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When you’ve had the kind of 2009 that Kanye West endured, only to return the following year to promote your new album, how do you organize your charm offensive to …
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Quick Facts NAME: Thurgood Marshall OCCUPATION: Civil Rights Activist, Supreme Court Justice BIRTH DATE: July 02, 1908 DEATH DATE: January 24, 1993 EDUCATION: Frederick Douglass High School in Baltimore, Lincoln …
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BY MAUREEN O’DONNELL Staff Reporter modonnell@suntimes.com October 19, 2012 6:18PM Back when “Power to the people” and “Right on” were part of a new lexicon that made the “squares” uncomfortable, …
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Sounding great and bursting with energy, Prince didn’t disappoint this week as he brought down the house with a performance of the classic “Dance Electric” on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Wearing …
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Public graffiti and destructive doodling is one of the most costly art forms. Some people apparently think it is creative, and I can agree with that to one extent. However, …
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The Huffington Post | By Kevin Burra Posted: 08/07/2012 9:21 am Updated: 08/07/2012 6:30 pm In his Half-Drag series, New York photographer Leland Bobbé captures the two sides of the …
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The Huffington Post | Posted: 10/25/2012 5:08 pm EDT Updated: 10/25/2012 5:08 pm EDT Boobs in low-cut shirts, boobs in sports bras, boobs in showers and boobs in a …
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Francoise Nielly Painter … all of that classical imagery of South France is very alive as an experience inside of me. Maybe it is wht led me to the use …
The Huffington Post | By Mallika Rao Posted: 10/24/2012 3:29 pm Updated: 10/24/2012 4:02 pm Currently when you google the phrase “Diego Koi,” the majority of the links thrown back …
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Posted by CURLYNIKKI | Labels: Celebrity Exclusive , Celebrity Interviews , Celebrity Natural Hair- Interviews , On the Couch Many of you may be just too darn excited to read …
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Stunning Body Painting Artistry By Diana Adam I’ve written about tongue tattoos and body piercings here at Bit Rebels, so when I saw this stunning body painting art, I thought …
The Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists is pleased to present HERO’S STORY: New Works by Cullen Washington, Jr, an exhibition of contemporary mixed-media works exploring the interplay …
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Movie Review By MANOHLA DARGIS Published: October 18, 2012 Trading Wig and Floppy Dress for a Badge ‘Alex Cross,’ With Tyler Perry as James Patterson’s Detective The Wikipedia entry for …
The church has long been a fundamental pillar in the black community, and one organization is making an effort to preserve the rich history of an institution deeply rooted in …
Published October 22, 2012 FoxNews.com WASHINGTON – President Obama and Mitt Romney were spending the final hours before their third and final debate — a potentially decisive bout that will …
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