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Shemar Moore– Rapport with Moore!

January 6, 2017

ABOVE PHOTO:  Shemar Moore stars as self styled relationship guru/author, Matthew Taylor in ‘The Bounce Back’. Interview with Kam Williams Shemar Franklin Moore was born in Oakland on April 20, 1970 to an African-American father and a mother of Irish and French-Canadian extraction. Moore spent his early years abroad with his single-mom in Denmark and…

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‘Star Wars’ actress and author Carrie Fisher dies at 60

December 30, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO:  Todd Fisher, from left, Carrie Fisher, and Billie Catherine Lourd arrive at the Governors Awards at the Dolby Ballroom on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, in Los Angeles.  (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) By Sandy Cohen associated press LOS ANGELES — Carrie Fisher, a daughter of Hollywood royalty who gained pop-culture fame as Princess Leia…

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A+E cancels ‘Generation KKK’ docuseries after learning that some of its subjects were paid

December 30, 2016

shadowandact.com A day after announcing that the network had revamped its previously-scheduled “Generation KKK” docuseries by changing its title to “Escaping the KKK: A Documentary Series Exposing Hate in America,” partnering up with Color Of Change, the leading African American civil rights organization, to consult and provide supplementary content for the series, and more, A&E…

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You can’t stop the beat: “Hairspray Live!” comes to NBC

December 30, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO: Hairspray Live! — Season: 2016 — Pictured: (l-r) back row: Ephraim Skyes as Seaweed J. Stubbs, Jennifer Hudson as Motormouth Maybelle, Martin Short as Wilbur Turnblad, Dove Cameron as Amber Von Tussle; middle row: Ariana Grande as Penny Pingleton, Garrett Clayton as Link Larkin, Harvey Fierstein as Edna Turnblad, Maddie Baillio as Tracy Turnblad,…

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‘‘People v. O.J.,’’ ‘‘Night Manager,’’ lead Globes TV nominations

December 30, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO:  ‘The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story’  (21st Century Fox/FX Network) By Frazier Moore associated press NEW YORK — FX’s “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” has claimed the lead in Golden Globes television nominations with five nods, followed by another miniseries, AMC’s “The Night Manager,” with four. The Globes…

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Sugarhouse Casino welcomes singer Jeffrey Osborne

December 30, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO:  Jeffrey Osborne Acclaimed R&B artist to perform love songs and more at The Event Center Four-time Grammy®-nominated singer, Jeffrey Osborne, brings his iconic rhythm and blues music to The Event Center at SugarHouse Casino on Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, at 9 p.m. Entertaining on the weekend before Valentine’s Day, Osborne’s show will feature…

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Review: ‘Hidden Figures’–NASA docudrama belatedly credits contributions of unsung African-American mathematicians

December 30, 2016

By Kam Williams All of the astronauts picked by NASA to participate in its maiden manned space programs, Mercury and Gemini, were White males. However, behind the scenes, there was a dedicated team of African-American, female mathematicians who played a pivotal role in ensuring that they launched and returned safely, whether from orbiting the Earth…

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Comedian Ricky Harris from “Everybody Hates Chris” dies

December 30, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO:  Ricky Harris associated press LOS ANGELES — Comedian and actor Ricky Harris, who had a recurring role in Chris Rock’s “Everybody Hates Chris” sitcom and voiced several characters that appeared in Hip Hop albums, died Monday. He was 54. A cause was not immediately available but Harris’ manager, Cindy Ambers, said the comedian…

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