Michael Clarke Duncan–From The Green Mile to Green Lantern
July 5, 2011
Michael Clarke Duncan is a survivor who went from homeless to bodyguard to aspiring actor to a Hollywood star with an Oscar-nomination on his resume’.
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July 5, 2011
Michael Clarke Duncan is a survivor who went from homeless to bodyguard to aspiring actor to a Hollywood star with an Oscar-nomination on his resume’.
July 5, 2011
The August Wilson Center has announced that they will be preparing for it’s new season that will have a lineup of artists focused on the Arts from it’s three companies: the August Wilson Center Dance Ensemble, the recently formed August Wilson Theatre Ensemble and the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra.
July 5, 2011
In 1966, Muhammad Ali refused to report to an Army induction center when he was drafted to fight in Vietnam, explaining: “I ain’t got no quarrel with them Viet Cong. They ain’t never called me [N-word].” At the time, he was undefeated and the undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the World.
June 23, 2011
The Roots will headline Philly’s Fourth of July Jam during Wawa Welcome America! The band and their Musical Director ?uestlove will be performing their set as well as sets with special guests Earth, Wind and Fire, Michael McDonald, Estelle, Sara Bareilles, DJ Jazzy Jeff and more…
June 23, 2011
Clemons — also known as the “Big Man” — died Saturday from complications of a stroke he suffered a week earlier at his home in Singer Island, Fla. He had been in serious but stable condition and underwent two surgeries.
June 23, 2011
RushCard, a company owned by Def Jam co-founder and hip hop mogul Russell Simmons, were one of five prepaid debit card companies subpoenaed by the Florida Attorney General’s Office over claims they may be forcing consumers to pay hidden fees each time they make a purchase.
June 19, 2011
The West Oak Lane Jazz and Arts Festival, Philadelphia’s preeminent music and culture event is back and better than ever. The 2011 edition of the festival will again showcase internationally acclaimed, award-winning artists, alongside some of the best regional and upcoming talent.
June 19, 2011
Jada Pinkett Smith stars as Christina Hawthorne in TNT’s medical drama “Hawthorne .” In the role of Chief Nursing Officer at James River Hospital, Christina is forced to juggle the roles and subsequent relationships that are demanded of her as a professional, mother, friend and love interest.
June 19, 2011
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, the Coasters had a string of hits in the late 1950s, including “Searchin’,” “Poison Ivy” and “Young Blood.” Their single “Yakety Yak” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 following its 1958 release.
June 13, 2011
Lawyers for a West Point cadet who says bodyguards for soul singer Patti LaBelle beat him while he was waiting for a ride at a Houston airport released security video Thursday showing the student being pushed and punched by two men and a woman.