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Profile: John P. Ellis
Sentinel Staff WriterOn occasion, the parents involved in the lawsuit to desegregate Orange County schools would meet at the house of John P. Ellis, whom everybody called J.P. The house — designed and built by Ellis — was unlike any other. Three sides of the...Tags: Robert Hunt, Alabama, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Netherlands
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TNT Thinks Cuba Gooding Jr. Is 'Gifted'
Zap2It.comCuba Gooding Jr. has taken his first TV role in more than a decade, signing on to star in a movie for TNT. Gooding will play the title role in "Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story," a biography of neurosurgeon and best-selling author Ben Carson. The...Tags: Surgery, Entertainment, HBO (tv network), Johns Hopkins University, TNT (tv network)
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'ER' Admits Courtney B. Vance
Zap2It.comAngela Bassett will likely not miss her husband too much when she's working on "ER" this season. He'll be on set with her. Courtney B. Vance, Bassett's real-life spouse, has taken a recurring role for the NBC drama's 15th and last season. He'll be...Tags: Entertainment, HBO (tv network), NBC (tv network), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (tv program), ER (tv program)
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Tuskegee airman from Indiana battles cancer
One of Indiana's last surviving members of World War II's history-making Tuskegee Airmen says he won't be able to attend President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration because he's battling stomach cancer. Eighty-nine-year-old Walter Palmer of...Tags: Documentary (genre), U.S. Army, Indianapolis, World War II (1939-1945), Barack Obama
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Tribute Honors African American Veterans
MUSKEGON - In honor of Black History month, a special ceremony was held at the Great Lakes Naval Memorial and Museum to recognize African American veterans that served our country. Many of the veterans at Friday night's ceremony served during World War...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Defense, Alabama, Arts and Culture, History
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ABC Picks 'Raisin' with Combs
Zap2It.comSean "Diddy" Combs and ABC are bringing a version of the classic play "A Raisin in the Sun" to television. The movie adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's play will star Combs and his castmates from the Tony-winning revival that debuted on Broadway in 2004....Tags: Entertainment, Music Theater, The Cosby Show (tv program), Tony Awards, Sean John Combs
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'Shaft' Director Gordon Parks Dies at 93
Zap2It.comGordon Parks, who became the first African American staff photographer at Life magazine in the late 1940s and broke more ground in Hollywood two decades later as the first black person to direct a major studio film, "The Learning Tree," followed by the...Tags: Islam, Entertainment, Periodicals, Arts and Culture, Gang Activity
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'Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian'
I admit it: I was a little tough on the first "Night at the Museum." My son and I disagree all the time on movies, yet I suppose it took his delight in the film's simple but surefire premise (to preteens especially) to make me reconsider. Also, repeated...Tags: Amelia Earhart, Entertainment, DVDs and Movies, New York City, Boris Karloff
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History calls them -- again
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFor years, Robert Searcy tried to forget serving as a Tuskegee Airman during World War II. Sometimes, he thought of his service in the segregated military as two years, 10 months and 27 days lost. He had hoped to become a doctor but enlisted instead at...Tags: Awards and Prizes, George W. Bush, Bars and Clubs, Defense, Congressional Gold Medal Honorees
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Movie review: Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian -- 3 out of 5 stars
Orlando Sentinel Movie CriticThe warm moments rise from the real history sampled in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian. The kid-friendly thrills come from the special effects -- the monsters, mannequins, artifacts and paintings that come to life in this sequel to Night at...Tags: Amelia Earhart, Entertainment, Christopher Guest, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (movie), Arts and Culture
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Remembering The Fallen: Memorial Day Events
Local services and celebrations for fallen military members taking place Monday.
10 am: Nisei Veterans Committee service with Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke at Lake View Cemetery in Seattle
10 am: Service at Sumner Cemetery
10 am: Parade in...Tags: Defense, Seattle, Washington (U.S. state), Veterans Affairs, Death
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Tuskegee Airmen Visit Seattle's Museum of Flight
Staff WriterPeople visiting Seattle's Museum of Flight Sunday were in for a rare treat. Three of our country's first African American military airmen spoke abou ttheir experiences flying long-range missions to Berlin during World War II. Those appearing on today's...Tags: Charles Lane, Sports, U.S. Air Force, Bars and Clubs, Defense
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