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PHILADELPHIA  --  From spring until fall, Philadelphia hosts a variety of festivals that music fans and culture vultures will consider must-dos, must-sees and must-hears. For music fans, there's the second-annual Budweiser Made In America concert on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway,…
Monday, 29 April 2013 15:40
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Do You Know? The Roots of Family Reunions "It's a family affair. It's a family affair." - Sly and the Family Stone This month begins a season-long focus on family with Mother's Day, Father's Day and then the yearly Family…
Friday, 26 April 2013 17:52
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Three generations of gospel music's finest are teaming with McDonald's to give back to communities nationwide through the McDonald's Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour. The tour, which kicks off in D. C. on May 9 at Ebenezer A.M.E. Church, is headlined by…
Friday, 26 April 2013 14:33
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  "Life and Death are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof." Proverbs 18:21 Sigmund Freud, psychology's most famous figure remains one of the most influential and controversial thinkers of the…
Wednesday, 24 April 2013 19:20
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Spring has arrived. Despite the occasional frosty nights and the out of nowhere rain showers, days full of sunshine and warmth are back. Long neglected corners of the District beckon locals with time worn wisdom that the best way to…
Wednesday, 24 April 2013 19:05
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    Episodes Begin April 29     Deborah Plympton had never heard of the online broadcasting network Hulu, and counts herself among the dinosaur breed of television viewers still lamenting the demise of VCRs. However, as soon as the…
Wednesday, 24 April 2013 16:51
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  Clever is as clever does... so despite a distinct level of reticence about falling in love with yet another BBC America program, enter Orphan Black. With the same nose-thumbing and boundary pushing as earlier programming like "The Hour," "Being…
Wednesday, 24 April 2013 16:18
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  Just in time for Earth Day on April 22, the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African Art in Southwest opened its first major exhibition that explores ways in which African artists come to terms with their relationship with the…
Wednesday, 24 April 2013 16:13
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  Senior White House Advisor, 56, Washington By Cal Fussman | Esquire Magazine During an interview in March with Esquire Magazine, Valerie Jarratt, senior White House advisior, provides a glimpse into how she juggles the ins and outs of everyday life…
Tuesday, 23 April 2013 19:59
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Fantastic Voyagers ‘Partied with a Purpose’  For more than 15 years syndicated radio show host Tom Joyner’s Fantastic Voyage has raised money to help students enrolled in the nation’s historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) stay in school,  and this year was no different as the…
Thursday, 18 April 2013 22:47
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Americans love SUVs. Nearly one out of every three vehicles sold in the last year was some sort of SUV. SUVs are particularly popular with drivers who face varying road and weather conditions or regularly carry a mix of passengers…
Wednesday, 17 April 2013 21:09
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c.2013, Alfred A. Knopf $24.95 / $28.95 Canada 313 pages   All for one, and one for all. That could've been the motto for you and your two best friends. Growing up, you were the Three Musketeers, sharing gossip, secrets,…
Wednesday, 17 April 2013 20:53
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