Thanks for sharing this touching story about your friendship with Nymah Kumah, a very special man. Sandra Jordan Hazelwood Schools
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Class personified
We have lost a great pioneer in Ed Bradley. To many of us, he was far more than the “only black face” on a very popular show. Ed Bradley was an intelligent human being, class personified and quite personable. I am confident that the list of admirers is long within the media industry, as well […]
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R&B great Ruth Brown passes at 78
Singer Ruth Brown, whose recordings of “Teardrops in My Eyes,” “5-10-15 Hours” and “(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean” shot her to rhythm-and-blues stardom in the 1950s, died Friday (Nov. 24, 2006). She was 78. Brown, who later in life won a Grammy and a Tony, died of complications from a stroke and heart attack […]
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Homer G. on first
Unfortunately, there is an error in my piece on the Norman Seay lectureship. It is the second, not the first, lectureship named for an African American at Washington University School of Medicine. The Homer G. Phillips lecture series is the first. I did contact the Medical Public Affairs Office at Washington University prior to submitting […]
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Feds probe granny shooting
The FBI is now investigating the police shooting of a 92-year-old Atlanta woman in an apparent drug raid last week. Atlanta Police shot to death the elderly Kathyrn Johnston last Wednesday after three narcotics officers busted into her home without warning. Police say they entered the house dressed in plain clothes with a no-knock warrant […]
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Hip-hop’s latest tell all hits stores today
The book, It’s No Secret, is Carmen Bryan’s side of the story, detailing her relationships with Nas, Jay-Z, and others. The book touts Carmen as the “hip-hop Helen of Troy,” and within its pages, Carmen claims to be the reason why former rivals Jay-Z and Nas had one of the biggest rap battles in hip-hop […]
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McNabb injuries keep him out of the game
Donovan McNabb could miss as much as a year or could be ready for the 2007 season opener after having surgery Tuesday to repair a torn knee ligament. McNabb, a five-time Pro Bowl quarterback, tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in the second quarter of the Eagles loss to Tennessee last week. […]
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Patti brings her ‘Gospel’ to St. Louis
Two time Grammy award winning artist Patti LaBelle and special guests will be in St. Louis on December 10 for “The Gospel According to Patti” tour at the Roberts Orpheum Theater (416 N. 9th St.). Ms. LaBelle will be performing songs from her long awaited CD “The Gospel According to Patti” as well as her […]
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Cardinals add fuel to champion fire
The World Champion St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they have agreed with free agent second baseman Adam Kennedy on a three-year contract through the 2009 season. Kennedy, 30, returns to the organization that selected him with its first round draft pick (20th player overall) in 1997. Kennedy batted .273 with four home runs and […]
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Mother microwaves baby
A mother in Dayton, Ohio was arrested on suspicion of murdering her newborn daughter by microwaving the baby in an oven. China Arnold, 26, was jailed Monday on a charge of aggravated murder, more than a year after she brought her dead month-old baby to a hospital. Bail was set Tuesday at $1 million. “We […]