miles was known for his stints as a drummer with Jimi Hendrix' short-lived back up band called Band of Gypsys and as the lead voice of the California Raisins, the animated clay figures that became an advertising phenomenon in the late 1980s. Read Full Story

WE REMEMBER: Blackground Music producer/writer Stephen “Static” Garrett died Monday; Producer/composer Teo Macero died Feb. 19.
*Stephen “Static” Garrett, a producer and writer under Blackground Music, died Monday in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky at age 33. -- *Teo Macero, a record producer and composer who produced several notable albums for Miles Davis, died Feb. 19 in Riverhead, N.Y. at the age of 82. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: In the Valley of Elah
By Kam Williams
*When SPC Mike Deerfield (Jonathan Tucker) goes AWOL soon after returning from a tour of duty in Iraq, his father, (Tommy Lee Jones), a retired military man, decides to join the search. 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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