The Baltimore Orioles won three games and lost two throughout the last week. Baltimore beat the Tampa Rays, 2-1, in a three-game series in Tampa, Fla., and then split the first two games of a three-game series with the Yankees in New York. The Orioles currently own a 38-35 record, as of June 22, trailing […]
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Despite Injury, University of Kansas Center Embiid Should Still Top the NBA Draft
University of Kansas center Joel Embiid. With the NBA Draft (June 26) approaching fast, University of Kansas center Joel Embiid picked the worst time to come up injured, again. Reports surfaced late last week that a physical exam had discoved that Embiid had injured his foot, which needed two screw inserts in surgery June 13. […]
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HBO to Air Segments of Beyoncé Concerts
U.S. singer Beyonce Knowles performing. HBO announced Thursday, June 19, 2014 that it will air segments of Beyonce’s concerts ahead of “True Blood.” Dubbed “Beyonce: X10,” it will include ten four-minute segments will air Sundays at 8:55 p.m. EST starting June 29, when “True Blood” premieres in its final season. (AP Photo) NEW YORK (AP) […]
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Rapper T.I. Takes on Female Rapper Azealia Banks for Slamming Wife
Just weeks after confronting boxer Floyd Mayweather’s disrespectful treatment of his wife, Rapper T.I. is in the news again in the name of standing up for his wife against snide comments. Rapper T.I. and wife Tiny (left), and Female Rapper Azealia Banks (right). The latest target is female rapper Azealia Banks, who criticized T.I.’s lyrics […]
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Colman Domingo Details His Journey to Success
Colman Domingo, award-winning actor and playwright, is currently in Atlanta filming a movie about the 1965 voting rights campaign in Selma, Ala. Colman Domingo, 44, playwright and award-winning actor is eager to talk about his recent success and life as an actor. Domingo has starred in major motion pictures including Lee Daniels’s The Butler, playing […]
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ADVISORY/FRI 1:30PM – Cardin Brings ‘Made in Maryland’ Jobs Tour to Penguin Random House in Carroll County
For Immediate Release CONTACT: Sue Walitsky 202-224-4524 June 19, 2014 MEDIA ADVISORY Cardin Brings ‘Made in Maryland’ Jobs Tour to Penguin Random House in Carroll County New Technologies are Opening the Door for More Products to be “Made in Maryland” Friday, June 20 at 1:30PM, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, a member of the Senate Small Business Committee, will […]
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Reminder: Media Advisory: Comptroller To Speak to High School Seniors at American Legion’s Boys State Program
Comptroller To Speak to High School Seniors at American Legion’s Boys State Program – Comptroller to Address 200 Students; Talk About Maryland’s Fiscal Health – WHO: Comptroller Peter Franchot Local and state officials WHAT: Comptroller Franchot will address 200 high school seniors today in the American Legion Boys State Program about his role as Comptroller, about the importance of […]
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Florida Man Becomes 3rd Black Inmate Executed in US in 24 Hours
Florida Death Chamber STARKE, Fla. (AP) — Florida has executed a man who fatally stabbed his wife and her young son in 1985. It is the third U.S. execution in less than 24 hours since a botched April lethal injection in Oklahoma. The governor’s office says John Ruthell Henry was pronounced dead at 7:43 p.m. […]
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Ruby Dee’s Legacy of Activism, Acting Mourned
Actress and activist Ruby Dee. (Courtesy Photo) NEW YORK (AP) — For Ruby Dee, acting and activism weren’t contradictory things. They were inseparable, and they were intertwined. The African-American actress, who earned lead roles in movies and on Broadway, also spent her life fighting against injustice, even emceeing the 1963 March on Washington and protesting apartheid […]
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Meagan’s Mmm Mmm Good!
Actress Meagan Good. Meagan Good has developed into one of Hollywood’s most sought-after actresses for both film and television. Most recently, she starred in the sequel Anchorman: The Legend Continues opposite Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd and Kristen Wiig. Additionally, she was seen starring as the lead character Detective Joanna Locasto in the new […]
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First Two of Three Black Inmate Executions Carried out within An Hour of Each Other
The death chamber at the Georgia Diagnostic Prison in Jackson. ST. LOUIS (AP) — Within an hour, Georgia, then Missouri carried out the nation’s first executions since a botched lethal injection in Oklahoma in April raised new concerns about capital punishment. Neither execution had any noticeable complications. Another execution, the third in a 24-hour span, […]
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NAACP D.C. Branch and Wells Fargo to Host Housing Forum
Wells Fargo and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) have announced a joint effort to host a housing forums in Washington DC during National Homeownership Month in June. The forum will be held on June 28th from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at the NAACP Financial Freedom Center located at 1816 […]