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Jaleel White Reflects Back on Playing Urkel
*(Via TVGuide.com) In 1989, ABC premiered the Perfect Strangers spin-off Family Matters, which featured a relatively unknown cast. Although the series focused on a middle-class African American family in Chicago, the breakout star was the Winslows’ annoyingly dorky neighbor, Steve Urkel. Twenty years later, Jaleel White, who played Urkel, still looks [...]
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Jackie and Jaden team up for ‘Karate Kid’ – From the Poughkeepsie Journal
“The kid” won’t turn 12 until July. But he’s his old man’s son. Jaden Smith has a wisecrack at the ready when asked about how absurdly ripped he got for his new film, the remake of “The Karate Kid.”
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Museums-East Bay Through June 13
AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM AND LIBRARY AT OAKLAND The Oakland Public Library’s museum is designed to discover, preserve, interpret and share the cultural and historical experiences of African Americans in California and the West. In addition, a three-panel mural is on permanent display.
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