iPhone Daily Blog Buzz 07.30.08

JL King Part 2: 'Down Low' author/activist launches new book series...Continue Reading Chris Rock's Ex Writing Tell-All...Continue Reading Trial begins for Oprah Dorm Matron: Tiny Virginia Makopo pleads not guilty to indecent assault charges...Continue Reading Negro Ensemble Company attempts comeback: Historic group to launch new season at Signature Theater....Continue Reading Now that Baron Davis wants to learn the L.A. Real Estate Game, he wants to do more than play ball...Continue Reading Commentary: Obama, McCain should help fight black AIDS...Continue Reading Ron Artest is not going home to play for his beloved New York Knicks. Artest didn't get the fairy-tale trade to join his Southern California buddy Kobe Bryant, either. Continue Reading... ORLANDO, Fla. -- The WNBA has received the first A-plus given in Richard Lapchick's annual diversity report card on race and gender.The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport study, which grades professional leagues on the number of participating women and minorities, shows women own three WNBA teams, up two from 2007 and one the previous year. Continue Reading... Tatyana Ali is one reason to pick up the August issue of KING. She talks about everything from working with a prominent 2Pac collaborator to becoming an Obama surrogate. Continue Reading... Chilli of TLC - Maxim Behind the Scenes...Continue Reading Samuel Snow refused to cash the check that the Army sent recently to compensate for wrongly accusing him and 27 others of rioting and lynching an Italian POW during World War II. Besides Snow, only one other former GI survived to see the checks sent out. Saturday, the Army held a ceremony to formally apologize to the soldiers. The next morning, Snow died — but not before hearingthe Army’s apology. “He had a smile so big,” his son told the New York Times. Continue Reading.... WASHINGTON -- President George W. Bush on Wednesday signed a massive housing bill intended to provide mortgage relief for 400,000 struggling U.S. homeowners and to stabilize financial markets. Continue Reading.... NEGRO PLEASE PRESENTS: The Unofficial SDN Tournament Nomination Ceremony...Continue Reading CNN Black in America: Charlotte Conversation Continues...Soledad O'Brien insightful documentary about the challenges, joys...Continue Reading  R. Kelly provides more Laugh-Out-Loud Moments on 13 Leaked Tracks...Continue Reading