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NFL Owners Decline Eminem And Kanye’s Million Dollar Offers

by Houston Williams Article Reprint Don’t think the NFL is sparing no expense now that the Super Bowl is being held in New Jersey for the first time. The NFL owners wanted to have a

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Janelle Monae to headline 2014 Peach Drop

accessatlanta.com Article Reprint Atlanta will toast the new year with  Janelle Monáe.  The singer-songwriter will headline the 25th anniversary Peach Drop on New Year’s Eve at Underground Atlanta.  Monae will play the  Main Stage at

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Cobra Records and Otis Rush

By Bonni McKeown Article Reprint (Chicago) The West Side’s first record company, Abco, began in 1956 in a television shop at 2854 Roosevelt Road– a partnership between Eli Toscano and a local Black entrepreneur, Joe

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‘Duck Dynasty’ Star Phil Robertson Also Under Fire for African-American Statements

By Suzy Byrne Article Reprint Phil Robertson’s anti-gay comments aren’t the only part of his interview with GQ causing controversy.

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Bruno Mars: Billboard Artist of the Year Cover Story

Jukebox Hero: How did Bruno Mars become Billboard’s Artist of the Year? He grabbed hold of the album and single charts and never let go By Gail Mitchell Article Reprint It’s a few days before

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Change of Pace Saturday Night: Laugh Factory in Chicago

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer Before going to the Laugh Factory in Chicago, I didn’t know what to expect, but after leaving there; I was pleasantly surprised. Located on 3175 north Broadway in Chicago IL; the

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Mistaken For Strangers Sets U.S. Theatrical Premiere

GRAMMY® NOMINATED THE NATIONAL ANNOUNCE COINCIDING LOS ANGELES PREMIERE AND CONCERT A hilarious and moving portrait of family, ambition and rock stardom. NEW YORK, December 18, 2013 – GRAMMY® nominated rock band The National were

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Saturday Night Live to Hire a Black Female Comedian After a Seven Year Gap

NBC plans to add new member in January to diversify the cast by Carolyn M. Brown Article Reprint In the wake of widespread criticism about the lack of diversity in the cast of Saturday Night

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