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Whitney Houston Enters Rehab
Filed under: News With talented actress Angela Bassett recently confirming that there will be a "Waiting to Exhale" sequel that is based on Terry McMillan's "Getting to Happy," the news also came out...
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Exclusive: 'Louder Than a Bomb' Trailer Debut
Filed under: Trailers 'Louder Than a Bomb' tells the story of four Chicago high school poetry teams as they prepare to compete in the world's largest youth slam. By turns hopeful and heartbreaking, the...
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In the Valley of the Shadow of Freedom Riders
Yesterday morning, as I stood across from where it all began at 1100 New York Avenue in Washington, D.C., and watched as the college kids linked arms with their elders and sang freedom songs -- 'The...
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Zoe Saldana's Poster for 'Colombiana' Hits Web
Filed under: Previews From indieWire. Last week, Europa Corp released the first trailer for the upcoming Zoe Saldana revenge thriller, 'Colombiana;' The yet-to-be-rated revenge actioner about a young...
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Trend Alert: Ribbon Sandals
Filed under: Shoes, Trends Ribbons aren't just for school girls' pig tails. They look great on your feet too -- pick up a pair of ribbon sandals for your fancy summer go-to shoe....
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Mary J. Blige Starts Filming Nina Simone Biopic
Mary J. Blige has confirmed that she will star in the Nina Simone biopic written by "Will & Grace's" Cynthia Mort, and is set to begin filming at the end of this month. "I'm definitely still doing...
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Mississippi River Crests in Memphis
Filed under: Around the Web From The New York Times. The Mississippi River crested here Tuesday morning, flooding low-lying neighborhoods in the city but falling short of record levels that would have...
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Obama Pushes Immigration Reform Despite Congressional Standstill
Filed under: President Obama From The Huffington Post: WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will kick off a campaign-style push on comprehensive immigration reform Tuesday afternoon with a major speech...
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Rapping Judge Makes Teens Recite Poetry for Community Service
In Florida, a judge's thoughtful approach is throwing a creative curve ball to troubled youth: When minors end up in her courtroom and have to pay back society with community service, Judge Merrilee...
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Whitney Houston Banned from Prince Shows
Filed under: Music, Gossip Just when it seemed like Whitney Houston might be getting her life back in order ... well. This time Houston has managed to get herself banned from all current and future...
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Getting on the Bus, 50 Years Later
Washington, D.C. - Fifty years ago, almost to the day, 13 black and white teens and 20-somethings boarded two buses and headed into the Deep South. Some were veterans of the early lunch counter...
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Harlem Jazz Festival Puts Historic Harlem Clubs on the Map Again
Filed under: News From now through May 15, the Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival 2011 presents several days worth of live performances and discussions about what the jazz drummer Art Blakey called "an...
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Booker T. Washington Wins Obama's Race to the Top Commencement Challenge
Filed under: News, President Obama In April, BlackVoices.com profiled President Barack Obama's Race to the Top Commencement Challenge, where hundreds of high schools across the country competed for a...
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Snapped: Sanaa Lathan's Sparkle
Filed under: Celebrity Style , Photos Actress Sanaa Lathan is making her Broadway debut in "By The Way, Meet Vera Stark," and at last night's after party celebrating the play's opening, the...
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Outrage Flares As Michelle Obama Invites Common To White House
Filed under: Around the Web From The Huffington Post. Even though it's 2011, we're still litigating whether rap music in and of itself is a societal corrosive or an artistic expression that channels...
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Nick Cannon: Help Stamp Out Hunger
Filed under: Around the Web From The Huffington Post. I'll be the first to admit that I'm a very fortunate guy. I've been steadily employed in the entertainment business since I was a teenager, having...
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Skechers' Shape-Ups Target Girls
Filed under: Fitness Obesity is an epidemic in the United States, and childhood obesity has become such a growing concern that it's an item on the White House's agenda. First Lady Michelle Obama's...
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Make Over Your Bathroom
Filed under: Beautiful Home Considering a home makeover? Consider the bathroom. Yes, that space where you bathe and do your business is just as important to the gestalt of your home as the...
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AP-Gfk Poll: Obama Approval Hits 60 Percent
Filed under: News, Politics, President Obama From the Associated Press: President Barack Obama's approval rating has hit its highest point in two years - 60 percent - and more than half of Americans...
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Citizen Schools Student Wahkeen Thomas Interviews Marcus Samuelsson
Filed under: Commentary My name is Wahkeen Thomas. I am in the 7th grade at Global Technology Prep and am currently a member of "Incredible Edibles" Citizen Schools apprenticeship. On May 10th,...
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