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Grammy-winning R&B icon Luther Vandross, whose distinct tenor powered such classic ballads as “Here and Now” and “If This World Were Mine,” died Friday at John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Edison, NJ He was 54.
Leaders and Achievers™ Scholarship Program awards $1,328,000 in scholarship grants through The Comcast Foundation
Well it is time to revisit my progress for the last two years. I can truthfully say that I believe I have turned the corner. I am going to be all right. It seems as though nothing seemed right since the day that I lost my mother.
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When it comes to checking out a movie, most guys would say, "Hey, let’s go see something starring Samuel L. Jackson, Wesley Snipes or Ice-T.
The Way A Door Closes
By Hope Anita Smith (with illustrations by Shane W. Evans)
ISBN: 0-8050-6477-X
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Available: Bookstores everywhere
The national holiday that celebrates the independence of a nation has just passed. The Fourth of July is an occasion for great joy, parades, fireworks, bar-b-ques and good clean fun at the beach, as we remember that America is a free country, under God. Its another holiday for family, friends and travel. I wish us all a period of recreation and safety.