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Baltimore-born Jada Pinkett is an actress, rocker and wife to Will Smith. The Baltimore School for the Arts graduate started out in acting, appearing on TV's "A Different World" and the films "Menace II Society" and "Set It Off." She married Will Smith in 1997 after meeting on the set of "The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air." She co-starred with her husband in "Ali" and became a force to reckon with in "The Matrix" films. Pinkett Smith is also lead singer of the heavy metal band Wicked Wisdom and has toured with Britney Spears and OzzFest.
Baltimore-born Jada Pinkett is an actress, rocker and wife to Will Smith. The Baltimore School for the Arts graduate started out in acting, appearing on TV's "A Different World" and the films "Menace II Society" and "Set It Off." She married Will Smith in 1997 after meeting on the set of "The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air." She co-starred with her husband in "Ali" and became a force to reckon with in "The Matrix" films. Pinkett Smith is also lead singer of the heavy metal band Wicked Wisdom and has toured with Britney Spears and OzzFest.
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Jada Pinkett Smith says media bullying Justin Bieber
The Baltimore SunActress and Baltimore native Jada Pinkett Smith took to Facebook to condemn the media for "bullying" Justin Bieber and other young artists. In something of a treatise under the headline, "Are we bullying our young artists?" Pinkett Smith took the...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Justin Bieber
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Senior Circles: Scourge of human trafficking is in our backyard
Join the war on human trafficking I know you are going to say — "What does this subject matter have to do with seniors?" Human trafficking is happening in our own backyard, throughout our country and around the world. I want each of our...Tags: Slavery, Katie Couric, FBI, Demi Moore
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Harborplace sold to New York real estate firm
The Baltimore waterfront's iconic Harborplace is being sold to a New York real estate investment firm that has a reputation for purchasing distinctive retail centers, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced Tuesday. Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp., which is...Tags: Hunt Valley, Owings Mills Mall, Rental Service, The Boston Globe, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith to host Obama fundraiser
The Baltimore SunBaltimore native Jada Pinkett Smith and her husband, Will, are expecting Michelle Obama over for lunch -- and some other very fancy guests. The Smiths are opening their home in Calabasas, Calif., on Oct. 25 for an Obama fundraiser that the first lady...Tags: Salma Hayek, Will Smith, Lady Gaga, Michelle Obama, Twitter, Inc.
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Joan Jett's Orioles' love letter (and other celeb O's fans)
The Baltimore SunWe all know singer/songwriter/guitarist/producer Joan Jett loves Rock and Roll; she’s proclaimed that plenty of times since her breakout hit in 1982. She also has proclaimed her love for the Orioles for years. It’s hard to forget when she...Tags: Brooks Robinson, Apple iPad, Billy Bob Thornton, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Music
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Jada Pinkett Smith urges SRB to protect elephants
The Baltimore SunActress Jada Pinkett Smith is appealing directly to Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake on behalf of elephants. In a letter dated Tuesday, the actress said she was appealing to the mayor "as a mother and proud Baltimore native." Pinkett Smith...Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Concerts, Celebrities, Arthritis, 1st Mariner Arena
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Skill shooting: Arbutus Middle student sets sights on perfection
A year and a half ago, Liz Bark sat in on a gun safety class only because her older brother, Andrew, wanted experience handling firearms. It was the summer of 2010 and she had no intention of ever picking up a rifle. Now the 13-year-old Catonsville...
Tags: Baltimore School for the Arts, Christian Siriano, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Tupac Shakur, College Sports
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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: Music Industry, Broadway Theater, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Morgan State University
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SRB miffed that Pinkett Smith hasn't returned city's calls
The Baltimore SunMayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blakewants to teach Jada Pinkett Smith a lesson in that old, scratch my back, I'll scratch yours thing. Earlier this week the actress sent the mayor a letter, asking her to make sure the elephants are well treated when the...Tags: Circuses, Celebrities, Entertainment Events, Television Industry
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Debate erupts over elephant training as circus comes to town
He stands on a grassy slope, right arm extended upward with an alfalfa treat, addressing his 4-ton companion in the tones of a tender friend. "You're a sweetie, aren't you? You're special," Mike McClure says. And Dolly plucks the treat from his hand,...
Tags: Circuses, 1st Mariner Arena, Science, Maryland Zoo Baltimore, Physiology
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Pinkett Smith's aunt 'taken aback' by SRB's dig
The Baltimore SunMayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake wasn't exactly jumping when Jada Pinkett Smith asked for her help in protecting elephants earlier this week. The mayor more or less says she had bigger fish to fry -- that and the actress didn't help her out when the city...Tags: Baltimore School for the Arts, Circuses, Concerts, Celebrities, 1st Mariner Arena
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Circus: Pinkett-Smith doesn't know first thing about elephants
The Baltimore SunA day after Jada Pinkett Smith sent a heartfelt letter to Baltimore's mayor, pleading for her to stand up for circus elephants she believes are being abused, circus officials called the actress "completely misguided." "She doesn't know the first thing...Tags: Circuses, Elephant (animal), People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Lexington Market, Entertainment Events
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