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Lynn Allen Jeter

LisaRaye McCoy Misick and her publicist, Lynn Allen Jeter, had a busy week dealing with the aftermath of the actress’ fight with her husband, Turks and Caicos Islands Premier, Michael Misick.
On Friday, Jeter called EUR’s Lee Bailey from the island nation to discuss all of the drama so far, and [...]

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What would you say if you were flying into Memphis and they said you are about to land at Isaac Hayes International Airport,” U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen asked, drawing a huge burst of applause during a four-hour service of music, speakers and video clips.
Cohen, who represented Hayes’ area of Memphis, said the city should celebrate [...]

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The City Council’s effort to remove Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick at a trial-like hearing was blocked shortly before it would have begun Monday by a judge who ruled that the city charter does not give the council such power.
The ruling by Wayne County Circuit Judge Robert Ziolkowski is a rare legal win for Kilpatrick, who has [...]

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After that album was released, hip-hop was changed forever, and even today, the genre is feeling the effects.
Ice Cube — one of the group’s original members, alongside Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, MC Ren, and DJ Yella — reflected on the classic album recently, via an interview with the LA Times, calling it one of his proudest [...]

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Today’s scheduled memorial for Isaac Hayes has the unfortunate making of an ugly showdown between members of Hayes’ Scientology faith, and Christian members of Hope Presbyterian Church in Memphis, where the service is to be held.
According to the Memphis Commercial Appeal, critics of Scientology bombarded the newspaper with “scathing e-mails and phone calls” to [...]

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