Celebrating Entrepreneurship, Education & Unity within the African-American
Community
DETROIT, June 18 -- "Power in the Black Dollar" was the
theme at the 2008 International Detroit Black Expo, (IDBE), Buy Black
Weekend II, and with it brought a positive influence and harmony that
flowed through downtown Detroit, June 6 - 8. From the educational
experience to the entertainment highlights, the expo was an exciting,
powerful event that included something for everyone.
Opening each day with a vivid exhibit hall that featured over 500
black-owned businesses, the crowd of an estimated 52,000 was witness to the
largest African-American consumer expo in the country. On Friday, Mayor
Kwame Kilpatrick gave welcome and throughout the weekend there were
numerous seminars from various national dignitaries, including Dr. Dennis
Kimbro, Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu and Dr. Leonard Jefferies.
Not only was there excitement during the day from the exhibits, over
100 workshops and speakers, but festivities also continued after-hours with
entertainment and parties. The Black Awards Gala at the Sheraton featured
dinner, live music and a surprise celebrity appearance from Ernest Thomas,
"Raj" from the hit sitcom, "What's Happening." On Sunday night, the crowd
gathered at the finale as John Salley headlined the party at Amnesia inside
Motor City Casino with the Paul Jenkins Jr. Foundation.
With a 1.8 million dollar economic impact, Buy Black Weekend II was a
huge success in providing resources, education and networking
opportunities. "We are extremely excited to have hosted the 2nd Annual Buy
Black Weekend," said Ken Harris, IDBE Founder & CEO. "The 2009
International Detroit Black Expo, June 5 - 7, will surely be just as
impactful and substantive for all aspiring entrepreneurs and businesses
looking to compete in the global economy."
Please contact the IDBE office at (313) 309-3215 or
http://www.DetroitBlackExpo.com for more details, to obtain vendor, sponsorship
and/or media information.
The International Detroit Black Expo, Inc (IDBE), is a 501 (c)(3)
tax-exempt not-for-profit organization, whose mission is to cultivate
prosperity among African-American businesses and organizations through
cultural, entrepreneurial, social, educational and business opportunities
that will further enhance the quality of life for the City of Detroit and
surrounding communities, while bridging those who choose access to the
global marketplace.
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Ulrich Schnauss
Artist: Ulrich Schnauss
Genre(s):
Electronic
Dance
Other
Ambient
Discography:
Quicksand Memory Ep
Year: 2007
Tracks: 4
Goodbye
Year: 2007
Tracks: 10
Remixcollection
Year: 2004
Tracks: 18
A Strangely Isolated Place
Year: 2004
Tracks: 8
Far Away Trains Passing By
Year: 2001
Tracks: 6
A more or less secret producer from Berlin, Germany, Ulrich Schnauss debuted under his have discover in 2001 with Far Away Trains Passing By. Released by City Centre Offices, the album ostensibly came from nowhere and wound up on several journalists' year-end favorites lists, impressing many with a beguiling story of charm that referenced the shimmer of the Cocteau Twins and the ticktack mining of the Black Dog. A Strangely Isolated Place followed in 2003, which was much closer to shoegaze than U.K. techno. Schnauss has besides had his work force in a number of other projects, including Hexaquart (minimal techno-house) and Ethereal 77 (drum'n'bass), in addition to technology work for a number of other artists.
Terminator - Special-effects Wizard Winston Dies At 62
Stan Winston, the special-effects wizard, whose work was seen in such films as The
Terminator, Jurassic Park, Aliens, Edward Scissorhands, Batman Returns, and,
most recently, Iron Man, died Sunday of multiple myeloma at age 62 at his
home in Malibu, CA, his company, Stan Winston Studio, said Monday. In a statement,
Steven Spielberg said, "My world would not have been the same without Stan. What
I will miss most is his easy laugh every time he said to me, 'Nothing is impossible.'"
17/06/2008
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R Kelly acquitted
It took six years to bring him to trial but less than 24 hours for a jury to find R Kelly not guilty of having sex with an underage girl. The Grammy award-winning singer dabbed tears from his eyes and thanked Jesus as he was cleared of all 14 counts relating to child pornography at Cook County court in Chicago on Friday. The charges related to a video that prosecutors alleged showed Kelly, now 41, engaging in numerous sex acts with an underage girl. Both the singer and the unnamed girl, who is now 23, deny their involvement.
One of the prosecution witnesses who claimed she had had a three-way sexual encounter with Kelly and the girl in question was labelled an extortionist by the defence, who claimed she sought money from Kelly in exchange for her silence. The prosecution also claimed it was a near impossibility that the tape had been tampered with, while the defence showed the jury their own version of the tape in question after they had doctored it in an attempt to bring the authenticity of the tape into question.
In the end, it appeared to come down to whether the jury was convinced it was the underage girl who appeared in the video. One juror told reporters: "You want to be 100% sure it's Kelly and (the alleged victim). What we had wasn't enough." Another said: "All of us felt very much the grayness of this case." Associated Press report that a vote taken just a few hours before the acquittal had seven jurors voting not guilty and five voting guilty. None of the five jurors who spoke to reporters after the verdict wanted to be identified. The singer would have faced a jail sentence of up to 15 years if found guilty.
Following his acquittal, a spokesman for the singer released a statement saying: "When all the facts came out in court, he would be cleared of these terrible charges. All he wants to do is move forward and put it behind him."
R Kelly is due to release a new album in July.
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Far-Less
Artist: Far-Less
Genre(s):
Rock
Pop
Alternative
Discography:
Everyone Is Out To Get Us (Unmastered)
Year: 2007
Tracks: 11
A Toast to Bad Taste
Year: 2007
Tracks: 16
Everyone Is Out To Get Us
Year: 2006
Tracks: 11
Turn to the Bright
Year: 2004
Tracks: 6
Priding themselves on organism difficult to classify, Virginia's Far-Less create their case-by-case sound by conflux elements of stone, metal, and pop together with a positive edge. The band's v members -- Brandon Welch (vocals), Ray Felts (drums), Joseph Powers (bass), Jordan Powers (guitar/vocals), and Mark Karsten (guitar) -- title influences across the circuit card from Shadows Fall to, oddly sufficiency, Huey Lewis. They first base formed in 2001 as a trinity with Felts and the brothers Powers advent together following the dying of other region bands. They independently released the Emerge EP that same year, and fan-turned-vocalist Brandon Welch entered the lineup before long later on.
A more sonically focussed EP, Apossibility, was released in 2002, and Far-Less continued to build a whole fan base across Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. About a year after Welch's arrival, the grouping yielded its commencement uncut, Broken Hearts Unite, issued on Silent Uproar Records and produced by Jamie King. Label heads showed interest upon the album's spillage, and the guys wound up signing with Tooth & Nail in the go down of 2004. Not wasting away whatever time, they quickly released the Turn to the Bright EP that November, a more mature songwriting endeavour that therefore brought brocaded expectations for February 2006's Everyone Is Out to Get Us. A Toast to Bad Taste followed in 2007.
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Bill Miller
Artist: Bill Miller
Genre(s):
Ethnic
New Age
Discography:
Spirit Rain
Year: 2002
Tracks: 10
Loon, Mountain And Moon
Year: 2000
Tracks: 8
Healing Waters
Year: 2000
Tracks: 12
Ghostdance
Year:
Tracks: 11
Ohgr
Artist: Ohgr
Genre(s):
Experimental
Discography:
Sunnypsyop
Year: 2003
Tracks: 11
Nivek Ogre was the snarling part behind Canada's ferocious industrialists Skinny Puppy, and afterwards their dying in 1995, he was already tinkering about with various medicine projects. Together with manufacturer Mark Walk (Pigface, Ruby), he designed the unit of measurement called OhGr. The new soubriquet, which had been in the whole works scarcely prior to Skinny Puppy's end, did not get wind the light of day until the late '90s imputable to contractual play with Rick Rubin's American Recordings. Ogre had hoped-for cathartic the debut album entitled Welt that same year, only music industry politics and egos played into ignoring the book. It wasn't until 1999 that Ogre's effectual bindings to the record society expired and Welt was eventually rescued. Tracks were revamped and OhGr inked a deal with Spitfire Records or else, and the album was issued in February 2001. Far more positive and motivated compared to the age he spent with Skinny Puppy, Nivek Ogre appeared thrilled with his OhGr and eager to make it worthwhile.
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