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BRETT ZONGKER | April 12, 2012 12:33 PM EST | WASHINGTON — Before there was the Apollo in Harlem, there was the Howard Theatre in the nation’s capital. The nearly …
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Nearly a half-century after African-Americans were admitted to predominantly white Texas A&M University, a black student has finally reached the pinnacle of one of its …
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Follow: Black Voices News WASHINGTON — Trayvon Martin’s parents expressed relief Wednesday over a special prosecutor’s decision to charge the man responsible for the 17-year-old’s death. Martin’s mother said if …
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Usually a celebrity wardrobe malfunction consists of a generous dose of sideboob, a visible tush or, most classically, the accidental flash of a pastie-covered nipple. But rarely are we graced …
Date: Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 9:31 pm By: Erica Taylor, The Tom Joyner Morning Show Bessie B. Stringfield, a.k.a. “BB,” was the first black woman to make eight long-distance solo …
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Given its cultural baggage, the term “secretary” has been jettisoned over the past three decades. Then why is it that Warren Buffett still has a secretary and not an executive …
With her back toward the viewer and her right arm outstretched, a woman wearing a wheat-colored ballerina dress cups a billowy cloud edged with a crimson ribbon. Facing a desert …
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By Jose de la Isla Posted April 11, 2012 at 4:38 p.m. MEXICO CITY — Elizabeth Catlett died April 2 at age 96 in Cuernavaca, 80 miles south of this …
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Mitchell, 78, first came to Moscow in 1962 as a dancer. His most recent visit saw him give a master class. “The fallacy was that black people could not do …
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By John Horn Los Angeles Times10:20 p.m. CDT, April 11, 2012 Movies aimed at African American moviegoers are typically the province of bigger-budget comedies and dramas — the kinds of …
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Tracie Reddick St. Petersburg African-American Issues Examiner When Friday the 13th creeps on the calendar this month, it will mark a lucky day for black cinema. Why? Because five – …
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With about 10,000 baby boomers hitting age 65 each day, they’re becoming caregivers and those needing care.
Adam Robb’s grandma used to take care of him. Now she’s experiencing symptoms of dementia. He’s learning how to make memories with her — even as her memory fades.
Date: Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 5:09 am By: Erica Taylor, The Tom Joyner Morning Show The Howard Theater in Washington, DC opened its doors in 1910. Nestled on DC’s “Black …
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Dawn Turner Trice April 9, 2012 In preparing his 1997 movie “Titanic” for 3-D, James Cameron reportedly reshot a scene because an astronomer told him that the position of the …
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