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These are reviewer Kam Williams Best Nonfiction Books picks for 2010

NEW YORK (AP) -- The 1993 killing of a man outside a housing complex was a cold case for years until a suspect appeared on detectives' doorstep last week.
 

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- The latest marker on the Mississippi Blues Trail is dedicated to Roebuck ``Pops'' Staples, a well-known gospel singer and patriarch of the Staple Singers music group.

Dr. Julianne Malveaux is the 15th President of Bennett College for Women. Dr. Malveaux's insights on issues such as race, culture, gender, and their economic impacts are helping to shape and thus immeasurably impact the mindset of 21st Century America.

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - As one artist rushed the stage wrapped in Nigeria's green-and-white flag, Africa's most populous nation ran away with the awards Saturday night during the MTV Africa Music Awards.

NEW YORK (AP) - When Ron Isley talks about the three years he spent in prison for tax evasion, there's no bitterness or anger in his voice: At times, there almost seems to be a bit of nostalgia.

A look behind the scenes, with Will Smith and family, as his daughter Willow, 10, films the music video for "Whip My Hair."

Keyshia Cole, who is releasing her fourth CD 'Calling All Hearts' on Dec. 21, busted out a tune from the past when asked about the songs she wrote before becoming a Grammy-nominated, R&B superstar.

While many accounts of the exploits of the heroes of the Emancipation and Civil Rights Movements have been published for posterity, the achievements of Black business leaders have rarely been the subject of scrutiny. For this reason, a debt of gratitude is owed to Dr. Julianne Malveaux, author of "Surviving
and Thriving: 365 Facts in Black Economic Theory."