May 3, 2026

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Rina Risper

Blackflix Movie News Presents: Grand Opening Of Tyler Perry’s New TV & Film Studio

Rina Risper06 mins

BPRW)  History was made recently, when 39-year-old Tyler Perry became the first African-American ever to launch his own major TV and film studio. The sprawling complex, which includes more than 200,000 square feet of studio and office space and sits on 30 acres that once housed Delta Air Lines’ finance, reservation and computer center. Perry will shoot his TBS sitcoms House of Payne and Meet the Browns along with other film projects at the studio, reports the Associated Press.

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News Brief 7-25

Rina Risper04 mins


LANSING, MI —  According to owner, Julian Darden 621, a popular local eatery and stomping ground for those looking for jazz and R&B located at 621 E. Michigan Avenue is closing for 2 months.

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Excuse me are you listening? 7-25

Rina Risper025 mins

I’m upset.  I’m actually livid right now.  Reality sets in when you realize that there’s a person who ruined the lives of thousands if not millions.  The atrocities that he dealt demands a special assembly, a call for action, a verbal uprising, a civil march or something cataclysmic.

This cruel, insensitive man is 70-year-old Bernard “Bernie” Madoff (pronounce MADE-OFF).  He “made off” with 1 life and 50 billion dollars ($50,000,000,000) so far. In my opinion, he’s a murderer and a thief.  He swindled both the extremely rich and the extremely poor.

Above:  During better times Bernard L. Madoff smiles.  More recently he has been accused of fleecing money from investors all over the world.

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Update: Most Interesting and Influential

Rina Risper02 mins

Governor Granholm Announces Two of TNCP’s Most Interesting and Influential to Judicial Appointments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Left:Donald L. Allen, Jr., 2008 Most Interesting and Influential

Right: Linda V. Parker, 2005 Most Interesting and Influential

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    Me2U: Holidays

    Rina Risper06 mins

    I do not like the holidays. I do not like the fact that I do not like the holiday season. I have tried very hard not to be a Scrooge. When my mother died ten years ago everything I knew changed. I was nowhere near ready for the changes that would happen. No more Thanksgiving or Christmas dinners at my parent’s house. My sister has since moved to Portland, OR. My father has since become a vegan-like raw food health food militant, except for special occasions like funerals and weddings then the man eats regular food like his life depended on it. It is hilarious watching this five foot seven ultra skinny man chow down on some “real” food. The stories he has about the aftermath to his body are stupendously amazingly intense. I will spare you the dirty details.

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    As I See It? 7-25

    Rina Risper09 mins

    When Teen Murderers Go Home

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    Blackflix Movie News Presents: The Day the Earth Stood Still

    Rina Risper03 mins

     

     

    Studio:  20th Century Fox
    Plot: An alien arrives on Earth to stop man from destroying the planet.
    Cast: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Jaden Smith, Kathy Bates
    Rating:     PG-13
    Bottom Line:     *

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    Book Reveiw 7-25

    Rina Risper06 mins

    Someday
    By Alison McGhee and Peter Reynolds
    ISBN:  978-1-4169-2811-9
    Publisher:  Atheneum Books
    Available:  Bookstores everywhere

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