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ABOVE PHOTO:  A scene from Beast of No Nation.   I have no problem with Will and Jada Pinkett Smith or anyone else launching a boycott of the Academy Awards due to Hollywood’s diversity issues. But it would smack of privilege a lot less to me if you used your powers for good. By Denise…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith  (Photo: Tinseltown / shutterstock) By Jake Coyle associated press NEW YORK — Amid calls for a boycott of the Academy Awards over its all-white acting nominees and Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith both announcing they would sit out this year’s ceremony, the academy’s president said it was time…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Janet Hubert  (Photo: YouTube screen grab) By Christina St. Jean The Inquisir Janet Hubert has reignited her feud with Will Smith by targeting his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, over her choice to boycott the Oscars this year. She and director Spike Lee have both decried the Oscars for being what Lee has termed…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  The cover of the book “A Birthday Cake for George Washington” by Ramin Ganeshram. associated press NEW YORK — Scholastic is pulling a new picture book about George Washington and his slaves amid objections it sentimentalizes a brutal part of American history. “A Birthday Cake for George Washington” was released Jan. 5 and…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Jamie Foxx  (Photo: Debby Wong / shutterstock) associated press THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.  — Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx has played super villains and antiheroes on screen. The role of super hero he apparently saved for real life. Foxx and the victim’s father, who met and talked Tuesday, said that Foxx and one other person…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Denzel Washington accepts the Cecil B. Demille Award  at the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016. (Paul Drinkwater/NBC via AP) Denzel Washington gets standing ovation from colleagues for Lifetime Achievement Award The Revenant and The Martian both won Golden Globes…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Mia and her daughters, Ali and Zoe vacationing in Italy. Interview with Kam Williams Mia Wenjen blogs at PragmaticMom.com on parenting, education and children’s books. A dorm room entrepreneur with her creative staffing company, Aquent, ranking #12 on the Inc. 500 list when she was 26-years-old, Wenjen has always championed social justice. Her…

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Silver Spring, Md.—The death of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was an event that shook the world, changed the face of America, and sparked one of the largest manhunts in the history of the FBI. This Martin Luther King weekend, American Heroes Channel (AHC) honors the life and death of Dr. King with…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Natalie Cole  (Everett Collection / shutterstock) Associated Press LOS ANGELES– Natalie Cole, the Grammy-winning daughter of Nat “King” Cole” who carried on her late father’s musical legacy and, through technology, shared a duet with him on “Unforgettable,” has died. She was 65. Natalie died Thursday evening at Cedar Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Will Smith stars in Concussion. By Kendall Alexander @SteezieKBreezie For most Americans, Sundays belong to the National Football League. Football is an even bigger deal to some than Jesus Christ because, let’s face it, people rush from their pews and onto their couches to make sure they’re in time for kickoff. This fact…

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