News and Entertainment Roundup 10/26/2009

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by Lamar Tyler | on October 26th, 2009 | 2 comments

Welcome to our newest feature here at BMWK. Since you’ve been kind enough to visit the site on a daily basis we thought we’d bring you additional offerings. Now on a daily basis you’ll be able to find links and info on what’s happening in the world of news and entertainment for your pleasure.

Spike Lee Compares Tyler Perry Offerings to Coonery and Bafoonery:

First Lady Michelle Obama on the Jay Leno Show:

Chicago Nightclub Stops Black Students From Entering:

Students from Washington University say they have complained to state and federal agencies that a Chicago, Illinois, nightclub barred six African-American members from their senior class trip celebration while admitting nearly 200 white classmates.

Bar personnel cited dress code violations — specifically baggy jeans — when barring the African-American students, according to Washington University senior class president Fernando Cutz, who was among students admitted to the bar.

A white student and a black student exchanged jeans to see what would happen, and the white student was admitted while his classmate still was kept outside, Cutz said. Read more from CNN.com

About the author

Lamar and Ronnie Tyler are the creators of the award-winning blog BlackandMarriedWithKids.com . They also are behind the Amazon.com bestselling DVDs Happily Ever After: A Positive Image of Black Marriage, You Saved Me and Men Ain’t Boys that explores manhood in the African American community. The Tylers are also the proud parents of four children.