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By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press Writer ATLANTA – Despite his success with the Grammy-winning, multiplatinum group OutKast, Big Boi felt artistically stifled when he tried to step out on his own as a solo rapper. But after his recently released album, “Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty,” debuted at No. 3 [...]
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By Frazier Moore NEW YORK – Former “Fly Girl” Jennifer Lopez is poised to return to television — this time as a judge on “American Idol.” The singer-dancer-actor was close to signing a deal to join Fox TV’s hit singing contest, a person familiar with the negotiations said late Thursday. The person, who was not [...]
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By Richard Corliss In his first executive meeting at the Beverly Hills equity firm where he works, junior analyst Tim (Paul Rudd) sizes up the others sitting at the long table, and they toss quick knives back. They glance at the new boy with a practiced contempt — as if they’d majored in Sneering at [...]
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Via PBS.org Ellis Wilson, whose father was also an artist, was born in Mayfield, Kentucky in 1899. Wilson went north to Chicago in the early 1920s to study and participate in the African American arts movement that was emerging in urban centers. He graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1923 and later moved [...]
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MEMPHIS (AP) — The uncle of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright (FSY) says police told the family the athlete who had been missing for 10 days has been found dead. Curtis Wright told the Associated Press that police called the player’s father, Herb Wright, a couple of hours ago. Police weren’t commenting, but The Commercial [...]
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By Jacques Billeaud And Amanda Myers PHOENIX – A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the most controversial parts of Arizona’s immigration law from taking effect, delivering a last-minute victory to opponents of the crackdown. The overall law will still take effect Thursday, but without the provisions that angered opponents — including sections that required officers [...]
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Via Huffington Post Essence Magazine has been called out by some of its readership and supporters for reportedly hiring a white Fashion Director, according to CLUTCH Magazine. Ellianna Placas, formerly of O: The Oprah Magazine and US Weekly is said to be starting at the magazine in September, although Essence hasn’t made an official announcement. [...]
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NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) – Rapper-actor Common is getting his first TV lead role. AMC said Tuesday it has cast him as one of the leads in its newest pilot “Hell on Wheels.” The show is described as a contemporary western that centers on the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. Common will play Elam, a [...]
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By Lisa Respers France (CNN) — Every few years the buzz returns: Lauryn Hill is coming back. The pattern rarely changes. An interview here, a spot performance there, and the gossip mill starts turning, proclaiming the return of a singer who is viewed by many as much an enigma as a brilliant talent. So here [...]
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