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Precious and Painful

Esther Iverem | Posted 11.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Edward P. Jones, The Color Purple, Sapphire, Halle Berry, Mariah Carey, Literary Prizes, Mo'Nique, The Known World, Alice Walker, Precious, Gabourey “Gabby” Sidibi, Lee Daniels, Entertainment News
Esther Iverem

In Precious, director Lee Daniels returns to the formula that has won him acclaim in the past: stories of poor Black women who are too pathetic, sick and incapable of caring for themselves or their children.

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Why Precious Matters: Fiction as Witness

Nina Sankovitch | Posted 11.17.2009 | Books

Read More: Fiction, Sapphire Push, Precious, Sapphire, Reading, Push, Hold Love Strong, Matthew Aaron Goodman, Books, Realistic Fiction, Books News
Nina Sankovitch

It is no accident that the hopes of Precious become manifest when she learns to read and write and she begins to do both, voraciously. It is through reading and writing that Precious finds her own life and her own voice.

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Great Author Interviews With Barbara Kingsolver, Sapphire, and Mary Karr(AUDIO)

npr.com | Posted 11.10.2009 | Books

Read More: Barbara Kingsolver, Barbara Kingsolver the Lacuna, The Lacuna, Writers, Books, Writing, Mary Karr Lit, Precious, Lit, Authors, Npr, Sapphire Push, Sapphire, Radio, Push, Author Interviews, Mary Karr, Books News

NPR has a host of great author interviews every week, and we thought we'd bring you the best of the recent ones. Listen below for three really great o...

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The Pride of Precious Jones

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 11.13.2009 | New York

Read More: Whites, Harlem, Poverty, Gabourey Sidibe, Real Estate, Race, Hollywood, Barack Obama, New York, Rodney King, South Africa, Unemployed, Precious, Oprah Winfrey, Lenny Kravitz, Blacks, Paula Patton, Lee Daniels, Michael Mccollom, Brooklyn, Sapphire, Push, Mo'Nique, Armand White, A. O. Scott, Divas, The Color Purple, New York Press, Mariah Carey, New York Times, New York News
Michael Henry Adams

Almost every African-American knows, is related to, or is acquainted with a Precious Jones or her mother, Mary.

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Precious in the Age of Obama

Melissa Silverstein | Posted 11.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Oprah Winfrey, Sapphire, Precious, Gabourey Sidibe, Lee Daniels, Entertainment News
Melissa Silverstein

can Precious become this year's Slumdog Millionaire?Slumdog was about kids from another country. But Precious is about this country.

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Oprah On Book That Inspired Precious: "A Modern-Day Color Purple"

AP | ALICIA QUARLES | Posted 10.01.2009 | Books

Read More: Push, Oprah, Precious, Oprah Winfrey, Oprah Precious, Oprah Books, Sapphire, Oprah Push, Alice Walker, Color Purple, Books News

TORONTO — Oprah Winfrey was so taken by Sapphire's novel "Push" that she read it more than once. Yet even though the talk-show host has made be...

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Chase Introduces New "Sapphire" Credit Card For Wealthiest Customers

AP | Posted 09.19.2009 | Business

Read More: JPMorgan Chase, Chase, Chase Bank, Sapphire, Banks, Sapphire Card, Credit Cards, Business News

WILMINGTON, Del. — Chase Card Services, a unit of JPMorgan Chase & Co., said Wednesday it will now offer a rewards card designed for wealthy cus...

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Cannes 2009: Mariah Carey in Precious

Karin Badt | Posted 06.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Precious, Sapphire, Gabourey Sidibe, Mariah Carey, Paula Patton, Cannes 2009, Lee Daniels, Mo'Nique, Entertainment News
Karin Badt

Any spectator of this new dramatic film by Lee Daniels, who has a tad of a self-esteem issue, will identify with the pains of this story.

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Cannes 2009 Day Two: Precious, Vampires, Genocide and Despair!

Michael Giltz | Posted 06.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Uk, Documentary, Cannes Film Festival, Movies, Rwanda, Sapphire, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

Some people come to Cannes and do nothing but go to parties. Some people come to Cannes and never see the sun. That's me. So here are my first reactions to the four movies I saw today.

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