- Dave Zirin Slams Bud Selig’s Hypocrisy on Civil Rights
- The Nation’s Dave Zirin is taking MLB Commissioner Bud Selig to task for his refusal to move the All-Star game from Arizona because of Arizona’s harsh anti-immigration laws. Major League Baseball is filled with immigrants, some of whom are boycotting the All-Star game and have called for it to be moved.
- South Africa’s Leon ‘ DJ Solarize’ Botha Dies from Progeria
- He is most famous for his collaboration with hip-hop collective Die Antwoord on their international hit “Enter the Ninja” and is featured in the music video.
- E. Lynn Harris: Tracey Edmonds to Produce Film Version of ‘Invisible Life’
- …a multipicture deal to develop the extensive library of novels by New York Times best-selling author E. Lynn Harris into feature films.
The first production in this overall creative development deal will be E. Lynn Harris’ blockbuster first novel, Invisible Life, which will be jointly produced by Edmonds Entertainment and Proteus E2 with Shelia Ducksworth, Glendon Palmer and Javon Johnson as co-producers. Screenwriter Ted Witcher (Love Jones) has been brought on to adapt the novel for the big screen.
Harris passed away two years ago but had already brokered this deal before his untimely death…
- ADAP Funding Crisis: The Black Church Fights Back
- Facing budget shortfalls, states are cutting medicine funds for low-income HIV patients — and a coalition of black church folks is fighting back.
- NSA Whistleblower Thomas Drake Admits ‘Exceeding Authorized Use Of A Computer’ In Leak Case | TPMMuckraker
- …Thomas Drake pleaded guilty to “exceeding authorized use of a computer” and could serve up to a year in prison, according to a plea agreement with federal prosecutors filed in court on Thursday night. The misdemeanor charge was a major concession for the Justice Department.
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