October 2009
31 Oct ‘Without Bias’ To Air on ESPN ’30 For 30′ Tuesday November 3
By Neil Best Up next in ESPN's "30 for 30" documentary series: Kirk Fraser's "Without Bias" at 8 p.m. Tuesday - a World Series off day! - in which he looks back at the death of Len Bias in June of 1986. As Michael Wilbon correctly points out...
30 Oct Taraji P. Henson Gives Back To The Nation’s Cap
After Academy Award nominated actress Taraji P. Henson served as grand marshall for Howard Homecomings parade last week, she gave back to the DC community in a different way. The actress hosted ‘A Write to Revolution,’ a fundraiser benefiting the international non-profit, Art Creates Life...
30 Oct Harvard Will Have A Class On “The Wire”
From The Harvard Crimson By STEPHANIE B. GARLOCK Harvard students will be able to watch the “The Wire” for class credit next year. At a panel last night, stars of the HBO hit series joined Harvard professors in discussing the applications of the show—which depicts the struggles of...
29 Oct Clifton Powell Gives EZ Street a Powerful & Touching Interview About Growing Up in DC
Actor Clifton Powell, probably most notably known from movies such as Ray, Next Friday, Friday After Next, The Gospel, Menace II Society, and my personal favorite, Dead Presidents, is also in the currently released DVD Jazz In The Diamond District. In the clip below, Powell shares...
29 Oct The “WIRE” Returns to TV – ‘The Avon Barksdale Story – Legends of the Unwired’
E1 Music has announced that the company will be releasing “The Avon Barksdale Story- Legends Of The Unwired” in March 2010. Fans of HBO’s The Wire should recognize Avon Barksdale as the character played by actor Wood Harris on the award winning series. In the...
29 Oct DC’s Own The Lady Day Experience “Sloppy Seconds”
D.C., Artist: Lady Day Publisher's Favorite: Track #5 "Sloppy Seconds" TMOTTMedia Network: Blog | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube...
28 Oct Bootsy Vegas hails his team with ‘Redskins Go-Go’
By Chris Richards Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, October 28, 2009 "From the root to the fruit!" says Salih Williams, describing his lifelong devotion to the one of the most wretched teams in professional football today. "I'm a die-hard Redskins fanatic. . . . But the Redskins...
28 Oct Remember When HILLSIDE Was The Last Drive-In Standing?
Hillside Drive-In 5210 Marlboro Pike, Coral Hills, Md. (1 mile outside of D.C.) capacity: 715 cars years of operation: 1953-88 currently: demolished in 1998; sold to Maryland National Park and Planning Commission; school and community center planned for land. With its final show -- the Chuck Norris actioner Hero and...
27 Oct The BYB Influence Rocks The BET Stage (Wale, Gucci Mane, UCB, Tre & Weensey)
If you're going to deliver to the world some of your homegrown flavor, why not give it to them live and not just samples of it? At least that's the way rapper Wale brought it when he took it to the BET Hip-Hop Awards' stage. ...
25 Oct Public Enemy Fans Raise $50k For New Album
AllHipHop Reports Public Enemy, the iconic Hip-Hop group, has raised $50,000 towards their latest venture - a fan-funded album. In early October, the group joined forces with SellaBand, an online service that allows fans to personally fund projects from their favorite artists. Since then, the group has raised...
25 Oct Don Juan at Howard University’s Yardfest “Lookie Looky” w/ Pooch Dog, Nipsey Hussle, Kobe Gotti and more!! [Video]
Don Juan at Howard University's Yardfest '09 "Lookie Looky" w/ Pooch Dog, Nipsey Hussle, Kobe Gotti and more!! Watch video clip below: ------------------------ More in Entertainment: TMOTTMedia Network: Blog | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube...
23 Oct 2009 Go-Go Awards: Nominees and Performance Announced
The 2009 Go-Go Awards is scheduled for The Washington Convention Center on Nov. 1. In addition to D.C.'s own Comedian/Actor Red Grant hosting this year's event, some of today's most prominent acts on the Go-Go curcuit are scheduled to perform. Presented by Peace Abode, the acts...
23 Oct Metro Close to a Deal with Google
by Adam Tuss, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Metro is moving closer to a deal with Google that would bring riders information on train and bus scheduling, as well as other options. Basically, Metro would give Google its scheduling information so you could use the application known as "Google...