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 USA TODAY | 'Men in Black' just as good the third time around USA TODAY This spirited three-quel comes close to the exuberance of the first Men in Black and is a distinct improvement over its limp 2002 follow-up. By filling in the blanks of the back stories of both Agents J (Smith) and K (Jones), it opens up a new era ... Movie Review: Men in Black 3's Will Smith Is Still Fresh When Battling Aliens ... "Men in Black 3" ready to end reign of 'Avengers' No need to mourn for the 'Men in Black' franchise |
 New York Daily News | Hal Jackson, black radio pioneer and civil rights activist, dies at 96 Washington Post Hal Jackson, who broke through the color wall on the radio in Washington in the 1930s, pushed the District's major clothing retailers to let blacks into their dressing rooms and restrooms in the '40s and became the first black host on a national ... NY black radio-pioneer Hal Jackson dies Hal Jackson, pioneer on black radio, dies at 96 Hal Jackson, Black Radio Legend, Dies at 96 - FishbowlNY |
 Hollywood Reporter | Box office preview: 'Men in Black 3' set to invade theaters, finally dethrone ... Entertainment Weekly by Grady Smith After three years away from the big screen, the bankable star of blockbusters like I Am Legend, Independence Day, and Hancock has returned with Men In Black 3, a 10-years-later sequel in the lighthearted alien franchise. Movie Projector: 'Men in Black 3' debut to take out 'Avengers' Box Office Preview: 'Men in Black 3' to disassemble 'The Avengers' at domestic ... Box Office Preview: 'Men in Black 3' Set to Dethrone 'Avengers' With $200 ... |
Conrad Black moves to end Hollinger CCAA Financial Post (blog) The once-mighty Toronto-based newspaper holding company filed for protection under the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) almost five years ago following the ouster of Lord Black and other top Hollinger executives in 2003. |
 New York Times | Wesley Brown, Pioneer as Black Naval Graduate, Dies at 85 New York Times Wesley A. Brown, a retired Navy lieutenant commander who endured intense racial hazing to become the first black graduate of the United States Naval Academy, died Tuesday in Silver Spring, Md. He was 85. The cause was cancer, said his wife, Crystal. Wesley Brown dies at 85; first black graduate of Naval Academy |
 New Yorker | Romney faces tough questions from black leaders The Associated Press Romney wants to deny a second term to the nation's first black president, whose photograph hung in one of the school's hallways. During a round-table discussion, teachers and local education leaders rejected some of Romney's education prescriptions, ... Romney's Black Charter School Visit a Flop Angry protesters greet Romney in Philly |
 News One | Black Voters Evolving On Marriage Equality The Atlantic The movement over the last two months can be explained almost entirely by a major shift in opinion about same-sex marriage among black voters. Previously 56% said they would vote against the new law with only 39% planning to uphold it. Blacks and Marriage Equality: An Update How Many Negroes Must Support Gay Marriage Before "Black Homophobia" Stops ... Poll: Majority of black Marylanders back same-sex marriage |
 Kansas City Star | Movie review: Jack Black's 'Bernie' offers blissful bereavement Pittsburgh Post Gazette Welcome to director Richard Linklater's docudrama-mockudrama true story of Bernie Tiede (Jack Black), a genial mortician who takes pride in making the dead look better than they did alive, and who stays connected and wonderfully attentive to their ... Jack Black Finesses Black Comedy In 'Bernie' 'Bernie': A troubling, quirky gem | 3 stars Movie review: Jack Black plays against type in 'Bernie' |
 CBS Local | Black Lawmakers Oppose Christie NJ Court Pick: AP NBC New York By Angela Delli Santi A group of black state legislators announced its opposition to Gov. Chris Christie's choice of a gay, black Republican for the Supreme Court on Thursday, mounting evidence that Democrats were ready to reject the second of the ... AP: Black lawmakers oppose Christie NJ court pick |
 New York Daily News | Zimmerman complained about a black man beating coverup Salt Lake Tribune George Zimmerman accused the Sanford police department of corruption more than a year before he shot Trayvon Martin, saying at a public forum the agency covered up the beating of a black homeless man by the son of a white officer. Before Trayvon Martin shooting, George Zimmerman blasted cops over beating of ... Tape showed Zimmerman's anger over black man's beating |