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Movie Mogul Tyler Perry Stops Production on $800M Studio Expansion After Seeing Video AI Model
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Movie Mogul Tyler Perry Stops Production on $800M Studio Expansion After Seeing Video AI Model

Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire ContributorFebruary 27, 2024

With the rise of e-commerce and automated checkout systems, traditional retail roles may diminish. Cashiers: Similar to retail salespersons, automated checkout systems are reducing the need for human cashiers. Telemarketers: AI-driven chatbots and voice recognition systems are increasingly handling customer inquiries. Data Entry Clerks: Automation tools can handle routine data entry tasks more efficiently. Bookkeepers and Accounting Clerks: AI can automate many financial tasks, potentially reducing the need for manual bookkeeping.

IN MEMORIAM: Iconic Actor Clarence Williams III Dead at 81
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IN MEMORIAM: Iconic Actor Clarence Williams III Dead at 81

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentJune 10, 2021

His role as “Linc” on “The Mod Squad” in the 1970s, catapulted Williams into the mainstream. But some of his best work came on the big screen, particularly as Prince’s father in the 1984 hit, “Purple Rain,” and nine years later in the Wesley Snipes drama, “Sugar Hill.”

Oprah Winfrey Gets Emotional at Hollywood Empowerment Event
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Oprah Winfrey Gets Emotional at Hollywood Empowerment Event

Sentinel News WireMay 1, 2019

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oprah Winfrey may have been the main honoree at The Hollywood Reporter’s inaugural Empowerment in Entertainment luncheon, but it was a group of underprivileged high school students who stole the show and even brought Winfrey to tears. At the event Tuesday in Los Angeles, 20 local high school juniors who had been selected to the new Young Executive Fellowship Program, learned from Selena Gomez that two would be were receiving full scholarships to Howard University and Emerson College, and all would get a laptop. The program was started to try to address the lack of diversity