August 28th to September 4th: Kanye West Blasts George Bush

Video of the Week

The link below is a clip of Kanye West on live television in New York speaking about the New Orleans tragedy. He deviated from script, blaming Bush for the government's lack of attention/concern. His comments were eliminated from the West Coast re-broadcast.

http://media.putfile.com/Kanye79

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Pictures of the Week

All of the following pictures showcase the destruction left by Hurricane Katrina. To donate please visit the Red Cross.

http://www.redcross.org/

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http://www.redcross.org/

August 15th to August 21st: Diddy Changes His Name, Again

No longer will “P Diddy” be known as such. The native New Yorker who was once known as Sean Combs, before becoming famous as “Puff Daddy” with the sometimes nickname of “Puffy” who eventually changed his name to “P Diddy” will now be known only as “Diddy.” The music mogul announced his decision to drop the “P” this week, saying it was “getting between me and my fans…”

And of course, we write about it. Let me take a moment to apologize now...

Also This Week in NYC:

• The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till premieres in New York City at the United Nations, Dag Hammarskjolm Auditorium on Monday. In attendence Melyssa Ford, Rev. Al Sharpton and director Keith Beauchamp.
• Terrence McNally's Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams premieres at Bottega del Vino on Thursday. Some guests in attendance included Cynthia McFadden, Joshua Jackson, Judith Light and Nathan Lane.
• Ivana Trump has a launch party for the Ivana Las Vegas Project at Club FIZZ on Wednesday.
• Talib Kweli, Res and Jean Grae perform at Spirit Nightclub for the Flavor O 2 Savor MOD Concert Series on Wednesday.
• J Records hosts a listening party for up-and-coming R&B songstress Mashonda at Monza Studio on Tuesday.