Entertainment & Culture
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Eunice Johnson, who ran Ebony Fashion Fair, dies
10:00 AM on 01/05/2010
CHICAGO (AP) -- Eunice Johnson, the widow of Ebony magazine founder John Johnson and a fashion maven who ran thousands of traveling runway shows aimed at black audiences, has died. She was 93...
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Titans RB Chris Johnson joins 2,000-yard club
9:15 AM on 01/05/2010
SEATTLE (AP) -- Chris Johnson says he wants to be football's next megastar, the Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant of his sport...
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Some NBA players say owning guns is necessary
11:15 AM on 01/04/2010
As far as some players are concerned, players have the right -- and maybe even the need -- to own weapons, as long as they're doing it legally...
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NBA players pull guns on each other in locker room, report says
10:27 AM on 01/01/2010
NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Post is reporting Washington Wizards teammates Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton drew guns on each other during...
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Lil Wayne has hometown farewell show before jail time
10:00 AM on 12/30/2009
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Lil Wayne emerged as a top-selling musician known for his clever wordplay and risque lyrics, but like rappers before him, he's staring down a year behind bars at the peak of his career...
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A year in review from poet J. Ivy
9:44 AM on 12/30/2009
VIDEO - 2009 will be a year remembered for many things--from the historic inauguration of President Barack Obama in January to the outbreak of the H1N1 virus around the world in early June...
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Oops! T-Wolves announce trade prematurely
9:06 AM on 12/30/2009
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Minnesota Timberwolves' trade of backup point guard Jason Hart didn't exactly go as smoothly as planned...
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Economists: Tiger Woods cost shareholders $12 billion
8:01 AM on 12/29/2009
AVIS, Calif. (AP) -- Tiger Woods' problems at home are apparently being felt by the companies that pay to have Woods endorse them.
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Tyler Perry is taking 'Madea' back on the road
11:55 AM on 12/28/2009
ATLANTA (AP) -- Movie producer and actor Tyler Perry says he is taking his sharp-tongued character "Madea" back on tour...
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Top 10 R&B albums we slept on in 2009
8:00 AM on 12/25/2009
OPINION - In 2009, it wasn't easy to catch wind of the latest urban releases, given that mainstream media only covered a fraction of them.
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- Sean Hannity: Obama would rather have Osame bin Laden alive
- Kamala Harris, black homeowners could benefit from foreclosure deal
- Obama and gay marriage: 'Evolving' is no longer an option
- Brandon Jacobs to Gisele Bundchen: 'Be cute and shut up'
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- Greg Jones, Giants linebacker, proposes to girlfriend after Super Bowl
- Ricky Williams says he's retiring from NFL
- Chad Ochocinco pleads to Ohio misdemeanor charge after Super Bowl
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- Thomas Jefferson's estate highlights slaves' stories
- Honduras' enduring African culture
- Black artists at Art Basel Miami Beach 2011
- Black artists search for presence at Art Basel
- Komen's backpedal on Planned Parenthood funding put women's health at risk
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- Black filmmaker debunks America's 'obesity crisis'
- Black America must be at the table in the battle against HIV/AIDS
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- HIV/AIDS and Black America: How we can end the epidemic
- Helen Bailey, civil rights activist, may be foreclosed by JP Morgan
- Jay-Z reportedly only gave 6K to charity in 2010 after earning $63 mil
- Darden Restaurants to be sued for discrimination
- New survey finds: black women struggle to pay bills more than white women
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- Brigham Young University video shows Black History Month ignorance
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