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Paint It Black
From Memphis Flyer: Hattiloo Theatre's founding director Ekundayo Bandele has a knack for getting right to the heart of things. Or at least to the stomach. "How many all-day seminars with breakfast...
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Prince Faces Foreclosure
Filed under: Celebrity Finances From Bankrate.com:I know the foreclosure crisis has been super-bad, but now it's even badder, given that it's knocking on the door of the baddest, most ridiculously...
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Updated: NFL Player Sues Ex For Keeping Engagement Ring
Filed under: Celebrity Love, Love and Money Dallas Cowboys receiver Roy Williams filed a law suit against his ex-girlfriend former 2009 Miss Texas USA Brooke Daniels for keeping a $76,000 engagement...
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Broadway in Bryant Park Free Concert Series Launches July 7
From Playbill: A host of Broadway and Off-Broadway shows take part in the annual free Thursday afternoon concert series, "106.7 Lite fm Presents Broadway in Bryant Park 2011," which kicks off July 7...
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Andre 3000 May Be Set to Play Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix
From the New York Daily News: Andre 3000 just got a promotional boost for his next act from a very unlikely source: 'Captain America' leading lady Hayley Atwell. The up-and-coming actress, who will...
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Strauss-Kahn, Domestic Immigrants and Money, Power, Respect
Filed under: News From the Feminist Wire: In 1998 when Lil' Kim penned these lyrics in the Hip Hop anthem, 'Money, Power, Respect,' she was likely drawing upon her early years as a struggling teen on...
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Jay-Z to Open Restaurant in London that Gives Back
Filed under: Celebrity Finances From The Loop 21: Jay-Z is finally releasing details about a new restaurant he plans to open in London. Partnering with soccer player Ashley Cole, Hov will expand his...
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Prosecutor Says Mississippi Killing Was Hate Crime
Filed under: News Two young white men were looking for a black man to assault in Mississippi's largest city when one of them ran over a 49-year-old African-American with a pickup truck after he had...
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EPA Unveils New Standards for Coal-Fired Power Plants
From the Huffington Post: The Environmental Protection Agency announced new rules Thursday for coal-fired power plants to help curb the air pollution that has marked the eastern United States for...
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Walking Down the Aisle? 4 Questions You Should Ask Before 'I Do'
Filed under: Personal FinanceFrom Black Enterprise: If you're about to get married, or have recently tied the knot, chances are you and your mate talked through virtually every aspect of the wedding...
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What The Military Focused On Instead Of Sex Crimes
From Jezebel: Sexual assault is infamously one of the most under-reported crimes in America-only 40 percent of victims come forward to police. But in the military, where service-members must often...
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Bow Wow Reveals 3-year old Daughter
Filed under: News From The Huffington Post: Once known as Lil Bow Wow, the 24-year old rapper/actor has revealed that he has a lil one of his own. The long-time star (real name: Shad Moss) who made his...
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American Apparel Settles Racial Discrimination Case for $300,000
A black former employee of American Apparel was awarded more than $300,000 after an arbitrator found that a supervisor "severely harassed" him --- and called him a "nigger." According to attorneys for...
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South Sudan, the Newest Nation, is Full of Hope and Problems
From the New York Times: After five decades of guerrilla struggle and two million lives lost, the flags are flapping proudly here in this capital. The new national anthem is blasting all over town....
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Congressional Black Caucus Members Criticize Obama on Unemployment
From the Huffington Post: Members of the Congressional Black Caucus on Thursday publicly accused the Obama administration of failing to adequately address a veritable epidemic of African American...
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NAACP Blasts CNN: No African American Anchors in Prime Time
From the Los Angeles Times: CNN's newly announced prime-time news lineup has come under fire by the NAACP, which claims the slate continues a multi-network trend that excludes African Americans from...
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Alicia Keys Goes Public with Baby Egypt in NYC
From Hello Beautiful: Alicia Keys & hubby Swizz Beatz were spotted on the streets of New York with their baby boy Egypt, and he is a little cutie! The singer has repeatedly gushed about becoming a...
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Ailing Fifth Grader's Search For Transplant Is Hampered By Lack of Black Donors
The doctor's words crashed down on Darrick Cornelius like a thunderclap."If your daughter doesn't get this bone marrow transplant, she could die," the doctor told him nearly two years ago, not long...
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Canceled Soaps Will Continue to Air Online
Filed under: Television From US Magazine: Soap fans rejoice! Three months after ABC canceled iconic soap operas 'All My Children' and 'One Life to Live,' the network has licensed the rights for the...
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Internalized Regionalism (Big Name, Simple Concept)
Filed under: News From Clutch Magazine: I don't have a single, female friend within my inner circle from the South. This is curious because I'm so Southern; I'm crunchy and crispy fried. Moreover, I am...
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