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Monday, September 26, 2011

Network aimed at black audiences to debut Monday

Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — The country's first broadcast network aimed at African-American audiences is set to debut at noon, when audiences will see the 1970s black cult favorite, "The Wiz."
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Monday, September 26, 2011

R&B singer Vesta Williams found dead in Calif.

Associated Press
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Big-voiced R&B diva Vesta Williams, perhaps best-known for her 1980s hits "Don't Blow A Good Thing" and "Congratulations," has been found dead of a possible drug overdose in a Southern California hotel room, coroner's investigators said Friday. She was 53.
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Chris Tucker ‘rushing’ to Chicago for comedy tour

by Rhonda Gillespie
Comedian Chris Tucker wonders why people keep asking him where he’s been for the last few years.
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Naomi Campbell to be honored for charity work

Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Naomi Campbell has made plenty of headlines for her bad behavior, but next month, the spotlight is set to shine on the model for something positive — her charitable work.
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Jamie Foxx to host Michael Jackson tribute concert

Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jamie Foxx has been named to host the Michael Jackson tribute concert planned for October in Wales.
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Monday, September 12, 2011

Nashville museum on African American music planned

by Travis Loller
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A new museum in the works for Nashville hopes to expand the public's idea of what makes the town Music City.
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Friday, September 9, 2011

Oprah Winfrey chats on Facebook Live talk show

Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey got plenty of 'likes' on Facebook Thursday from fans who tuned in to watch a live online chat with the social networking site.
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Friday, September 9, 2011

“Warrior” debuts Friday

by Chivone Smith, ChicagoDefender.com Contributor
With different debts to pay, two brothers reunite with heavy blows.
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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Funeral for Blues Legend David "Honeyboy" Edwards

by Monica Land, Special to the NNPA from The Mississippi Link
CHICAGO - Private funeral services were scheduled for today (Sunday) for a man who made a lasting and favorable impression on the blues industry. Grammy-winning blues musician David "Honeyboy" Edwards, believed to be the oldest surviving Delta bluesman and whose roots stretched back to blues legend Robert Johnson, died early Monday, Aug. 29, in his Chicago home.
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Rapper T.I. released from prison 1 month early

by Greg Bluestein
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta-based rapper T.I. was released Wednesday one month early from a federal prison in Arkansas where he was serving a weapons violation sentence.
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