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YOU'VE BEEN INSPIRED TO STEP OUT ON FAITH, NOW WHAT? How to do business with the entertainment industry. By LaRita Shelby I have recently attended events that were long on "inspiration" but short on "information" that led to actually closing the deal. In other words "Show me the money!" I have been to every kind of networking function, I can get into all of the VIP parties, I can rub shoulders with the big wigs, I have hundreds of business cards and seemingly the only doors that swing wide open are those that lead to a multi-level marketing scheme. Can I get an 'Amen' somebody? PEW CENTER RELEASES NATIONAL SURVEY OF STATE LEGISLATORS The first-ever comprehensive national survey of statelegislators reveals large numbers who predict the next two years will continue to be a period of major belt tightening across the 50 states. FCC CHANGES TO EASE MEDIA OWNERSHIP RULES: Republican-led committee expected to ok multi ownership. Today, the Federal Communications Commission will vote on whether to allow companies to buy more TV stations, and possibly newspapers, in the same city. Industry insiders say the vote will go the way of the monopoly-possible, meaning the vote is expected to be in favor of the new rules. NEW MEASURE MAY BAR RACE DATA AT CALIFORNIA BALLOT BOXES: Ward Connerly's newest 'color-blind society' initiative. Racial and ethnic data are essential to health care, law enforcement and criminal justice policy, social scientists said Wednesday, discussing a ballot initiative that would bar California from collecting such information.   UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA STUDY: Reported minority representation gains overstated. The Tomas Rivera Policy Institute (TRPI) refutes the University of California's reported gains in minority freshman admissions. TRPI recently released a study that finds the University's use of raw number reporting overstates underrepresented minority admissions gains. LOWER INCOME KIDS ASPIRE TO LESS: Study documents a disturbing trend. Lower-income African American children are less likely to aspire to better-paying and higher-status jobs, which many view as held mainly by white workers, according to a new study that looks at children's perceptions of race and occupations. HIV CASES RISE: Multicultural communities in the South show gains. The Pfizer Foundation announced a new grant program aimed at preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS in the southern United States, with particular focus on African-American and Latino communities.