A Louisiana mother is currently facing two counts of homicide after her two children died in a house fire, while she left them unattended to get her hair done. Fire officials allege Ciarria Johnson, 21 left her two young children& ...
Posted Friday, January 16th 2015 at 12:26PM
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105-Year-Old Graduate Reflects on School’s Impact on Her Life, Career
Beatrice Payne, 105, remembers her days training to become a teacher at the school that would later become Bowie State University.
“I just thought teaching was the grandest t ...
Posted Thursday, January 15th 2015 at 1:33PM
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by Daniel Berry
Yesterday evening, USA Today posted an article on the upcoming animated feature Strange Magic, which just happens to feature a story written by none other than George Lucas himself. In the short piece, Brian Truitt provides some i ...
Posted Thursday, January 15th 2015 at 7:50AM
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The unparalleled Grammy Award-winning artist Roberta Flack brings her sterling voice to Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre on Friday, February 6 at 8 p.m.
Tickets, priced starting at $40 for the public and $10 for full-time Pepperdine students ...
Posted Thursday, January 15th 2015 at 7:33AM
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For more years than some can remember, Audrey Stradford has been helping students realize their dreams of a college education. Known as “Miss Audrey” to many who have graced the halls of Tennessee State University, it is not uncommon to see her open ...
Posted Wednesday, January 14th 2015 at 4:33PM
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Voting Open for Fans to Help Determine the Final Eight to Perform in Atlanta in January 2015
The Honda Battle of the Bands is set to make a triumphant return to Atlanta January 24, 2015, when eight of the most prestigious marching bands from Ameri ...
Posted Wednesday, January 14th 2015 at 4:08PM
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By Krissah Thompson and Tim Carman
As Michelle Obama enters her seventh year as first lady, she remains focused on her campaign against childhood obesity. Obama’s first official act of the new year was announcing the appointment of children’s-h ...
Posted Wednesday, January 14th 2015 at 12:37PM
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Arnold Donald, Carnival Corporation CEO, and James Gadsden, U.S. Ambassador (retired), will keynote two premiere events during the 43rd Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration, sponsored by the YWCA Greater Charleston. The Charleston area ...
Posted Wednesday, January 14th 2015 at 11:51AM
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When Mayor Bloomberg announced he was banning big sodas from the NYC area, people passionately protested their right to bubbly drinks in big quantities.
But maybe the mayor was on to something. Soda doesn't just cause cavities a ...
Posted Wednesday, January 14th 2015 at 11:26AM
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Soul legend Patti Labelle used to cook for her pianist, Elton John, at the start of his career after taking all his money in card games.
The Lady Marmalade singer has a reputation as one of music's best cooks and she turned Elton int ...
Posted Wednesday, January 14th 2015 at 11:16AM
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YOUR NATIONAL/WORLD NEWS
DAY 12
JANUARY 2015
COLUMBUS, OH
FANS TOOK CELEBRATIONS TO AN ALOOF LEVEL!
Police were not exactly welcoming the kind of celebrations Ohio State Fans were releasing as they became state champs of their winning footba ...
Posted Tuesday, January 13th 2015 at 1:09PM
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Jan. 13, 2015 AT 9:25AM By Rachel McRady
There was likely much trash talking in the Knowles-Carter household last night as Beyonce’s Houston Rockets took on Jay Z’s Brooklyn Nets. The A-list couple, who up until recently has been traveling all ove ...
Posted Tuesday, January 13th 2015 at 9:01AM
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The Hall Johnson Summer Camp is held on the campus of Allen University for high school choral students. This camp places an emphasis on the music of Hall Johnson and the appropriate performance practice for the Negro spiritual. Campers will have a we ...
Posted Monday, January 12th 2015 at 3:22PM
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SIMON Cowell has "set his heart" on becoming a success in Hollywood and is planning to release ten animated cartoon movies including a revival of Betty Boop.
The 55-year-old media mogul is so impressed by the success of Disney's Frozen that he wan ...
Posted Monday, January 12th 2015 at 1:05PM
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by Emanuel Maiberg on January 11, 2015
Microsoft has updated its Game Content Usage Rules page to explain how people can use its game content to create YouTube videos and Twitch Streams, but the new rules don't apply to Minecraft, which Microsoft ...
Posted Monday, January 12th 2015 at 11:37AM
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