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Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Marvin Gaye and The Supremes, announces their grand re-opening after a $29 million renovation and a 32-year hiatus. The Howard Theatre will re-open the week of April 9 with an opening lineup that includes Wale, Wanda Sykes, The Roots, Robert Randolph, Taj Mahal, Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def), Meshell Ndegeocello, Bad Brains, Chuck Brown, Chuck Berry, Esperanza Spalding and a weekly Sunday Brunch featuring the Harlem Gospel Choir

Hon. James R. Clapper Jr., Director, National Intelligence Agency; H.E. Arturo Sarukhan, Ambassador of Mexico to the United States; Dr. Sidney A. Ribeau, President, Howard University; Tom Adams, Chairman and CEO of Rosetta Stone; and Christiane Amanpour, Global Affairs Anchor for ABC News and Anchor and Chief International Correspondent for CNN International

Nine universities, led by SJSU's Mineta Transportation Institute, join efforts to improve transit. SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Howard University President, Dr.