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Page B4 ÀÌ) B lack H istory M Focus 2 February 18, 2004 s p e c ia l c o v e ra g e ' Famous American Black Women Find and circle the names o f these influential woman in the puzzle below: Ç f i n á f/sfl After touring America on a self proclaimed "Poverty Tour” (traveling on a Greyhound bus, c h a n g in g in re s ta u ra n t restro o m s and w orking for meals), a stint on Star Search helped raise Sinbad’s profile. Although he never won, he was a finalist and appeared on the show seven times. This led him to his first professional break on The New Red Foxx Show playing Foxx’s son. Bill Cosby also noticed Sinbad’s talents and cast him on television’s A D ifferent World where he spent four years. Sinbad has hosted numerous TV specials, including It’s Showtime at the Apollo, Sinbad: Brain Dam aged and several other HBO spe cials. His first acting role was Nec essary Roughness. Parts in Coneheads and Meteor Man fol lowed before his first starring role in Houseguest. His other films in clude First Kid, Jingle All the Way, Homeward BoundII and 77 m - Chero kee Kid. Tickets for Sinbad range from $20 to $40 and are on sale now. 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Chinook Winds Ca- federated Tribes of Siletz Indians. Singer Gets Star on Walk of Fame “I am so happy,” he told the crowd on Hollywood Boulevard before kneeling on a red carpet to kiss his sidewalk star. Jose, 55, known throughout Latin America as “The Prince of Song" fo^his romantic serenades, has 26 platinum records in a career spanning more than four decades. — During the ceremony, Spanish-language televi sion and radio personality Johnny Canales gave him a different title. “You are no longer prince, you are now king,” Canales said. “In this world besides being a movie star and a Singer Jose Jose gets a star on the Hollywood Walk music star, you have to be a human being and Jose of Fame. (AP photo) Jose is a human being first,” Canales added. (AP) — Amid cheers of “You are my idol” and The ceremony coincided with the staggered re “Arriba Jose!” Mexican balladeer Jose Jose was hon lease of his “El Principe con Trio” greatest hits trilogy, ored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in a the first of which was released in January 2003 and the ceremony that drew a throng of fans. last of which will be released at the end of this year. t, * Big Screen Knockout Bom into a boxing family, Jackie Kallen, played by Meg Ryan, spots a champion in the rough in Luther Shaw, played by Omar Ebbs, in "Against the Ropes," scheduled for release Friday, Feb. 20. * BUSINESS Coloring image o f Frederick Douglass: After he become free, Douglass spoke and wrote for equality and liberty for all people. 0 Michael E. 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