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Hip-hop artist and actor Common (left) and MTV News producer and reporter Sway Calloway (right) at a signing for Common's 2011 memoir, One Day It'll All Make Sense, held at the Tribeca Barnes & Noble in Manhattan on the day of the book's release, September 13, 2011. Beside him is his mother, Dr. Mahalia Ann Hines, whom Common credits for his success, and who was present on the dais at during the audience Q&A that preceded the signing. Photographed by Luigi Novi. This photo is not in the public domain. It may, however, be used, modified and published for any purpose, free of charge, only if the photographer is properly credited, either by linking the photograph to this page, or with an easily visible credit to the photographer placed near the photo in each instance in which it is used. Please maintain the original file name in all uses. (See licensing information below.) Publication of this photo without this proper attribution constitutes copyright infringement. You can see a gallery of some of my other photos here. If you have any questions, you can contact me on my Wikipedia Talk Page.