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In wide-ranging interview in Minnesota, Buddhist leader talks Arab Spring and temptation

(CNN) -- The Dalai Lama says he supports the principles behind Arab Spring protests. "The world belongs to humanity, not this leader, that leader, kings or religious leaders. The world belongs to humanity. Each country belongs essentially to their own people," he said in an interview Wednesday on CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight."


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Winner of award for best web show says the Internet allows discriminators to hide behind their screens

(CNN) -- After "The Misadventures of an Awkward Black Girl," won the Shorty Award for best web show last month, creator Issa Rae saw racist comments and the N-word lobbed at her via social media.

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'Success means different things to different people. To me, the greatest quality of successful human beings is the ability to love'

Here, he talks about Marley, a new documentary about his father.


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His pieces are made from everyday objects and explore larger issues of Black identity

CHICAGO (AP) -- For more than a decade, contemporary artist Rashid Johnson has worked almost under the radar, turning out work presented at museums and coveted by collectors around the world.

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'We're not going to have any buffoonery. You've got the wrong family, if that's what you're looking for'

Beverly Johnson is the first African-American supermodel, as well as an actress, author, activist, businesswoman and TV personality. She was the first black model to appear on the cover of Vogue magazine, and her beautiful face has graced over 500 magazine covers.


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A Chicago man is accused of killing singer's mother, brother and nephew

CHICAGO (AP) -- A potential juror in Chicago who works as a physical therapist says she watched "American Idol" during the year actress Jennifer Hudson appeared on the show. But she says that wouldn't affect her ability to be fair to a defendant who's accused of murdering the Oscar winner's mother, brother and nephew.


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Montana's "Creeky" Creekmore was recently honored by Guinness World Records

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- Floyd "Creeky" Creekmore is one of the quieter acts in the circus, his larger-than-life clown shoes shuffling methodically as he works the crowd, igniting surprised giggles and slack-jawed wonder from children that look up to encounter Creekmore's wrinkled eyes smiling through thick makeup.

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She is currently producing director of Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company in Atlanta, where she resides with her daughter

Here, she talks about her new movie, "October Baby," a faith-based morality play inspired by the true story of a troubled teenager who discovered she survived an attempted abortion as a 24 week-old fetus. 


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Most people know Mooney from his appearances on the 'Chappelle's Show' segment 'Ask a Black Dude' as well as the character 'Negrodamus'

Comedian Paul Mooney returns to Portland's Helium Comedy Club this weekend, March 22-24, at 1510 SE 9th Ave.


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'I had to tone down the "funny" in order to play this bad guy. I started thinking about all my bills to get in touch with my angry side'

Here, he talks about his latest screen role in "21 Jump Street," where he plays a Dominican drug dealer named Domingo, opposite Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum.


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