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The Black Candle: A Kwanzaa Celebration
... up a history of Kwanzaa and some commentary on its significance in the black community. Narrated by author Maya Angelou ( I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings ), The Black Candle features mostly non-celebrity interviews (although a few famous people, ... Comment?
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WM & fashion: Rachel Trezise - laying old ghosts to rest
... a memoir fuelled by pain, written with the help of her childhood diaries and inspired by the work of poet Maya Angelou. "I was writing in diaries from the time I could write really," she explains. "And then I was studying I Know Why The Caged Bird ... Comment?
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Review: 'Precious' is Brutal and Uplifting
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... and her film acolyte, Tyler Perry (who took this film under their wings), and of the poem And Still I Rise by Maya Angelou. Obvious and ugly moments aside, Precious can't help but uplift. This is what the bottom looks like, these are some of the ... Comment?
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A woman struggles against the system to remain in America
... her oldest son's 13th birthday in December. She will likely spend today reading -- most recently, she has read Maya Angelou's 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' -- and then later leading a bilingual Bible study that she has helped to start inside ... Comment?
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... of Oprah Winfrey and her film acolyte, Tyler Perry (who took this film under their wings), and of the poet Maya Angelou. Obvious and ugly moments aside, "Precious" can't help but uplift. This is what the bottom looks like, these are some of the ... Comment?
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... sat for the piece - many famous others not. Celeb cuties like actresses Nia Long and Raven Symone' to author Maya Angelou talk about getting perms, why they do or do not use fake hair, etcmost entertaining. What I tended to like best about the film ... Comment?
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Maya Angelou: I'M Fine as Wine
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During a trip to Senegal, Maya Angelou called Samia, a friend she had made in Paris several years before, and was invited over for dinner. Comment?
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... what you say when you agree with somebody. What is your favourite book? I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings a ' Maya Angelou. What would be your fancy dress costume of choice? Queen of England. Cat or dog? Cat. I don't have one a ' I live with my mum ... Comment?
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Maya Angelou: 'I'm fine as wine'
She's 81 and growing frail, but revered author and poet Maya Angelou has lost none of her legendary wisdom and humour. Comment?
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School District May Ban Maya Angelou Book
The school district superintendent in Huntington Beach, Calif., said an autobiography by poet Maya Angelou may be banned from local middle school libraries. Comment?
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School District May Ban Angelou Book
The school district superintendent in Huntington Beach, Calif., said an autobiography by poet Maya Angelou may be banned from local middle school libraries. Comment?
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Maya Angelou gingerly walks into the room on legs stiff with arthritis, wincing from the pain, yet refusing to acknowledge it, she eases her six-foot frame onto a straight back chair and gestures to her guests to sit down and make themselves at home. Comment?
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Cd'a revises how school books are selected
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... but would no longer substitute lay opinion for professional judgment. In the past three years, books such as Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" and David Guterson's "Snow Falling on Cedars" have been banned from classrooms under the ... Comment?
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... royale" at the Bonner Bros. International Hair Show, as he chats up the likes of Al Sharpton, Eve, Ice-T, and Maya Angelou. With his wide-eyed, genial demeanor, Rock is the ideal vessel for this documentary, gently cracking wise as he leads us ... Comment?
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'Good Hair': A different kind of Roots
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... why so many African-American women desire to have flowing locks. Among the famous faces he speaks with: Maya Angelou and Rev. Al Sharpton, actress Nia Long, musicians Salt-n-Pepa and Ice-T -- because a former pimp would have expert knowledge when it ... Comment?
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... the shelves of libraries, bookstores and classrooms because of its alleged controversial content. Books such as Maya Angelou's I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings and Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses are banned for sexually explicit passages, ... Comment?
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Reviews: Chris Rock's Good Hair, Astro Boy
... by Ice-T, an insulting selection considering the movie is packed with choice quotes by the (female) likes of Maya Angelou and Tracie Thoms. On balance, though, Good Hair stands as an informative and entertaining documentary, and one that's pulled ... Comment?
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Good Hair: Chris Rock & Nia Long Tackles the Roots
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... Meagan Good , Lauren London and Sarah Jones ; artists Salt-N-Pepa , Ice-T , KRS-One , Eve and T-Pain ; poet Dr. Maya Angelou ; activist Rev. Al Sharpton ; video vixen Melyssa Ford and music producer and executive Andre Harrell , among others. Rock's ... Comment?
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Chris Rock's documentary offers hair-raising look at black women's risky style
... radically changing one's appearance is so important, even with the risks. Interviews with subjects ranging from Maya Angelou to Ice-T provide amusing insight into what can only be described as an addiction to style; "creamy crack" is what the ... Comment?
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Poll: Readers don't want Maya Angelou's book banned
HUNTINGTON BEACH a ' Readers who responded to an ocregister.com poll overwhelmingly oppose a ban of Maya Angelou's book "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" from public school libraries. Comment?
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