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State Representative candidate Charles Clemons Muhammad selects Bill Wright as the Campaign Manager for the Committee to Elect Charles Clemons Muhammad. Mister Muhammad is running for State Representative for the 11th Suffolk District. A native of Roxbury/Mission Hill, Bill Wright has served on successful political campaigns for seats on the Boston City Council, in the Massachusetts State Legislature and in the New York State Senate. Wright is a graduate of Boston Latin School, Columbia College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He also studied abroad for a year at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. To contact the Charles Clemons Muhammad campaign headquarters, please see below: Committee to Elect Charles Clemons 485 blue hill avenue Boston, MA 02121 USA charles muhammad, bill wright, columbia university, mc spice, shakir multimedia

Minister Randy Muhammad and Minister Louis Farrakhan UPDATE (July 18, 2016) - New Student Minister of Boston Mosque No. 11, Brother Randy Muhammad has been selected as  Minister Emeritus Don Muhammads first choice to stand in his place  as the New Minister over Boston Mosque No. 11. If formerly selected, Randy Muhammad could probably become the Nation of Islam's first Puerto Rican leader over a major Nation of Islam Mosque.  Minister Randy Muhammad was personally recognized by the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan at Mosque #11 in Boston on June 26th. In attendance was Don Muhammad, one of the Nation of Islam's most influential and successful Ministers, who himself served as a consultant to the NOI, and was a longtime follower of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad. Known to some as "the unofficial mayor of Boston", whose influences have included the Boston Police Department (under Police Commissioner William Bratton), the local NAACP and many local and state p...

By DON DEBENEDICTIS   LOS ANGELES (CN) — Singer-songwriter Chris Brown , as well known for assaulting ex-girlfriend Rihanna as for his music, now faces a lawsuit claiming he beat up his personal manager in a "drug-fueled" attack.       "The assault was unprovoked and, regrettably, just another attack in Brown's long history of violent and abusive behavior," manager Michael M. Guirguis says in his lawsuit, filed Thursday by prominent Los Angeles litigator Patricia Glaser of Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro. After news of the lawsuit broke, Brown quickly responded by posting a pair of videos on Instagram, although he does not mention the manager, known as Mike G, by name in either. In one, he mocks Mike G as "Mr. Petty Pants." In a second, he seems to say he launched the attack because the manager had been embezzling from him.  "OK, you knew it was coming. ... F--kers gettin' mad and filin' lawsuits 'cause I...

Music megastar  Prince  was known for throwing parties that stretched into the wee hours of the morning, but his faith and the Bible could also keep him gabbing until sunrise, according to his longtime friend and “spiritual brother,” bassist Larry Graham. Prince,  who died last month at 57 , became a Jehovah’s Witness later in life, and that helped shape his music as well as his lifestyle, according to Graham, who first met the star decades ago and became a confidante and tour mate. Prince would knock on doors, talk with visitors at his studio-compound Paisley Park in suburban Minneapolis and even share his faith with small groups after a show, said Graham, the 69-year-old bassist best known for playing in the funk band Sly and the Family Stone and with his own group, Graham Central Station. “That brought him joy. That brought him real happiness,” Graham said in an interview with The Associated Press on Monday. Graham said Prince was a private person who did...

PROVIDENCE, R.I.  -  Governor Gina M. Raimondo today announced her intent to nominate Diane Mederos and Dr. Isadore "Izzy" Ramos to the Rhode Island Board of Elections. Raimondo will submit their names to the Rhode Island State Senate for confirmation this week. "The Board of Elections is  important to our democracy , and we need to have strong leadership," Raimondo said. "Last month, I was proud to sign into law legislation that will allow Rhode Islanders to register to vote online. This is just one way we are working hard to make it easier for people to engage with government so that our state becomes a place of opportunity for all. I am confident that Diane and Izzy understand these priorities and will serve our state well, bringing their management experience and commitment to public service to this Board." "I also want to thank Frank Rego and former Senator Rhoda Perry for their years of service on the Board, and I wish them the v...

BY  IAN CROUCH The  sorrowful bit of music  that plays at the end of each “Horace and Pete” episode, written for the Web series by Paul Simon, begins with a little dark humor: “Hell no,” Simon sings, “I can’t complain about my problems.” The joke is that everyone who visits Horace and Pete’s, a dive bar in Brooklyn that has been run by members of the same family for a hundred years, has a pile of problems and a lot to say about them. The series—which was Swiss-Army-knifed by Louis C.K., who wrote, directed, and paid for it, and played the starring role—is one of the great talky television shows in recent memory. It is full of extended monologues, indignant soliloquies, meandering apologies, harrowing confessions, and lacerating put-downs. The bar, which is owned by the family’s latest iteration of Horace (C.K.) and Pete (Steve Buscemi), along with their sister, Sylvia (Edie Falco), is not a place of comfortable silence or witty “Cheers” banter. Instead, it’s a dimly...

Alison Lynch The theme of the Met Gala 2016 was Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology. And the stars really ran with the whole futuristic vibe. There was more metallics, latex and chain mail on the red carpet than you could shake a stick at (and, don’t worry, Jared Leto did bring a stick). In terms of best dressed, Claire Danes pretty much stole the show in her light-up Zac Posen fairytale dress, Kendall Jenner looked out of this world in cut-out Versace, and Gigi and Zayn won best couple for their his ‘n’ hers Robocop look. While Bey rocked her Givenchy dress. Naturally. Here are all the weird and wonderful looks from the red carpet. Taylor Swift (Picture: Getty) Co-chair Taylor continued her cute Goth (yes, that’s possible) makeover in a mini Louis Vuitton dress. Beyoncé (Picture: George Pimentel/WireImage) Beyoncé bucked the trend for metallics in a peachy, floral, latex Givenchy dress. Kimye (Picture: Larry Busacca/Getty Images) Kim wore silver Balmai...