Jada Pinkett Smith

'Fela!' celebrates influential Nigerian musician, activist

2012-05-12 00:00:00

He pioneered one the most influential, far-reaching musical genres of the past 50 years. He became a galvanizing force, too, in the cause of human rights. When he died, more than a million people turned out to witness his funeral cortege. Among those...

Skill shooting: Arbutus Middle student sets sights on perfection

2012-04-25 04:10:00

A year and a half ago, Liz Bark sat in on a gun safety class only because her older brother, Andrew, wanted experience handling firearms. It was the summer of 2010 and she had no intention of ever picking up a rifle. Now the 13-year-old Catonsville...

Jada Pinkett Smith urges SRB to protect elephants

2012-03-06 00:00:00

Actress Jada Pinkett Smith is appealing directly to Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake on behalf of elephants. In a letter dated Tuesday, the actress said she was appealing to the mayor "as a mother and proud Baltimore native." Pinkett Smith...

SRB miffed that Pinkett Smith hasn't returned city's calls

2012-03-08 15:52:00

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blakewants to teach Jada Pinkett Smith a lesson in that old, scratch my back, I'll scratch yours thing. Earlier this week the actress sent the mayor a letter, asking her to make sure the elephants are well treated when the...

Circus: Pinkett-Smith doesn't know first thing about elephants

2012-03-07 10:44:00

A day after Jada Pinkett Smith sent a heartfelt letter to Baltimore's mayor, pleading for her to stand up for circus elephants she believes are being abused, circus officials called the actress "completely misguided." "She doesn't know the first thing...

SRB: Pride of pachydermal proportions

2012-03-12 03:00:00

That Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blakewould respond to a letter from constituent Jada Pinkett Smith expressing concern about the welfare of circus elephants with a complaint that the actress had not returned the mayor's earlier calls, demonstrates an...

Debate erupts over elephant training as circus comes to town

2012-03-23 19:41:00

He stands on a grassy slope, right arm extended upward with an alfalfa treat, addressing his 4-ton companion in the tones of a tender friend. "You're a sweetie, aren't you? You're special," Mike McClure says. And Dolly plucks the treat from his hand,...

Pinkett Smith's aunt 'taken aback' by SRB's dig

2012-03-09 15:46:00

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake wasn't exactly jumping when Jada Pinkett Smith asked for her help in protecting elephants earlier this week. The mayor more or less says she had bigger fish to fry -- that and the actress didn't help her out when the city...

Pinkett Smith should see circus for herself

2012-03-13 05:00:00

I read The Sun's recent article regarding circus elephants being mistreated, and I feel Jada Pinkett Smith has been misinformed regarding how the circus and other traveling circuses around the country care for their animals ("Jada Pinkett Smith urges...

Appearance by 'Dog Whisperer' draws hundreds to pet shop

2012-01-14 15:05:00

When Vinny Ragone heard the Dog Whisperer was going to be at a Baltimore pet store, and he could see him for free, he told his mother (who had never heard of Cesar Millan), "I've got to be there." The eight-year-old Towson boy with wire-rimmed glasses...

After more than 30 years, Leslie Shepard says goodbye to the Baltimore School for the Arts

2011-07-01 14:41:00

The boy in the black leotard was throwing yet another temper tantrum. Seventeen-year-old Bilal Smith had his back to his dance instructor at the Baltimore School for the Arts. As she demonstrated a movement sequence to the class, Bilal bent from the...

Casting call: Picking stars for Dixon trial movie

2009-11-22 00:00:00

The real-life drama of Mayor Sheila Dixon's criminal trial is still unfolding, but it's not too early to start thinking about the inevitable. Who will star in the movie version of this gripping tale? I haven't come up with a title just yet - "The...

Jada Pinkett Smith

2012-05-07 11:42:25

The characters from the animated film take on Europe with new friends. With Chris Rock, Ben Stiller and Jada Pinkett Smith . Directed by Eric Darnell.

2012-01-10 15:35:45

Jaden Smith , son of Will Smith , right, and Jada Pinkett Smith , starred in 2010's "The Karate Kid." He also appeared with his father in "The Pursuit of Happyness."

2011-11-30 10:30:10