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luly 30.2003 Sere Williams is shown Serena ac accepting the Best Female Athlete award during the 11th Annual ESPY Awards. (AP photo) Serena Williams Gets Part on Showtime (AP)— Serena Williams will play a reformed gang member on parole inanOct. 1 episodeofthe Showtime series “Street Time.” “As a fan o f “Street T im e,’ I told myself that if given the opportu nity, I’d love to be on the show ,” Williams said. “1 am taking this role very seriously, because I want to excel and because I have respect for the series.” T he w o rld ’s to p -ra n k e d women ’ s tennis player had the role created for her, said R ichard Stratton, the cable show ’s co-ex ecutive producer. “Anyone that has seen Serena perform on the tennis court under stands her commitment to being the best,’’ he said. “We are confi dent that she will bring that same type o f energy and devotion to “Street Tim e.’” Williams has appeared in TV commercials with her sister, Venus, and played a kindergarten teacher last year in an episode o f the ABC sitcom “My Wife and Kids.” “ Street T im e,” starring Rob Morrow, begins its second season Äug. 6. 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Hood Jazz W o o d s to c k (A P) — The econom ics o f telev i s io n a d v e r tis in g d is c r im in a te against black-oriented show s and those who work on them , says ac tor-com edian Steve Harvey. A dvertisers pay less for such program s even w hen the ratings equal or ex ceed tho«e o f other show s, H arvey told a recent m eet ing o f the T elevision C ritics A sso ciation. The result is, “African-Americans don’t get to make what they deserve to make when they have a hit show,” Harvey said, appearing before TV critics to promote his WB fall series, “Steve H arvey’s Big Time.” Advertisers pay lower rates for S H IM an d F rem o n ^ at 7 p.m . F or m o re in fo rm atio n , call 503-823-P L A Y . IFCC Summer Festival Interstate A venue C ultural C enter will coordinate m usic and kids art booths for the Interstate A venue Fair and G arage Sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m ., Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 16 and 17. The IFCC is located at 5340 N. Interstate. N o ad m is sion is charged, but donations appreciated. For m ore inform ation, call 503-823-4322. programs that attract black audiences because they reason that blacks are among T V ’s more loyal customers and it’s easy to reach them across the TV dial, Harvey said. That does represent the thinking o f the ad community, WB executives said in a later session with TV critics. In contrast, shows that attract harder- to-reach young viewers can command higher ad rates. “T here is a truth in w hat h e ’s saying, that advertisers are trying to find people that they c a n ’t get easily. And they do pay a prem ium fo r th o se p e o p le ,” sa id Ja m ie K ellner, W B ’s chairm an and ch ief executive officer. 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