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Berry Gordy's son, Stefan Gordy, and nephew, Skylar Gordy, performed at the Maxim and Patron party in Miami on Saturday. They have a group called LMFAO with a jawn called "I'M IN MIAMI B*TCH!!!"  

Following the success of The Monkees and the Beatles cartoon series in the middle of the 1960s, the gates opened for a flood of pop-inspired kids TV shows, many of them animated. The golden age for shows like these was the period between approximately 1968 and 1974. We've mentioned a few here previously, such as the Banana Splits and the Beagles.  

Last week, our school held a day where, among other events, seniors organized and led sessions addressing issues of cultural diversity. One of the sessions my students and I attended was entitled "African-Americans in Film: A Retrospective" or something like that. It was organized and presented by two African-American seniors.  

Former Pepsi spokesgirls Jennifer Lopez and Beyonce changed clothes and hit the party.  

The usual flotilla of music stars turned up on stage and off at Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy gala at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills Saturday night. For the second year, Davis' bash was melded with the Recording Academy's "Grammy Salute to Industry Icons." The schmoozey, see-and-be-seen dinner and tribute concert featured performances by a glittering array of Universal and Sony talent.  

Is their 2005 Grammy Lifetime Achievement award any consolation for rock's most influential band being ignored during three decades of groundbreaking production? No. Diana Ross: She might be The Boss, but despite 12 nominations, high-profile friends such as Berry Gordy and Michael Jackson and once being the Guinness World Records-holder as the most successful female artist in music history (a title now claimed by Madonna), the Grammy mountain has proved too high. The Who: Sorry, boys.  

Lionel Richie is the United Negro College Fund's Award of Excellence honoree this year during the annual An Evening of Starts. Richie, who attuned Tuskegee University, will be celebrated with performances by Akon, Natalie Cole, Stevie Wonder, Katharine McPhee, Jesse McCartney, Chrisette Michele, Ledisi, Brian McKnight, James Ingram, Johnny Gill and Boney James with appearances by Will.i.am, Ne-Yo, Nicole Richie, Quincy Jones, Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy, Terrence Howard, Regina King, Shemar Moore, Shaun  

January 20, 1988, is a Wednesday. In Arizona, a committee of the State House of Representatives continues hearings into whether Governor Evan Mecham should be impeached. Mecham is under indictment for perjury and has already been the target of a recall drive.