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NEWS ROUND UP: COSBY WANTS ACTION / NATION’S LEADING DOCTORS / KILPATRICK NEWS

Friday, May 2, 2008 |

At a conference of community associations on Thursday, Bill Cosby urged the audience to stand up and confront the ills facing black Americans and “stop looking for somebody to blame.” Continue Reading »

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SPOTTED: ANGELA / JAY-Z / KELLY / RAVEN

Thursday, May 1, 2008 |

ANGELA SIMMONS & BOYFRIEND TERRY KENNEDY

Angela Simmons was spotted arriving at Mr. Chows in Beverly Hills on Wednesday night. Her boyfriend skateboarder/rapper Terry Kennedy aka T.K. is seen in the background. Continue Reading »

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BLACK HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: JACKIE ORMES

Thursday, May 1, 2008 |

Jackie Ormes (1911-1985) was the first black woman to write and draw widely distributed comic strips.

Born Zelda Mavin Jackson on Aug. 1, 1911, in Pittsburgh, Ormes enjoyed drawing as a child and was praised for her artistic abilities. Following graduation, she began working as a proofreader for The Pittsburgh Courier, which was once the country’s most widely circulated black newspaper. Continue Reading »

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