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In 2006, hip-hop and fashion mogul Sean “P. Diddy” Combs launched a new cologne with a citrusy scent and risque marketing campaign – ads showed Puffy sitting on a bed …
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In 2009 and 2010, Artist Desireé Bender and Big Picture students created Design in Motion: The Recycling Truck Project, a city-wide public art and graphic design project produced in collaboration …
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Laurence Fishburne’s daughter is speaking out about her controversial decision to enter the entertainment industry by becoming a porn star. “Being in an adult film is not a big deal …
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DO CLOTHES REALLY MAKE THE MAN? They do if the man is a Morehouse Man. That’s the overriding opinion of school administrators, faculty, alumni and students who put the brakes …
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NEW ORLEANS (FinalCall.com) – While driving through the Lower Ninth Ward of the city, visitors might be shocked to see that most of it still looks the same as it …
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Young Hustle: Up and Coming Gen Yers Gen Y has been called lazy and over-entitled, but these young artists and entrepreneurs are grinding to make their dreams a reality. Get …
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The newest original by Frank Morrison, Floetic. Mr. Morrison is a wonderful artist that I have enjoyed his work for some time now. His art has expression and urban style …
Special Offer for EventBrite Patrons Price $10 NOW $0 Just Pay Shipping 2020 Calendars Various Artists Celebrate 35 Years of October Gallery Size 13″ x 19″ Each unique African American 2020 wall …
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Sunday August 29, 2010· 12:00pm – 6:00pm The Nethermead Field – Prospect Park, Brooklyn Spike Lee presents the 2nd annual “Brooklyn Loves Michael Jackson Birthday Celebration”. If you were there …
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Have you ever met a person of the opposite sex who seemed to be the “one”? He or she was gorgeous, stylish, a brilliant conversationalist and had a vibrant career, …
The Museum of Modern Art is a place that fuels creativity, ignites minds, and provides inspiration. With extraordinary exhibitions and the world’s finest collection of modern and contemporary art, MoMA …
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Rocked by a budget crisis, Brandeis University will close its Rose Art Museum and sell off a 6,000-object collection that includes work by such contemporary masters as Roy Lichtenstein, Andy …
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Title: From Africa to AmericaArtist: Wilfred StroudDate: 1988 – 1996Medium: Acrylic on Canvas A musician, storyteller/oral historian, the traditional Griot was the product, or rather the embodiment of West African …
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Arna Wendell Bontemps Arna Bontemps – a noted Black poet, author, anthologist, librarian – was born in Alexandria, Louisiana on October 13, 1902. He was baptized at St. Francis Xavier …
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