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Soul Singer Sharon Jones: 'The Cancer Is Here, But I Want To Perform'

Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings kick off their delayed 2014 tour at the Beacon Theater in New York. Jacob Blickenstaff/Starz Digital hide caption

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Soul Singer Sharon Jones: 'The Cancer Is Here ... But I Want To Perform'

In 2013, the energetic lead singer for The Dap-Kings was forced to take a hiatus from the band after she was diagnosed with cancer. The documentary Miss Sharon Jones! follows her musical comeback.

Soul Singer Sharon Jones: 'The Cancer Is Here, But I Want To Perform'

Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings kick off their delayed 2014 tour at the Beacon Theater in New York. Jacob Blickenstaff/Starz Digital hide caption

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Soul Singer Sharon Jones: 'The Cancer Is Here, But I Want To Perform'

Soul Singer Sharon Jones: 'The Cancer Is Here, But I Want To Perform'

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Is Trump's Call For 'Law And Order' A Coded Racial Message?

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Is Trump's Call For 'Law And Order' A Coded Racial Message?

by Geoff Nunberg

Is Trump's Call For 'Law And Order' A Coded Racial Message?

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