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Behold the 9th Wonder of the World!

by Kam Williams

Behold the 9th Wonder of the World! Kam Williams Interview Behold the 9th Wonder of the World! Born Patrick Denard Douthit in Winston-Salem, NC on January 15, 1975, 9th Wonder is a G...

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Notes from a Hip Hop Head

by Kam Williams

Notes from a Hip Hop Head Kam Williams Interview April 19, 2007 An Open Letter to Oprah Winfrey: Notes from a Hip Hop Head by Saul Williams Dear Ms. Winfrey, It is with the g...

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Russell Simmons - The "Super Rich" Interview

by Kam Williams

Russell Simmons - The "Super Rich" Interview Kam Williams Interview Hip-Hop Mogul Expounds on the Transition from Materialism to Meditation Editor's Note: Russell Simmons was nominated for ...

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Queen Latifah: The Last Holiday Interview

by Kam Williams

Queen Latifah: The Last Holiday Interview Kam Williams Interview Born Dana Elaine Owens, but better known as Queen Latifah, the First Lady of Hip-Hop was also the first rapper to land an Os...

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Russell Simmons - Shares His Vision for Occupy Wall Street

by Kam Williams

Russell Simmons - Shares His Vision for Occupy Wall Street Kam Williams Interview Hip-Hop Pioneer Shares His Vision for the Occupy Wall Street Movement Russell Wendell Simmons was born in Qu...

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Bob Johnson: The “Urban Movie Channel” Interview

by Kam Williams

Bob Johnson: The “Urban Movie Channel” Interview Kam Williams Interview Robert L. “Bob” Johnson is the Founder and Chairman of The RLJ Companies, an innovative business network tha...

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AALBC.com Interview with Jeff Chang

by Kam Williams

AALBC.com Interview with Jeff Chang Kam Williams Interview Kam Williams: Hi Jeff. Thanks for the time and congratulations on the NAACP Image Award nomination for Who We Be. You used to ...

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Master P - The "Uncle P" Interview

by Kam Williams

Master P - The "Uncle P" Interview Kam Williams Interview Hip-Hop Entrepreneur Reflects on God, Family, Money and Maturity Born on April 29, 1967, Percy Robert Miller, aka Master P, w...

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RZA “The Next Three Days” Interview

by Kam Williams

RZA “The Next Three Days” Interview Kam Williams Interview Renaissance RZA While best known as the founder, producer, and mastermind behind the Wu-Tang Clan, RZA has built an incredibly di...

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Dante Brown - The Won't Back Down Interview

by Kam Williams

Dante Brown - The Won't Back Down Interview Kam Williams Interview Dante Brown The “Won’t Back Down” Interview Born in Chicago on October 6, 1999, Dante Brown’s big break came at the tender ...

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Karrine Steffans from “Superhead” to Supermom

by Kam Williams

Karrine Steffans from “Superhead” to Supermom Kam Williams Interview Born on St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands on August 24, 1978, Karrine Steffans was a naive ing’nues who, as a tende...

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Tre Armstrong - "The How She Move" Interview

by Kam Williams

Tre Armstrong - "The How She Move" Interview Kam Williams Interview Accomplished Dancer-Turned-Actress Takes Center Stage Tracey Tr’ Armstrong has been dancing as long as she can remember. Dur...

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Common - Smokin' Aces Interview

by Kam Williams

Common - Smokin' Aces Interview Kam Williams Interview Common Making Sense Born in Chicago on March 13, 1972, Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. is said to be one of seven children fathered by ...

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Tip "T.I." Harris - The "ATL" Interview (2006)

by Kam Williams

Tip "T.I." Harris - The "ATL" Interview (2006) Kam Williams Interview TIp 'T.I.' Harris Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. was born in Atlanta on September 25, 1980. The precocious poet began rhym...

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Flo Anthony <em>Deadly Stuff Players</em> Interview

by Kam Williams

Flo Anthony Deadly Stuff Players Interview Kam Williams Interview Florence “Flo” Anthony is a syndicated celebrity radio host, columnist. The first African-American woman to work in ...

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Touré: Who’s Afraid of Post-Blackness? What It Means to Be Black Now

by Kam Williams

Touré: Who’s Afraid of Post-Blackness? What It Means to Be Black Now Kam Williams Interview Touré - The “Who’s Afraid of Post-Blackness?” Interview Born in Boston on ...

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50 Cent’s 2 Cents on Shooting Scenes, Samuel L., and His Son

by Kam Williams

50 Cent’s 2 Cents on Shooting Scenes, Samuel L., and His Son Kam Williams Interview Born Curtis James Jackson, III in South Jamaica, Queens on July 6, 1975, 50 Cent has eclipsed his mentor Emine...

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Interview with Bakari Kitwana

by Kam Williams

Interview with Bakari Kitwana Kam Williams Interview Bakari Kitwana Bakari Kitwana has been the Executive Editor of The Source, the Editorial Director at 3rd World Press, and a music rev...

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The Confessions of a Video Vixen Interview

by Kam Williams

The Confessions of a Video Vixen Interview Kam Williams Interview Karrine Steffans The Confessions of a Video Vixen Interview by Kam Williams When I first interviewed her a coupl...

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Ava DuVernay The “Selma” Interview

by Kam Williams

Ava DuVernay The “Selma” Interview Kam Williams Interview Ava DuVernay is a writer, producer, director and distributor of independent film. Winner of the Best Director Award at the 2012 Sundanc...

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The “My Mic Sounds Nice”

by Kam Williams

The “My Mic Sounds Nice” Kam Williams Interview Ava DuVernay has worked in the world of film as a marketer and publicist for more than 14 years, forming DVA Media + Marketing in 1999. Her awar...

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Common - The "Happy Feet Two" Interview [November 2011]

by Kam Williams

Common - The "Happy Feet Two" Interview [November 2011] Kam Williams Interview The Dreamer, The Believer Born Lonnie Rashid Lynn in Chicago on March 13, 1972, Common rose to prominence as one ...

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Djimon Hounsou - The "Push" Interview - plus, Djimon a Daddy?

by Kam Williams

Djimon Hounsou - The "Push" Interview - plus, Djimon a Daddy? Kam Williams Interview Djimon a Daddy? During an interview with me last year, Djimon Hounsou prematurely broke th...

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Ice Cube

by Kam Williams

Ice Cube Kam Williams Interview Ice Cube O’Shea Jackson, aka Ice Cube, was born in L.A. on June 15, 1969. The West Coast gangsta’ rapper found fame as a member of the group N.W.A. who...

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Ja Rule Interview with AALBC.com

by Kam Williams

Ja Rule Interview with AALBC.com Kam Williams Interview Ja Rule The “I’m in Love with a Church Girl” Interview Born in Hollis, Queens on February 29, 1976, Jeffrey “Ja Rule” Atkins began rapping ...

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Jim Sheridan - Interview

by Kam Williams

Jim Sheridan - Interview Kam Williams Interview Dialogue with Irish Director on His First Black Flick Jim Sheridan: The Get Rich or Die Tryin’ Interview with Kam Williams Given the gangsta’ r...

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K'Naan - The "Wavin' Flag"Interview

by Kam Williams

K'Naan - The "Wavin' Flag"Interview Kam Williams Interview Kickin' Back with K'Naan Somalia. The name alone conjures up images of unbridled destruction, merciless warlords and ruthless terror. A...

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Lauren London - The "This Christmas" Interview

by Kam Williams

Lauren London - The "This Christmas" Interview Kam Williams Interview Photo: This Christmas (2007) - Lauren London Born in Los Angeles on December 5, 1984, Lauren London developed a taste...

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Lynne d. Johnson

by Kam Williams

Lynne d. Johnson Kam Williams Interview ynne d. Johnson writes about music, cyberculture, literature, and the performing and visual arts. You can find her articles, essays, and poetry in variou...

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Russell Simmons Hosts Soiree for Soledad O'Brien

by Kam Williams

Russell Simmons Hosts Soiree for Soledad O'Brien Kam Williams Interview . Russell Simmons, Soledad O'Brien & Katie Couric (Photo Credit: Steve Fenn/CNN) Russell Simmons Hosts Soiree for S...

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Snoop Dogg The “Turbo” Interview (July 2013)

by Kam Williams

Snoop Dogg The “Turbo” Interview (July 2013) Kam Williams Interview Snoop Dogg The “Turbo” Interview Calvin Cordozar Broadus was born on October 20, 1971 in Long Beach, California where he ...

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Tasha Smith (2015) on her role in Addicted

by Kam Williams

Tasha Smith (2015) on her role in Addicted Kam Williams Interview Tasha Smith • January 2015 Interview • Her Role on the Film Addicted, TV Projects and More Tasha Smith is a multifaceted act...

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Tip "T.I." Harris - The “Takers” Interview (2010)

by Kam Williams

Tip "T.I." Harris - The “Takers” Interview (2010) Kam Williams Interview On the Q.T. with T.I. Tip "T.I." Harris is one of his generation's most captivating speakers and one of the biggest ...

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Trey Songz - The “Texas Chainsaw 3D” Interview

by Kam Williams

Trey Songz - The “Texas Chainsaw 3D” Interview Kam Williams Interview Trey Songz - The “Texas Chainsaw 3D” Interview Born in Petersburg, Virginia on November 28, 1984, Tremaine Aldon Neverson, A...

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Will.i.Am - The "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" Interview

by Kam Williams

Will.i.Am - The "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" Interview Kam Williams Interview Will Expounds on Everything from X:Men to ’Yes We Can’ William James Adams, aka Will.i.Am, was...

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Will Smith - "The Pursuit of Happyness" Interview

by Kam Williams

Will Smith - "The Pursuit of Happyness" Interview Kam Williams Interview Fresh Prince Opines on His #1 Film Will Smith The Pursuit of Happyness Interview with Kam Williams Wil...

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Terrence Howard - The “Dead Man Down” Interview (March 2013)

by Kam Williams

Terrence Howard - The “Dead Man Down” Interview (March 2013) Kam Williams Interview Terrence Howard - The “Dead Man Down” Interview In 2006, Terrence Howard received an Academy Award nomin...

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Yolanda Adams: The “How Sweet the Sound” Interview

by Kam Williams

Yolanda Adams: The “How Sweet the Sound” Interview Kam Williams Interview Ever since her late-Eighties debut, “Just as I Am,” Yolanda Adams has triumphantly carried the torch for c...

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Dr. Ben Carson - The Gifted Hands Interview

by Kam Williams

Dr. Ben Carson - The Gifted Hands Interview Kam Williams Interview Benjamin Solomon Carson, Sr. had a childhood dream of becoming a physician. Growing up in a single parent home with ...

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Omar Benson Miller - The Express & Miracle at St. Anna Interview

by Kam Williams

Omar Benson Miller - The Express & Miracle at St. Anna Interview Kam Williams Interview Born on October 7, 1978, Los Angeles native Omar Benson Miller started acting professionall...

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Ed Gordon - The Daddy's Promise Interview

by Kam Williams

Ed Gordon - The Daddy's Promise Interview Kam Williams Interview Ed with Daughter Taylor Edward Lansing Gordon, III was born in Detroit in 1960. Both his parents, Ed and Jimmie, we...

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Ice Cube The “22 Jump Street” Interview (June 2014)

by Kam Williams

Ice Cube The “22 Jump Street” Interview (June 2014) Kam Williams Interview Ice Cube The “22 Jump Street” Interview As much as technology, business and society have changed since the Eighties, ...

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Jada Pinkett Smith - Interview

by Kam Williams

Jada Pinkett Smith - Interview Kam Williams Interview Jada Pinkett Smith stars as Christina Hawthorne in TNT's medical drama "Hawthorne." In the role of Chief Nursing Officer at James River H...

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Jayne Cubbage

by Kam Williams

Jayne Cubbage Kam Williams Interview A well-experienced journalist, Jayne Cubbage has a broad ranging career in electronic and print media. She has covered sports, business, entertainment an...

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Joumana Kidd - The “Let’s Talk about Pep” Interview

by Kam Williams

Joumana Kidd - The “Let’s Talk about Pep” Interview Kam Williams Interview Jason's Ex Expounds on Life and Love Post-Divorce Born in Beirut, Lebanon on September 28, 1972, Joumana Kid...

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Kam Williams - AALBC.com Reviewer and Interviewer

by Kam Williams

Kam Williams - AALBC.com Reviewer and Interviewer Kam Williams Interview Voted Best Male Entertainment Journalist of the Decade by the Disilgold Soul Literary Review in 2006, Kam Williams...

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The “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” Interview

by Kam Williams

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Marlon Wayans “A Haunted House” Interview (2013)

by Kam Williams

Marlon Wayans “A Haunted House” Interview (2013) Kam Williams Interview Marlon Wayans “A Haunted House” Interview Multi-talented Marlon Wayans graduated from the prestigious High School of Per...

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Marque Richardson - The “Dear White People” Interview

by Kam Williams

Marque Richardson - The “Dear White People” Interview Kam Williams Interview The “Dear White People” Interview with Marque Richardson Photo Credit: Jeremy Ray Valdez Marque Richardson is a hig...

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Naturi Naughton - The "Notorious" Interview

by Kam Williams

Naturi Naughton - The "Notorious" Interview Kam Williams Interview Naturi Cora Maria Naughton was born on May 20, 1984 in East Orange, New Jersey where she started singing in the ...

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One Night Stand: From the Blank Page to Live Stags, All Within 24 Hours! (2013) - Film Review

by Kam Williams

One Night Stand: From the Blank Page to Live Stags, All Within 24 Hours! (2013) - Film Review Kam Williams Interview Theater Documentary Chronicles Captivating Musicals Staged in 24 Hours One N...

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Sean "Diddy" Combs The "A Raisin in the Sun" Interview

by Kam Williams

Sean "Diddy" Combs The "A Raisin in the Sun" Interview Kam Williams Interview Born in New York on November 4, 1969, rap mogul Sean ’Diddy’ Combs is the CEO and founder of Bad Boy Worldwide ...

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Wendy Williams - "The Wendy Williams Show" Interview

by Kam Williams

Wendy Williams - "The Wendy Williams Show" Interview Kam Williams Interview How You Doin'? Born in Asbury Park, New Jersey on July 18, 1964, Wendy Joan Williams burst onto the TV landscape ...

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Gil L. Robertson IV: Award-Winning Author Assesses the State of Black Relationships

by Kam Williams

Gil L. Robertson IV: Award-Winning Author Assesses the State of Black Relationships Kam Williams Interview Award-Winning Author Assesses the State of Black Relationships Gil L. Robertson IV i...

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Bob Johnson - The Who’s Your Caddy Interview

by Kam Williams

Bob Johnson - The Who’s Your Caddy Interview Kam Williams Interview First Black Billionaire Gives His Two Cents on Everything from Making Movies to Making Money Robert L. Johnson was b...

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R. Kelly Video Impersonating Michael Jackson

by Kam Williams

R. Kelly Video Impersonating Michael Jackson Kam Williams Interview Soulacoaster: The Diary of Me Click to Buy via Amazon.com by R. Kelly,David Ritz Hardcover: 392 pages Pu...

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Djimon Hounsou - The "Never Back Down" Interview

by Kam Williams

Djimon Hounsou - The "Never Back Down" Interview Kam Williams Interview Djimon Announces Plans to Pop the Question Born in Cotonou, Benin on April 24, 1964, Djimon Gaston Hounsou emigrat...

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Carl Weber Gives “Best Selling” Author a New Meaning

by Leah Mullen

Carl Weber Gives “Best Selling” Author a New Meaning Leah Mullen Interview A year ago this summer Hollywood witnessed the emergence of the "Original Kings of Comedy. "In the publishing wor...

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Al B. Sure - “The Ultimate Merger” Interview

by Kam Williams

Al B. Sure - “The Ultimate Merger” Interview Kam Williams Interview Al. B. Sure Enough Loves Himself Some Omarosa Albert Joseph Brown, III was born in Boston, Massachusetts on June 4, 1968 b...

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Results from Form 1 of Page supersti.htm

by Kam Williams

Results from Form 1 of Page supersti.htm Kam Williams Interview Name: Anna McCaskill Date: 6/29/98 Comments Please print this on a poster and place it by convenience stores throughout la...

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Clinton, Springer & Barry

by Kam Williams

Clinton, Springer & Barry Kam Williams Interview Jerry Springer saves Bill Clinton & gets consultation from Marion Barry. by Cinque Brown Did u know that Jerry Springer saved Bill Clin...

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Daryle Jenkins - Interview, Klanbuster Discusses State of Hate Groups in the Age of Obama

by Kam Williams

Daryle Jenkins - Interview, Klanbuster Discusses State of Hate Groups in the Age of Obama Kam Williams Interview Klanbuster Discusses State of Hate Groups in the Age of Obama ...

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Deadfall (2012) - Film Review by Kam Williams

by Kam Williams

Deadfall (2012) - Film Review by Kam Williams Kam Williams Interview Eric Bana and Olivia Wilde Co-Star in High Body-Count Crime Caper Deadfall (2012) In Theaters: Dec 7, 2012 Limited Ra...

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Ellen DeGeneres - Interview

by Kam Williams

Ellen DeGeneres - Interview Kam Williams Interview DeGeneres (L) with NY State Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton Born in Metairie, Louisiana on January 26, 1958, Ellen Lee DeGene...

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Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) - Film Review

by Kam Williams

Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) - Film Review Kam Williams Interview Coen Bros Musical Chronicles a Couple of Weeks in the Life of Fledgling Folksinger Inside Llewyn Davis In Theaters: Dec 6, 201...

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Jennifer Hudson - Interview

by Kam Williams

Jennifer Hudson - Interview Kam Williams Interview Jennifer Kate Hudson was born in Chicago on September 12, 1981 to Darnell Hudson and Samuel Simpson. At the age of seven, she st...

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Kickin' It Old School (2007) - Film Review

by Kam Williams

Kickin' It Old School (2007) - Film Review Kam Williams Interview Patient Emerges from 20-Year Coma to Breakdance Again in Bad Taste Comedy Kickin’ It Old School Rated PG-13 for profanity, e...

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Mariah Carey - The "Precious" Interview

by Kam Williams

Mariah Carey - The "Precious" Interview Kam Williams Interview Mariah Makes It Happen Forget the JFK assassination, I can actually remember where I was the first time ...

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Regina King - The "This Christmas" Interview

by Kam Williams

Regina King - The "This Christmas" Interview Kam Williams Interview Regina's Command Performance Born in L.A. on January 15, 1971, Regina King started her showbiz career on the stage w...

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Rosie Perez - The “Handbook for an Unpredictable Life” Interview

by Kam Williams

Rosie Perez - The “Handbook for an Unpredictable Life” Interview Kam Williams Interview photo credit: Joella Marano Rosie Maria Perez was born on September 6, 1964 in Bushwick, Brooklyn where ...

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Sugar Ray Leonard - “The Big Fight” Interview

by Kam Williams

Sugar Ray Leonard - “The Big Fight” Interview Kam Williams Interview Sugar Ray Leonard - “The Big Fight” Interview One of the most prodigious pugilists of all time, Sugar Ray Leonard was born ...

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Tasha Smith - The “My Black Is Beautiful” Interview

by Kam Williams

Tasha Smith - The “My Black Is Beautiful” Interview Kam Williams Interview Tasha's Back, and Black and Beautiful as Ever! Tasha Smith and her identical twin, Sidra, were born on February 28, ...

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Two Perspectives on Barack Obama - March 2011

by Kam Williams

Two Perspectives on Barack Obama - March 2011 Kam Williams Interview Two very different perspectives on President Barack Obama. Oedipus and Ordinariness: A Meditation on Barack Obama ...

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Wanda Sykes - The "Over the Hedge" Interview

by Kam Williams

Wanda Sykes - The "Over the Hedge" Interview Kam Williams Interview Wanda Sykes Still photographs of "Over the Hedge" The Over the Hedge Interview with Kam Williams Born on March 7, 1964 in ...

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