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Oprah, schoolgirls to testify at defamation trial
4:52 PM on 03/19/2010
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Oprah and several schoolgirls allegedly abused at her academy in South Africa are expected to testify in a trial over a defamation lawsuit...
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Robert Townsend turns serious with 'Diary of a Single Mom'
8:10 AM on 03/19/2010
theGrio recently caught up with Townsend to discuss his newest project and to determine whether Hollywood is still doing the shuffle...
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DMX sentenced to six months in Phoenix jail
2:26 PM on 03/17/2010
PHOENIX (AP) - A judge has ordered rapper DMX to spend six months in a Phoenix jail for violating probation and to undergo a mental health evaluation...
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Oprah to appear in sex-abuse, defamation trial
9:42 AM on 03/17/2010
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Winfrey is expected to spend two weeks defending herself at trial in a defamation case linked to the sex-abuse scandal at her girls school in South Africa...
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Will Michael Jackson's new music be a thriller for fans?
9:00 AM on 03/17/2010
OPINION - Would he have done something different? Did he mean for that note to be there? Would he have approved this final mix?...
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Slideshow: TV's black child stars - where are they now?
6:20 PM on 03/16/2010
SLIDESHOW - What are some of our favorite pint-size television stars up to now?...
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Todd Bridges buries troubled past in 'Killing Willis'
4:50 PM on 03/16/2010
VIDEO - 'Diff'rent Strokes' star Todd Bridges shares how he overcame drug addiction and self-hatred in his new book, 'Killing Willis'...
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Jackson estate lands largest recording deal ever
8:16 AM on 03/16/2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Even in death, Michael Jackson is breaking records...
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Ray Charles musical heading for Broadway
12:41 PM on 03/12/2010
NEW YORK (AP) - A musical celebrating Ray Charles is headed for Broadway later this year...
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Prison shouldn't be a publicity stunt for Lil Wayne
8:22 AM on 03/12/2010
OPINION - If Lil Wayne regards his cell as an extension of his studio or his label's offices, he will suffer...
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DMX back in jail for alleged probation violation
9:08 AM on 03/10/2010
PHOENIX (AP) - Authorities in Arizona say rapper DMX has been arrested for allegedly violating his probation by using drugs...
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McNabb, T.O. teaming up again - for TV show
1:54 PM on 03/09/2010
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Donovan McNabb will be throwing passes to Terrell Owens again...
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D'Angelo accused of soliciting sex in NYC
2:29 PM on 03/08/2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Authorities say D'Angelo was caught in New York City trying to pay $40 for sex with an undercover cop posing as a prostitute...
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Oscars' 'Kanye moment' shouldn't overshadow history
12:17 PM on 03/08/2010
OPINION - Geoffrey Fletcher's historic win for best adapted screenplay is as monumental as Hattie McDaniel's, Sidney Poitier's and Halle Berry's...
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Lil Wayne gets year behind bars on gun rap
12:09 PM on 03/08/2010
NEW YORK (AP) - After saying goodbye on concert stages and online video streams, Lil Wayne had nothing to add as he was sentenced...
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Mo'Nique's win is one of Oscar night's 'Precious' moments
11:08 AM on 03/08/2010
OPINION - In a few lines, a raunchy, off-the-cuff comedian showed reverence, gratitude, tenacity and historical awareness...
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Wonder 'breathless' as he gets French honor
8:37 AM on 03/08/2010
PARIS (AP) - It's taken nearly 30 years, but Stevie Wonder has finally received his medal for being named into France's prestigious National Order of Arts and Letters...
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Mo'Nique wins best supporting actress Oscar for 'Precious'
10:04 PM on 03/07/2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mo'Nique became the fifth black woman to win an acting Oscar, 70 years after Hattie McDaniel became the first to do so for 'Gone with the Wind'...
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Lee Daniels: We need to get out of 'Huxtable' mode
12:48 PM on 03/07/2010
VIDEO - 'Precious' director Lee Daniels is "just happy" to be nominated for an Oscar...
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Are the Oscars finally colorblind?
8:52 AM on 03/07/2010
Do the nominations of Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Daniels and Freeman herald a real shift in the Academy Awards' rocky reputation with the black community?
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- Oprah to appear in sex-abuse, defamation trial
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