Chris Rock to Host ‘SNL’ for Third Time, Megan Thee Stallion Will Headline as Musical Guest

NYC officials may charge white woman for 911 call on black man in Central Park

NYC Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and other city officials say there may be merit in digging deeper into in the Amy Cooper situation in which a white woman walking her dog in Central Park made false report against Christian Cooper (no relationship) a black man bird watching in Central

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Redd Foxx, the early comic star whose comedy album sold over 15m copies while being ‘dirty’

Redd Foxx, born John Elroy Sanford, was an early American comic star as well as an

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New Orleans being Recognized as Example of Flattening the Curve

In a recent report on local NBC Affiliate WDSU TV-6, Dr. Joseph Kanter, with the Louisiana Department of Health, said while any number of deaths is too many, there are several positive trends happening in the New Orleans-area that show progress is being

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Andre Braugher

With a myriad of awards under his belt, Andre Braugher is a well known television, film and theatre actor. He was born on July 1, 1962 in Chicago, Illinois to a postal worker named Sally and a heavy equipment operator named Floyd. He initially enrolled at Stanford University as a pre-medical

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Howard Graduate Makes History Within The U.S. Air Force - Blavity

Nelson is the first Black woman to serve as an officer in the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, which has been conducting flyovers in cities across the country as a gesture toward first responders, nurses, doctors and other essential workers helping battle the spread of COVID-19 and support their

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Bodycam Footage Shows Night Eddie Johnson Was Found Slumped Behind Wheel of Car | The Crusader Newspaper Group

The city of Chicago has released body camera footage and other documentation related to the night former police Supt. Eddie Johnson was found slumped over the wheel of his SUV in October

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Martin Lawrence

Martin Lawrence is an American actor and comedian who has starred in numerous Hollywood hits. He was born on April 16, 1965 to John and Chlora Lawrence. John Lawrence was enlisted in the U.S. military and serving in Frankfurt, Germany at the time so Martin was born there. He was named after the

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’30 Rock’ Pulls Blackface Episodes From All Streaming Services, Reruns

NBC is showing that they hear the masses by pulling some shows that do not align with

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Missouri Mayor doxxed those in favor of defunding the police

St. Louis city Mayor Lyda Krewson speaks at the Concordance Academy Gala at Ritz Carlton St. Louis on October 21, 2017 in St

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Jamie Foxx defends Jimmy Fallon after ‘SNL’ blackface sketch resurfaces

Jimmy Fallon has been facing the heat this week after an old clip of him doing blackface during a Saturday Night Live episode resurfaced on social

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The Toll Of Racism On Black Americans' Physical And Mental Health | NBC Nightly News

Subscribe to NBC News: Watch more NBC video: News is a leading source of global news and

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Top 10 Most Famous Black Actors of All Time

Hollywood is a giant industry which provides work to hundreds of actors. At the advent of this industry only white actors ruled the silver screen and the blacks were given only minor roles. As the time progressed, blacks were given the voice in the society and eventually allowed white collar

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Lester Holt On Talking About Race With Kids, Including His Own

“Nightly News: Kids Edition” is a twice-weekly online program that breaks down major news stories to help children understand what’s happening in the

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Video Of Keke Palmer Urging Armed National Guard To 'March With Us' Goes Viral

Actor Keke Palmer urged members of the National Guard to “be the change” and “make history” by marching with her group of protesters during a demonstration in Los Angeles on

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Officer Charged In Death Of George Floyd Attempted Plea Deal Before Arrest

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on the neck of George Floyd, eventually killing him, was in plea bargain talks prior to his arrest on murder

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Jamaican Olympian heads to America's Got Talent

Following in the footsteps of Tessanne Chin who won The Voice in 2013 and Dalton Harris who topped X Factor UK in 2018, two-time Olympian Shevon Stoddart is taking to another track on America’s Got Talent which is aired on

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Ex-Defense Secretary: ‘Time Has Come’ To Strip Military Bases Of Confederate Names

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Sunday said the “time has come” to rename U.S. military bases named after Confederate officers amid a nationwide reckoning on systemic racism and police

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Richmond protesters topple Columbus statue, throw it in lake | Dallas Weekly

RICHMOND, Va. (AP), June 10, 2020 — A statue of Christopher Columbus in Richmond was torn down by protesters, set on fire and then thrown into

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The Weeknd Steps Up, Donates $500K To Black Lives Matter & National Bailout Fund

On the eve of #BlackoutTuesday, The Weeknd opened up his wallet and reportedly donated $500K to help the Black Lives Matter movement and national bailout

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Barack And Michelle Obama To Deliver Virtual Graduation Speeches To Class Of 2020

Barack and Michelle Obama will deliver a number of virtual commencement addresses to the class of 2020, as schools have adjusted, postponed or canceled their in-person graduation ceremonies due to the coronavirus

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Michael Jordan’s Big GIVE

Friday, June 12, the basketball icon Michael Jordan and his Jordan Brand committed $100 million over the next 10 years to organizations assisting Black people with social justice and greater access to

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Fallon Apologizes For Using Blackface in 20-Year-Old Skit

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC “Tonight” show host Jimmy Fallon has apologized for doing an impersonation of fellow comic Chris Rock while in blackface during a 2000 episode of “Saturday Night

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Howard graduate becomes Air Force Thunderbirds' first Black female officer

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds are doing their part by performing flyovers to honor these workers during the coronavirus

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Carter, Nell Hardy (1948-2003)

Nell Hardy Carter was an American actress and vocalist who enjoyed a twenty-five year career in film, stage, television, and the recording industry. Born as Nell Ruth Hardy on September 13, 1948 in Birmingham, Alabama, she and her eight siblings were raised a low-income neighborhood by their

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Former Florida Police Officer Arrested After Video Reveals Him Placing Knee on Pregnant Black Woman’s Neck and Using Taser

A former Florida police officer has been charged with battery and misconduct after a video surfaced showing him putting his knee on a Black

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News Brief: COVID-19 Curve, Russian Bounties, 'White Power' Tweet

AUBREY: Well, big picture, we've had about 2.5 million documented cases, though experts think that at least 20 million people in the U.S. have had the

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Trump's Memorial Day weekend amid pandemic spent golfing, tweeting conspiracies and insults | The Atlanta Voice

As the US death toll from coronavirus topped 97,000, President Donald Trump was spending his Memorial Day weekend doing what he’d typically do during any other time off during his presidency — golfing and

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Floyd death hastens shift in police pop culture portrayals

New York (AP) – Gary Phillips, a prize-winning crime novelist from Los Angeles, grew up on TV shows that showed a world nothing like the one he lived

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Will Smith

Will Smith (born Willard Carroll Smith, Jr.) is a Hollywood actor, producer and musician. He was born and raised in Philadelphia in a Baptist household. His father owned a refrigeration company and his mother was a Philadelphia school board administrator. He attended Overbrook High School where his

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Study: White American Bigots Want Authoritarian Rule Instead of a Democracy

A report based on a recently conducted survey reveals that white American bigots are abandoning their commitment to a government, which operates on the principles of

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