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"42": Jackie Robinson Biopic Recounts Historic Breaking of Baseball's Color Barrier

From its formation in the late 19th Century until well into the 1940s, Major League Baseball operated in accordance with an unwritten rule that the sport was to remain strictly segregated. The tacit understanding among the owners stipulated that no Blacks were to be signed by any clubs, thereby frustrating the aspirations of many African-Americans who dreamed of playing professionally.
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Hanging with Chad

Hanging with ChadHailing from Anderson, South Carolina, Chadwick Boseman is an accomplished actor, scriptwriter and playwright who, until now, was probably best known for portraying the character Nate on the critically-acclaimed dramatic TV series "Lincoln Heights." Prior to entering show business, Chad earned degrees at Howard University and the British American Dramatic Academy at Oxford.
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Harrison Solo

Harrison SoloBorn in Chicago on July 13, 1942, Harrison Ford was a late bloomer who only developed an interest in acting during his senior year of college. After graduation, he moved to Los Angeles where he worked as carpenter for almost a decade while struggling trying to launch his showbiz career.
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Adulteress wife shamelessly violates vows in latest Tyler Perry morality play "Temptation:"

Adulteress wife shamelessly violates vows in latest Tyler Perry morality play I'll be honest, when I heard that Lionsgate wasn't screening "Temptation" for critics, I really expected it to be a dreadful mess. But after entering the theater with very low expectations, I was pleasantly surprised by the latest morality play from Tyler Perry.
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Eslanda The Large and Unconventional Life of Mrs. Paul Robeson

Eslanda The Large and Unconventional Life of Mrs. Paul RobesonBarbara Ransby
Yale University Press
Hardcover, $35.00
434 pages, Illustrated
ISBN: 978-0-300-12434-7
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