Contributions of Three African Americans to Black Drama and Literature

Ossie Davis, Francis Gray Ward, and Val Gray Ward have written plays that have helped the world see the true identity of African American drama as well as African American culture.

Val Gray Ward grew up in the south during a time of segregation and a lot of racial conflict. Performing helped Ward get through these tough times and her plays have earned her over 21 Grammys and Emmys.

 Ward has given hundreds of inner city youth the chance to get involved in theater.

 Despite the numerous obatsacles that Blacks faced while trying to progress in this type of career, Ward maintained a successful career in the performing arts and will forever be known for this.

 The late Ossie Davis has worked as an actor, playwright, voice over, narrator, and a film director.

Davis has also created a number of works in movies, television shows, plays, and in history.

 He will be remembered by his talent, and the wide range of films and shows that he was apart of over the 7 decades of his career.

 Francis Ward is a journalist and has written for Black magazines, newspapers, and news stations.
 The magazines he's written for include Jet and Ebony, and the newspapers he's written for include The Chicago Sun Times. He has reported on the assasination of Martin Luther King Jr., and has written a tribute to Gwendolyn Brooks.

Conneticut Resident Caught in Times Square Bomb Plot

Thirty year old Faisal Shahzad was arrested and charged in a Times Square bomb plot in New York on Monday, May 3rd. He was headed to Dubai when he was taken off of the plane and into police custody. Shazad allegedly planned on bombing Times Square last Saturday, using a homemade gas and propane bomb, that was sitting inside his car. Surveillance cameras show him leaving a parked SUV, filled with explosives outside of Times Square. Somehow he was able to board a plane later on that day despite being on the 'No Fly List.' The Pakistani native was reportedly seen in the city of Karachi where five suspects had been detatined in connection to the bomb plot, according to Pakistani officials. The Pakistan's embassy in Washington along with the country's interior minister both agreed that they would help with the investigation.

Local Vegetarian Store Gives Residents a Healthier Alternative

Link to Sunshine Foods Website: http://www.sunshineckls.com/

Sunshine Foods, a small store located in Third Ward Houston, Texas really sticks out amongst the neighboring fast food restaurants. It's a vegetarian store and eatery that provides a wide variety of vegan dishes, herbs, and other all natural products. The store is co-owned by a woman named Arga V. Bourgois, and she explained one day that it was her grandfather's vision to open a health food store in the community. "My grandmother asked me before she passed why people suffer before they die," say Bourgeis. She went on to say that her grandfather did research to find the answer to that question and found out that it had to do with the types of food people consumed. She said that poor dieting is common in the Black community and as a result can cause a chemical imbalance, leading to health problems. The constant consumtion of fried foods, red meat, and many soul food dishes all have a factor in why there are many issues in the African American community. She also said that many Black babies are given cows milk instead of their mother's milk, and the body does not process cows milk the same way as it would human milk; which can cause a chemical imbalance. She said that her grandfather changed his diet and started eating more fruits and vegetables, natural foods, and began takng herbal supplements which can cleanse the body of toxins. He lost weight and also noticed a difference in the way he felt, and as a result decided to open a store that sold nothing but all natural foods and products, and herbal supplements. The store's eatery sells a variety of vegetarian foods such as, meatless burgers, salads, fruit smoothies, bean pies, and much more. Some of the products the store has are, neutralizer gel, shea butter, natural soaps, natural deorant, and many herbal supplements sucha as CKLS (colon, kidney, liver, spleen). The residents of Third Ward; whether vegetarian, into natural foods, or simply just want to switch to a healthier diet, have a store and eatery where they go.