New Urban US Newsweek In Review: Cicely Tyson Becomes One of ELLE Magazine's Eldest Cover Girls at 92, University of Hartford Faces Shocking Hate Crime Scandal, P.Diddy/Puffy Becomes Someone Else, & Indictments Come Down in the Trump-Russia Collusion Investigation
In the vein of Sunday News Magazines we grew up watching in the States, NUY 40+ is taking our evening entry post old school tonight, premiering a video mash-up of the some of America's biggest headlines for the week in current events and pop culture. Inspired by American weekend news shows of old, our US Newsweek in Review is quick curation of news stories that caught they eye of the American public during the past week, directly from the experience of African Americans and people of color. As stories roll in throughout the week, we'll be covering everything from arts, entertainment, politics, to culture commentary for your viewing pleasure and hope you'll check in weekly to find out the latest happenings at home. So without further adieu, we introduce our latest new feature in the revamped New Urban Youth 40+ : US Newsweek in Review, featuring entertainment and political headlines for the week of October 29th -November 5th, 2017. Happy Viewing!
AT AGE 92, CICELY TYSON BECOMES ELLE MAGAZINE'S NOVEMBER COVERGIRL
Legendary actress Cicely Tyson made headlines this week as a November covergirl for the US edition of Elle Magazine, as part of its' "Women in Hollywood" series. The sprightly 92 year-old's cover is featured along with 6 alternative covers that hit news stands featuring the 1973 Oscar winning Best Actress , and additional female voices in Hollywood including Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain Laura Dern, and Kathleen Kennedy. In a recent interview on The Steve Show, Ms. Tyson shares a humorous story on why she was so surprised that Elle Magazine picked her to grace its' pages:
IN AN EXTREME TALE OF STUDENT HARASSMENT, UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD FACES SHOCKING SCANDAL THAT LANDS STUDENT IN JAIL AND EXPELLED FOR HATE CRIME (Advisory: disturbing language in accompanying news video)
Outside of the recent NY attacks in lower Manhattan last week, one of the biggest stories in national American media was the absolutely disturbing news of University of Hartford student, Brianna Brochu; a young woman taking to social media to brag about hate crimes she committed toward her college room mate, Channel "Jazzy" Rowe. NBC Connecticut reports that student is now facing criminal charges after gloating on social media about poisoning her roommate until she was forced to move, covertly using extreme measures involving bodily fluids to contaminate and/or poison Rowe's personal belongings, the point of making Rowe ill with repeated visits to the doctor. After initially attempting to force Rowe to sign a document stating that she would not speak of Brochu's heinous events publicly, Rowe took her story directly to social media and gained over 4 million views. University officials have since released a statement that Brianna Brochu has been expelled, that they find the events that transpired "deeply upsetting" , and that Brochu's criminal behavior is "reprehensible and does not reflect the values" of University of Hartford.
SEAN "PUFFY /PUFF DADDY /P.DIDDY/ DIDDY" COMBS BECOMES SOMEBODY ELSE, AGAIN...
He's done it so many times we've lost track, but apparently Sean Puffy...P- Diddly Doo Wop- we're Not Sure How Many Monikers He's Had in the Last 30 Years took to Instagram this weekend to let us all know that he is no longer going by his previous monikers: after considerable prayer, the 48 year-old music mogul (and co-owner of CIROC vodka) is now only answering to "Brother Love". In the larger scheme of things going on in the world, this is hardly a stop the presses occasion but we thank Puff- er, um, Sean for the moment of brevity in what has otherwise been a tough news week in the States.
A US CONGRESSMAN MAKES CLEAR SPECIAL COUNSEL ROBERT MUELLER'S INVESTIGATION INTO TRUMP CAMPAIGN COLLUSION WITH RUSSIA
Clear, concise, short, and succinct: here is the simplest, most straight forward breakdown of current news available on Robert Mueller 's investigation of Trump Campaign Collusion with Russia to influence the 2016 Election for US President, courtesy of California Congressman Adam Schiff (ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee). Mr. Mueller has officially begun to hand down indictments, and here Congressman Schiff explains why, without commentary- just the facts.
...and that's our wrap up for the New Urban Newsweek In Review. We hope you'll join us next week as we take a peek back into some of the biggest headlines back home with Ma, Pa, and the rest of the family. Till then...
Have a Good Week, Nuy Divas.
