January 11, 2025

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Blackflix.com “Jumping the Broom”

Rina Risper04 mins

Studio:  TriStar Pictures
Plot:    Two very different families converge on Martha’s Vineyard for a wedding.
Cast:    Angela Bassett, Paula Patton, Laz Alonso, Loretta Devine, Meagan Good,  Romeo Miller, DeRay Davis, Valarie Pettiford, Mike Epps
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     ****

By Samantha Ofole-Prince

In “Jumping the Broom,” which is directed by Salim Akil (“The Game”), Paula Patton plays Sabrina Watson, a corporate lawyer who gets hitched to a Wall Street broker, Jason Taylor (Laz Alonso), after dating for six-months.

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Mother Flippin’: One Funny Mother – Bells on the Ground

Rina Risper07 mins

By Tashmica Torok

It’s like a clenching of your jaw in the cold.  The inspection of wounds long ago wrapped in gauze and covered with duct tape to stop the bleeding is cause to apply new pressure. 

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Ask Tamara: I Heard it Through the Grapevine!

Rina Risper03 mins

Dear Tamara:

How do you confront a spouse about a rumor you heard about them?

Suspicious

Dear Suspicious:

First of all, a rumor is just that, a RUMOR. A speculation, accusation, or something that has NOT YET been proven. And in many cases, a rumor can be a flat out lie. I would be careful when confronting anyone with a rumor, especially someone I love, care about, and have made a commitment to spend the rest of my life with.

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“Color Purple” Reviews

Rina Risper09 mins

 

By TNCP Staff

 
At “The New Citizens Press”, we love theatre and the arts.  This is the year for those who have not experienced being creative to do so.  All of the “creatives” in Michigan, I advise you to do something different.  Go to a play or an outdoor event.  Do something that you have not done before.  As our motto states “ changing the mindset in the ‘nu’ millennium”.  

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Ask Tamara: Cyberbulling!!

Rina Risper04 mins

 

Dear Tamara:
 
I think my teenage son may be the victim of cyberbullying. While cleaning up his room I noticed his Facebook page was still up on his computer monitor and decided to take a look. I saw several threatening messages on his page. 

 

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News Spotlight: Producer will give free lecture for Lansing youth Peter Sklar comes to scout talent and give show business advice to aspiring artists

Rina Risper02 mins

Peter Sklar, Broadway producer and Hollywood talent scout, will come to Spartan Dance Center in East Lansing on Sunday, May 1st at 2:00 p.m. to give local youth a free lecture on beginning a career in performing arts in his series titled, “Earning a Living in the Arts.”

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Mother Flippin’: One Funny Mother – Killing Cacti

Rina Risper05 mins

 

 

By Tashmica Torok
 
I will be the first to admit that when it comes to the fine art of house wivery, I kind of suck.
 
Yes, I am aware that my vocabulary should provide me another way to describe that but this word choice is pretty accurate.

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Blackflix.com: Hop

Rina Risper02 mins

Studio:   Universal
Plot:     An out-of-work slacker accidentally injures the Easter Bunny and must take responsibility for him as he recovers.
Cast:     Russell Brand, James Marsden, Kaley Cuoco, Hugh Laurie
Rating:     G
Bottom Line:     ***

By  Laurence Washington

I suppose in a perfect world, the Easter Bunny pooping watermelon-flavored jellybeans that taste good would be great. Although, I wouldn’t want to be that brave soul to test that theory.

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Ask Tamara: My Cousin the Moocher!

Rina Risper07 mins

Dear Tamara:

I let my cousin move in with me about six months ago. She was only supposed to stay with me for a couple of weeks until she got her apartment situation straight. She is driving me crazy! She doesn’t cook or clean up after herself.

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Don’t do that- discount weave extensions

Rina Risper06 mins

By Aisha Sims

Hola!  I’ve recently returned from a wonderful vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.  I’m rested, tan and suffering from a head cold.  However, I have been noticing a trend that has been bothering me for quite some time.  I feel like it needs to be addressed and since it is a fashion-related trend, I wanted to address it here.

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