Madea is, of course, the very popular creation of Tyler Perry, the director, writer, and impresario, who is, at forty, the most financially successful black person the American film industry has ever known.

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The date of the celebration, 13 February, was proposed by the Director-General of UNESCO as it marks the anniversary of the creation of United Nations Radio in 1946.

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One of the signatories, Tony Stein, director at Canterbury Care, said the rate was a disincentive to job creation.

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