Daily News Feed 3.19.2010/Vocab: matutinal

Michael Jordan: A dream come true
A relaxed Michael Jordan broke into a wide smile as he sat at his desk Thursday night amid his whirlwind week of realizing a longtime goal of becoming an NBA owner. Soon, though, that steely resolve that defined his superstar playing career peeked through as he fielded a question about his commitment to turn the Charlotte Bobcats from a money-losing, non-playoff team into a winner in both areas. “It’s motivating,” the six-time NBA champion said of the naysayers who joke he’ll be more worried about tee times than season ticket renewals. “I’ve never been asked to be out at the forefront of an organization. I never had the financial commitment to do that. Now I have. Now I’m involved. How can I not, when I’m owning 80 percent of the basketball team, not put my face on the organization?” (Continue Reading…)

T.I.’s Akoo Clothing Line Hit With Lawsuit
According to TMZ.com, T.I.’s Akoo clothing line is being sued for trademark infringement for allegedly thieving its moniker from Akoo International, a self-described “world’s largest social music network.” The establishment recently filed a federal lawsuit against T.I., (born Clifford Harris) stating the name was in their posssession before he discovered it. It has yet to be determined how much Akoo International is suing Tip for. Several weeks ago, Akoo was also placed under scrutiny for a racey billboard that showed a female model at the waist of another male model. The billboard was positioned in the middle of a busy intersection in Newark, NJ causing quite a stir in the Newark community. (Continue Reading…)

South Africa’s first Black female winemaker on her vintage year
In the South African wine industry Ntsiki Biyela is something of a rarity. The country’s first black female winemaker when she started out six years ago, Biyela has established herself as an award-winning vintner. Biyela grew up in KwaZulu Natal, 800 miles from the vineyards of Stellenbosch where she now practices her craft. She had never even tasted wine before she enrolled at the University of Stellenbosch on a scholarship, but it was there that Biyela earned a degree in oenology — the science and study of wine. (Continue Reading…)

Teacher faces discipline over Obama effigy
Nigeria recalls envoy after Kadhafi ‘partition’ comment
Toni Morrison among writers at NY literature event
Sudan signs peace framework deal with Darfur rebels
Kids who helped deliver baby describe ordeal
Obama to address health care at Va. University