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Revamped National Civil Rights Museum Reopens
The Lorraine Motel represents a watershed moment in the civil rights movement. On April 4, 1968, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated after stepping onto a second-floor balcony at the motel in Memphis, Tenn. In 1991, the building was transformed into the National Civil Rights Museum, eventually showcasing memorabilia such as the bus…
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2 Teens Arrested in Beating of Detroit Driver
Detroit police on Saturday arrested two teens in connection with the brutal beating of a 54-year-old man, who was attacked after exiting his pickup truck to check on a child whom he had just struck last week, the Detroit Free Press reports. Detroit police spokesman Sgt. Michael Woody said the teens, who are from Detroit,…
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Scandal's Norm Lewis Tapped as Broadway’s 1st Black Phantom
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera has already made its mark on Broadway as the longest running show of its kind in history. Now, it is making yet another memorable contribution. The show’s producers have tapped Norm Lewis to become the first African American to play the lead role of the Phantom, a deformed…
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Names of Jurors in George Zimmerman Trial Released
A judge has ordered the release of the names of the six members of the jury that acquitted George Zimmerman in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, the Orlando Sentinel reports. After previously ordering that the jurors’ identities be kept confidential, Circuit Court Judge Debra Nelson granted access to the names in a March…
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Paula Deen Abruptly Closes Seafood Eatery
Embattled celebrity chef Paula Deen abruptly closed the Savannah, Ga., seafood restaurant that was at the center of a workplace discrimination lawsuit that last year upended her business and reputation, the Associated Press reports. She and her brother, Bubba Hiers co-owned Uncle Bubba’s Seafood and Oyster House for a decade. A spokesman for the Deen…
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Lupita Nyong’o to Feature in Lancôme Advertising
Lupita Nyong’o is set to become the new face of Lancôme, beginning in September, according to USA Today. Nyong’o, who this year won an Oscar for her role in 12 Years a Slave, will join the ranks of Kate Winslet and Julia Roberts as a spokeswoman for the French cosmetics line, the article says. “I…
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Ben Carson Tells Roland Martin He Doesn’t Like Political ‘Boxes or Labels’
For a guy who says that running for president is “not something that I really want to do,” Dr. Ben Carson—world-renowned neurosurgeon, philanthropist and author—sure is making a lot of moves in that direction. Last month he made his second headline appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, the largest annual gathering of…
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Anthony Mackie: Playing Iconic Black Superhero Is a Dream Come True
Listen carefully and you’ll hear a tiny Southern twang way in the back of Anthony Mackie’s voice. It comes despite 11 years of classes in acting for film, TV and stage. It breaks through his molded diction training from New York’s prestigious Juilliard School. Fragmented roots of New Orleans poke through Mackie’s vocal cords, blooming…
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DNA Does Not Lie, and Neither Did Aunt Peachy
She couldn’t read or write and didn’t know her own age. By 1942 she was old and without a job. For decades, she’d been a domestic for a wealthy white family, the McKnews, in Washington, D.C., until she suffered a crippling stroke. The McKnew family put her out and ours took her in. For 20…
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Scandal Recap: Better Save Yourself
There really is no rest for the weary. The crazy train just kept moving right along in Thursday night’s “The Fluffer.” As a matter of fact, this train stops every five blocks, and you probably should’ve taken a cab like you wanted to from the start. But it seems like no one at OPA or…
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