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Black and white
Editor's note: Freelance writer Diedre A. Ware grew up in Havre de Grace and graduated from Havre de Grace High School. Her recollections of what it was like growing up black in an era when children's dolls were white was published recently in Dolls...Tags: Toy Industry, Mattel Inc., Havre de Grace, Psychologists, Health and Medical Professionals
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'American Idol' recap, The good, bad and bizarre
Tonight, "American Idol" arrived in Oklahoma City, the home of our very own Carrie Underwood. Surely after last night's show and being in a town that produced the likes of the country superstar, this town must be bustling with talent. Right? Not so much....
Tags: Carrie Underwood, American Idol (tv program), Stevie Wonder, Nicki Minaj, Keith Urban
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'Fela!' celebrates influential Nigerian musician, activist
He pioneered one the most influential, far-reaching musical genres of the past 50 years. He became a galvanizing force, too, in the cause of human rights. When he died, more than a million people turned out to witness his funeral cortege. Among those...Tags: Lagos (Nigeria), Jada Pinkett Smith, Entertainment Events, Music Industry, Music Theater
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'The X-Factor' recap: Can the second episode outdo the premiere?
THE SKINNY: Have we been had? "The X-Factor" followed up a seriously stellar debut with a two-hour mess of talentless singers and worse. The supporters of the first episode should be worried. Was Thursday night the real "X-Factor" or just a momentary bump...Tags: Gloria Estefan, Nicole Scherzinger, The Supremes (music group), The X Factor (tv program), Beyonce
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Dorothy E. Brunson, radio station owner, dies
Dorothy E. Brunson, who became the first African-American woman in the nation to own a radio station when she bought WEBB-AM in Baltimore, died Sunday of complications from ovarian cancer at Mercy Medical Center.
The Northwest Baltimore resident was 72....Tags: Govans, Public Employees, Colleges and Universities, New York City, Elections
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Chicks' night out
Sun Pop Music CriticThe Dixie Chicks may not have been ready to make nice, but last night, band members showed they weren't above gloating -- at least a little -- as they accepted five honors at the 49th annual Grammy Awards, including record of the year, song of the year...Tags: Carrie Underwood, Mary J. Blige, Dixie Chicks (music group), John Legend, Ceremonies
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'So You Think You Can Dance': lots of props, plenty of awesome dancing
Reality CheckJohn-John Williams IV is in Chicago at a hotel that does not have Fox (to our disbelief). So I'm filling in and recapping a well-danced So You Think You Can Dance. There's new partnering tonight (again). Each pair will dance......Tags: Dancing, Gloria Estefan, Hip Hop (genre), So You Think You Can Dance (tv program), Brian Setzer
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Tall order for the heavyweight class
Out of a small boombox, James Brown is preaching about shaking your moneymaker, getting up and staying on the scene, while the Giant's size 18 feet bounce in steady rhythm on the mat. Way, way up above, the boxer's meaty hands, each the size of a catcher'...Tags: Boxing, Basketball, Arts, Photography, Colleges and Universities
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Ruppersberger beats Bentley; Morella falls to Van Hollen
Sun StaffDemocrats claimed victories last night in two hotly contested races for Maryland congressional seats that have long been in Republican hands. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger of Baltimore County and Christopher Van Hollen Jr. of Montgomery County won in contests...Tags: American Legion, White House, Arts, Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama), Hillary Clinton
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Johnny on the spot
The first time I heard Johnny Holliday broadcast a University of Maryland basketball game was the winter of 1982. I was driving through some Eastern Shore backwater at night, and it was freezing cold, and the only light inside my little Toyota was the...Tags: Basketball, Summer Olympics, Maryland Terrapins, Multi-Sport Events, Gary Williams
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