Wed05222013

Will.i.am: One of the most creative forces in music today

If you watched “American Idol” on Thursday, May 2, you witnessed one of the most remarkable performances ever seen on television.

The artist was the amazing, always inventive will.i.am — with a lot of well-choreographed accompaniment — performing “Bang Bang” from the motion picture “The Great Gatsby.” It was a feast for the eyes and the ears as will

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Reflections: The unexpected

One of the strangest news items to surface recently is Tina Campbell, one half of the gospel music superduo Mary Mary, telling a national publication that she was at one time considering “killing” her husband, Teddy, because he was cheating. Let’s hope she didn’t really mean that.

Sometimes you expect more (not a lot more) from people who are

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Duggan hosted appreciation rally to thank his most dedicated supporters and volunteers

 


 

As a show of thanks to his dedicated supporters, Detroit Mayoral Candidate Mike Duggan threw a volunteer appreciation rally which also kicked off his push to the August 6th Primary election.  

Since beginning his campaign for Mayor, volunteers have made thousands of phone calls, knocked on thousands of doors, hosted more

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Jay-Z On Beyonce Pregnancy Rumors: ‘It’s Not True’

 

It appears as if the world will have to wait a little while longer for baby Green Lantern, or Purple Rain or Chartreuse Tumbleweed, because Jay-Z is denying that Beyonce is pregnant with a sibling for Blue Ivy, reports HipHollywood.com.

As previously reported by NewsOne, Page Six and E! Online both claimed that sources close to the couple

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Black Slate, Inc., Eastside Community Slate and Fannie Lou Hamer

 

 

Black Slate, Inc. Eastside Community Slate and the Fannie Lou Hamer Political Action Committee will join together to hast a series of City Council District and Police District Forums to help educate voters for the City of Detroit’s upcoming 2013 elections.  This announcement was made at a press conference held today, W

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Detroit

Kelly Rowland set to judge on X Factor

The Michigan Chronicle

Simon Cowell will be surrounded by women when THE X FACTOR returns for its third season this fall on FOX. Grammy Award-winning artist Kell...

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Faygo Pop's Campaign Selected as Finalist for OBIE Award

The Michigan Chronicle

 

 

The unique “Summer Silhouettes” Outdoor Campaign by Faygo Beverages, Inc. has been chosen as a finalist for the Outdoor Ad...

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Chicago

Crews Dig Through Night After Deadly Okla. Twister

The Chicago Defender

MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- Spotlights bore down on massive piles of shredded cinder block, insulation and metal as crews worked through the night lifting br...

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CTU Protesters Arrested at City Hall

The Chicago Defender

Roughly two dozen protesters were arrested Monday afternoon during a demonstration at City Hall aimed at preventing the planned closure of more than 5...

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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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