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A law enforcement official says tests have confirmed there was heroin in at least some of the dozens of plastic packets in a New York City apartment where Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead. Officials are working to determine whether the drug was mixed or tainted with anything else.

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American Masters — Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth charts Walker’s inspiring journey from her birth into a family of sharecroppers in Eatonton, Ga. to the present. The film explores Walker’s relationship with her mother, poverty, and participation in the Civil Rights Movement…

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AAMP presents a screening and discussion of “The Contradictions of Fair Hope.” Winner of numerous Best Documentary awards, this documentary explores temporal and religious tensions through the lens of an Alabama African American benevolent society and its signature event, the Foot Wash Festival.

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Eugene Brown (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) was so worried about returning to his neighborhood in inner-city Washington, DC that he shared his concern with his cellmate Searcy (Dennis Haysbert). The wise, old elder responded with a simple suggestion “Take care of the king.”

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The list of overlooked thespians arguably extends to a couple other critically-acclaimed productions featuring black principal cast members, namely, the brilliant biopics 42 andMandela. What happens to Oscar buzz deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?

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Screen Gems is remaking the 1986 rom-com, About Last Night, and Kevin Hart is the first actor to be cast in the project that centered on a man and woman who try to have a romantic affair, but are hindered by their own personal problems, as well as the interference of their disapproving friends.

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Born in L.A. on July 14, 1975, Jimmy “Taboo” Gomez began dreaming about show business at an early age. The versatile fourple threat is a multilingual rapper, singer, dancer and emcee who got his big break in 1995 when approached by will.i.am to form the Black Eyed Peas.

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Oprah Winfrey has come on board to act as a producer on Ava DuVernay’s MLK pic, Selma, which David Oyelowo is attached to star in. Ava DuVernay took over directing duties of the film from Lee Daniels, who had long been attached to helm, but faced a financing wall (among other hurdles), and moved on to other projects.

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The war may still linger, but Robin Thicke can claim victory in a copyright lawsuit involving the his mega-hit “Blurred Lines.” According to The Hollywood Reporter, the copyright lawsuit was concluded via a settlement among some of the respective parties involved. The case created domino effect of sorts when Thicke initially brought in litigation experts…

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Singer Ashlee Simpson and actor Evan Ross are gonna get hitched. Jessica Simpson’s younger sister and Diana Ross’ son made the announcement via Twitter on Monday “The love of my life said YES!!!!!!” Ross, 25, wrote, sharing a photo of the couple. Adds Simpson, 29, “My baby love and I are ENGAGED!!! Hallelujah Hawaii!!!” The…

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