21st July, 2009

Video: Obama Gives Tough Speech at NAACP Anniversary Celebration

Stirring. Honest.Controversial.Bold. But what do you think of the speech? Do you agree with President Obama's view on responsibility? Do you think his words were too harsh?
President Barack Obama had a tough-love message for fellow African-Americans on Thursday, urging black parents to push their children to think beyond dreams of being sports stars or rap music performers. Obama's election as the first African-American president buoyed the black community. At the 100th anniversary celebration of the NAACP, the country's oldest civil rights group, he urged blacks to take greater responsibility for themselves and move away from reliance on government programs.

"We need a new mindset, a new set of attitudes -- because one of the most durable and destructive legacies of discrimination is the way that we have internalized a sense of limitation; how so many in our community have come to expect so little of ourselves," he said.
Obama told a packed ballroom at a Manhattan hotel that blacks need to recapture the spirit of the civil rights movement of a half century ago to tackle problems that have struck African-Americans disproportionately - joblessness, spiraling healthcare costs and HIV-AIDS.
"What is required to overcome today's barriers is the same as was needed then...the same commitment. The same sense of urgency. The same sense of sacrifice," he said.
Obama said parents need to force their children to set aside the video games and get to bed at a reasonable hour, and push them to set their sights beyond such iconic figures as NBA star LeBron James and rap performer Lil Wayne.
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4th December, 2008

SOLANGE WANTS MORE KIDS, BUT LOOKING FOR A MAN FIRST

R&B star Solange Knowles is desperate to find a new man - so she can adopt a child.
Beyonce's younger sister divorced husband Daniel Smith in October 2007 - but the split has not put her off exchanging vows in the future. She says, "I'd definitely get married again." Solange would love to follow in the footsteps of stars like Angelina Jolie and Madonna and adopt a child - because growing up with singer Kelly Rowland showed her you don't need to be blood relatives to form sisterly bonds. She adds she would love to have more children, "even if it means adopting... If there are two people devoted to nourishing and growing and developing their love for a child that is a beautiful thing. Kelly grew up with me since I was about five years old, so she is my sister. She didn't come from my parents, but there is nothing I feel differently for her than my sister. I have definitely explored that option... But I've got to find a man first!"

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19th November, 2008

Black Americans Lead Nation and Obesity

It's soo hard to undo generations of bad eating habits and do away with things that have become more or less cultural institutions...but it's so necessary


Obesity has been declared a national epidemic in America. What was once considered an issue among adults has sadly transcended to our youth. African-Americans have the highest obesity rates (plump determined by a high Body Mass Index) in the nation and the same is true for our children.

According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, one out of every six children is obese in America and blacks and Hispanics are at the greatest risk. Among Hispanics, boys are more likely to be obese than girls, while black girls are more likely to be obese than black boys. The U.S. Department of Health contends that an obese child has a 70% chance in becoming an obese adult. Recently the National Institute of Health and the National Council of Negro Women teamed up in Maryland for a day-long training for children ages 11-13 along with their parents called We Can! The program's mission was to educate children and their parents about fast food media messages and improve their daily nutrition.

Black Voices spoke with the President of the National Council of Negro Women, Dr. Dorothy Height, about the importance of nutritional awareness in the black community.

Why is obesity a problem in the US?
It's a problem because parents are not looking at the diets that they have for their children. Children eat a great many of these fast foods as well as a lot of fried foods. What we hope to do is to help them get a picture of the reality of what it adds up to. The media often has good advertising and makes people follow the advertising. We're trying to help, through our program, people to become media smart so that they will look to see what's included in whatever is being projected.

What are some things you feel contribute to obesity among African-Americans?Well we have soul food and many people eat that with a lot of grease and we're trying to help them understand that you can get good tasting food without those things that contribute to obesity. As children are growing up we have to learn that we set their taste when we give them things that have too much sugar and added ingredients and we have to learn how to deal with things that have low plumps and low salt and so on. That's what I think this program will do.

Do you feel that obese children reflect their family?
Well I think it's something that we need to take on. This is a problem that affects our families and what we hope to do through this major campaign on child obesity is raise awareness because we feel that many parents unwillingly allow their children to eat things that are over and above what they should have and consume more than they need.

Is it a regional problem?
It's really nationwide and I think part of it is related to the levels of poverty as well. I think many people eat what they think they can buy. We want them to understand that they can use those same dollars or pennies to get something that is healthy.

How did the National Council of Negro Women team up with the National Institute of Health?
The national institute of health is training a group of leaders that come from 30 communities across the country. We will have clusters of groups who come to those sessions and they get trained for a day and go back to their community and work with parents and children. Even in our schools we have these vendor machines that often have things not good for children. So we're going to do an intensive campaign that not only helps us be aware but also awaken to how it is we can help children learn what to do and eat to have over all good health. We also want to encourage good exercise. (From AOL BlackVoices)

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4th November, 2008

Disney: Next ‘High School Musical’ will be a kindergarten prequel

HSprequel Disney's "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" danced its way to the top of of the weekend box office class with $42 million.  With numbers like that, Disney is not about to let go of this successful franchise. Taking a page out of George Lucas' playbook, Disney has decided to do a prequel that takes place in kindergarten.

"You're going to see what these characters were like as children," says Mark Zoradi, president of Disney's motion-picture group. "You're going to see that Troy was a chronic nose picker and a huge nerd who got beat up by a couple of second graders. There's a great musical number that goes with that scene."

All of the popular "High School Musical" characters will be in the prequel including Chad Danforth who ends up being sent to the school nurse after overdosing on paste. Chad is also beaten up by two girls -- one in a wheel chair -- in his kindergarten classroom.  A young Gabriella will be in the same classroom. Her parents are called to the school after she keeps lifting her dress to show the boys her underwear.

While Disney works out what are expected to be difficult contract issues with Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron for the next sequel, Disney will continue with prequels. Already on the slate is a daycare movie with the same characters. After that, Disney will turn to animation to feature the "High School Musical" characters as unborn fetuses.

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23rd October, 2008

Sarah Palin gets someone to make her look smart, Miley Cyrus needs privacy for underwear photos, Zac Efron wants to be a ____ pirate?

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From Dateline Hollywood's world headquarters in Los Angeles, here is a roundup of today's most important news stories on this Thursday.


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23rd October, 2008

David Duchovny to sue over affair claims



The X-Files star wants £1million in damages

David Duchovny is taking legal action over a newspaper report that he cheated on estranged wife Tea Leoni with his tennis coach.

The Mail On Sunday claimed that The X-Files star was involved with Edit Pakay, 28, for at least 6 months.

David's lawyer’s have furiously denied the claims and now the actor has filed a lawsuit at LA County Superior Court for defamation and is seeking at least £1million in damages.

‘The story falsely alleges that Duchovny sought out Ms Pakay to be his tennis instructor and that the “professional relationship”...quickly turned into a love match,’ the suit reads, reports TMZ.

David, 48, who checked into rehab for sex addiction in August, announced his separation from wife Tea, 42, last week.

The pair, who have been married since 1997, are parents to daughter Madelaine West, 9, and son Kyd, 6.

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