Page S... I he Portland Observer...February 19, 1992 Portland Observer ENTERTAINMENT Jesse Jackson, Patti La Belle Will Appear on E! For Special Black History Month Presentations "E! New Daily" Will Explore M e dia Portrayals o f Black Entertainment, including Interracial Relationships and Rap Music E! Entertainment Television hon ored Black History Month on two of its prime time series this month. “Extreme Close-Up,” the network’s half-hour celebrity series, inaugurated its first “theme week” with a five-part presen tation that focused on the accomplish ments of the African-American com munity. “E! News Daily” presented a four-part look at black entertainment, its impact on American society, and its handling in the media. Political leader Jesse Jackson, Academy Award-winner Denzel Wash ington, and pop singer Patti LaBelle will be among the guests on “Extreme Close-Up” during the week of February 24. Interviewed by E! host Arthel Neville, these guests and others to be announced will offer insight into their careers and success. “Extreme Close- Up” airs nightly at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT. “E! News Daily,” which airs nightly at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT, presented a look at the “African-American Identity” on Monday, Feb. 17. Communities often establish a sense of identity from the celebrities in their midst, which means that celebrities are treated as if they are culture heroes. Actors such as James Earl Jones and Sheryl Lee Ralph (“To Sleep With Anger”) discussed the pres sure and responsibility placed on indi viduals when they are asked to repre sent the hopes and dreams of an entire community. “ Bad Rap/Good R ap” (Tuesday, Feb. 18) - Rap music is often seen as a stimulus to violence and hatredof whites and women, but the genre as a whole is far more diverse. In interviews with rappers Ice T and Ice Cube, among others, this segment explored the many facets of rap. To be seen on Wednesday, Feb. 19, is “ Interracial Relationships.” Televi- sion shows and movies are depicting interracial relationships more frequently, and the subject always stirs controversy. Blair Underwood of “L.A. Law” and Annabella Sciora of “Jungle Fever,” whose characters both had interracial relationships, will talk about the ways the media depict this often taboo sub ject. “Sam pling” (Thursday, Feb. 20)— rap music occasionally uses snippets of other musicians’ songs-a practice that has led to litigation over copyright in fringement but that also is seen as con temporary musicians’ paying homage to earlier ones. Rap musicians Salt N Pepa and Herby “LuvBug” Azor, among others, will discuss this controversy. E! Entertainment Television is a 24-hour basic cable network that pre sents popular entertainment news and features, centered on today’s top celeb rities of movies, television, and music. 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Gossett got his start in show busi ness in 1953 when as a 17-year-old without any professional acting experi ence, he won the leading role in the Broadway play, “Take a Giant Step.” He received the Donaldson Award as best newcomer in the theatre that year. Over the next nearly 40 years, Gossett appeared in more than 60 theat rical productions, 20 movies, four tele vision series, and about 20 miniseries and made-for-television movies. His most notable film appearances have been in supporting roles in such movies as “A Raisin in The Sun,” “The Deep,” and “An Officer and A Gentleman,” for which he received the Academy Award as best supporting actor for his depic tion of the no-nonsense drill instructor Sergeant Emil Foley. He will long be remembered by viewers for his depic tion of Fiddler, the friend and mentor of Kunta Kinte in the landmark miniseries “Roots,” a performance that earned him an Emmy Award. 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After graduating in 1959 he was drafted by the NBA’s New York Knickerbockers, but decided to abandon basketball after he was offered a role in Lorraine Hansberry’s Broadway play, “A Raisin in the Sun.” He has gone on to star in the stage and screen productions of “A Raisin in theSun,” “TheChoirboys,” “Backsiairs at the Whitehouse,” “Gideon Oliver,” “Sadat,” “Iron Eagle,” “A Gathering of Old Men” and many more feature films, theatre and television productions. Gossett has also received a Golden Globe Award, and the NAACP’s Image Award for projecting a positive view of African-Americans, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award for his work with ghetto children. Hop ing to in cre ase the n u m b er o f nonstereotypical roles for African- American actors, Gossett founded his own production company, LoGo Enter tainment. Among the projects he is said to be considering is a movie biography for Cab Calloway. 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