Venus and Serena takes an unfiltered look into the remarkable lives of the greatest sister-act professional tennis has ever seen. In a sport where they were not welcomed, the indomitable Williams sisters faced the opposition with grace and courage not only breaking new ground for female and African American athletes everywhere, but dominating the women’s game for over a decade. The film tells the inspiring story of how these two women, against all odds, but with the help of visionary parents, made it to the top.

Venus and Serena also explores the struggle of these two aging superstars during the 2011 tennis season as they battle life and career-threatening health problems. In Venus and Serena we gain unprecedented access into the sisters’ lives – both in the spotlight and behind closed doors – and we watch as they draw their greatest strengths from one another to overcome countless adversities.

2013

By GWOP

April 3, 2013

GWOP

Leave a comment

#1. Justin Timberlake – 20/20 Experience – 318,000 (1,287,000)

#2. Lil Wayne – I Am Not A Human Being II – 217,000 (217,000)

#15. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist – 30,000 (526,000)

#35. Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city – 16,000 (824,000)

#63. A$AP Rocky – Long.Live.A$AP – 9,200 (312,000)

#75. Drake – Take Care – 7,500 (1,998,000)

#92. T.I. – Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head – 6,000 (441,000)

#98. Ces Cru – Constant Energy Struggles – 5,400 (5,400)

#113. 2 Chainz – Based On A T.R.U. Story – 4,800 (581,000)

#198. The Notorious B.I.G. – Greatest Hits – 3,100 (694,000)

* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.

The DEWeezy Project (documentary)

By GWOP

April 3, 2013

GWOP, Lil Wayne

Leave a comment

After weeks of production, countless immersive sessions, one epic shoot day and an even cooler 30-second commercial, the STOKED team’s journey to create the next DEW spot with Lil’ Wayne is finally at its end. Check out their experience from start to finish in the DEWeezy Documentary

First Mobile Phone Call Was Placed Exactly 40 Years Ago

By GWOP

April 3, 2013

GWOP

Leave a comment

On April 3, 1973 — exactly 40 years from today — Motorola employee Marty Cooper made the first mobile phone call.

Marty used a Motorola DynaTAC to call Bell Labs (then a division of AT&T), reportedly saying “I’m ringing you just to see if my call sounds good at your end.”

The device that Marty used to place the call was a prototype which would later become the Motorola DynaTAC 8000x. It was the first commercially available mobile phone, and despite its meager specs for today’s standards — it weighed 2.5 pounds and only had a one-line, text-only LED display — it cost a whopping $3,995.

Source: mashable

Chicago’s Urban Academy Sends 100% of Graduates To College

By GWOP

April 2, 2013

GWOP

Leave a comment

Chicago’s Urban Academy for the fourth year in a row is sending ALL of their graduates to college!!

Founded in 2002, the all boys charter school had only four percent of students reading at their grade level when they opened. 85% were from low-income families.

Chicago has been in the news recently with over 25 people shot and wounded this past Easter weekend.

Mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel spoke of the achievement saying,

“What this 100 percent proves beyond a doubt is that it need not be the exception but it should be the expectation for every child in the city of Chicago.”

Source: 5pinkave.com

Rolls Royce Wraith

By GWOP

April 2, 2013

GWOP

1 Comment

Revealed 5 March 2013.

The darker side of Rolls-Royce is upon us. Power; style; drama.

price starting at $295,000

source

Barack Obama Plans To Invest $100 Million In To Brain Research

By GWOP

April 2, 2013

GWOP

Leave a comment

Brain

President Barack Obama on Tuesday unveiled a plan to develop tools that can better map the human brain, furthering scientists’ understanding of how it works and how it can be healed when damaged. The Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies initiative, or BRAIN, will begin with a $100 million investment in Obama’s 2014 budget.

whitehouse.gov

“A Black Rose That Grew From Concrete” [documentary]

By GWOP

April 1, 2013

Tyrese

Leave a comment

In this doc, Tyrese takes us through his life, starting as a child growing up in Watts around gangs, drugs and prostitution to becoming a R&B singer and reaching Hollywood fame.

www.tyreseonline.com