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Video: ‘Memphis – It’s the Place to Be’

Tri-State Defender Newsroom
Video: ‘Memphis – It’s the Place to Be’

"Memphis It's The Place To Be" won first place in the Individual Category of the International Film and Music Festival: On Location.

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Weekend circus turns Landers Center into a land of adventure

Warren Rosenborough
Weekend circus turns Landers Center into a land of adventure

I've been a photographer for many, many years and nothing brings me greater reward than capturing the encounters between children and the world around...

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Entertainment

This week’s DVD releases - May 21, 2013

Kam Williams
This week’s DVD releases - May 21, 2013

Top Ten DVD List for May 21, 2013.

"Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters"

"My Neighbor Totoro"

"Beautiful Creatures"

"Howl's Moving Castle"

"Yossi"

"Side Effe...

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The ‘X Factor’ close to signing Kelly Rowland

Tri-State Defender Newsroom
The ‘X Factor’ close to signing Kelly Rowland

Former Destiny's Child member Kelly Rowland and Mexican superstar Paulina Rubio are in final talks to join The X Factor, sources connected to the show...

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Sports

Video: Dwayne Wade shows up at fans’s prom

Tri-State Defender Newsroom
Video: Dwayne Wade shows up at fans’s prom

So Nicole Muxo, a senior at Archbishop Coleman Carroll High School, made a YouTube video asking Heat guard Dwyane Wade to be her date to the prom, bec...

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Grizz sizzle gives way to fizzle

Kenny B. Johnson/Special to The New Tri-State Defender
Grizz sizzle gives way to fizzle

The Memphis Grizzlies have accomplished much this NBA season, having survived the in-season loss of their superstar to another team and being rebuilt,...

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Religion

Drama Queen by default? Here’s help

Lucy Shaw
Drama Queen by default? Here’s help

Dear Lucy: I feel as if my life is one of constant conflict. I must be a magnet for drama. I run into it at work, at home, at the beauty shop, on the ...

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‘Spiritual Bank Accounts’ rock in times like these

Lucy Shaw
‘Spiritual Bank Accounts’ rock in times like these

Dear Lucy: Lately, it just seems that everyone and everything is against me. No matter what I do, I run into roadblocks of criticism or failure. I kno...

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Business

Top internships for minority and African-American students - 2013/14

Tri-State Defender Newsroom

(BlackNews.com) – Internships are a gateway for students that lead to careers. There are thousands of internship opportunities each year across the co...

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David Ortiz selling f---ing charity bat

Chris Isidore/CNNMoney
David Ortiz selling f---ing charity bat

NEW YORK – Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz is using his colorful language again, this time to raise funds for victims of the Boston Marathon bombin...

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News

Did Michelle Obama send Jay-Z a message?

Keli Goff/The Root
Did Michelle Obama send Jay-Z a message?

Celebrity commencement addresses usually follow a pretty predictable formula: a few jokes and a few words of wisdom, delivered by someone successful, ...

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Boys with ADHD may become obese adults

Matt Sloane/CNN
Boys with ADHD may become obese adults

Boys with ADHD may be at risk for obesity later in life, according to a new study – which, if confirmed in larger studies, may have implications for m...

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Opinion

Don’t lower threshold on drunken driving

LZ Granderson/CNN
Don’t lower threshold on drunken driving

Celebrity mugshots are hilarious, aren't they?

The disheveled hair, the smeared makeup, the ridiculous attempt by some to still try to look "hot" despi...

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Ask Demetria: Should I only date men at my income level?

Demetria L. Lucas/The Root
Ask Demetria: Should I only date men at my income level?

"Is it wrong to seek out guys who are at my level, career – and salarywise, and have the same goals? I have tried dating guys who weren't, but their i...

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Detroit

Pancakes Politics: Promoting Regional Cooperation

The Michigan Chronicle

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Beyonce Pregnant!

The Michigan Chronicle

E! News recently reported that Beyonce and Roc Nation Sports owner Jay-Z are expecting their second chance. Multiple souces close to coupl...

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Chicago

Red Line Construction Hits CTA Riders

The Chicago Defender

The Chicago Transit Authority's crumbling Red Line tracks south of Roosevelt Road shut down Sunday for the largest construction project in the transit...

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4 Dead, 14 Wounded in Weekend Violence

The Chicago Defender

Three people were fatally shot in the head and another shot dead in the chest in weekend violence that wounded at least 14 others across Chicago, acco...

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Pittsburgh

Shale drillers shafting NAACP? Parker upset with lack of support

The New Pittsburgh Courier

 

CONNIE PARKER

 

by Christian Morrow

Courier Staff Writer

Back when steel ruled the local economy and Pittsburgh boast multiple corporate headquarters, th...

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WAMO100 announces new general manager

The New Pittsburgh Courier

GARY GUNTER

 

PITTSBURGH, PA--WAMO100, owned by Martz Communications Group, recently named Gary Gunter general manager of WAMO100.

Prior to this new appo...

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Atlanta

Home Sick Braves Return After 10-Game Road Trip

The Atlanta Daily World

For the Atlanta Braves it felt good t...

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State Rep. Tyrone Brooks, Sr. Indicted

The Atlanta Daily World

Georgia State Rep. Tyrone Brooks, Sr...

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