Black

On March 21, 2005 STEPHEN P. BLACK husband of Amanda J. (nee Brumbles) Black; son of Paul E. and Eleanore (nee Glass) Black; father of Cpl. Sandra Lee and her husband Cpl. Harry D. Goldsborough and Christopher Michael Schaver-Naylor; brother of Michael C. Black; uncle of Heather Nicole and Alexander Nathaniel Black. Also survived by his two special companions Chelsea and Peanut. Services from the ELINE FUNERAL HOME, 11824 Reisterstown Road (at Franklin Blvd.) Saturday 11 a.m. Interment All Saints Cemetery.

On Monday, November 21, 2005, MR. PAUL ELY BLACK, beloved husband of Charlotte (nee Baker) Black, devoted father of Paul E. Black, Jr. and wife Franny, Diane L. Brocato and husband Mike, Gary L. Black and wife Robin, Brenda M. Barbour and husband Wayne, Joan Oster and husband Luke, one brother Harold L. Black. 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the LOUDON PARK FUNERAL HOME, 3620 Wilkens Avenue on Tuesday, November 22, 2005 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 P.M. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, November 23 at the funeral home.

On November 1, 2005, RODNEY I. BLACK. On Sunday, services will be held at Berea Temple Seven Day Adventist, 1901 Madison Avenue, where the family will receive friends from 3 to 3:30 P.M. with services to follow. Inquiries to 410-433-7500.

Please don't make a big deal of it, OK? Danielia Cotton is a black chick from New Jersey: pretty, svelte, the camera loves her. But she isn't trying to be the next Mariah or Beyonce. Armed with her guitar, a take-no-mess attitude and a blues-rich voice, Cotton is an AC/DC-loving rocker determined to make her presence felt in a melanin-challenged arena. Besides, the singer-songwriter-musician isn't the first black woman to rock out - and do it well. Surely, you've heard of a force of nature named Tina Turner.

NEW YORK -- When Thandie Newton trained her alluring smile on Tom Cruise in "Mission Impossible 2," I asked myself: "What's happening here?" For two hours, Ms. Newton, a gorgeous black actress, has both the villain of the movie and its world-famous movie star wrapped around her finger. In a movie that came out about two years ago, Ms. Newton played the role of the maid of an Italian composer who was so obsessed with her that he sold all his furniture, artwork and finally his piano to raise the money to satisfy her one wish.

THE debate over Lani Guinier's fitness to serve as the Justice Department's civil rights chief rightly centers on her distrust of the democratic process and her failure to acknowledge African-Americans' significant progress under the Voting Rights Act.She favors artificial schemes for increasing the political power of minorities.I disagree. African-Americans, for example, cannot benefit from the continued emphasis on segregating black voters in black-majority districts.When the new House was sworn in last January, the number of black members rose to 38 from 25. They now constitute nearly 9 percent of the House as against 12 percent of blacks in the population.

On September 9, 2008, SARAH V. BLACK. On Monday, friends may call Vaughn C. Greene Funeral Services (East), 4905 York Road, where the family will receive friends form 3 to 8 P.M. On Tuesday, family will receive friends from 11:30 A.M to 12 P.M., with services to follow. Inquiries to (410) 433-7500.

Washington. -- Later this month, New York City Police Officer Peter Del Debbio is scheduled to face criminal charges filed by fellow officer Desmond Robinson in 1994.That was when Mr. Del Debbio, off-duty and on his way home to Long Island, shot Mr. Robinson, who was undercover and in pursuit with his gun drawn of a suspected pickpocket. Forensic accounts suggest that Mr. Del Debbio stood over Mr. Robinson as he lay on a subway platform and shot him at least four times in the back. A fifth slug was lodged in Mr. Robinson's waist pouch.