'Star Trek's' Zoe Saldana on racism: 'I'm not going to talk about it'
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Zoe Saldana arrives at the LA premiere of "Star Trek Into Darkness" at The Dolby Theater on May 14, in LA. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) (CNN) -- Zoe Saldana is one of Hollywood's leading actresses, and she's making headlines as Uhura in "Star Trek Into Darkness." She crossed barriers as the lead in "Avatar," the highest grossing movie of all time. But how does being a woman of color impact her career choices and options? The actress, who is of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent, spoke about it in an interview with Ebony magazine's Kelley L. Carter: EBONY: Speaking of color, it doesn't seem to limit you. And it almost appears seamless. Is that true? Or have there been bumps along the way because you're a woman of color? Zoe Saldana: Nothing in life is just one layer. It's one-layered (but) it's multifaceted, and there are various factors that take place into making a decision or something happening. So the one thing I will say is, what has not changed is what I feel and think of myself and how I interact with the world, how I handle myself. I feel like I'm very confident. I'm going to have my moments of weakness, but I like who I am and I don't want to be anybody else. I don't want anybody to tell me to change when I don't want to change. So that's just who I am. And when I approach something---whether I'm fighting for a role or I'm being offered a role---I'm not thinking whether or not anybody is doing me a favor or if I'm doing somebody else a favor. I'm just thinking, as an artist and as a woman, "is this something that best represents the craft that I want to be known for?" Or is this an accurate representation of...
Read moreAmber Alert Cancelled for missing 3-year-old girl from Detroit
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Update: According to Detroit Police, Stacey Anderson, the child’s father, released 3-year-old Alonna Anderson to her relatives. She is safe and was not harmed. Both suspects are still wanted for kidnapping. DETROIT — The Detroit Police Department has issued an Amber Alert for a missing 3-year-old girl who reportedly was last seen Sunday.Alonna Anderson is described as a 3-year-old black female, 3 feet tall and 48 pounds. She has brown eyes and black hair. She was last seen in the area of Northfield Avenue and I-96 in Detroit wearing a floral shirt and skirt with white, pink, green, yellow and orange flowers on the shirt. For Full Story Click Here.
Read moreJudge McCree Faces Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission Today
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A Wayne County Circuit judge accused of having an affair with a complaining witness in a child support case before him, then discussing the case with her, is expected to testify during a hearing over the allegations that begins this morning in Ann Arbor. For Full Story Click Here.
Read moreWinning numbers for largest Powerball jackpot are ...
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A retailer holds a Powerball lottery ticket at a store in Decatur, Georgia, on Friday, May 17. The multistate Powerball jackpot was $590.5 million, with a cash value of $376.9 million, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association. Eyeing the Powerball jackpot << < 1 2 3 4 5 > >> STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Saturday's jackpot was a record $590.5 million Powerball is played in 43 states and the District of Columbia Largest jackpot was $656 million in Mega Millions game in 2012 (CNN) -- The winning numbers for the largest multistate Powerball jackpot are: 22, 10,13,14, 52 and the Powerball number is 11. Saturday's jackpot was a record $590.5 million. It marks the second largest in Powerball history, surpassing a $587.6 million jackpot split by winners in Arizona and Missouri in November. The jackpot has a cash value of $376.9 million. The largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history was $656 million in the Mega Millions game in March 2012. That was split by three tickets sold in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland. That mark will be dwarfed if no one wins the Powerball jackpot Saturday. With no winner, the jackpot will be about $925 million for Wednesday's drawing, according to Kelly Cripe, spokeswoman for the Texas Lottery, which is part of the multistate lotteries. The Powerball game is played in 43 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. A single ticket costs $2, and the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 175,223,510. Why you keep playing the lottery But before you start dreaming of that mansion in Barbados, allow us to pour an icy bucket of mathematical reality over your head: You almost certainly aren't going to win. You stand a better chance of walking onto the golf course and hitting two consecutive holes in one than winning that jackpot. But that didn't stop hundreds from driving to the Trex Mart in Dearborn, Missouri, store where one of two...
Read more13 People Shot In Detroit Within 24-Hour Period
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Detroit recently hired a new police chief. But if Chief James Craig[1] was expecting a honeymoon period, he was sadly mistaken. Fox 2 News Detroit reports[2] that 13 people were shot within a 24-hour period. Though, during a press conference this week, the department failed to mention it, according to Fox 2 News[3]. In fact, when a reporter asked about the high number of shootings during a press conferece, a police department spokesperson shut it down. For some reason, asking about crime numbers seemed to be a bit of an issue. It’s something that Detroit Police Commission Chairman Rev. Jerome Warfield says he wants to change. “Part of community policing is to arm the community with as much information as you can give them in order [that] they may look out for you,” Warfield said. “If these type of activities are going on, then the community can coalesce and come together and then be able to help the police in their job.” The most recent shooting involved the death of 54-year-old Almeter ...
Read moreDetroit Institute for Children Competes for Art Van Charity Challenge
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The Organization is Competing in Art Van Furniture’s Third Annual Million Dollar Charity Challenge Bonus Challenge The Detroit Institute for Children (DIC) needs your help - not in dollars, but in votes! Through May 30, you can vote daily for the organization in the Art Van Million Dollar Charity Challenge Bonus Challenge. The top three charities with the most votes will win grants of $25,000, $15,000 or $10,000. DIC supporters can vote by going towww.artvancharitychallenge.com. “We’ve seen our children take their first steps, say their first words, and feed themselves for the first time, often when their families were told they would never be capable of doing so.” For almost 100 years, the Detroit Institute for Children (DIC) has been one of Michigan’s largest stand-alone clinics providing life-changing medical and rehabilitative care to children with conditions such as cerebral palsy, neuromuscular diseases, developmental delays, autism spectrum disorders, genetic syndromes, and traumatic injuries. “The intervention services we provide truly transform our patients’ and their families’ quality of life,” says Mark Cleary, President and CEO. “We’ve seen our children take their first steps, say their first words, and feed themselves for the first time, often when their families were told they would never be capable of doing so.” The Detroit Institute for Children truly fills a void in the Metro Detroit healthcare system. The organization’s services are available to all children, including children from inner city, low-income families with little to no insurance who are generally denied elsewhere. “With medical and therapy costs easily adding up to $100,000s every year per patient, the Art Van grant could help fund thousands of therapy sessions for our children,” adds Cleary. Since 2009, Art Van Furniture has raised an impressive $17.5 million for 150 Michigan charities through its challenge component. To vote for the DIC, or for more information, please visit www.artvancharitychallenge.com. And to learn more about the DIC, please visit our website at www.detroitchildren.org.
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