This year’s Oscar awards promise a record night for African-American actors, who have earned five of the 20 nominations. Jamie Foxx holds court as the first African-American performer to receive two nominations in the same year, as lead actor for his portrayal of Ray Charles in Ray and supporting actor for Collateral. Foxx’s competition includes […]
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‘I will destroy him’
The air was filled with liniment and gangsta rap when Zab “Super” Judah entered the ring on the 13th floor of the Sheraton City Center for a media workout on Monday. Before a rugged sparring session, Judah glided around the ring, rapidly throwing punches that cut through the air, which stood still at a stifling […]
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Bootylicious fashion
Destiny’s Child phenom Beyonce has signed a licensing agreement with the Tarrant Apparel Group to produce a line of apparel for young women. The look will be “a mix of vintage things with contemporary things. It’ll be fur with denim, classic with street,” said Beyonce. The collection will also include party dresses, sweaters and some […]
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Mrs. Climmer Lee Clay-Bullock
Mrs. Climmer Lee Clay-Bullock was born in Greenwood, Mississippi on November 25, 1923. She was the only child born to Rev. Henderson Clay and Sallie (Davis) Clay. Sadly, both parents, two husbands and one son preceded her in death. She received her formal education at the public schools in Mississippi and Tennessee. Professing faith and […]
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Going by the board
I was both surprised and disappointed in the St. Louis American’s editorial entitled “Credibility and school board campaigns” on several fronts. First, I couldn’t understand your apparent dismissal of Veronica O’Brien’s contributions to the Board of Education. If a writer cannot even correctly name the party he is writing about (Her name is Veronica n […]
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A mother throws a fit over coughing (and sneezing) fits
Attention, all parents of young children. Please do not send your sick child to school. Just in case you were unaware, the child could get others sick. It seems like year after year one of our children comes down with a coughing fit. I have narrowed it down to between the ages of three and […]
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Hip hop grapevine: Nelly vs. Chingy – The Prizefight
Imagine if Nelly vs. Chingy was on the card for Saturday night. Smoke and expectation hung thick in the overflowing Dome. They had filled the Dome! Nelly vs. Chingy had filled the Dome. Every hip-hop head in St. Louis, and from elsewhere, had put up big bucks and put their butts in a seat to […]
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Piphus on the move
Stephen Piphus has joined Turn-Group Technologies as a network engineer and project manager.
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McNabb shoulders an unusual burden
Donovan McNabb won’t be the first you-know-what quarterback to play in the Super Bowl. Come Sunday, however, he will hold another distinction. No other quarterback in the history of the Super Hype has ever played with two civilians sitting squarely on his shoulders. On his right, of course, will be Rush Limbaugh, the insouciant talkmeister […]
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St. Louis American Sports Quiz
In honor of Cory Spinks’ championship fight in his home city this weekend, how about a little Spinks family boxing trivia? In which weight class did Michael Spinks win his Olympic gold medal back in 1976? Which year did Cory Spinks begin his professional career? How many professional fights did Leon Spinks have before he […]