Archive for April 2009
Time Magazine: The 100 most influential people for 2009
Posted by: ladyrayne on: April 30, 2009
Time Magazine has come out with it’s annual list of the 100 most influential people of 2009.
Included in the list are Africa’s Dambisa Moya, Roland Fryer, who became the youngest tenured African-American professor in Harvard University’s history, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, [...]
Mignon Clyburn nominated to FCC
Posted by: ladyrayne on: April 30, 2009
Mignon Clyburn, a commissioner with the South Carolina Public Service Commission (PSC), has been nominated as the newest commissioner to the FCC (Federal Communications Commission).
Ms. Clyburn’s father, House Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn is the highest ranking African-American member of Congress.
Mignon Clyburn Nominated to FCC
By AMY SCHATZ
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will nominate Mignon Clyburn, [...]
D.C.’s Powerball jackpot winner comes forward
Posted by: ladyrayne on: April 30, 2009
Well sort of. A lawyer representing a D.C. couple has come forward to claim the $144 million Powerball jackpot won on April 8. Apparently a lawyer got in touch with lottery officials claiming to represent the mystery couple. But lottery officials would prefer to have the mystery couple claim their prize in person [...]
Clifton Williams: Seventeen year old classical pianist
Posted by: ladyrayne on: April 30, 2009
You know we always talk about where’s the good news when it comes to young folks. The media will throw out bad news in a heartbeat. Sometimes you have to dig for the good news but then sometimes the good news is right there front and center. Last week it was Sharron [...]
Yahoo closing GeoCities
Posted by: ladyrayne on: April 28, 2009
This brings back memories. I was surprised that GeoCities is still around.
Yahoo to close GeoCities this year
The Internet company’s decision to shut down its free website-design service will close the books on a $3-billion acquisition it made in 1999.
Bloomberg News
April 24, 2009
Yahoo Inc. said Thursday that it would shut down its GeoCities free Web-hosting [...]
Remembering Bea Arthur
Posted by: ladyrayne on: April 28, 2009
Emmy award winning actress Bea Arthur passed away last Saturday. The 86 year old actress died of cancer.
Bea starred in the groundbreaking 70’s series Maude. I own season one of Maude. It was a great show. I was a youngster when Maude made it’s debut yet I’m surprised my mom let me watch [...]
Too hot for April
Posted by: ladyrayne on: April 27, 2009
Is it August or is it April? I need an answer pronto cause it’s been hot as hades around here the past few days. It should not be this hot in April. It’s just too early for a heatwave.
I believe we hit 90 yesterday and high 80’s today. It’s suppose to be [...]
Liberal Hollywood’s dirty little secret
Posted by: ladyrayne on: April 26, 2009
I was checking out Racialicious and saw this post about a Fade In Magazine article, Minority Report: Liberal Hollywood’s Dirty Little Secret. We all know about so called liberal Hollywood. After reading this article, it all comes to light as to why television and film is pretty much dominated by white males and why [...]
Spike Lee’s spotlight on Kobe Bryant
Posted by: ladyrayne on: April 26, 2009
Spike Lee has a new documentary that premiered at the 2009 Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival yesterday in New York City. Kobe Doin’ Work puts the spotlight on Los Angeles player Kobe Bryant. The documentary follows Kobe during a game against the San Antonio Spurs last year.
None of Lee’s beloved Knicks merited game-in-the-life treatment, but [...]
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