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Million Man March Director Ben Chavis Recalls Historic Event African Americans Pause and Look Back 25 Years Ago

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By Stacy M. Brown  – Twenty-five years ago, on Oct. 16, 1995, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. helped to spearhead perhaps the most significant call for freedom, justice, and equality since Dr. King’s 1963 March […]

Book Reviews

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Bunheads’ by Misty Copeland, illustrated by Setor Fiadzigbey

October 15, 2020 admin 0

These days, helping others is on point. It’s the best thing to do – not just for them, but for you. Everybody’s happy when you work together because it makes the task a little easier, […]

Entertainment

Ice Cube Once Rapped About Arresting Trump. Now He’s Advising the President on Policy Plans.

October 15, 2020 admin 0

The teaser video for “Arrest the President,” Ice Cube’s thumping 2018 rap song, makes no secret about its intended target. It leads with clips of President Trump’s border wall, his friendly meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, […]

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Black Man Sues for $1M After Cops on Horseback Pulled Him by Rope

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By A.R. Shaw | October 12, 2020 | A Black man from Galveston, Texas, is suing the Galveston Police Department after enduring inhumane treatment. Donald Neely, 44, who suffers from mental health issues, filed a lawsuit for $1 million […]

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Ava DuVernay to Direct Film Adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s Bestseller ‘Caste’

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By rolling | October 15, 2020 | Ava DuVernay is set to direct an adaptation of Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. Isabel Wilkerson published her bestselling nonfiction book earlier this year, and DuVernay is now poised to helm […]

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Black Woman Breaks Ceiling In The Gaming Industry As The First To Launch Collegiate E-Sports & Gaming Company

October 14, 2020 admin 0

ATLANTA, Oct. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — A Black woman is poised to change the gaming industry this week as the first to enter the male-dominated space of owning a collegiate esports and gaming company aimed to catapult […]

Political

Connecticut’s First Black Congresswoman’s Meeting is ‘Zoombombed’ with Racist Messages

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By Minyvonne Burke – In a blog post, titled “I am Not Ok,” Rep. Jahana Hayes said she was about 10 minutes into the meeting when someone called her the N-word and told her to […]

Entertainment

Eddie Murphy’s ‘Coming 2 America’ Coming Straight to Your TV and Apps Soon

October 14, 2020 admin 0

By Terry Shropshire |  The long-anticipated sequel to the all-time classic Coming to America will no longer be shown in theaters. Due to the resurgence of the pandemic, many national theater chains are either contemplating […]

Editorials

Deep State RINOs Betray Conservative Values

October 14, 2020 admin 0

By Clarence McKee – President Donald Trump returned to the White House after being hospitalized for the coronavirus, much to the likely chagrin of the bulk of the Trump-hating mainstream media and Vice President Joe Biden’s […]

Entertainment

Magazine Covers in 2020 Have Featured Black Subjects Three Times More Than the Previous 90 Years

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By: Samir Husni, Mark K. Dolan and Marquita Smith – Today, a first-time visitor to a newsstand would see something long-sought: a mainstreaming of Black people into American life. In the 90 days following the death of George […]

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