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D’USSE Cognac And DC Toasts Honor Pre-Prohibition Black Bartenders For World Cocktail Week

WASHINGTON, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –Tonight, more than three hundred cocktail enthusiasts and local fans came together in celebration of historic Black bartenders at the Howard Theatre in Wash… Continue reading

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Jackie Robinson Movie — Teammate Claims ’42′ Producers BOTCHED Famous Moment

It’s an iconic photograph … Jackie Robinson shaking hands with George Shuba — the first time a white player and a black player did so in pro ball — but the producers of “42″ screwed it up in the new flick … Continue reading

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As the Pigford I Settlement comes to a close: The Network of Black Farm Groups and Advocates stresses its positive impact on society

ATLANTA, April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ –The Pigford consent decree on April 14, 1999 marked a productive first step toward compensating thousands of black farmers who faced decades of di… Continue reading

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Black James Bond: Brosnan Backs Colin Salmon

According to Pierce Brosnan, the English actor and James Bond film regular Colin Salmon should be the first black 007. Continue reading

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Father Divine’s New York mansion gets new owners

The Yonkers house was home to followers of the noted mid-century black religious leader. Continue reading

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Black Bull Resources Inc. Announces December 31, 2012- First Quarter Financial Statement Release

SHELBURNE, NOVA SCOTIA — (Marketwire) — 03/02/13 — Black Bull Resources Inc. (NEX: BBS.H) has released its Interim Report including the Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion & Analysi… Continue reading

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Blackstone’s Schwarzman’s earnings flat in 2012; Apollo’s Black gains

(Reuters) – The earnings of Blackstone Group LP head Stephen Schwarzman were flat in 2012 at more than $200 million, while Leon Black, the CEO at private equity rival Apollo Global Management LLC , closed in on him with a 73 percent rise in his earnings. Black's 2012 earnings rose to $180.2 million, while Schwarzman's earnings were $213.3 million, according to separate regulatory filings by the two firms on Friday. The two buyout kings saw a big rise in dividends from their stakes in the firms they founded. Continue reading

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Ashley Benson, Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez or Rachel Korine — Who’d You Rather?

“Springbreakers” babes Ashley Benson, Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez and Rachel Korine all put on their black dresses at the movie’s Madrid premiere this week.Question is … Continue reading

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Patrick Carney ENRAGES Justin Bieber Fans with Twitter Profile

Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney is on the receiving end of A TON of Twitter hate … because he raised the stakes in his war of words with Justin Bieber by changing his Twitter profile pic to one of the Biebs.You’ll recall … Continue reading

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Conclave’s rituals, oaths and secrecy explained

VATICAN CITY (AP) — It's a ritual as rich in tradition and symbolism as the Catholic Church can muster: secret oaths, hypnotic Gregorian chants, scarlet-decked cardinals filing through the Sistine Chapel — all while the public outside in St. Peter's Square watches for white smoke or black to learn if it has a new pope. Continue reading

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