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By Kharisma McIlwaine The world has opened back up and travel is on the minds of a lot of people. A relaxing vacation on a beach at a tropical location is one of life’s greatest gifts. But what happens when a trip to paradise transforms into an extended stay in purgatory? Hulu’s original series “Saint…

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ABOVE PHOTO: This image released by Searchlight Pictures shows Kelvin Harrison Jr. in a scene from “Chevalier.” (Searchlight Pictures via AP)  By Lindsey Nahr ASSOCIATED PRESS Joseph Bologne, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, was an extraordinarily accomplished man in Marie Antoinette’s France. He was a scholar, a fencer, a virtuoso violinist and a famous and sought-after…

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By Hillel Italie ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor and singer and became an activist, humanitarian and conscience of the world, has died. He was 96. Belafonte died Tuesday of congestive heart failure at his New York home, his wife Pamela by…

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By Kharisma McIlwaine The world has opened back up and travel is on the minds of a lot of people. A relaxing vacation on a beach at a tropical location is one of life’s greatest gifts. But what happens when a trip to paradise transforms into an extended stay in purgatory? Hulu’s original series “Saint…

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ABOVE PHOTO: CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER at the The Neighbohood Celebrates the “Welcome to Bowling” Episode at Pinz Bowling Alley on November 18, 2019 in Studio City, CA  Editorial credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com By Gary Gerard Hamilton ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK  — “The Neighborhood” might be a hit sitcom now, but needed some careful planning…

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ABOVE PHOTO: COLMAN DOMINGO ARRIVES AT THE VANITY FAIR OSCAR PARTY on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif. Domingo is part of the producer team of the Broadway play, “Fat Ham.” (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)  By John Carucci ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK —…

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ABOVE PHOTO: The 7th Annual Women of Excellence honorees from left to right: Lenore Sears-Gay, Vanesse Lloyd Sgambati, Rev. Dr. Lorina Marshall Blake, Aja Graydon Dantzler, Desiree Tillman-Langford, Dr. Edith Mitchell, Frankie Darcell, and Elleanor Jean Hendley.  Photo credit: Kharisma McIlwaine By Kharisma McIlwaine On Saturday, April 15, 2023, the 7th Annual WDAS Women of…

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ABOVE PHOTO: This cover image released by Avid Reader Press shows “Lebron” by Jeff Benedict. (Avid Reader Press via AP) By Rob Merrill ASSOCIATED PRESS LeBron James has lived a very public life. Who can forget the 2002 Sports Illustrated cover anointing him “The Chosen One” when he was just 17? Now 38, he’s done…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Ariana DeBose attends the BAFTA Film Awards 2023 at The Royal Festival Hall in London, England. By Mark Kennedy ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK  — Ariana DeBose’s stint as host of last year’s Tony Awards went so well that she’s been asked to return this year. The Academy Award winner and Tony Award nominee…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Dr. Otto Frank holds the Golden Pan award, given for the sale of one million copies of the famous paperback, “The Diary of Anne Frank”. A high school along Florida’s Atlantic Coast has removed a graphic novel based on the diary of Anne Frank after a leader of a conservative group challenged it,…

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