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So many of them are our contributors who are not featured in this clip, most likely because they were moving and shaking so hard that our correspondent Evan The Show Spauling couldn&#8217;t find them! &#x1f60a;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Major shout of appreciation to Arrie Ledley, Melvin Sykes, Mary Brown, LaToya Harris, Evan Spaulding, Sonja Mack Hassaan Abdus-salaam, Tiffany Bynes, Nina Cochran, Shay Leonora, and our partners NJPAC and Prudential Center &#x1f60a;&#x2764;&#xfe0f;&#x1f44d;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to everyone who supported this Entertainment issue from editorial to the party! 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