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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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Arena Stage Presents an Alternate View of Martin Luther King Jr. In the opening minutes of "The Mountaintop," playing at Arena Stage's Kreeger Theater, one could easily become defensive about the portrayal of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as viewed…
Wednesday, 10 April 2013 15:34
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The sister of the late "Green Mile" actor Michael Duncan Clarke wants his fiancé investigated over his will. According to a report on Black America Web, Judy Duncan is accusing Omarosa Manigault, who'd been living with Duncan at the time of…
Tuesday, 09 April 2013 15:03
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    Actors' Equity, Capital Fringe, and Dizzy Miss Lizzie's Roadside Revue Honored     Washington theatre will celebrate its highest honors for achievement at the 29th Helen Hayes Awards on Monday, April 8 at the Warner Theatre and the…
Friday, 05 April 2013 14:28
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Renownd film critic Roger Ebert has died following a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 70. Ebert was part of the film critic team that included the late Gene Sisket, who died in 1999 from a brain tumor. For years,…
Friday, 05 April 2013 14:00
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  Music is truly timeless, especially when you have a musician that is capable of literally "jazzing up" some of your all-time favorite songs such as "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers or "Sweet Thing" by Chaka Khan. Chart-topping saxophonist…
Thursday, 04 April 2013 15:48
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