NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan has been upgraded to fair condition following the New Jersey highway crash that badly injured him and killed one of his friends, his spokesman said Monday. Comedian Tracy Morgan. (Photo Courtesy:Twitter) “His personality is certainly starting to come back as well,” spokesman Lewis Kay said. […]
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Remembering Fannie Lou Hamer – Part I
Freedom Summer 1964: “History does not refer merely, or even principally, to the past. On the contrary, the great force of history comes from the fact that we carry it within us, are unconsciously controlled by it in many ways, and history is literally present in all that we do.” –James Baldwin Since “winners” write […]
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Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn, Sweet-Swinging ‘Mr. Padre,’ Dies at 54
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Tony Gwynn could handle a bat like few other major leaguers, whether it was driving the ball through the “5.5 hole” between third base and shortstop or hitting a home run off the facade in Yankee Stadium in the World Series. In this Oct. 7, 2001 file photo, San Diego Padres’ […]
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Audra McDonald Makes Tony Award History with Win
NEW YORK (AP) — Audra McDonald has become the Tony Awards’ most decorated actress. The singer and actress on Sunday won her sixth Tony for portraying Billie Holiday in “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill,” putting her ahead of five-time winners Angela Lansbury and the late Julie Harris for the most competitive wins by […]
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2014 Spring HBCU Graduations
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Tracy Morgan in Intensive Care after 6 Car Crash
(Update-2- 5/7/2014) NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan was critically injured Saturday after a tractor-trailer rammed into his chauffeured limousine bus, setting off a chain-reaction crash that left one member of his entourage dead and two others seriously hurt, authorities said. A truck driver from Georgia was charged with death by […]
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Rihanna Honored for Style at Annual Fashion Awards in NY
NEW YORK (AP) — Rihanna, an undisputed fashion star of the moment, was the big draw Monday at the annual Council of Fashion Designers of America awards, which also honor the year’s top designers. The singer and pop culture star, dressed in a see-through fishnet dress, gloves and headscarf embellished with thousands of crystals, was […]
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Jason Derulo, John Legend Among CMT Awards’ VIPs
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Don’t be too shocked when Jason Derulo pops out onstage with Luke Bryan and Florida Georgia Line during the CMT Music Awards. The 24-year-old R&B singer is one of several surprising guests on Wednesday night’s country music video awards show (8 p.m. EDT), keeping with CMT’s tradition of unlikely matchups. Derulo […]
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Tom Cruise stars in action film “Edge of Tomorrow”
Day after day. Over and over again. He can see his demise. But no one else can see theirs. Until…. In Hiroshi Sakurazak’s 2004 military science-fiction novel All You Need Is Kill, Mimics (vicious, crustacean-looking aliens) invade Japan. Keiji Kiriya, the book’s protagonist, is a young recruit who is suited up in gunnery armor called […]
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Marvin Gaye III Recovering after Kidney Transplant
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The son of singer Marvin Gaye is recovering at home after a successful kidney transplant. A spokeswoman for Marvin Gaye III says he underwent surgery at UCLA Medical Center last week. Barbara Cole says donor Rick Greene of Cincinnati was moved to offer his kidney after seeing Gaye’s plea for help […]
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Tell-All Book by Solange in the Works
A celebrity tell-all book could be in the works to provide a look inside the marriage of megastar singer Beyonce and hip-hop mogul Jay Z and is to be written by Solange Knowles, who was captured on an elevator spy-cam apparently pummeling her brother-in-law in front of her sister, Beyonce, according to Mediatakeout.com. According to […]
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Rapper Wiz Khalifa Arrested on Pot Charge in Texas
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Authorities say rapper Wiz Khalifa has been arrested in West Texas for marijuana possession. The performer from Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania, was stopped at an inspection checkpoint at the El Paso airport. A statement from El Paso police says because Khalifa traveled without identification, a search was ordered and Transportation Security Administration […]
