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Christmas of 1951 was anything but a season of peace for Evangeline Moore. And she’s still looking for peace today. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/baw_commentary_news/35772

World renowned jazz musician Sam Rivers has died. The saxophonist, flutist and composer who played with Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie passed away Monday night from pneumonia, says his daughter Monique Rivers Williams. He was 88. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/blak_music_month/35775

  First, I want to say, I read a lot of the questions that you get and I must admit some of those questions have been crazy and you go pretty hard on them. I hope I am not one these…LOL! http://bossip.com/517446/dear-bossip-im-engaged-but-my-fiance-doesnt-put-forth-any-effort-in-the-relationship/

Christmas turned out to be an exciting one for actress Essence Atkins who delivered a baby boy on Sunday. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/gossip/35777

According to the AP, Single mothers filled with regret were making arrangements to turn themselves after they were seen on surveillance footage taking toys from a Hawaii store before Christmas, according to a lawyer who referred to the theft as a “desperate” act. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_black_diaspora_news/35760

A strange, hardcore fan had Drake’s name tattooed on her forehead. And the rapper is at a loss for words. He hardly knows what to think. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/blak_music_month/35752

According to the AP, For the intertwined U.S. economy and presidential politics, it was a year of twists and unexpected turns. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/moving_america_news/35766

According to the AP, a man charged with killing an Atlanta rapper at a recording studio has turned himself in to police. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/blak_music_month/35721

Any missing black woman” was the response from a friend asked to suggest some of the most underreported stories for the year. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/moving_america_news/35736

Rap veteran MC Hammer is asking a federal court judge to dismiss a lawsuit from government officials accusing him of failing to pay his taxes, insisting he has already settled the debt. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/gossip/35723

Female rappers can’t possibly get by without thanking MC Lyte for her trailblazing efforts in the early developments of Hip Hop. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/blak_music_month/35697

Christmas came early for 68-year-old actor Robert De Niro and his 56-year-old wife, singer Grace Hightower. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/gossip/35699