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Dave Matthews Band sax player LeRoi Moore dies

Posted by theangryindian from Yahoo News!

LOS ANGELES - LeRoi Moore, saxophone player for the Dave Matthews Band, died Tuesday of injuries suffered in an accident on an all-terrain vehicle in June. He was 46.

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Ben Stiller Decries National Boycott of "Tropic Thunder"

Posted by emalee217

In an article posted on MTV.com, Ben Stiller responds to the planned boycott of his movie by disability groups across the nation. Stiller said that the point of the scenes isn't to ridicule those with intellectual disabilities, but to poke fun at actors who play characters with intellectual disabilities in hopes of gaining critical acclaim...

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More than 'Shaft': Hayes was goldmine of influence

Posted by okami from Yahoo News!

Isaac Hayes' theme song for the 1971 movie "Shaft" not only became one of pop music's iconic songs, but also the defining work of Hayes' career. Yet the "Theme from Shaft" was just a snippet of the groundbreaking music for which Hayes - who died Sunday at age 65 - was responsible.

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Why I'm Boycotting The Emmys

Posted by adrienneanderson from Now Public

It was such an ugly demise to an intense drama set on Baltimore, Maryland's tough, inner-city streets -and, no, I'm not talking about the shocking deaths of two of Baltimore's most notorious criminals. I'm talking about the ugly, dismissive and undeserving omission of HBO 's incredibly taut series, The Wire , from 60th Primetime Emmy® Award nominations!

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To do in LA

Posted by janehirsch

Bernini's mistress, whose face he had slashed.

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Morgan Freeman seriously hurt in car accident

Posted by Jeff from MSNBC

"They had to use the jaws of life to extract him from the vehicle," McFerrin said. "He was lucid, conscious. He was talking, joking with some of the rescue workers at one point."

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Black in America Misses the ‘Why’

Posted by Shemuses

The cable television program "Black in America" focused on several different socio-economic issues that affect African-Americans in today's society. Aired on CNN, host Soledad O'Brien takes the viewer on a journey through various neighborhoods; effectively shedding light on dark issues that have plagued Black America for some time. Issues such as education, marriage, pregnancy, and violence in different communities throughout the country were highlighted, giving the viewer insight into a plight that only the Black community often feels. While O'Brien did a fantastic job telling the stories of various individuals she interviewed, little emphasis was placed on the story behind the story. Not much focus was given to the "why" in these particular scenarios.

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