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Resources To Find More on Slavery In Connecticut
The Hartford CourantA listing of recommended books, films, websites and places to visit in Connecticut to learn more about the state's historical involvement with slavery. BOOKS: "Native People of Southern New England, 1500-1650," by Kathleen Joan Bragdon,...Tags: Columbia University, PBS (tv network), Social Issues, The Amistad, Morgan Freeman
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'Spamalot' Leads Tony Nominations With 14
AP Drama Writer"Monty Python's Spamalot," an offbeat musical spoof inspired by those quirky British cutups and their film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," grabbed 14 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, including a nod for best musical. Close behind -- with 11 nominations...Tags: David Mamet, John C. Reilly, Science and Technology, Bill Irwin, Mario Cantone
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'Wicked,' 'Assassins' Lead Tony Nods
AP Drama WriterIt was a "Wicked" day, with the lavish "Wizard of Oz" musical nominated for 10 Tony Awards, Broadway's highest honor. "Assassins," the chilling Stephen Sondheim-John Weidman musical about presidential killers, followed with seven nominations Monday....Tags: Broadway Theater, Crime, Law and Justice, Lorraine Hansberry, Anne Heche, Christopher Plummer
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Phylicia Rashad Files For Divorce
The Associated PressPhylicia Rashad, best known for playing Bill Cosby's wife on the hugely successful "The Cosby Show," is ending her real-life marriage to sportscaster Ahmad Rashad. The 52-year-old actress has filed for divorce at Manhattan's Supreme Court on grounds...Tags: Thanksgiving, Bill Cosby, Football, Entertainment, Television
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A `Wicked' upset as `Avenue Q' bags top Tony
Tribune arts reporter"Avenue Q," a wry puppet-and-live-actors show about urban slackers "whose lives kind of suck," beat out the heavyweight favorite "Wicked" for the coveted best Broadway musical statuette at the 58th annual Tony Awards Sunday night. The witty Broadway...Tags: Billy Joel, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Broadway Theater, Tony Bennett, Entertainment
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REVIEW: Matriarchal Power in 'Raisin'
AP Drama CriticMother scores best. And that goes for daughter-in-law, too. The matriarchal contingent is the reason to see the Broadway revival of "A Raisin in the Sun," Lorraine Hansberry's landmark drama that opened Monday at the Royale Theatre. As the widowed...Tags: Arts and Culture, Comedy (genre), Lorraine Hansberry, Happiness (state of mind), Sidney Poitier
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At The Movies: 'The Visit'
The Associated PressImagine a hybrid of the most compelling aspects of two HBO programs the therapy sessions of the mob drama "The Sopranos" and the raw simplicity of the prison series "Oz" and you have "The Visit." The film is an impressive debut from writer-director-...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, R Rated Movies, Drugs and Medicines, Health, Drama (genre)
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'Once Upon a Time . . . When We Were Colored'
Times Staff Writer"Once Upon a Time . . . When We Were Colored," Clifton Taulbert's memoir of growing up in the segregated South, has become a splendid and virtually unique film. It celebrates how black families survived despite an oppressive, monolithic and often...Tags: Image Entertainment Incorporated, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Family, Justice and Rights
Sep 27, 2002
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May 10, 2005
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May 11, 2004
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Feb 16, 2001
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Jun 7, 2004
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Apr 26, 2004
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Apr 17, 2001
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Jan 26, 1996
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