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  Torrence Hatch, the Baton Rouge, La., rapper better known to fans as Lil Boosie, faced the trial of his life in May. Charged with first-degree murder in the 2009 shooting death of Terry Boyd, Boosie stood accused of paying…
Sunday, 05 August 2012 20:21
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    World-renowned microscopic sculptor, Willard Wigan, British native is on his second USA tour. His opening night, Friday, Aug. 3 at Parish Gallery-Georgetown in Northwest, will feature "The Half Century Collection." This must-see exhibition includes 10 new pieces of micro-sculptures released…
Friday, 03 August 2012 17:20
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  The Informer Interview   At the height of the Go-Go scene in the late 1980's bands included Experience Unlimited (E.U.), Rare Essence (R.E.) Chuck Brown and Trouble Funk. Few teens in D.C. could pass up an opportunity to see…
Thursday, 02 August 2012 17:45
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      Pageant finals 7 p.m., Monday, Aug. 13 at the University of the District of Columbia   The Miss Black USA Pageant and Scholarship Foundation is redefining the 2012 edition of Miss Black USA to emphasize all attributes…
Tuesday, 31 July 2012 18:09
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  Washington, D.C. – Saturday, Aug. 18 will be a date to go down in Washington, D.C. and Go Go history as more than 10 monumental Go Go bands will grace the same stage, on the same day at the…
Monday, 30 July 2012 14:06
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    Assessing the Cultural Currency of Whiteness in Tyler Perry's Latest Madea Film   Each installment of Tyler Perry's Madea franchise guarantees the restoration of order in the landmine of the domestic sphere. Be it the punishment of an…
Monday, 30 July 2012 01:47
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Bill T. Jones chuckled deeply as he considered the arc his latest work, Story/Time has taken since its inception. Jones, 60, a celebrated choreographer, theater director and writer, said his original intention was to limit where he showed the work.…
Friday, 27 July 2012 20:20
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Katherine Jackson, mother of the famed Jackson family, is reportedly safe asnd resting in Arizona with relatives following more than a week of questions pertaining to her whereabouts. The 82-year-old matriarch was reported missing late last week by a nephew…
Thursday, 26 July 2012 19:47
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Sherman Hemsley who played the arrogant, opinionated and succesful African-American businessman on the 1970s-80s sitcom, "The Jeffersons," died on Tuesday at his home in El Paso, Texas. He was 74. His body was discovered by an assistant who initially thought…
Wednesday, 25 July 2012 14:07
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  American songwriter, producer and musicologist Nolan Williams, Jr. has been invited by the US State Department to lead an ensemble of nine singers on tour to Cairo, Egypt. The NEWorks Inspirational Voices will represent the United States as cultural…
Tuesday, 24 July 2012 20:09
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“Embodiment” on Display at Parish Gallery     Hamid Kachmar, a Moroccan born artist of Amazigh decent, possesses a penchant for painting and currently enjoys his third solo exhibition on display at the Parish Gallery in Georgetown. The show runs through…
Friday, 20 July 2012 01:04
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  c.2012, Gotham Books $26.00 / $27.50 Canada 256 pages   Some people can sing like angels. They can lift their voices in such a way that makes you absolutely sure you're hearing heaven. With words, they can make you…
Thursday, 19 July 2012 14:16
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