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Entertainment

In the mix: Chris Tucker, Stilettos & Sandals, Morris Day and Time

I’ve been wishing for a Chris Tucker movie or a comedy show for years…or at least since the last “Rush Hour.” I was beginning to think the guy had lost his love for working. 

Rapper Ja Rule puts book, GED on prison plan list

Platinum selling rap star Ja Rule, a Grammy-nominated recording artist, has begun serving a two-year prison sentence on gun charges.

Modern allegory puts face on AIDS epidemic in Africa

 

Thirty years after the AIDS epidemic first rattled the world, it still rages in sub-Sahara Africa. Few films have captured the plague’s fury on the motherland, until now.

The latest data on Jada

 

Jada Pinkett Smith stars as James River Hospital’s Chief Nursing Officer Christina Hawthorne in TNT’s hit medical drama series “HawthoRNe.”

The Sisterhood Showcase: Even better at 16

 

“This was our greatest year ever as we tried to make it more of a regional destination,” said Tina Birchett, founder of the Sisterhood Showcase.

‘Wizz Dumb’ on track for more success

 

Brandon “Wizz Dumb” Deener has worked in the studio on projects for some of the music industry’s elite artist, including Jamie Foxx, Diddy, Missy Elliot, Lil Wayne, Timbaland and more. 

Still investigating unsolved lynchings

Filmmaker, Keith Beauchamp found his calling while making his first documentary about Emmett Louis Till, the black boy who was tortured to death in 1955 for allegedly whistling at a white woman.

Puttin’ in the work yields big-time payday

Broadcast giant Viacom has teamed with the Get Schooled Foundation and the White House to present the “Top Commencement Challenge Special.”

Kam’s Kapsules: Weekly previews - 06/09/2011

 

“Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer,” “Super 8” and a number of independent and foreign films

‘Fast & Furious 5’ star says, ‘Get out of your own way’

You’re wondering if the economy is to blame for your woes. In the new book “How to Get Out of Your Own Way” by Tyrese Gibson, you’ll see that your problems may be attributed to something much closer.

Bow Wow’s right back at it

 

Here, Shad “Bow Wow” Moss talks about playing Byron in “Madea’s Big Happy Family.”

Bar-Kays roll on toward new album

 Bar-Kay's on stage

After 40 years of performing, the Bar-Kays are still coming to the stage with fire, snakes and various changes of clothes.

Kam’s Kapsules: Weekly previews - 06/02/2011

 

“Beginners,” “X-Men: First Class” and a number of independent and foreign films 

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Detroit

NFL Free Agent Titus Young Arrested 3 Times in a Week (video)

The Michigan Chronicle

Former Detroit Lion Titus Young has had a remarkable week ... a remarkably bad week. The NFL free agent was arrested three times last week for charges...

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Business leaders honored by NASP

The Michigan Chronicle

The National Association of Securities Professionals (NASP) recently honored five business leaders during its seventh annual ceremony and scholarship ...

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Chicago

Justice Dept. Investigates IRS Targeting Of Tea Party

The Chicago Defender

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is opening a criminal investigation of the Internal Revenue Service just as another probe concludes that lax managem...

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BlackStartup: The African American Solution To Crowdfunding

The Chicago Defender

In the past five years, crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo have revolutionized the way entrepreneurs go about raising capital for new busin...

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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

Fulton County to ‘Unleash the Power of Age’

The Atlanta Daily World

Fulton County kicked off Older Americans Month ...

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Book Studies Relevance of Bible Commands

The Atlanta Daily World

In this timeless book, "What's on God's Sin List for Today," author ...

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