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Singer, Philadelphia native Jazmine Sullivan, announced that her mother, Pam Joi Sullivan, passed away on Saturday Sullivan revealed the news on her Instagram page Monday morning that read, “I don’t have the words yet mommy. So for now I’ll say thank you thank you thank you. Rest now butterfly [blue butterfly emoji] 10/26/58- 07/22/23 [broken heart…

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On this episode of Sun Spotlight host Kharisma McIlwaine speaks with Dr. Nia Bailey, about her work as a radiation specialist, author of children’s book “Love Thy Neighbor: A Powerful Story Following a Young Girl’s Mission to Feed Clothe and Fellowship with the Homeless’ and her mission to spread awareness surrounding breast cancer in young…

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By Jonathan Landrum Jr.ASSOCIATED PRESSABOVE PHOTO: SEAN “DIDDY” COMBS at the Sean Diddy Combs Unforgivable Estee Lauder Fragrance Launch, Core Club, New York, NY, February 01, 2006. LOS ANGELES — Sean “Diddy” Combs wants to strengthen the Black dollar: The music mogul is spearheading a new online marketplace called Empower Global that will specifically feature…

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ASSOCIATED PRESSABOVE PHOTO: STRIKING WRITERS AND ACTORS CHANT AS THEY WALK A PICKET LINE, Monday, July 17, 2023, in New York. Three years after the pandemic brought Hollywood to a standstill, the film and TV industry has again ground to a halt. This time, though, the industry is engaged in a bitter battle over how…

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ASSOCIATED PRESS ABOVE PHOTO: WORLD RENOWNED CONCERT PIANIST ANDRE WATTS performs with the Kalamazoo (Mich.) Symphony Orchestra during the opening concert of the Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival at Miller Auditorium on the Kalamazoo (Mich.) campus of Western Michigan University, Saturday night, April 29, 2000. Watts died of prostate cancer at his home in…

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By Jake CoyleASSOCIATED PRESSNEW YORK — After a globe-trotting publicity blitz by star Tom Cruise, “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” launched with a franchise-best $80 million over five days, though it came in shy of industry expectations with a $56.2 million haul over the three-day weekend, according to studio estimates. The Paramount Pictures…

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The return of the Beech “Jazz on the Ave” Music Fest ABOVE PHOTO: Headliner Lady Alma and Vertical Current Beech Community Services, in partnership with the 22nd Police District, recently hosted the 14th Annual Beech “Jazz on the Ave” Music Fest, headlined by Lady Alma and Vertical Current. This free event, which attracts thousands of…

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By K-Len Anderson ABOVE PHOTO: Beyoncé and her Renaissance World Tour thrilled fans at the Lincoln Financial Field.Photos by Julian Dakdouk/Live Nation On a hot summer night in Philly, “BeyHive” members from all walks of life gathered at the Lincoln Financial Field for what can only be described as an epic experience — the U.S….

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ASSOCIATED PRESSLAS VEGAS — A home Las Vegas police searched this week in connection with the 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur is tied to a man long known to detectives investigating the case, whose nephew had emerged as a suspect shortly after the rapper’s killing. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department confirmed it served…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Hill Harper (Editorial credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com) By Joey Cappelletti ASSOCIATED PRESS LANSING, Mich. — Hill Harper, an actor known for his roles on “CSI: NY” and “The Good Doctor,” announced on Monday that he is running for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat and challenging U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin for the Democratic…

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