Bring That Week Back: Week of April 19
DJ Henry’s parents sue, the Game held in Canada, and more.
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Obamas Host Annual Easter Egg Roll - The Obamas welcomed 30,000 visitors from around the nation to the White House for the annual East Egg Roll Monday. The event has been a tradition since 1878, and this year an unprecedented 200,000 people requested entrance in an online lottery. The first lady used the event to promote her Let’s Move initiative. “I’m a big proponent of getting up and going, making sure we’re moving and eating healthy. And this Easter Egg Roll reflects all of that, so while you’re here, in addition to listening to some great music and dancing a little bit, you can roll your eggs,” she told an excited crowd. Willow Smith also rocked the crowd. (Photo: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Bishop Long Could be Close to Settling with Accusers - Bishop Eddie Long might be close to settling with the four young men who brought sexual misconduct lawsuits against him last September. While the Atlanta mega-church pastor has remained silent about the lawsuit, the judge presiding in the case, DeKalb County State Court Judge Johnny Panos, told a local Atlanta TV station Friday that both sides had been having marathon meetings all week and are coming close to an agreement. (Photo: John Amis-Pool/Getty Images)
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Flavor Flav Shuts Down Iowa Chicken Joint, Announces Plans for Vegas Venture - Rapper and reality star Flavor Flav’s chicken restaurant shut the doors of its Iowa location for good on Sunday. Flav’s Fried Chicken had been plagued with allegations of bounced pay checks from former employees. Flav recently yanked the license that allowed his business partner and restaurant manager Nick Cimino to use his name in the restaurant because he “isn’t running the business right,” the Associated Press reports. But the former Public Enemy star hasn’t given up on the restaurant business just yet. Flav announced last week that he’s set to open Flavor Flav’s House of Flavor in Las Vegas May 30. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Lil B Faces Death Threats for Gay Album Title - Since he announced the name of his upcoming album would be I’m Gay at last weekend’s Coachella festival, rapper Lil B says he’s received some death threats. "People been hitting me up like, 'I'm gonna bash your head in,' 'you f----t,' 'I'm gonna kill you,' " he said in an interview. The backlash isn’t making him change his decision though. “A lot of my supporters have turned on me. It's been a few supporters that's saying, 'I'm not gonna rock with you anymore.' He added, "That's fine, because you know what? They didn't love me for real anyway." (Photo: Ben Hider/PictureGroup)
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Email Blasts University’s Black Male Presence - An anonymous email sent to students at Indiana University School of Law–Indianapolis complained that there were too many Black men featured in the school’s publication materials. “These banners are not a fair representation of the school,” the message said. “We should support diversity, not just African-American males … It is a shame that the only place many groups see representation at the law school is with their reflection in the bathroom mirrors.” The note went on to allege that the school’s career center, which it claims is led by Black women, caters more to Black students than students of other races. (Photo: Indiana University)
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BP Oil Spill Anniversary - Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of the BP oil spill that devastated the wildlife and economy of the gulf. Close to 2,000 responders continue to work on Gulf recovery efforts and the administration is committed to “holding BP and other responsible parties fully accountable for the damage they’ve done and the painful losses that they’ve caused,” President Obama said in a statement. Obama also said a "watchful eye" will be kept on the work that must be done to make the Gulf Coast stronger than it was before the disaster. (Photo: AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Facebook Town Hall - On Wednesday, the president took part in a live virtual town hall from Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, California. The first conference of its kind, the event was streamed live over the social media network’s site. Obama fielded questions from the White House’s Facebook page and Whitehouse.gov for about an hour on topics that ranged from the budget to healthcare. (Photo: AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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The Game Held Up in Canada - Rapper the Game was detained at the Canadian border during his “Red Nation” tour Wednesday for allegedly violating the nation’s immigrant entry laws. "Custom officials just denied me entry into Canada. I'm sorry 2 all my fans but I was mislead by promoters & assured I would be able to enter," Game tweeted. The rapper’s criminal past wasn’t a factor in his detainment, Canadian promoters, said, but rather his current gang affiliations. While it was originally reported that he could spend up to two weeks in detainment, the Game made a surprise appearance with fellow rapper Lil Wayne during an Anaheim, California, concert on Friday. (Photo: Mike Yarish/PictureGroup)
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Kanye West Charity Shuts Down - The Kanye West Foundation, an organization founded by the rapper and his late mother, Donda West, has closed, four years after its inception. Kanye and the foundation’s officials haven’t publically given any statement explaining the close, but the New York Times did obtain an email sent by former CEO Joseph Collins to friends that did confirm it. “I am reaching out to let you know that the Kanye West Foundation (kanyewestfoundation.org) has officially closed its doors after a successful 4+ years of programming and events,” the message read. (Photo: Walik Goshorn / Retna Ltd.)
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Body of Missing North Carolina Teen Found - After an agonizing four-month multistate search, the naked body of Phylicia Barnes, the North Carolina honor student who went missing last December, was found in a Maryland river Wednesday. The body of an unclothed, unidentified Black man was also found a few miles down the Susquehanna. The cause of death for both is currently unknown. Conowingo Dam workers discovered Barnes' body floating in the river Wednesday morning. (Photo: Baltimore Police)
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BET Announces New Programming - BET is riding high, coming off a record-setting year in ratings and a largely successful season of The Game and Let’s Stay Together, two original sitcoms. At Wednesday’s Upfront Presentation in New York, the network announced that both series will be returning for new seasons. In addition to the returning programs, BET unveiled Reed Between the Lines, a sitcom starring Tracee Ellis Ross and Malcolm Jamal-Warner about a blended family going through life’s ups and downs. The dramatic series Lenox Avenue about three friends growing up in Harlem is back as well. BET will also be moving into the thriller genre with Asylum, about a team of doctors at the infamous St. Dympna Hospital for the Criminally Insane. (Photo: Brad Barket/PictureGroup)
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Newly Elected Haitian Leader Visits U.S. - During a meeting with Haiti's President-elect Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Wednesday congratulated the new leader and said the earthquake-ravaged nation has the full support of the U.S. in the island’s development. Martelly has his work cut out for him though his presidency doesn’t start until May. There are 650,000 people living in temporary camps as a result of the January 2010 earthquake, the capital of Port-au-Prince is in ruins and hurricane season is approaching.http://www.bet.com/news/global/2011/04/20/clinton-gives-u-s-support-for-haiti-s-new-president-.htmlTAGS: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Michel Martelly, Haiti (Photo: AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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DJ Henry’s Parents Suing Officer Who Killed Son - The parents of Danroy “DJ” Henry Jr., the college football player shot and killed by a police officer last year, are suing the policeman, calling the shooting an "unconscionable use of force." In their filing, Danroy Henry Sr. and Angella Henry say the officer violated the civil and constitutional rights of their son, Danroy Henry Jr., and demand compensation for their son's death and their suffering, according to the Associated Press. Pleasantville, New York, Officer Aaron Hess was cleared of criminal wrongdoing by a grand jury in February, and he was recently honored as Officer of the Year by the Police Benevolent Association of the Pleasantville Police Department. (Photo: Courtesy of Henry Family)
Photo By Courtesy of Henry Family
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Gucci Mane to Plead Not Guilty - Rapper Gucci Mane will plead not guilty to battery, reckless conduct and disorderly conduct charges, his lawyer announced Tuesday. The charges stem from an incident in January, when a woman said the rapper pushed her out of his Hummer while he was driving in Atlanta. (Photo: Ben Rose/PictureGroup)