NEW YORK (AP)—Taraji P. Henson agrees that minorities were not represented enough at the Emmys—and there are too few working in Hollywood.

Henson says “there were several times when I didn’t even want to watch the Emmys because I mean, who am I looking at?”

LEADING LADY—Actress Taraji P. Henson poses for a photograph on the red carpet for the screening of “Peep World” during the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival Sept. 15.

Henson made the comments when asked on her thoughts about fellow actress Regina King’s Sept. 3 blog post for the Huffington Post.

On Sept. 9 on a side street off Grant Avenue to Seward Street in Du­quesne, family and friends gathered to honor Charles Corey Gibson.

Corey, as he was known, was murdered Aug. 22 on the same small street. Ironically, this day was to have been his 25th birthday. It was instead, a tragic end to such a beloved member of this community.

MOURNING A LOSS—The victim’s girlfriend, Corletta Woods, holds their three-year-old daughter, Destiny Gibson.

Gibson, a young father of three-year-old daughter, Destiny, made a name for himself as a high school athlete at Duquesne High School. He graduated in 2004.

by Phillip Jackson

This is not an article to demonize young Black men. This is an article to help stop the carnage in Black communities across America, to begin the process of rebuilding these communities and to re-engineer the lives of young Black men. Many young Black men feel angry and are desperate because Black communities and America have failed them. While some of this hopelessness is understandable because of their extreme negative circumstances, it does not give any young Black man the right to hurt others.

In an age where municipalities are defunding classical and performing arts, and even closing parks due to the economic downturn, Allegheny County is not doing so because it has something unique—the Regional Asset District.

RAD MAN—Robert D. Jones, chairman of the Allegheny County Regional Asset District, says more cultural entities should seek RAD funding and more residents should support those that do.

Enacted under the administration of then County Commissioner Tom Foerster, and funded through an additional 1 percent county sales tax, RAD disperses millions each year to keep parks, museum, art and music schools and concert and theater venues viable. And it is currently led by an African-American—board chairman Robert D. Jones.