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Tis the season for box sets: AC/DC, Miles Davis, Def Jam, and more

By: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Here are a selection of box-set offerings this season: The essence of a box set is great packaging, lots of swag and hard-to-find content. It's not cheap at $200-plus, but for true fans, it's probably...

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Promoters have faith in ‘holy hip-hop’

But genre gets little air play on Christian radio, regular hip-hop stations Hip-hop gospel artist Trey Andale Williams, seated, Sean Simmonds, center, and Terverius Black, right, are shown in a studio Nov. 5 in Harvest, Ala....

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Healthcare Comment Illustrates the Sudden Irrelevancy of Jesse Jackson

"You can't vote against healthcare and call yourself a black man." So pronounced the Rev. Jesse Jackson the other night at an event held by the Congressional Black Caucus, also known as the CBC, in honor of the 25th anniversary...

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Derek B: British rapper

Derek Boland — or Derek B to use his streetwise hip-hop appellation — was one of Britain’s first home-grown rappers at a time when the form was still essentially an American import, rather than one of the world’s most...

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16-YR-OLD COLLEGE STUDENT/ENTREPRENEUR: Tevyn Cole makes it cool to be smart with educational...

Tevyn Cole launched School Me Clothing when he was only 10 yrs. old. Six years later, the young man is still pushing forward with his mission – to educate his peers through fashion. Cole, who is one of Steve Harvey’s Disney...

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Bill Cosby comes to Auditorium Theatre

Bill Cosby to headline two shows at Auditorium Theatre You hear the voice and immediately think: "I know this guy." The story is from Cosby's childhood, an era of kids making scooters out crates decorated with bottle caps, and...

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Healthcare Comment Illustrates the Sudden Irrelevancy of Jesse Jackson

By Doug Heye, Thomas Jefferson Street blog "You can't vote against healthcare and call yourself a black man." So pronounced the Rev. Jesse Jackson the other night at an event held by the Congressional Black Caucus, also known...

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Diddy Celebrates 40th Birthday With Everyone From Jeezy To Martha Stewart

'He's better than he's ever been,' Russell Simmons says at Plaza Hotel party. by Shaheem Reid Tyrese Gibson, Sean "Diddy" Combs and Rapper Baby (Jemal Countess/Getty Images) NEW YORK — Still fly, still relevant, still making...

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A Passion For Giving Film Review

Accompanied by her husband, Robert, who served as her cameraman, Ms. Leacock crisscrossed the planet chronicling the selfless efforts of generous individuals dedicated to alleviating the suffering of the less fortunate.

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World › Winfrey to end talk show in 2011

Friday 20th November, 09:19 AM JST CHICAGO — “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” an iconic, influential broadcast that grew over two decades into a daytime television powerhouse and the foundation of a multibillion-dollar media empire,...

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