Quincy Jones - Actress Queen Latifah and BET Holdings president Debra Lee (R) congratulate composer and record producer Quincy Jones accepts the Humanitarian Award during the BET Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on June 24, 2008. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen)
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Actress Queen Latifah and BET Holdings president Debra Lee (R) congratulate composer and record producer Quincy Jones accepts the Humanitarian Award during the BET Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on June 24, 2008.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency said it will televise live its "50th Anniversary Gala Event" at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.
WASHINGTON, May 28 (UPI) -- Music mogul Quincy Jones is helping mobilize assistance for survivors of the earthquake in China and the cyclone that hit Myanmar, the American Red Cross said.
ST. LOUIS, May 16 (UPI) -- Hundreds of graduates turned their backs on conservative leader Phyllis Schlafly Friday Washington University in St. Louis gave her an honorary degree.
SEATTLE, March 17 (UPI) -- Famed music mogul Quincy Jones celebrated his 75th birthday belatedly with a star-studded concert in his native Seattle Sunday night.
SEATTLE, March 14 (UPI) -- The Northwest African American Museum announced its grand opening week will conclude with an event honoring Quincy Jones at the Seattle Paramount Theatre.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- The 16th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards viewing party raised $5.1 million in Los Angeles Sunday night, the foundation announced Monday.
CHICAGO, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- A professor specializing in African-American genetics says he has traced the ancestry of Jesse Jackson to farmers in Sierra Leone.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 21 (UPI) -- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has established a branded Oscars channel on YouTube, officials said in Beverly Hills, Calif.