Murray, working as Jackson’s personal physician during the singer’s preparation for comeback concerts, has been under investigation since the 50-year-old pop star died June 25 after being administered the hospital-strength anesthetic propofol and sedatives at his rented mansion to help him sleep.

Also honored with individual awards were Kevin Bacon, Alec Baldwin, Drew Barrymore, Tina Fey and Julianna Margulies for performances in television. Jeff Bridges, Sandra Bullock, Christoph Waltz and Mo’Nique received individual awards for performances in motion pictures.

Haitians living in the United States are deeply impacted by the devastating earthquake that hit their island homeland earlier this month, according to a poll sponsored by New America Media.

Haitian President Rene Preval has used his Independence Day speech to pledge that upcoming legislative elections will be fair.
But the Friday speech did not address the disqualification of 15 political groups that has prompted international criticism and opposition threats to try to disrupt the Feb. 28 vote.
The opposition accuses the presidentially appointed electoral council of [...]

Haitian arts and culture is in full bloom in the ‘Little Haiti’ community of South Florida

Bounty Killer presented by 7 star international performing at Shatto in Los Angeles, NOV 27

“It’s a very smart movie and I fought to get the part,” he says. “I hadn’t done a movie in this genre and the role wasn’t written for an African American and the director didn’t want an African American to be the lead. So there was a campaign that had to take place on my behalf to prove and convince the studio I was right for it.”

Annual festival in South Los Angeles reminds members of the little-known ethnic group of their roots—and offers the story to the rest of the city.

Clint Eastwood will be on Maui next month to film a portion of his new movie, “Hereafter.”
Maui County Film Commissioner Benita Brazier said Monday that after searching the Hawaiian Islands for three months, the production found what it was looking for on Maui.
Brazier says that from an economic perspective, it’s a nice way to begin [...]

Usain Bolt dance was shut down earlier than expected.

Jamaican government ‘betting’ that Sunday horse racing would help revive the island’s struggling economy and attract more tourists.

Based in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Nicolas Cage plays Lieutenant Terence McDonagh, a high functioning, deeply intuitive drug addict who is saddled with an agonizing back problem — an ailment Cage aptly portrays with a hunched back

Jean-Marie Monfort Hebert Georges Fils Laguerre — also known as Tigeorges — says the beans he imports from Haiti make the “best coffee in the world.” He’s willing to give customers at his Glendale Boulevard restaurant a free sample from a barrel of the beans to prove his point, one of the many ways he blends Haitian culture into his business.

Center of African-American culture in L.A. bustles through the downturn with 3rd annual edition of event.