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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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    35 Years Ago, Pop Legend Released First Album   Prince may have been the second black artist to have his video played on MTV, but the pop music legend still enjoys many firsts. Billboard magazine recognizes his 2007…
Wednesday, 17 April 2013 19:59
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The objective of the 29th annual National Black Memorabilia, Art, Doll and Collectible Show, which opens this weekend at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds, is to educate the public on the African-American experience and to provide an opportunity to collect black…
Monday, 15 April 2013 17:06
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  That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: 1 Peter 1:7…
Wednesday, 10 April 2013 19:58
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Strathmore Presents Gladys Knight   Empress of Soul reigns during special two-night concert engagement   NORTH BETHESDA, MD – Eight-time Grammy winner Gladys Knight has packed many lifetimes into a career that has embraced gold records, sold-out concerts, film performances…
Wednesday, 10 April 2013 19:45
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  c.2012, New American Library $15.00 / $16.00 Canada 327 pages   The dirty glasses haven't quite made it to the kitchen yet. They're still communing with last weeks' newspaper in the living room, while dust bunnies dance with cookie…
Wednesday, 10 April 2013 18:36
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In 1969, Angela Davis was every white man's worst nightmare: Educated, possessor of a formidable intellect, black, assertive, an activist, a woman, and a communist. Davis' political opinions, social activism and her outspoken criticism of racism, segregation and the way…
Wednesday, 10 April 2013 16:52
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