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'I Had To Create My Own Lane': How Taraji P. Henson Found Her Place In Hollywood

Taraji P. Henson plays family matriarch Cookie Lyon on Fox's Empire. Chuck Hodes/FOX hide caption

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'I Had To Create My Own Lane': How Taraji P. Henson Found Her Place In Hollywood

The actress became famous for her role in TV's Empire, but the road to Cookie wasn't easy. In her new memoir, Around the Way Girl, Henson shares stories of pushing her way to the top.

Brain Implant Restores Sense Of Touch To Paralyzed Man

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Brain Implant Restores Sense Of Touch To Paralyzed Man

Brain Implant Restores Sense Of Touch To Paralyzed Man

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Everyday Is a New Start Sun Glitters
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Somewhere PDP
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Minor Cause (Eliot Lipp Remix) Emancipator
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Eve II (Odesza Remix) Emancipator
'Vietgone': A Sex Comedy About Mom, Dad And Refugee Camps

Qui Nguyen wrote Vietgone to tell the story of his parents' meeting at a Vietnamese refugee camp in Arkansas in 1975. Jesse Dittmar/Courtesy of Qui Nguyen hide caption

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'Vietgone': A Sex Comedy About Mom, Dad And Refugee Camps

'Vietgone': A Sex Comedy About Mom, Dad And Refugee Camps

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Mapmaker Celadon City
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Anna and the River Celadon City
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Death Is a Door That Opens Joy Wants Eternity
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Uriel Joy Wants Eternity
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As Iraqi Forces Prepare To Attack Mosul, A Civilian Exodus Could Follow

The Iraqi Army's 76th Brigade Command forces in Kirkuk move toward Mosul on Oct. 11 in an operation to retake the city from ISIS control. Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption

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As Iraqi Forces Prepare To Attack Mosul, A Civilian Exodus Could Follow

As Iraqi Forces Prepare To Attack Mosul, A Civilian Exodus Could Follow

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Classic (Kill Emil Remix Instrumental) Ancient Astronauts
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I Came Running (Cayetano Remix) Ancient Astronauts
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The Video Defense About Her Emails Hillary Clinton Never Gave

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The Video Defense About Her Emails Hillary Clinton Never Gave

The Video Defense About Her Emails Hillary Clinton Never Gave

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In A Jail Sentence, A Veteran's Redemption — With Help From A Fellow Vet

Judge Lou Olivera (left) with retired Green Beret Joe Serna outside the Cumberland County Courthouse in Fayetteville, N.C. StoryCorps hide caption

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In A Jail Sentence, A Veteran's Redemption — With Help From A Fellow Vet

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In A Jail Sentence, A Veteran's Redemption — With Help From A Fellow Vet

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No Need To Know (Instrumental) Alialujah Choir
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Rain Plans Israel Nash Gripka
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Standing in the Doorway Bob Dylan
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'I Had To Create My Own Lane': How Taraji P. Henson Found Her Place In Hollywood

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'I Had To Create My Own Lane': How Taraji P. Henson Found Her Place In Hollywood

'I Had To Create My Own Lane': How Taraji P. Henson Found Her Place In Hollywood

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Want Me Affelaye
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Friday I'm In Love (Orchestral Pop) Walt Ribeiro

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