Eric Holder Wants 'The Wire' Back, 10 Career Moves for Shaq and More

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Eric Holder wants The Wire back: Attorney General Eric Holder has something to say to the creators of HBO's Baltimore crime drama The Wire: Bring it back. Holder gushed about the show, which went off the air after its fifth season in 2008, as he spoke alongside several of the show's cast members Tuesday at the Justice Department. "I want to speak directly to Mr. Burns and Mr. Simon: Do another season of The Wire. … I want another season, or a movie," he said, adding, "I have a lot of power."

Kids' app teaches culture and character through black music: A Song for Miles, a digital storybook for kids, uses black musical history to teach children important life lessons. Launched to coincide with the start of Black Music Month, it was conceived and produced by a 100 percent African-American team.

Rappers Ice-T, Flavor Flav and Prodigy push new books: They were all promoting them at the 2011 Book Expo. Possible summer reading, or will you stick to their music?

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Ten Potential Career Moves for Shaq: After 19 years, Shaquille O’Neal has retired from the NBA. What's old Shaq to do now after basketball? Uptown Magazine has 10 ideas.

In other news: Smurfs Are Racist Anti-Semites, Author Says.