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Memorial Day Weekend Fun!
Filed under: Celebrations NYC Fleet Week: Fleet Week takes place every year in late May, spanning Memorial Day Weekend. Many of the events take place at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum (which...
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Gil Scott Heron, A Revolution Unto Himself, Has Died
Filed under: News RIP, brother. From NPR.org: Gil Scott-Heron died Friday afternoon in New York. He was 62. The influential poet and musician is often credited with being one of the progenitors of...
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Just Outside Dodger Stadium with Roger Guenveur Smith
Filed under: Interviews Also published at Echo Park Patch.com: By Anthea Raymond Earlier this week, we brought you a piece about long-time Echo Park resident Roger Guenveur Smith's new play 'Juan and...
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Sumptuous Recipes for Memorial Day, the Hot Way
Filed under: love and sex Before you grub too tough this Memorial Day weekend on dried out beef patties and swine ribs lathered in sauce, why not switch up the menu and raise the SEXY factor at the...
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Leimert Park Stop At The Crenshaw/LAX Line: Approved, But Not Funded
Filed under: News From The Huffington Post: Officials and community members agree: Leimert Park should get a metro stop on the planned Crenshaw/LAX line. The neighborhood, a historic symbol and vibrant...
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Memorial Day Founded on the Souls of Black Folk
Often lost in all of the Memorial Day barbecuing, parading and flag-waving is not just the day's true meaning - remembering fallen American soldiers- but the day's true origins. The first ever...
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3 Looks for the Memorial Day Weekend
Filed under: Fashion Files This Memorial Day holiday, whether you're packing up and hitting the road or just lounging at home enjoying your day off, do it in style. Check out our outfit suggestions to...
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Gabrielle Union's New Gigs
Filed under: Celeb Updates, Entertainment Actress Gabrielle Union is a favorite in Hollywood and now fans can look forward to her upcoming roles in the film adaptation of Steve Harvey's best-seller...
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PBS Hacked, Claims 'Tupac Alive' In New Zealand
Filed under: Gossip From The Huffington Post: A report is spreading quickly on Facebook and Twitter that famed rapper Tupac Shakur is shockingly "alive and well" in New Zealand, 15 years after he died....
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Clyburn protests McClatchy article on Obama and race
Filed under: Politics From McClatchy: WASHINGTON - House Assistant Democratic Leader Jim Clyburn objected Thursday to coverage of his views on the impact of President Barack Obama's race on assessments...
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Naomi Campbell in race row over Cadbury chocolate
Filed under: Race and Civil Rights From The Independent: Cadbury is facing the prospect of a black consumer boycott after it compared Naomi Campbell to a chocolate bar in a new advertising campaign....
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How France Lost Africa to the U.S.
Filed under: News From the Atlantic: In the scandalous case of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the French IMF chief currently held in New York facing attempted rape charges, the powerful issues of race and...
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Life Lessons, Plainly Told
Filed under: Author Updates From Philly.com: If you've read anything by best-selling author J. California Cooper, you know that she would quickly tell you that basking in the spotlight is like making a...
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CNN Poll: Obama's Approval Rating Edges Up Thanks to Foreign Policy
Filed under: President Obama From CNN: President Barack Obama's performance on national security and international affairs and his image as a strong leader appear to be behind his rising approval...
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Public Pools Closing Across Country As Cities Struggle With Budget Cuts
Filed under: News From the Huffington Post: On those summer days when the temperature soars into the 90s and the haze blurs the horizon, city pools across the U.S. have beckoned people from all over to...
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Idris Elba Tweets Spark Speculation Of An Audition For Quentin Tarantino's...
Filed under: Movies From indieWire: English actor Idris Elba, still best known as Stringer Bell from David Simon's epic HBO series, "The Wire," tweeted this weekend, "Having one of the biggest meetings...
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Ernestine Shepherd, In Shape at Age 74
Filed under: Lifestyle/ Health From the Washington Post: She is 74 years old, and she is ripped. Sculpted deltoids, carved biceps and a stomach chiseled into a glorious six-pack that rises and falls...
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U.S. Engages With an Iron Leader in Equatorial Guinea
Filed under: News From the New York Times: While the United States has turned its back on some authoritarian rulers in North Africa and the Middle East, its attitude toward strategically placed...
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Obama Wraps Up Reshaping of National Security Team
Filed under: News From the New York Times: In announcing Monday that he would nominate Gen. Martin E. Dempsey to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, President Obama concluded a broad reshuffling...
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Snapped: The Braxton Sisters
Filed under: Celebrity Style , Red Carpet This past Memorial Day weekend, Wendy Williams hosted the 'Braxton Family Values' reunion special and each Braxton sister glowed as much as the next as they...
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