Watts, a black, and Jay Kim, a Korean-American.

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Thirteen years later, Vee-Jay Records became the country's biggest independent, black-owned record label, and for a time, it was bigger than Motown.

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He needs the support of his industry and peers (particularly the elder statesmen like Diddy and Jay-Z who set the tone for being successful black males in music) in his pursuit of recovery.

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In addition to black bears, the region is home to red cockaded woodpeckers, the Florida scrub jay, sandhill cranes, Florida grasshopper sparrows and the enormous crested caracara.

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Vee-Jay was in the big league and decided to do what no other black-owned label had dared to do: It began signing white acts, among them Hoyt Axton and, under license, The Four Seasons.

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The Black Cats fell behind to a Dirk Kuyt first-half penalty after John Mensah had fouled Jay Spearing.

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Jay-Z also announced he was retiring from making music in 2003, saying that The Black Album would be his last.

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Newcastle's Carroll was one of four new picks for Fabio Capello's squad, along with Cardiff striker Jay Bothroyd, Manchester United defender Chris Smalling and Sunderland midfielder Jordan Henderson, who was instrumental as the Black Cats won at Chelsea.

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