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Elvis Mitchell is New Film Independent/LACMA Film Curator
From indieWire: Elvis Mitchell lands on his feet yet again. One thing about having been a film critic at the New York Times, visiting professor at Harvard, documentary filmmaker, and KCRW host of The...
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Super Bowl Giant, David Tyree: "Gay Marriage Will Lead To Anarchy" (VIDEO)
Filed under: News From NewsOne: A former New York Giants wide receiver may have gone from a loved figure to a hated one in New York after his comments on the possibility of gay marriage being legalized...
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She's Baaack! Oprah Plots Rescue of Stumbling Network
It has been less than a month since the last episode of the Oprah Winfrey Show aired and already the Queen is back on her grind, this time to rejuvenate her somewhat ailing television network. After...
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Judge Sends Model Jessica White to Anger Management
Filed under: Celeb Updates Victoria Secrets model Jessica White must be relieved after recent criminal charges against her were dropped. She allegedly assaulted a woman, Vanessa Kia, outside of a...
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Is Dave Chappelle Returning to TV?
Filed under: Television From Entertainment Weekly: Dave Chappelle is denying a report that he's planning a return to television. Online paper The Daily wrote the former Comedy Central star was plotting...
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Target Hires Union Actors For Internal Non-Union Video
Filed under: News If you have been hired at Target Corp. in recent years, chances are you may have endured watching this 13-minute anti-union video which is required viewing for all new employees....
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Janet Jackson's Short to Long Hair Transformation
Filed under: Hairstyles, Celebrity Hairstyles Janet Jackson looked amazing in her bold crop cut just a few months ago, but recently she stepped out at the 'Liaisons Au Louvre II' Charity Gala with long...
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Blair Underwood to Make Broadway Debut in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
From the Hollywood Reporter: Blair Underwood has found a new gig following the cancellation of NBC's The Event. He will make his Broadway debut as Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams' 'A Streetcar...
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Obama Admin Objects to Alaska Oil and Gas Development Bill
From the New York Times: The Obama administration today said a proposal from House Natural Resources Chairman Doc Hastings (R-Wash.) to expedite oil and gas leasing and energy infrastructure...
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Black Political Group Demands Firing of Fox Business Network Host
From the Los Angeles Times: An African American political organization is demanding that Eric Bolling, the host of Fox Business Network's "Follow The Money" be fired for making what they called racist...
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Taking the A Train to Summer
From the New York Times: When the sun glares down on the city, New Yorkers of means flee for the beach. Matt Kaye, a bar manager and D.J. who lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, was such a refugee. He...
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Black Girls & Coming of Age Films
From Clutch Magazine: Growing up, I remember the impact of black girl films on my budding personhood. There was: Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. (1992), Crooklyn (1994), Our Song (2000), What About...
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Amar'e Stoudemire: LeBron Needs to Connect Better with Public
From Slam Online: Even prior to LeBron James' bitter and bone-headed comments following the Miami Heat's elimination from the NBA Finals, people were already rooting against him for a slew of reasons,...
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Juneteenth and Slavery in Brooklyn
Filed under: News From Fort Greene Patch: Pia Murray did not know what Juneteenth was until she left her Crown Heights home for college in Oberlin, Ohio, a town that had been one of the final stops on...
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What to do This Weekend: MoCADA Soul of Brooklyn Week
June 18 kicks off The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA) second annual 'Soul of Brooklyn Week.' The week long celebration offers Brooklyn residents, art enthusiasts and tourists an...
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Seeing Double: New Model Grace Bol, The Next Alek Wek?
Filed under: Fashion Files "People actually think I'm Alek when I'm walking down the street," said new model Grace Bol in 'New York Magazine'. "Several people have chased me down just to get my...
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Gallery: The Week's Best Celebrity Style
Filed under: Celebrity Style , Red Carpet Check out what celebrities were the most fashionable this week. They pulled out their hottest outfits for the premiere of 'The Green Lantern,' WTA's...
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Allen Iverson's Wife Re-files for Divorce
From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: The wife of former NBA star Allen Iverson has re-filed for divorce, an attorney told the AJC. Tawanna Iverson initially filed for divorce March 2, 2010, in...
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Thanks, Dad, for Believing in Me Before I Did
There I was, standing outside in the middle of a concrete court in the hot sun. All alone, I started to walk across the grass to get the basketball that had gotten me in this predicament. Why hadn't I...
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Rapper Lupe Fiasco Will Appear on The O' Reilly Factor
Filed under: News Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco has become one of the most intriguing people of the week after a recent interview in which he called President Obama, "the biggest terrorist of the United...
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