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Our foreign neighbor Canada is known for producing unforgettable musical talent like R&B singer/songwriter/actress Deborah Cox, who swore to us…

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In the world of gossip, talk ain’t cheap…

What is it about gossip that draws us in? Better yet, how many…

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The value system that our society maintains ceases to amaze me. In this crazy world of ours people who deal…

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Sylvia Arthur sets out a few inspirational and enlightening facts to get your minds in gear to explore the big…

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Ever since Rodney Parker chased me round the playground of P.S.139, past the teeter totter, through the sandbox, all up…

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Imagine this…

You’re headed home after a long drawn out lecture in your evening college class. Cruising down the highway in…

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A celebrity is a famous person.
A famous person is one who has a widespread reputation usually of a favorable nature.
A…

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“No industry is black-owned. Actually, the (NBA) Player’s Association gets 49 percent of the revenue, since most players are black.…

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This issue of The Colorful Canvas Files is brought to you by a living legend whose contributions have led to a significant…

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Many of us set out to find that Mr. Right, but for some, he is always seemingly attached to some…

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My shrink said the strangest thing to me in therapy once. She said she was sorry she’d monopolized so much…

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Q: I am going back home for the holidays and want to wow my friends and family with a glamorous…

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With Hollywood for years being a haven for the long-haired blond and brunette, it’s hard to be a sex symbol…

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We’re only human and equally subject to the chronic brainwashing that inevitably instills varying degrees of bigotry. Racism, sexism, homophobia,…

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Times are hard especially financially, however, my girlfriend does not seem to realize the whole world is undergoing something called…

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I remember exactly where I was that night that history was made. I was fast asleep in my bed and…

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It was proven best in the fashionable documentary The September Issue, that Fall is the New Year’s of fashion. Fashion…

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I vividly remember the day I got my first relaxer. I was 7 years old, and there I sat in…

Notebook

December 30, 2007

Obama: My wife says ‘now or never’

Barack Obama told an Iowa audience Friday that his wife Michelle thinks he should not run for president again if…

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December 27, 2007

Raz B Issues Public Apology to Chris Stokes

A day after former B2K manager Chris Stokes vehemently denied allegations that he sexually molested former members of the boy…

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November 29, 2007

GOP Presidential Candidates Defend ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

Republican candidates for the 2008 presidential nomination expressed support this evening for the federal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law which…

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November 28, 2007

Black Ministers Back Clinton In S.C.

(CBS/AP) Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton picked up endorsements from dozens of black ministers Tuesday in South Carolina, an early…

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November 27, 2007

Was Obama’s answer about drug use too honest?

By Carol Costello WASHINGTON (CNN) — Does a good role model talk about using illegal drugs? Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama…

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November 26, 2007

Obama Open to Limited Legalization of Marijuana

AUDUBON, IA – Obama can’t seem to escape the smoke of his youthful indiscretions wafting after him on the campaign…

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November 21, 2007

Obama unveils $18B education plan

By Martha T. Moore, USA TODAY Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama laid out a plan Tuesday to spend $18 billion on…

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November 11, 2007

Bill Clinton: Blame Me For Health Care

(AP) Former President Clinton said Thursday that he is to blame for his administration’s failed health care plan, not his…

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November 9, 2007

Barack Obama Sees Opening to Overtake Clinton in Iowa, ‘Statistically Tied’ in New Poll

With recent polling showing the Democratic presidential candidate catching up to the frontrunner in the early-voting state, Obama is pressing…

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November 7, 2007

Obama’s Red State Appeal

By JAY NEWTON-SMALL/OMAHADave Filipi, a 48-year-old family doctor, made his way to the back room of McKenna’s Blues Bar near…

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November 1, 2007

US presidential candidate insists he saw UFO

By Alex Spillius in Philadelphia When you are a minor candidate in a presidential debate with the likes of Hillary Clinton…

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October 31, 2007

Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate, Front-Runner Clinton Under Pressure

Seven Democratic candidates for U.S. president are debating in the historic city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where front-runner Senator Hillary Clinton…

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Notebook Section: Official Presidential Election Coverage

We are happy to announce that we will be covering the 2008 Presidential Election in our new series, “Our Coverage“. In…

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October 22, 2007

Obama Campaign Closes the Fundraising Gap

From NBC/NJ’s Aswini Anburajan Obama might not be beating the competition in the national polls, but he can at least keep’em…

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