The Clippings: Return of the ROCK THE BELLS 2012 FESTIVAL SERIES powered by BlackBerry | San Bernardino, CA August 19 | Follow the Buzz
May 16, 2012
Boost Mobile in association with Guerilla Union have announced the return of the ROCK THE BELLS 2012 FESTIVAL SERIES powered by BlackBerry. The world-class platform will feature an array of seminal and flourishing artists over an expanded two-day period in four major North American markets, including headliners Kid Cudi, J Cole, Wiz Khalifa, Atmosphere and more, with special guests Bone Thugs-N-Harmony.
The only touring hip-hop festival will kick off in San Bernardino, CA on August 19 and 20 at the NOS Events Center. The festival will then make its way to Mountain View, CA on August 25 and 26 at the Shoreline Amphitheatre and will wrap on the east coast in Newark, NJ on September 1 and 2 at PNC Arts Center.
ROCK THE BELLS and non-profit organization Hip Hop and Hope for Haiti have joined forces to shine light on the disaster-stricken country and to provide continued relief efforts; that of which have progressively decelerated. ROCK THE BELLS will make its way to Miami, FL in December at Bay Front Amphitheatre (date to be determined) as the unofficial fourth market of the festival. Artists from this, and prior years, will perform in this special benefit show where all proceeds will be donated to Hip Hop and Hope for Haiti.
The Clippings: Pastor Marvin Winans carjacked and robbed in Detroit wxyz.com
May 16, 2012
Winans was at the Citgo Gas Station at Linwood and the Davison when he was robbed. The carjackers robbed him and took his deep purple Infiniti QX56 SUV.
The license plate number on the vehicle is 0DRT73. Detroit Police are searching for the suspects.
He was not hurt in the incident, but was roughed up.
Pastor Winans told Action News he felt something was wrong when he came out of the gas station’s convenience store.
He says four men followed him out and assaulted him while he was pumping gas. They robbed him, punched him and even ripped off his pants.
Pastor Winans says he’s ok, but is more saddened that it has come to this.
“This kind of nonsense just has to stop… it’s just the savageness of what’s happening in the streets. We just have to take a look at ourselves and say this has to stop,” said Pastor Winans.
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Sunset: Chuck Brown dies: The ‘Godfather of Go-Go’ was 75 – The Washington Post
May 16, 2012
Chuck Brown, the gravelly voiced bandleader who capitalized on funk’s percussive pulse to create go-go, the genre of music that has soundtracked life in black Washington for more than three decades, died May 16 at the Johns Hopkins University hospital in Baltimore. He was 75.
The death was confirmed by his manager Tom Goldfogle. The Washington Post reported earlier this month that Mr. Brown had been hospitalized for pneumonia.
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The Cut with that Brother! NFL’s Tight End Vernon Davis Host Art Fashion and Design Fundraiser For Youth at MODA June 9, 2012
May 16, 2012
NFL star player Vernon Davis and Modern Class Design (MCD), the interior design company founded by Davis and business partner Antone Barnes, has partnered with the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) to host a fundraising event featuring art, fashion and design on Saturday, June 9, 2012. The event will take place at MODA at 1315 Peach Street NE in Atlanta. Tickets are $50 dollars for general admission and $75 dollars for VIP.
Proceeds from the event will help fund the attendance of inner city students at the art focused Camp MODA. Emerging designers from local Atlanta high schools and colleges such as Savannah College of Art and Design and the Portfolio School will be in attendance participating in MCD’s Interior Design Competition. Talented designers will be awarded cash prizes and/or internships with Vernon Davis’ Modern Class Design.
Vernon Davis believes inner-city students growing up in tough neighborhoods like his in Washington, D.C., will gain self-esteem through this program which encourages critical and creative thinking. “I was always interested in art as a kid, but never felt free to pursue it because in my neighborhood you either went in a direction of sports or you got into drug dealing, but definitely not art,” Davis explains. “But it shouldn’t be that way, which is why I’m encouraging kids to pursue art or whatever their dreams are.”
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MODA regularly features exhibitions on architecture, industrial and product design, interiors and furniture, graphics, and fashion. Camp MODA provides students who have an interest in art with the ability to examine the impact of design on their daily lives.
Founded by Vernon Davis, two-time team captain and Pro-Bowler for the San Francisco 49ers, and his partner veteran music executive Antone Barnes, MODERN CLASS DESIGN (MCD) is a full-service interior design company.
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May 16, 2012
New York Times bestselling authors Walter Mosley and Eric Jerome Dickey will join urban fiction powerhouse Wahida Clark and successful mainstream fiction author Mary B. Morrison as headliners at the 2012 National Black Book Festival. This 5th annual event will be held June 8-10, 2012 in Houston, Texas, at the downtown Doubletree Hotel.
More than 100 African-American authors and thousands of book club members and readers will converge in Houston during the largest indoor gathering of African-American authors in the world. Participating authors from more than 30 states will showcase, sign and sell their books during the weekend event. Other featured authors for the Festival include:* Christian fiction author, Vanessa Miller
* Author and CNN/MSNBC Commentator, Keli Goff
* Romance authors Francis Ray, Kayla Perrin and Rochelle Alers
* Mainstream fiction author Daniel Black In addition, highlights of the Festival include:
* Welcome to Houston Reception – Friday, June 8 @ 7:00 p.m.
* Private Slumber Party with romance fiction authors Francis Ray, Kayla Perrin and Rochelle Alers – Friday, June 8 @ 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
* Get Acquainted Breakfast – Saturday, June 9 @ 8:00 a.m.
* Jazz Brunch – Sunday, June 10 @ 11:00 a.m.
* Book launch parties, Seminars, Spoken Word Poetry Slam and more NBBF is sponsored by Cushcity.com, the world’s largest African-American online retailer with over 20,000 products online. Admission to the Festival is only $5.00 per day for adults and teens. Admission is free for children 12 and under.
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May 16, 2012
Hair She Goes! — Tia Norfleet is the daughter of Bobby Norfleet, who made his NASCAR debut at the Portland International Raceway road course in the year 2000.
Professional racecar driver Tia Norfleet has visions of giving to a community that supports her. As the first, youngest and only African-American female driver on the NASCAR circuit, Tia Norfleet has set the stage to opening the doors of diversity in a highly controversial and predominately male oriented sport.
Norfleet comes from a family with a history in racing. Her father Bobby Norfleet made his NASCAR debut at the Portland International Raceway road course on March 26, 2000, where he competed against NASCAR driver Bill Lester making that race historical. It was the only time in NASCAR history that two African-Americans drivers have competed at the same time. Tia Norfleet has given Black women everywhere new hope in following their dreams. The million dollar question that many people ask is, will the NASCAR community accept Tia for who she is, and that is according to Hayes, a true competitor. “Our goal is to raise funds needed for everyone to find out,” says Edward Williams, founder of the medium sized marketing company Team Tia. “To ensure the success of this effort to fundraise,” says Hayes, CEO of Tiapower.com, “we have inked a lucrative deal with Alvin Kline, the social media guru and wed success agency team to head this unique grassroots online crown funding campaign.” Follow the Buzz via www.tiapower.com
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May 16, 2012
Gate City Bar Associaton Hosts Free legal clinic offers advice in the following areas:
* Criminal
* Family
* Bankruptcy
* Foreclosure
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May 16, 2012
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Tale of Two Medical Reports: Trayvon Martin Had Fatal Wounds Sufficient of Fighting Off Vigilante | Zimmerman Had Broken Noise | Read Between the Lines
May 16, 2012
The Spin: George Zimmerman had broken nose, black eyes, report says – latimes.com
An autopsy of Trayvon Martin, the black unarmed teenager who was fatally shot by a Florida neighborhood watch volunteer, shows that his body had injuries to the knuckles, while a medical report on the shooter, George Zimmerman, shows that he suffered a broken nose, two black eyes, and cuts on the back of his head, according to a Florida TV news channel and ABC News.
What these details, like many others leaked in recent days, will ultimately mean for Zimmerman’s high-profile second-degree murder case is unclear, though they could presumably be used by his defense team to bolster his argument that Martin attacked him and beat him up before he was forced to shoot the teenager in self-defense.
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May 16, 2012
In between my sniffling sneezing achy head couldn’t rest at all because I was fighting a cold germ and refused to take meds too early for fear I’d be up posting in middle the night like this moment, I caught a glimpse of America’s Got Talent aka the new Howard Stern show — with fellow judges Sharon Osbourne and Howie Mandel — and it was goooooood.
Dude replaced Piers Morgan, so no where to go but up. Just kidding. No I’m not. Morgan is now boring the hell out of us on CNN. But as I said before, America’s Got Talent was good — so far. Liked Howard Stern on AGT during family hour. However, might not be good to shock my system trying to listen to Stern on radio. Will stick with the PG Stern — and see how the talent flows this season.
Here’s what was trending after the show…
‘America’s Got Talent’ recap: Howard Stern makes his debut
Los Angeles Times (blog)
The “revolution” to which Cannon was referring was presumably the show’s extremely well paid, highly controversial (before he even had a chance to do anything) new judge, Howard Stern. Of course, the self-dubbed King of All Media is no stranger himself …
‘America’s Got Talent’ Premiere: How Did Howard Stern Do In His …
May 14, 2012
For the seventh season premiere of “America’s Got Talent” (Mon., 9 p.m. ET on NBC) all eyes were on the newest member of the judging panel, Howard Stern.
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TV Ratings: Howard Stern’s ‘Talent’ debut can’t lift NBC past ABC, CBS on Monday
HitFix
NBC was so excited about Howard Stern’s debut as judge on “America’s Got Talent” that the network moved the start of the summer favorite into May sweeps. The result was a premiere that came in well below last year’s numbers, but still performed well …
America’s Got Talent’ ratings take a dive with Howard Stern debut
Washington Post (blog)
Read More By Lisa de Moraes Howard Stern (Evan Agostini – AP) About 10.48 million people tuned in to watch Howard Stern’s debut on NBC’s competition series “America’s Got Talent” Monday night. Last year, when the show debuted later in May, …
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