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LOCAL HIP HOP ARTIST ORGANIZES MUSIC FESTIVAL
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Detroit hip hop artist and activist Khary WAE Fraizer has a lot on his plate nowadays. In addition to being the President of the Detroit chapter of the Hip Hop Congress, a busy community advocate and performing with his band General Population, he is also plays a key role in organizing the first annual Long Summer Nights music festival to be held in Detroit on August 22...
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BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL: SUPERMODEL NAOMI SIMS’ LEGACY
Naomi Sims, widely considered the first Black supermodel and successful businesswoman, died early this month at age 61. Photo-www.panachereport.com
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Naomi Sims couldn’t have taken center stage at a more appropriate time.
The year was 1968 and the world as a whole was going through massive transformation that manifested in all corners of society...
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KURTIS BLOW, RAP PIONEER, TURNS 50
Kurtis Blow, the first rap artist to be signed to a major rcord label, turned 50 yesterday.
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Born Curtis Walker in New York, he becme acquainted with music in the late ’70s as a block party DJ and as a program director for City College of New York while a student there. He also joined a music group called the Force, fronted by future hip-hop record company cofounder and business mogul Russell Simmons...
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LOCAL MAN ACCUSED OF SENDING DEATH THREATS TO JAY-Z AND BEYONCE
Music power couple Jay-Z and Beyonce
Knowles were the subject of threatening letters sent by a Detroiter.
Photo- www.straightfromthea.com
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Within the parameters of hip-hop and rap music, rappers having beefs with each other is not uncommon. Lately, it has also been used as a publicity stunt or artists to boost record sales and win new fans...
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LOW TURNOUT CONFIRMED; DETROIT RESIDENTS VOICE OPINONS ON TODAY’S ELECTION
As predicted by city officials, low numbers at the voting polls across the city were confirmed by the amount of voters trickling in to make their choice on the ballot...
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DETROIT BRACES FOR ANOTHER ELECTION; LOW TURNOUT EXPECTED
For the third time this year, the citizens of Detroit are called upon to cast their votes for candidates running for the mayor’s office, City Council, charter commission, Board of Education and city clerk...
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DETROIT HELPS HOMELESS
Cass Park, located near Cass and Temple, for decades has been the setting for rampant drug abuse, prostitution and violence. Earlier today, due to the efforts of the Detroit Police Department and volunteers, Cass Park became a place where food was freely given to the homeless and needy...
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CHAMPION BOXER SHOT, KILLED DURING ATTEMPTED CARJACKING
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Champion boxer Vernon Forrest, also known as “The Viper,” was shot to death late Saturday evening in Atlanta, Ga., during an attempted carjacking...
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POPULAR NOVELIST E. LYNN HARRIS DIES AT 54
Michigan-born popular novelist E. Lynn Harris died today at age 54. Photo- aeispeakers.com
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E. Lynn Harris, author of such best-selling books as “Invisible Life,” “And This Too Shall Pass: A Novel” and “What Becomes of the Brokenhearted: A Memoir,” died today at age 54 due to a “serious health setback” as described by his publicist while he was out promoting his new book, “Basketball Jones,” on a West Coast book tour...
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LOCAL HEALTH FOOD STORE OFFERS COLON THERAPY TO COMMUNITY
Colonics, also known as Colonic Irrigation or Colon Therapy is defined as a water enema given to flush out the colon to remove fecal waste and unidentified toxins from the colon and intestinal tract. It has been used for hundreds of years and even dates back to the days of Ancient Egypt. It is well documented that Michigan native and health pioneer Dr. John H. Kellogg was an advocate for colonic therapy during the early 1900s.
Nature’s Very Best Health Food Store in Detroit carries on the tradition of advocating colon therapy by providing it as a service for the community. Since 1986, the store, managed by Ma’at Seba, has been a leader in the region for offering alternative healing methods for people concerned about their health. Michigan Chronicle Web Editor Dina Peace sat down with Seba for an interview on how colonics can have benefits for the body...
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Blogs by this Author
Published 06/9/2009
DISHING IN THE D WITH DINAMetro Detroit will always be considered home to me. I was born in Motown and I went to school and college here. I live north of Eight Mile now but I have come to ...
Published 06/30/2009
Well, despite what the title of my blog suggests, I never knew Michael Jackson but growing up in the ’80s in the inner city without feeling, seeing and listening to his influence is like saying ...
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