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Courtney B. Vance met Angela Bassett….

They ran for years as friends in the same small circles. They had some hits, but mostly misses with other partners, and they shared one spectacularly dreadful first date together. And then, Courtney and Angela connected.

Experience the up-close-and-personal, real-life love story of this inspirational African-American celebrity couple. Learn how they navigate the fickle tides of fame, while keeping their relationship fresh and true. See how they've carved a meaningful life together in spite of humble beginnings, family tragedy and the ups and downs of stardom with love, faith and determination.

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nicely done, classy
this is a beautiful book. it gave me real lessons from real stories about not just love and relationships, but about working on yourself first to get you there. it's a cliche kind of title, but the content has a lot more. it was really brave of them to talk about all that they did, but i gather that it's really their amazing determination for a better, more happier life that makes them confront so many demons. much props and gratitude.

A Love Story I'll Always Remember!
This is a book I didn't want to put down! The choppy writing worked `like' magic. In addition to gaining a vibrant understanding of film industry realities... the chop-chop getting straight to the point brought both Angela and Courtney off otherwise plain recycled paper, giving them center stage to the best real-life audition of themselves to be seen. Loved every minute of it, too!!!

Angela, just as expected, is pragmatic, FUN, sassy but classy... the kind of woman I applaud 100%!!! And Courtney also was just as expected. Sensitive with issues that worked wonders for him on stage. Both of their personalities worked like magnets in bringing them together.

What seals the love part of their story however, was when Angela was going on and on running her mouth, and Courtney was just sitting back trying to listen as he's also asking her to hold it down. Just too cute; especially when she couldn't `hold it down' and him sitting there thinking, `what do I have here!?!'... YET realizing this was the woman he wanted to marry! ...Exactly how true love works... `being yourself' and letting the chemistry (if it's present, which in their case it was), go thru its natural process.

There is far too much to comment on here. All-in-all I think the August Wilson plays stood out for me most. Something about that time period in their lives & being on Broadway... dealing with the emotional factors of learning the business, and learning more about themselves (respectively) ... that really captivated me.

This is a love story I'll always treasure and remember! Over the Top! Five Stars!!!

Best book I've read in years.
This book gave me such insight on life and love that I can honestly say that after reading it I look at both differently. These two people love each other and were actually being prepared for each other long before they realized it! Amazing!!

A LOVE STORY....THE WAY GOD INTENDED
HOW INCREDIBLE IN THIS DAY & AGE FOR A HOLLYWOOD COUPLE TO HAVE SUCH A STRONG FOUNDATION!THEIR LOVE, THEIR RELATIONSHIP TRULY IS AS GOD INTENDED.THEIR "ADVICE" AT THE END OF THE BOOK ARE WORDS SO MANY OF US CAN IMPLEMENT INTO OUR OWN QUEST FOR A RELATIONSHIP OR TO HELP IMPROVE A CURRENT RELATIONSHIP.I HAVE A NEW FOUND RESPECT FOR TWO ENTERTAINERS I HAVE ADMIRED OVER THE YEARS.MAY GOD BLESS THEM WITH CONTINUE SUCCESS.

Angela and Courtney
A journey to love that readers familiar with this Hollywood couple will likely enjoy.The couple takes turns narrating their lives from childhood to adulthood - from college at Yale to the New York theatre to the Los Angeles Hollywood scene. We read about their romantic relationships.We read about addictions and issues with their parents. We read about their own struggle to become parents. The book wraps with Angela and Courtney's views/tips on becoming a better you/strengthening and maintaining your relationships.Readers are sure to come away from this with a greater respect for this couple's views on life and love.

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Hi Prettiest Female; now i can garantie i can see your place,
before november, 2006.

I will not invu'lve you of any matters acording any emotional solutions, which never can being your responsible motherhood of do for myself.
i prefere individually pauls intween both of us. i stay via my own Gladnesh within only.
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Celebrating the African-American holiday of Kwanzaa, a collection of original folktales illuminates the seven principles of the celebration-- faith, creativity, collective work and responsibility, purpose, unity, self-determination, and cooperative economics. ... Read more

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Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16, 1958) is an Americanactress. She has become well-known for her → biographicalfilm roles portraying real life women in → African Americanculture, perhaps most prominently as singer → Tina Turner inthe motion picture → What's Love Got to Do with It, as wellas her portrayal of → Betty Shabazz in the films → Malcolm Xand → Panther, → Rosa Parks in the → The Rosa Parks Story, →Michael Jackson's mother → Katherine in the → miniseries →The Jacksons: An American Dream and → Christopher 'TheNotorious B.I.G.' Wallace's mother → Voletta Wallace in thefilm → Notorious. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Jet, published by Thomson Gale on May 1, 2006. The length of the article is 887 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne & Angela Bassett: shine in Spelling Bee drama 'Akeelah and the Bee'.(Interview)(Cover story)
Author: Aldore D. Collier
Publication: Jet (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 109Issue: 17Page: 58(5)

Article Type: Cover story, Interview

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Chapters: Jimmy Wales, Joe Buck, Angela Bassett, Deloris Telescope, Casey Kotchman, Fred Mcgriff, Johnny Lee Middleton, Tino Martinez, Shaun King, Scott Sanders, Samuel Krafsur, Peter Demens, Buddy Alexander, Buzz Sawyer, George Gandy, Silas Simmons, Omali Yeshitela, Gabrielle Reece, Thomas Mcclelland, Mary Reeser, Ernest Pickering, Gerald Williams, J. Parnell Thomas, Tim Carter, Erroll M. Brown, F. A. Davis, Lynn Barry, Katie Rees, Anthony Wallace, Joshua Field, Louis Murphy, Matt Diaz, Marreese Speights, Betsy Nagelsen, Michael France, William C. Cramer, Aveion Cason, Rick Baker, Monica Raymund, Charles Roser, Frank Wren, Paul A. Yost, Jr., Corey J. Hodges, Cornell Green, Dawna Stone, Kenny Bolin, Zach Piller, Peter Meinke, Ernest Givins, John Winter, Glen Edwards, Deandrew Rubin, Kristen Berset, Carl Berman, Patrick Carter, Andre Hall, George Dicarlo, Pat Watkins, Chris Davis, Kevin Marion, Tom Carter, Kenny Heatly, Spencer Scott, Tony Romeo, Roy Smith, Christina Leardini, Buster Cooper. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 272. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales (pronounced ; born August 7 or August 8, 1966) is an American Internet entrepreneur and a co-founder and promoter of Wikipedia. Wales was born in Huntsville, Alabama. He attended a small private school and a university-preparatory school, and then earned bachelor's and master's degrees in finance. While in graduate school, he taught at two universities. Wales later took a job in finance, and worked as the research director of a Chicago futures and options firm for several years. In 1996, he and two partners founded Bomis, a web portal that targeted males, and which hosted, and provided the initial funding for, the peer-reviewed encyclopedia Nupedia (20002003) and its successor, Wikipedia. In 2001, t...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3703446 ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Waiting to Exhale is a 1995 romance film starring Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett, directed by Forest Whitaker. The movie was adapted from the novel of the same name by Terry McMillan and also stars Loretta Devine and Lela Rochon. The original music score was composed by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds. The story centers on four female friends living in the Phoenix, Arizona area and their relationships with men and one another. All of them are "holding their breath" until the day they can feel comfortable in a committed relationship with a man. ... Read more

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Struggling as a single mother to make ends meet on the mean streets of Newark, New Jersey, ex-cop-turned-PI Tamara Hayle races against time to find a murderer when someone begins killing her ex-husband's sons--and her own son might be next. Book available. ... Read more

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The Best Book By Far
This book by Valerie W Wesley '' When Death Comes Stealing'' is the best book I ever read and I have read all lot of books. This is the best by far. Tamara Hayle is a strong intelligent women with a mission: to raise her kid right in these mean streets, but her ex - husband brings danger to her door when he wants her to investigate in his son's death. Her son in - law. Police say he died because of an overdose on coccain, but he thinks someone killed him and made it seem like he died of an overdose. In Tamara's investigation she discover some grimy news that could end her life and her son's. This book holds action, suspense, and excitement. If you want a great mystery book you should definitly read this book.

Touching
A great way to start a mystery series.You feel sorry for Dewayne, because he starts losing all of his children.Tamara Hayle gets into this because her son Jamal is in danger.This was capturing all the way to the end.

Tamara Hayle is the Woman!
Thanks to Wesley, mystery has become my favorite fictional genre. Her sassy sleuth, Tamara Hayle embraces those true qualities of the quintessential African American woman; strong and sassy on the outside while all the while able to conceal her internal self-doubts and fears.In the end, it's all done for the betterment of her family, friends, her community at large.

When Tamara takes on the case to find the murderer of her ex-husband's son, she knew that against her better judgement, it was something she had to do.After all, she too shares a son with this man even though he hasn't been much of a father to him.The only thing that I really didn't feel too comfortable with was how Tamara handled the fate of her son. I thought she should have shown more concern in the beginning about his welfare. As the book progresses, however, the motherly instincts kick in better.Tamara also shows us how hard it is for a Sista not to get clouded by her feminine desires when it's the right thing to do.

All in all, this is an engaging book with a strong ending.There are many characters flowing through this mystery.This createsmotives and means for many so it concludes in a very unpredictable fashion which is exactly what you want in a good mystery.

Thanks Valerie for the Tamara Hayle series.This is the second one I read and I will definitely be reading them all!

Tamara Hayle is an Ace
Tamara Hayle is a single mother and private investigator.She left the police force to pursue this career challenge.

In this novel, Tamara investigates the mysterious deaths of a group of young men.These young men are being murdered, one by one with no apparent justification.The one commonality is that these young men have the same father, who also happens to be the father of Tamara's son.She wants to find out what is going on before Tragedy hits home.

This investigation gives you a look at Tamara the PI, Tamara the mother, and Tamara the woman.It shows her relationships with the men in her life: her brother Johnny, her son, his father (DeWayne), her former co-workers, and they mysterious Basil Dupree. Tamara Hayle is an ace P.I.I never wanted to read mysteries, so this was bought on a whim.Valerie Wilson Wesley has done a great job with this character.I've gotten every Tamara Hayle Mystery since I read this one, although this one is still my favorite.

Absolutely fabulous
great book, could not put it down.in the past i have not been a fan of mysteries, however, since reading this book that has changed. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Ebony, published by Thomson Gale on May 1, 2006. The length of the article is 1734 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Angela Bassett: talks about love, marriage, the twins & the joys of motherhood.(Interview)(Cover story)(Biography)
Author: Aldore Collier
Publication: Ebony (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 61Issue: 7Page: 182(5)

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Ónly adult Thou True kindnesh......the adult pages was not working?
Hi, i ain't finish yet.
(Please, won't Thou help: "Where can i send Thou the true certificate for"?, i ain't strong, etc. wealfty enough myself; i wish of get them away from my home; will Thou please not help?

i now will delete such private adresh of mine, which i gave Thou, such not any other arts try of stealing, right.

Hi Truely Angela,
i never need of anylies, though difenitely i do néver converse any Truth direction any art of demonic not vegetarian being.

Do not let any art seperate Thouself away myself éver again, without Thou own ordernary objective original private sign for myself only.
Florida i do like; new york i'm little afraid of.

If Thou still are interesteing in root connection without any caple arts involveings: "Make here Thou Glad Natural Vegetarian move". They sometimes delete my private mail inbox.
They turn on & off, ye such sooth them.(bold idiots!)
Thours.

Hie, The Best Most Beautiful Female being-humen being actresh, August 12, 2006

Dear Angela,
Nowday or latest next day, i will release Thou for Thouself; an tiny objective pleasant i'd like of Give for Thouself; Thou know such is Thour month right.
Kindliest regards zipcode, is:
Now remember of delete these original details & bring such for Thou own private mailbox.
They're talking Her, such i can not ground any hounest grounding via Her photo alone here.
i Need groundtet presant Gladnesh dayli', right.
Ye Best among women, how do i get an change of feeling Truely near of Herself, when i cannot reach Her. Her said Her want the Certificate via Mrs., etc. originals papers.
For such, i dó need an ordernary objective mail adresh, which such i can send above for Thou, right?
If Thou can help herself objective only; they try of hunting(kannibalism)
Thou gotta being little more realistic presant, caust they really try of fatamogan Both of Thou, away from True Ground.

Confidential classified, Friday, 17th of august, 2006,

See Prettiest... i have an original Certificate via an Mrs., i have original pashport ye photo, ye 3 other original legally Certificates; just i can not copy & send above Certificates via these review pages here. Such i need an original mailadreh. i want Thou of help with these papers for Tina, ye for Thouself.
Will Thou do such Thou really Prettiest Female?

About Tina Herself, i néver seen such an Beautiful Truely Sun which i did reconalizeing my own root within via many 100red of thousands life. About 11.000thousands life, we got seperated caust of cabelbold earshutclockwatcher's.
Thours Objective Loveing.
Ph.Country area, is:(45).

Thursday, 16th of august, 2006.
Thou have such month here, Thou own Birthday-Sun in Thou own Heart must herefore not vanish. Stay Glad carefully.
i delete my private ph.no., gesh Thou have being seen what i did write for Thouself now...

Dearest Angela Thouself ónly,
I little later from now, can give Thou an Glad individual integration, such Thou not dependent for give áll of Thouself away for others only. STILL I AIN'T FINISH YET.
Might Thou think i smoke cigarets now..Well i don't.
i'm an adult Female(i do not belongs via any fanclub, or any others!)
i prefere Veganic not smoke.ing, not drugs of any arts of all. i live private anonym life for myself, via Vejle of Jütland from dk., i ain't criminel, & i do not any lies! i hate any sm feelings.
my mail is: notufos@yahoo.co.in

Stay Glad Truely for Thouself; can Thou send an mail?
i wish of stay via equal Country of Herself, nomatter where.
Thours Hounesty(1964), difference is 4 days after mine,compared of Her own birth date.
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The Despair of My Soul reaches into our darker side—full of sadness and despair, suicidal thoughts and heartbreaking loss. Writing darker poetry is release on days when I’m angry, sad or simply need a good cry. Along with darkness, there must be a lighter side, so I have written a few things purely for my own amusement. Some are a little humorous and others—well, a few people just had to die. ... Read more

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Poetic Angel: Journey of the Heart is a compilation of poems from June 2006 through December 2008. It is a heartfelt journey through life and love, longing and lust, as well as poems written about family, friendship and faith. ... Read more

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2 VHS Video Set! Malcolm X! Filmmaker Spike Lee, star Denzel Washington (the New York, Boston and Chicago Film Critics' choice as 1992's Best Actor) and other talents vividly portray the life and times of the visionary leader. "One of the decade's best and most important films." (Arch Campbell, WRC-TV/Washington D.C.) Just as Do the Right Thing was the capstone of Spike Lee's earlier career, Malcolm X marked the next milestone in the filmmaker's artistic maturity. It seemed everything Lee had done up to that point was to prepare him for this epic biography of America's fiery civil-rights leader, who is superbly played by Oscar-nominated Denzel Washington, from his early days as a zoot-suited hustler known as "Detroit Red" to his spiritual maturity after his pilgrimage to Mecca, as a Black Muslim by the name of El Hajj Malik El Shabazz. Do the Right Thing climaxed with the photographic images of Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King engulfed by flames of rage; Malcolm X explores the genesis and evolution of that rage over Malcolm's lifetime, and how these two great figures--held up to the public as polar-opposites within the African American human rights movement (King for nonviolent civil disobedience, Malcolm for achieving equality "by any means necessary")--were each essential to the agenda of the other. Lee careens from the hedonistic ebullience of Malcolm's early days to the stark despair of prison, from his life-changing conversion to Islam to his emergence as a dynamic political leader--all with an epic sweep and vitality that illuminates personal details as well as political ideology. Angela Bassett is also terrific as Malcolm's wife, Betty Shabazz. --Jim Emerson ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The NAACP Image Awards are awards presented annually by the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music, and literature.Similar to other awards, like the Oscars and the Grammys, the 35 categories of Image Awards are voted on by members of the NAACP. There are also honorary awards, including the President's Award, the Chairman's Award, Entertainer of the Year and The Image Award Hall of Fame.The awards were first presented in 1970. The awards series, normally broadcast with tape delay and aired by Fox Network, was broadcast live for the first time in 2007 for the 38th edition of the awards show. It was first nationally televised in 1974. The ceremonies usually take place in or around the Los Angeles area in February or early March. ... Read more