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Al Roker To Highlight Teen Fundraiser In October

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NORFOLK National Media Personality, Al Roker from NBC’s The Today Show will return to highlight the annual fundraising event of Teens With a Purpose (TWP). Roker was in Hampton Roads last year to promote the youth development organization. Roker will be joined by Nicole Livas of WAVY TV 10 as she hosts this year’s GALA, Silent Auction, and VIP reception ...

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Prostate Cancer Touches The Famous

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What do Ken Griffey Sr., Nelson Mandela, Colin Powell and Charlie Hill have in common? Prostate cancer, the most common cancer among African-American men. September is Prostate Health Month, and African-Americans should take note.  In Virginia, an average of 231 new cases per 100,000 people were diagnosed in Black men each year from 2002-2006, the most recent data available. Hill ...

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Civil Rights Marchers Line Capital’s Streets After Spirited Rally

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By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide   Forty-seven years after  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered  his “I Have A Dream Speech”,  much of what he talked about during that historic address has been ...

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Shirley Sherrod Rejects Agriculture Department Offer

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By Rosaland Tyler Associate Editor New Journal and Guide   WASHINGTON Shirley Sherrod, who was ousted from the Agriculture Department  during a racial fire storm, rejected an offer to return to the department on Aug. 24. In a cordial news conference, Sherrod said she may agree to work as a consultant on racial issues with the man who asked her ...

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  • MLK III Speaks At Memorial Site

    WASHINGTON, D.C. Speaking on Saturday after marchers assembled at the site where a memorial to his father is being built, Martin Luther King III, said, “You may remember that m

  • Nightmare, Dream or In Between

    By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist   I was in a meeting last Saturday when a man referenced “two marches” and I nearly melted down.  I was appalled that anyone could mana

  • The “My Mic Sounds Nice” Interview: Ava Duvernay

    By Kam Williams Film Critic   Ava DuVernay has worked in the world of film as a marketer and publicist for more than 14 years, forming DVA Media + Marketing in 1999. Her a

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The “My Mic Sounds Nice” Interview: Ava Duvernay

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By Kam Williams Film Critic   Ava DuVernay has worked in the world of film as a marketer and publicist for more than 14 years, forming DVA Media + Marketing in 1999. Her award-winning firm has provided strategy and execution for more than 80 film and television campaigns for acclaimed directors such as Steven Spielberg, Clint Eastwood, Michael Mann, Robert Rodriguez, Bill Condon, Raoul Peck, Gurinder Chadha and Reggie & Gina Bythewood.  Yet, in 2008, Ava stepped behind the camera ...

Hollywood Profiles | Administrator | Wednesday, 1 September 2010 | Hits: 77 | Comments

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The “Takers” Interview With T.I.

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By Kam Williams Film Critic   Tip “T.I.” Harris is one of his generation’s most captivating speakers and one of the biggest hip-hop artists of all time. Whether they see him conversing with a room full of young people about staying in school and following their dreams, or moving tens of thousands at one of his concerts, audiences are always engrossed by the words of the “King of the ...

Hollywood Profiles | Administrator | Wednesday, 25 August 2010 | Hits: 136 | Comments

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INTERVIEW: Tavis Smiley

By Kam Williams Film Critic   From his celebrated conversations with world figures, to his work to inspire the next generation of leaders, as a broadcaster, author, advocate and philanthropist, Tavis Smiley continues to be an outstanding voice for change. He is currently the host of the late night television talk show Tavis Smiley on PBS and The Tavis Smiley Show on Public Radio International (PRI). Time Magazine honored Mr. Smiley in 2009 as one of “The World’s 100 Most ...

Hollywood Profiles | Administrator | Thursday, 22 July 2010 | Hits: 432 | Comments

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The “A Game of Character” Interview: Craig Robinson

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By Kam Williams Film Critic   Craig Robinson was born in Chicago on April 21, 1962, to Fraser and Marian Robinson and raised in a modest home where he had to share a room with his younger sister, Michelle. With help of devoted parents, who made major sacrifices on their behalf, both children were inspired to excel academically and were admitted to Princeton University.    6’6” Craig was also a basketball phenom who was twice voted the Ivy League Player of ...

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Katrina, Five Years Later

By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist   I have a dream that I can go back to my home, that I can go back to New Orleans. I have a ...

Commentary | Administrator | Wednesday, 1 September 2010 | Hits: 20 | Comments

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The Resignation of Dr. Laura

By Marc Morial NNPA Columnist   Here we go again.  One more time, a clueless commentator with a microphone and an audience of millions, has brazenly insulted Black America and ...

Commentary | Administrator | Wednesday, 1 September 2010 | Hits: 20 | Comments

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Return MLK Jr.’s Honor

By Sean C. Bowers Special to the New Journal and Guide   On the August 28th anniversary of Dr. King’s  “I Have A Dream Speech”, we must remember that Dr. ...

Local Voices | Administrator | Wednesday, 1 September 2010 | Hits: 24 | Comments

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Civil Rights 2010: The Struggle for Qua

By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis NNPA Columnist   The Civil Rights Movement is alive and well in 2010.  There is no such thing as the “post-Civil Rights era,” unless you ...

Commentary | Administrator | Wednesday, 1 September 2010 | Hits: 20 | Comments

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