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Apr 08 2024
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Watch Charlotte native Blake Proehl’s Top 24 ‘American Idol’ performance from Sunday
Blake Proehl, the only remaining “American Idol’ contestant from North Carolina, performed Sunday at Aulani, A Disney Resort and Spa, on Oahu, Hawaii for his chance to make the show’s top 20. Before he took the stage, Blake, a Charlotte native and former NFL player, said his football background was different from music — an art that he’s still trying to perfect. “I had confidence in football
Charlotte ObserverApr 03 2024
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Blake Shelton raises nearly $800K at Country Music Hall of Fame benefit in Oklahoma
Oklahoma-native country superstar and former "The Voice" co-host Blake Shelton took his passionate support for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum with him back to his Red Dirt roots. By raising nearly $800,000 for the nonprofit museum's education programs, March 30, 2024's "Oklahoma Is All for the Hall" Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum fundraiser was the most successful All for the
The TennesseanMar 21 2024
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Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Cher among those to be honored by Equal Justice Now
Two Baltimoreans will be honored for their contributions to justice and equality alongside national figures like Cher in an awards ceremony hosted by civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump. On March 29, Crump, along with actor Terrence J, will host the Equal Justice Now Awards at 6 p.m. at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott Hotel. The ceremony will honor 11 recipients, including former Baltimore
Baltimore SunMar 25 2024
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Natalie's Everyday Heroes: Kenosha orthodontist transforms into the tooth fairy to educate on dental health
Natalie's Everyday Heroes: Kenosha orthodontist transforms into the tooth fairy to educate on dental health KENOSHA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A Kenosha orthodontist has been fixing teeth for more than 13 years. But she also has an alter-ego who teaches kids the benefits of good dental health. With just the click of a mouse, Dr. Jane Wright can work magic. "I can move the teeth into their ideal
CBS 58Apr 06 2024
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Blake Pontchartrain: Sutton's Fairyland sold gifts, clothes in New Orleans for nearly 40 years
A photo shared on Facebook of Canal Street in the 1950s featured a sign for a business called Sutton’s Fairyland. I’m intrigued by the name; what can you tell me about it? Sutton’s Fairyland in the 800 block of Canal Street was one of several retail establishments owned and operated by Joseph M. Sutton and his family. According to his May 24, 1980 Times-Picayune obituary, Sutton was born in
The Times-PicayuneMar 17 2024
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Minneapolis school district on black students beating white middle schooler: ‘There’ll be some conflicts’
Scenes from a Minnesota middle school were met with radio silence after a white student was violently ganged up on and the incident remained unreported. Nearly four years have passed since the death of George Floyd in police custody and a new video from a suburb of Minneapolis appeared to show how racial uproar continued to be a one-way street. While COVID restrictions that had shuttered
Bizpac ReviewApr 30 2024
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Little Saigon remembers Black April with traditional ceremony
In a solemn ceremony, the Little Saigon community remembered Black April on Tuesday, April 30. The day marked the 49th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and South Vietnam on April 30, 1975, to North Vietnamese troops. A Westminster ceremony included a poem recitation, prayers, traditional songs and the laying of a wreath at Sid Goldstein Freedom Park. • None Cmdr. Bill Drinnin with the
Orange County RegisterApr 19 2024
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Michigan’s health care disparities stark for Black residents
Michigan has more severe racial disparities in its health care system than other Great Lakes states, with Black residents experiencing the poorest outcomes, a new national analysis shows. In a scorecard released Thursday by the Commonwealth Fund, Michigan placed 29th among 39 states examined in overall health care delivered to Black residents. Michigan also had “worse than average” health
Detroit Free PressApr 30 2024
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Five officers on paid leave after fatal officer-involved shooting in Valparaiso
Three police officers from the Valparaiso Police Department and two with the Porter County Sheriff’s Office are on paid administrative leave after an officer-involved shooting last week in which the suspect later died at the hospital. Indiana State Police’s Lowell Post, which was called in to investigate immediately after the April 25 shooting, also released more details about the shooting,
Chicago TribuneMar 23 2024
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Blake Pontchartrain: Four U.S. presidents have spoken at Tulane's McAlister Auditorium
We went to a number of events at the New Orleans Book Festival in McAlister Auditorium on the Tulane campus. What can you tell us about its history, including who McAlister was? McAlister Auditorium was built with a $260,000 gift from Amelie McAlister Upshur in memory of her mother, Armantine Reynaud McAlister. Upshur’s father, William McAlister, was a tobacco merchant and former secretary of
The Times-Picayune