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ABOVE PHOTO:  A scene from “Native Portals” A two-part movement series featuring the premiere of Release Mourning Clearing by Lela Aisha Jones/Flyground Intercultural Journeys finishes the 2015/16 “Season: The Artistry of Identity and Transformation”  with its first-ever dance performance: “Native Portals,” a two-part movement performance series by Lela Aisha Jones | FlyGround. An excerpt from…

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By Mark Kennedy Associated Press NEW YORK — “Hamilton,” the hip-hop stage biography of Alexander Hamilton, has won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for drama, honoring creator Lin-Manuel Miranda for a dazzling musical has captured popular consciousness like few Broadway shows. The Columbia University’s prize board on Monday cited “Hamilton” as a landmark American musical about…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Tracy Morgan (Photo: Sam Aronov / shutterstock) associated press TUNICA, Miss. –Comedian and actor Tracy Morgan has scrapped a scheduled April 29 performance in Mississippi, citing its contested religious-objections bill for his decision. The Horseshoe Tunica Hotel & Casino on Tuesday confirmed the cancellation, saying ticket holders would be refunded. Mississippi’s incoming law…

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WASHINGTON–Lester Holt, anchor of ‘NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt,’ has been selected as the 2016 Journalist of the Year by the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). The annual award recognizes a black journalist who has distinguished himself or herself with a body of work that has extraordinary depth, scope and significance to people…

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Today, the world lost a creative icon. Michelle and I join millions of fans from around the world in mourning the sudden death of Prince. Few artists have influenced the sound and trajectory of popular music more distinctly, or touched quite so many people with their talent. As one of the most gifted and prolific…

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BREAKING: (AP)  Publicist: Pop music superstar Prince has died at his home in suburban Minneapolis. SUN will have more details as story develops.

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Getting the inside scoop from ‘‘Outsiders’’ star Christina Jackson   By Kharisma McIlwaine Every fall there’s an influx of new TV series. One notable standout is the WGN original drama, ‘Outsiders’. ‘Outsiders’ follows the lives of the Ferrells, a family that has 200 years of history rooted on Shay Mountain in Kentucky. The isolated life…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Jeffrey Wright and Kerry Washington in a scene from Confirmation. HBO’s  “Confirmation,” the original movie written by Susannah Grant and directed by Rick Famuyiwa, premieres on April 16 at 8 PM ET/PT (Check confirmationhbo.com for reair dates.)  The telepic will detail the explosive 1991 Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination hearings, which brought the…

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By David Bauder associated press NEW YORK–PBS’ documentary on the life of Jackie Robinson gets most interesting when the gloves and bats are put away for good. The two-part film directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon aired April 11&12, Monday and Tuesday at 9 p.m. EDT on most PBS stations. The first…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  La’Porsha Renae, left, and Trent Harmon arrive at the “American Idol” farewell season finale at the Dolby Theatre on Thursday, April 7, 2016, in Los Angeles.  (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP) By Gerren Keith Gaynor centric.com “American Idol” runner-up La’Porsha Renae is getting a crash course on celebrity and fame, after causing a big…

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