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From rainforests to rain gardens, exhibits to showcase beauty and environmental issues   The 2018 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show, “Wonders of Water,” will celebrate the beauty and life-sustaining interplay of horticulture and water, on March 3 to 11, 2018, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. America’s leading floral and garden designers will create tropical jungles, temperate…

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Photo: Actress Letitia Wright in Black Panther. Courtesy of Marvel Studios BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Letitia Wright still can’t believe she made the “Black Panther” poster. The 24-year-old actress has an out-of-nowhere star-making turn in the Marvel superhero film as the whip-smart Shuri, teenage sister to T’Challa and top scientist in Wakanda. Vibrant, funny…

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By Jake Coyle NEW YORK (AP) — A wave of feverish anticipation, fawning critical acclaim and groundbreaking cultural meaning pushed “Black Panther” to a record-setting $192 million debut in U.S. and Canada theaters, firmly establishing the superhero sensation as a box-office landmark. The Marvel film from the Walt Disney Co. blew past expectations to become…

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CHICAGO — The family of Dr. Rosemary Robinson Jackson, Ph.D., Chicago educator, business woman and community leader, announced  that she died last Wednesday at the age of 71, succumbing to cancer. Services will be held in Chicago at Christ Universal Temple, 11901 S. Ashland Avenue, on Friday, February 16, 2018, at 11 a.m. Born December…

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associated press NEW YORK — Emmy-winning actor Reg E. Cathey, best known for “House of Cards” and “The Wire,” has died. Cathey died at age 59, according to a statement from Netflix published in numerous reports. No other details were given. “The Wire” creator David Simon, announcing his death in a tweet on Friday, called…

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As you approached the Walmart off Cascade Road in SouthWest Atlanta on February 12th, you could feel immediately that something special was happening. Several news trucks were parked in the front of the store and inside a line nearly 500 people stood waiting for a special guest. Some of them arrived early with fold up…

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By Ronda Racha Penrice Urban News Service Fans, who bought a record-setting number of advance tickets, weren’t the only ones anticipating the Feb. 16 opening of “Black Panther,” Marvel’s historic first Black superhero film. “I’ve been waiting a long time. I was just so, so excited because this was a movie [where] we all felt…

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Statement Sheila E. Twitter page: “Hi family, I just did a Facebook live video. This is part of what was said. Thank you for what was an amazing week in Minneapolis, as our purple city celebrated the NFL, it’s championship game, entertainment, and all things Minnesotan. During the later part of the week, controversy reared…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Chadwick Boseman, from left, Lupita Nyong’o, and Michael B. Jordan attend the “Marvel” panel on day 3 of Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 22, 2017, in San Diego. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)   By Lindsey Bahr associated press LOS ANGELES — “Incredible” and “kinetic” are just a few of the loving words that…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Jordan Peele, Daniel Kaluuya at the PSIFF Creative Impact Awards & “10 Directors to Watch” at Parker Palm Springs on January 3, 2018 in Palm Springs, CA.  (Photo: Shutterstock) By Sandy Cohen associated press LOS ANGELES — Jordan Peele has been dreaming of his Oscar moment since he was 13, but now that…

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