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Rock/Funk singer Rick James is born

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John Boyega Speaks Out After Viral Black Lives Matter Speech.

Pregnant Ciara And Her Family Crush 'Something New' Choreography In Adorable Tik Tok Video The singer, Russell Wilson and their kids are too cute for words.

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10 Years Later It’s Finally Revealed That “The Decision” Wasn’t Actually LeBron James’ Idea

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Beyoncés Elle Magazine Slayage Is About to Get Even Bigger

Two covers aren't enough for Queen Bey.

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'You So Messy': Joseline Hernandez Jokes About Ex Stevie J. Getting ‘Black Eyes’ In Reported Recent Drama with Wife Faith Evans

Over the weekend, a report emerged that R&B singer Faith Evans was arrested recently for a domestic dispute with husband Stevie

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Rickey Smiley Gives Update On Daughter Shot In Houston

"Thank you to everyone who's keeping her lifted in prayer."

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Nike Makes Juneteenth An Annual Paid Holiday

In an internal memo, Nike has revealed that it will be recognizing Juneteenth as an annual paid

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Source: The Urban Daily

Beyoncé To Reportedly Sign $100M Disney Deal

Pregnant Ciara And Her Family Crush 'Something New' Choreography In Adorable Tik Tok Video The singer, Russell Wilson and their kids are too cute for words.

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Kenya: Sauti Sol's 13-Track Album 'Midnight Train' Finally Out

Award-winning group Sauti Sol on Friday released their fifth studio album, Midnight Train, under their first major label, Universal Music

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Source: allAfrica.com

Details on the Celebration of Life in Houston for George Floyd

Findings of an autopsy supported by his family revealed he died from asphyxiation due to neck and back compression after an officer held his knee on Floyd’s neck for several

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LeBron James Says Colin Kaepernick Deserves NFL Apology

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell only issued a broad apology.

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The student becomes the teacher

“One day I was home and a parent asked me if I could teach her daughter, and I said yes and the following Monday she came, then other children came,” 21-year-old Mico University student Gizzel Young told the Jamaica

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Statues of limitations

Black Lives Matter protestors tore down a bronze statue of the slave trader Edward Colston (one of Bristol’s “most virtuous and wise sons” according to its inscription), then dumped it into the harbour after dragging it through the

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

WNBA Star Angel McCoughtry Launches #SayTheirNames Jersey Campaign

From launching racial justice initiatives to backing organizations on the frontlines fighting to address systemic oppression, professional athletes are using their resources and platforms to evoke

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Source: NewsOne

Will Smith Makes Movie Deal For Slave Drama Emancipation

Will Smith will produce the film through Westbrook Studios.

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BET Awards '20: The Kings and Queens of Hip Hop

Fans Will Not Be Happy About This Male RB Singer Calling Out Beyoncé, SZA And Cardi B "Stop using that f**king pain to make it OK to say some bullsh** on your record and get nominated for a Grammy..."

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Terry Crews Responds To Backlash Over BLM Tweet

"It should be okay for Black people to be different."

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BET Awards '20: Notable Moments From Verzuz Participants

Fans Will Not Be Happy About This Male RB Singer Calling Out Beyoncé, SZA And Cardi B "Stop using that f**king pain to make it OK to say some bullsh** on your record and get nominated for a Grammy..."

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

For the First Time Ever, There Will Finally Be a Black Bachelor

After 24 seasons, ABC’s hit reality series The Bachelor is finally getting its first Black

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Source: The Black Chronicle

These Responses From Black Celebrities To George Floyd's Killing Range From Powerful To Problematic - Blavity

Just as Black people have been rattled by the killing of Floyd, people continue to speak out on the death of Breonna Taylor, a promising medical technician who was gunned down by officers executing a search warrant at the wrong home, as Blavity previously

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Lizzo Addresses Body-Shamers Who Question Her Health In A Powerful Video

Taking her talents to TikTok, Lizzo shared some receipts with people who consistently hate on her

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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence

'My Beautiful Baby Boy': Alicia Keys Shares a Poem of Hope for Her Son in a World of Racial Injustice

With many feeling the heaviness of demonstrations calling for justice in the Black community, singer Alicia Keys offered the world a glimmer of hope in the form of

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DJ Spinderella Admits She Didn’t Use Her Voice During Her Decades with Salt-N-Pepa

However, those familiar with the group’s history know them to be a trio, with its third member the DJ Deidra “DJ

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FBI Super Agent: James E. Amos

James E. Amos was a very early Black FBI agent who joined the then Bureau of Investigation in the wake of James Wormley

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Love Letter with Freddie Ransome

The comical content creator checks in on the outside world.

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Otis Williams Talks Music And History | Afro

Williams’ journey from Texarkana, Texas to Motown and global superstardom, is chronicled in his acclaimed autobiography, “Temptations,” written with The New York Times best-selling author Patricia Romanowski, as well as “The Temptations,” an Emmy Award-Winning television

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Black trans teen Brayla Stone murdered in apparent hit

(Credit: Brayla

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Congratulations! Jhené Aiko's Daughter, Namiko Is Officially A Middle Schooler

Jhené Aiko is pulling out the confetti to celebrate her daughter Namiko Love Browner’s educational

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St James man dies after falling from ladder

Thirty-five-year-old Teniel Wilson of Grange Pen, Lilliput in St James died after he fell from a ladder in his community on

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

#NNPA BLACKPRESSA tearful Lizzo speaks out about protests and the fight against racism

Lizzo broke down into floods of tears as she vented about “the real story not being told fully” amid the protests against

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Jada Pinkett Smith’s ‘Red Table Talk’ Episode Hits Top Views

Let’s talk about views!

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