Entertainment & Culture

  • Spike Lee speaks about

    Spike Lee speaks about "Do The Right Thing" at 20

    By Tony Anderson

    8:15 AM on 07/04/2009

    Much has changed since "Do The Right Thing" announced Lee's special gifts to the world. The police choke hold that killed Radio Raheem -- a fictionalization of the real death of Michael Stewart in New York City -- has long been outlawed. Life on the ravaged Brooklyn block where Lee filmed...

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  • African American owned cake shops offer delicious treats

    African American owned cake shops offer delicious treats

    By Sonia Narang

    8:00 AM on 07/04/2009

    Sweet potato cheesecake, strawberry buttercream, and, of course, red velvet. These are just a few of the freshly baked desserts available at three African American owned cake shops in Brooklyn and Washington, D.C. While Shakoor Watson, Warren Brown, and Raven Patrick De'Sean Dennis, III (who goes by Cake Man Raven...

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  • LA prepares for global MJ fan invasion

    LA prepares for global MJ fan invasion

    By theGrio

    9:16 AM on 07/03/2009

    Los Angeles officials are scrambling over the holiday weekend to figure out how to accommodate an expected horde of Michael Jackson fans who will show up for a public memorial service next week. The Jackson family said in a statement that the event has been set for 10 a.m...

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  • Williams' sisters battle it out at Wimbledon...again

    Williams' sisters battle it out at Wimbledon...again

    By theGrio via AP

    8:14 AM on 07/03/2009

    Venus Williams is just about the perfect older sibling: She supports Serena endlessly, protects her fiercely, and even lets her little sister pick which bedroom she wants when they're on the road.

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  • Video of Jackson's rehearsal two days before he died

    Video of Jackson's rehearsal two days before he died

    By theGrio

    3:49 PM on 07/02/2009

    Video of Michael Jackson's June 23rd rehearsal was released today. This is his second to last rehearsal before he died on Wednesday June 25th...

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  • Obama makes first public remarks on Jackson's death

    Obama makes first public remarks on Jackson's death

    By theGrio via AP

    3:20 PM on 07/02/2009

    President Barack Obama described himself as a longtime follower of Michael Jackson, the legendary performer who died June 25 at age 50. "I grew up on his music -- still have all his stuff on my iPod...

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  • Jermaine Jackson: I wish it was me

    Jermaine Jackson: I wish it was me

    By theGrio via AP

    8:45 AM on 07/02/2009

    Jermaine Jackson says he would like to see Neverland Ranch as his brother Michael's final resting place. In an interview broadcast Thursday on NBC's "Today" show, Jermaine Jackson also said he wishes he had died instead of his younger brother, and that Michael was "a gift from Allah...

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  • Jackson left behind an 'Endless' supply of music

    Jackson left behind an 'Endless' supply of music

    By theGrio via AP

    6:58 PM on 07/01/2009

    Michael Jackson had a mountain of unreleased recordings in the vault when he died -- music that is almost certain to be packaged and repackaged for his fans in the years to come.

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  • Rumors of open memorial for Jackson has fans lining up

    Rumors of open memorial for Jackson has fans lining up

    By theGrio

    8:26 AM on 07/01/2009

    Rumors continue to swirl about a massive public memorial service being planned for Michael Jackson this, as the pop-star's will may have some in his family feeling left out. A flurry of activity was spotted at Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch Tuesday as rumors...

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  • Apollo celebrates the King of Pop

    Apollo celebrates the King of Pop

    By theGrio via AP

    6:08 PM on 06/30/2009

    Thousands of Michael Jackson fans converged on Harlem's famed Apollo Theater Tuesday for a public tribute to the performer, clutching photographs, cheering and dancing to his music at the legendary venue that launched the one-time child star's career. A black fedora with a white glove draped across its brim sat on a lone...

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