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Haiti musicians say they're barred from Carnival

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - At least three Haitian bands said Saturday that they are being kept from performing at Carnival and that they suspect it's because President Michel Martelly's administration considers their songs critical of the government...
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Ash Wednesday: 10 ways black Americans kick off Lent

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SLIDESHOW - Today is Ash Wednesday, the official start of the 40-day season of Lent, which leads up to Easter...
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Jay-Z throws a carnival for college kids' scholarships

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NEW YORK -- On Thursday night, Jay-Z hosted a carnival at the Hudson River Park pier for his Shawn Carter Foundation to raise funds for college scholarships...
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Second arrest in DC Caribbean fest shooting

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WASHINGTON - 20-year-old Deonte J. Bryant was charged with second degree murder on Tuesday, the Post reported, in connection to the murder of Robert Foster on June 25...
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Obama target removed from NJ boardwalk game

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SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) - It has been replaced by likenesses of former President George W. Bush and Hillary Clinton...
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Game in 'Jersey Shore' town features Obama target

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SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) - People playing the "Walkin Charlie" game can win a prize if they knock a plate out of the turntable targets, which include Obama depicted with exaggerated ears and smile...
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Obama target draws fire at Pa. church carnival

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VIDEO - The game "Alien Attack" encouraged players to shoot foam darts at an African-American man dressed in a suit, a man some say looks very much like our president...
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Darts shot at Obama likeness in Pa. carnival game

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ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - The game featured a large painted image of a black man wearing a belt buckle with the presidential seal and holding a scroll labeled "Health Bill."...
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Certain carnival dances said to come from the days of slavery

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There is in each of us a mystic fascination for the raw, primal carnal energy and its mesmeric tribal rhythm and dance. It takes us in its flood, and swells your soul with an ancient call.
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