05-21-08 EUR Obama On Brink of Nomination; Has Most Pledged Delegates

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OBAMA TAKES OREGON; CLINTON WINS KENTUCKY: Illinois senator on brink of nomination; has most pledged delegates.
*Tuesday's primaries in Oregon and Kentucky were sort of a mixed bag for Democratic Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton. As expected Obama won in Oregon and Clinton took Kentucky. Read Full Story

JOHN MCCAIN TAKES CASE TO ESSENCE.COM: Presumptive Republican nominee talks about views on Obama and plans for black America.
*Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain sat down with Essence editor, Tatsha Roberston, to address his plans for black America, his views on Senator Barack Obama and his plans for the White House. Read Full Story

OPENING STATEMENTS BEGIN IN R. KELLY TRIAL: Sex tape played in court; defense questions origin and denies singer or victim was involved.
*The child pornography trial of R&B star R. Kelly continued in Chicago Tuesday with opening statements from both sides and a screening of the infamous sex tape at the root of the case. Read Full Story

NAS EXPLAINS DECISION TO CHANGE ALBUM TITLE: N-word nixed in advance of July 1 release.
*Nas released a statement Monday regarding the decision to remove "N*gger" as the title of his upcoming album from Def Jam. Read Full Story

LIL WAYNE SHIFTS GEARS FOR 'FURIOUS 4?': Rapper says he's in talks to appear opposite Vin Diesel; plus, he's booked to close BET Awards.
*Lil Wayne is making headlines on two fronts that have nothing to do with arrests, weed or court dates. Read Full Story

WILL SMITH TO REMAKE FRENCH BLOCKBUSTER: Actor's Overbrook acquires rights to comedy that broke box office records in France.
*Will Smith has gotten his hands on some hot property from France. The actor's Overbrook Entertainment teamed with Warner Bros. to acquire rights to remake "Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis." Read Full Story

NICK AND MARIAH PLANNING $4 MIL WEDDING?: Couple reportedly throwing huge ceremony for folks who missed the Bahamas nuptials.
*Word has it that newlyweds Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon are planning a $4 million wedding ceremony for the benefit of family and friends who weren't invited to the secret nuptials last month at her Bahamas retreat. Read Full Story

JUDGE DENIES NEW TRIAL IN MIJAC TAPING CASE: Request was filed by air charter service that secretly recorded singer during flight.
*There will be no new trial for the Santa Monica-based air charter service that was ordered to pay $20.25 million for secretly videotaping Michael Jackson and his lawyers during a 2003 flight en route to the singer's surrender on molestation charges. Read Full Story

JANET JACKSON TO MOUNT FIRST TOUR IN 7 YEARS: Singer makes announcement Monday during appearance on "Ellen."
*Janet Jackson is about to embark on her first North American tour in seven years to promote her new album "Discipline," the sixth chart topper of her career surpassing the five No. 1 albums logged by her famous brother, Michael Jackson. Read Full Story

'MAKING THE BAND 4' TOUR ALREADY HAS DRAMA: Changes, cancellations and scheduling conflicts have disrupted schedule.
*"P. Diddy & MTV Present Making the Band 4 - The Tour" hasn't even started yet and it's already in disarray. Read Full Story

ROBERT BECK'S 'BLACK WIDOW' HEADED TO BIG SCREEN: Rihanna to make film debut opposite Mos Def, Macy Gray and Anthony Anderson.
*"Mama Black Widow," the 1969 novel from “Iceberg Slim” writer Robert Beck, is being adapted into a movie with rapper Mos Def in the starring role and pop star Rihanna in her feature film debut. Read Full Story

'PASSING STRANGE' NABS OBIE AWARD: Musical continues collecting kudos from theatre groups.
*On the heels of its recent Tony nominations and Drama Desk Awards, the hot musical Passing Strange has just earned kudos for new theater piece and for ensemble acting at the 53rd annual Village Voice Obie Awards, which honor Off Broadway fare. Read Full Story

BET TEAMS WITH URBANWORLD FILM FEST: Partnership designed to boost awareness of both parties.
*BET Networks announced a three-year strategic partnership to present the Urbanworld Film Festival, which will hold its 12th ceremony in Manhattan this fall from Wednesday, Sept. 10 through Sunday, Sept. 14. Read Full Story

BLACK BROADCASTING NETWORK PREPARES TO LAUNCH: Chanel targeted toward young African American audience.
*When Black Broadcasting Network or BBN launches at the Cable Show 2008, it will be the newest option in black television, offering fresh, popular entertainment programming to a young black audience, across multiple platforms. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: new baby Dash; Whitney's weed; Macy's diva drama; Jermaine's divorce; celebs' YourCause.com; Buffet backs Obama; MTV nabs J-Hud; Kanye's 'Stronger.'
*Damon Dash's wife Rachel Roy gave birth to an 8 pound baby girl they have named Tallulah Ruth. The little one was born on May 13 in Manhattan and is the couple's second child together. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Nora's Hair Salon 2: A Cut Above
By Kam Williams
*Who decided that every African-American comedy has to revolve either around a black man in drag, or else around a barbershop or beauty salon? This sorry sequel is of the latter variety, and is just the latest in a long line which includes Barbershop 1 and 2, Beauty Shop, Hair Show, Nora's Hair Salon and the upcoming Miss B’s Hair Salon. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Flying: Confessions of a Free Woman
By Kam Williams
*Jennifer Fox intermittently repeats the melancholy refrain “I never wanted to be a girl,” over the course of this soul-baring bio-pic, even though she seems to be doing just fine as a female. Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: Chicago celebrates Mandela's birthday; Black Accountants host 37th convention.
*Chicago will celebrate Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday with the event “Chicago Jazz Philharmonic: Hope in Action” on July 21, at 6:30 p.m. at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. 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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