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Playing jazz for Hudson, Whitaker
more than 22 years... Earn NAACP
Honored Again
Image Awards
, jazz has always been
like the kind of a man - you wouldn't
want your daughter to associate with?’
D u k e E llin g to n
(A P) — O scar w inners Forest
W hitaker and Jennifer H udson kept
their w inning streaks alive Friday,
while “G rey’s A natom y” starlsaiah
W ashington claim ed a best actor
prize at the 38th annual N A A C P
Image Awards. "U gly Betty” took
top television honors.
H udson, a form er “A m erican
Idol” finalist, garnered a best sup
porting actress aw ard for her role in
the musical “ D ream girls,” the same
category she won at the A cadem y
A w ards on Sunday.
W hitaker, w ho won a best actor
O scar for “T he Last King o f S cot
land," earned the sam e prize at
F rid a y 's cerem ony, w hich honor
projects and individuals w ho pro
m ote diversity in the arts.
“T he Pursuit o f H appyness,”
starring Will Sm ith and his son,
won best picture honors. Keke
P alm er nabbed best actress for
Je n n ifer H udson
“Akeelah and the Bee,” and Djimon
F orest W hita ker
H ounsou took best supporting ac
tor for “ Blood D iam ond.”
on R e c la im in g th e A m e ric a n
Rapper LL Cool J hosted the Dream.”
aw ards.
V anessa W illiam s got the nod
D em ocratic presidential co n for best supporting actress in a
tender Barack O bam a won a literary com edy for “ Ugly B etty,” w hich
nonfiction Image Award for his b<x>k also won for best television co m
“T he A udacity o f Hope: Thoughts edy series.
Latifah Plays HIV
positive Woman
Q u een Latifah p la ys a n HIV p o sitive w o m a n in th e
HBO original film "Life S u p p o rt," w hich d e b u ts
Sa tu rd a y, M arch 1 0 . The sto ry is a b o u t a p e e r
c o u n s e lo r a t a n AIDS facility in Brooklyn w h o se
p a s t d ru g a d d ictio n h a s p u t a stra in on h e r fam ily
relationships.
Subway Drummers at IFCC
Pictured Jamee Linton "River Bend* painitng
Next show:
Jamee L in to n & Sara Plaia
February 22-M arch 27
• Changing M o n th ly E xh ibition s
•Contemporary Art & Craft in Gift Shop
‘Drumadics’ bring energy
A culturally diverse com pany that crystallizes the
raw energy o f urban perform ers w hile m aintaining
the polished delivery o f seasoned artists com es to
the Interstate Firehouse Cultural C enter. 5340 N.
Interstate Ave., Friday, March 9 an d Saturday, March
IO for show s at 11 p.m. each night. Tickets are $ 14.
The Drum adics (drum addicts) are a New York City
subw ay group that uses buckets to feel the beat o f
OPEN six days a week
Convenient Northeast location:
¿939 NE Alberta • Portland, OR 97211
503 281-9048 • www.guardinogallery.com
the drum s beneath their feet, the rhythm s to course
through their soul and the energy to leave them with
a feeling they cannot live w ithout.
T he D rum adics also feature Portlander David
Parks, a key figure in hip hop and perform ance art for
more than a decade.