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40 Years Ago Today Jimi Hendrix Died

September 18, 2010

40 years ago today Jimi Hendrix died under suspect circumstances in London.He became the leading member of a death triumvirate of ’60′s rockers that included Janis Joplin the next month and Jim Morrison the following year. Like so many geniuses who die young, Hendrix’s dialogue was unfinished and leaves a lot of questions about his [...]

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Media Questions Of The Week

September 18, 2010

1. Was Gabourey Sidibe’s skin really lightened for the cover of Elle magazine? 2. Will Tyler Perry disappoint in his adaptation of Ntozake’s Shange’s For Colored Girls? 3. Why is Halle Berry the only big Black female movie star therefore prompting Aretha Franklin to choose her for her biopic?

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