‘The Equalizer’ Starring Queen Latifah Renewed For Second Season

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‘The Equalizer’ Starring Queen Latifah Renewed For Second Season

CBS announced today that it has renewed, The Equalizer, starring Queen Latifah, for a second season. After only four episodes, the CBS original series is televisions number one scripted series in viewers.

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Luther Vandross was one of the most successful R&B vocalists of the late 20th century, famous for his lush voice, soulful and romantic ballads, and his many collaborations with such stars as Dionne Warwick, Whitney Houston and Janet Jackson. Luther Vandross got his big break in the 1970s, as

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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jul 6, CMC – Trinidadian Police are investigating the death of 26-year-old dancehall artiste, Kyle Roberts, who was shot several times on Sunday night during a home invasion at Viceroy Crescent, Bon Air Gardens. It is...

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Newsom orders seven counties to close bars as coronavirus surges

Bars are required to close in Fresno, Imperial, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, San Joaquin and Tulare counties — which have been on the state’s watch list for more than two weeks — and recommended to close in Contra Costa, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Stanislaus and

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Free 'Do the Right Thing' rental; Spike Lee Talk Offered

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OWN celebrates Juneteenth with special programming June 19

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Amanda Seales To Host BET Awards 2020

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Queen Latifah Previews New Film About Young Black Woman Who Feels ‘More Human’ As A Police Officer

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Chris Rocks no-holds-barred approach to comedy -- and his extraordinary work ethic -- have earned him comparisons to Richard Pryor and George Carlin and made him one of the most successful stand-up acts in the world. Brooklyn-raised Chris Rock got his start in New York nightclubs in the late

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Whitfield, Lynn (1953– )

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#OscarsSoWhite Creator April Reign Launches New Venture

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Tears of joy as Jamaicans welcome loved ones in MoBay

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NASCAR 'Outraged' Over Noose Planted in Bubba Wallace's Garage at Talladega

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Dorothy Dandridge

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