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Bernie Mac and soul legend Isaac Hayes.
Both men died a day apart. They are both featured in the movie Soul Men that is scheduled to be released in November 2008.
Kenneth “Cookie” Frazier, Jr. tragically drowned at a Mid-Michigan state park. It happened at Tawas Point State Park in East Tawas on Friday, July 25, 2008. He drowned in Lake Huron while on a weeklong camp trip with other students from the Lansing area.
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I felt very special covering my first Presidential rally. Barack Obama spoke on August 4th (Obama’s birthday) at the Lansing Center. I was up early and excited about the opportunity. I was so comfortable and nervous at the same time.
As a child growing up with eight siblings, one word that I can’t remember ever hearing was the word “allergy”. No one in my family had a problem with allergies. In fact, I don’t think I knew anyone with allergies when I was growing up.
Studio: Universal Pictures
Plot: The mummy of an ancient Chinese Emperor cursed by a witch 2,000 years ago is brought back to life.
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, John Hannah, Michelle Yeoh, Luke Ford, Isabella Leong
Rating: PG-13
Bottom Line: *1/2
Our Black Fathers: Brave, Bold and Beautiful
By Various Authors
ISBN: 978-0-9817784-0-2
Publisher: Sisters Publishing
Available: Bookstores everywhere
TURKISH FESTIVAL SET FOR AUGUST 23, EVE RECEIVES GRANT FOR GIRLS, FUND RAISER FOR PIONEER CIVITAN CLUB, Lansing family represents in this month’s "Ebony Magazine",