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From Motown and The Cosby Show to hip-hop and Black Panther, America has long consumed Black culture even as our countrys systemic racism sent a very different message. But never quite like this. In the weeks since the recent Black Lives Matter protests, Black-themed cultural media have been
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MANIFESTING GREATNESS...Pharah Phitted has her mind set on becoming ‘the next big thing’ in the music world | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Rob Taylor Jr. Courier Staff Writer In a world filled with haters, it seems like people will press the “thumbs down” button on, say, a YouTube video, for reasons even they can’t explain. But for Pittsburgh hip-hop artist Pharah Phitted, as of June 25, on her last two official music video singles
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(BPRW) ClickUrban is Mobilizing Black-Owned Businesses for Success with their Online Business Directory The Black Chronicle
(Black PR Wire) DENVER CO ClickUrban, LLC, is bridging the gap between black businesses and black consumers. The company has created a dynamic platform that allows black-owned enterprises to
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Halle Berry Apologizes to Trans Community After Turning Down Opportunity to Play A Transgender Man - L.A. Focus Newspaper
Halle Berry has apologized to the transgender community after comments made during her consideration of a role where she was to portray a transgender man. In discussing the role, she said “I want to experience that world, I want to understand that world. …It’s really important for me to tell
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White actresses step down from voicing Black cartoon roles - TheGrio
This week, actress Jenny Slate has announced that shes stepping down from voicing the character of Missy on the hit Netflix animated series Big Mouth due to the fact that she is white and the character is biracial and Black-presenting. READ MORE: Audio of Jimmy Kimmel using ‘N’ word while imitating
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Oprah Winfrey and Lionsgate Join Forces With Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times to Adapt the 1619 Project Into Films, Television Programming Other Content
Pulitzer Prize®-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times have chosen Lionsgate Studios to be the home for a wide-ranging partnership to develop Ms. Hannah-Jones’ landmark issue…
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Javicia Leslie becomes first Black actress to play batwoman - DefenderNetwork.com
Javicia Leslie will play Batwoman, making her the first Black actress to play the DC Comics role, according to USA Today. She replaces actress Ruby Rose, who left the show after the first season. Season two is scheduled to debut in January. Rose congratulated Leslie via her Instagram account. View
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Spotlight on: Nomzamo Mbatha to host BET Awards International pre-show
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(BPRW) Founder of Black Online Therapy to Host a Virtual Healing The Black Woman Inside 2-Day Intensive To register: bit.ly/healingtheblackwoman2020 (Black PR Wire) Black women are essential to our homes
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In a time when we truly need a support system, a show like “Girlfriends Check In” is right on time! It will make you want to gather your crew to spread love, get your laugh on and uplift each other’s spirit. The season season finale airs tonight (6/22) at 10pm EST on OWN TV! The []
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#FIYAH! LIVESTREAM: Sugar Ray Leonard Talks Boxing, Personal Demons, and Greatest Triumphs - Black News Channel
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent The Quintuple Champ, “Sugar” Ray Leonard, has won five world titles in five separate weight divisions, lineal titles (defeating undisputed champions) in three weight divisions, as well as the undisputed welterweight title. Leonard is widely
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Siskel Film Center’s ‘Film Center from your Sofa’ presents new releases | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, M.S.J. The Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) continues “Film Center from Your Sofa: Stay Connected and Stream with Us.” New releases that started late last month are “Ella Fitzgerald: Just One Of Those Things” and “The Invisible
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Debbie Allen hosted Raven-Symonés wedding in her garden, cooked food
Acclaimed choreographer and actress Debbie Allen shared that she hosted Raven-Symone’s intimate wedding to Miranda Maday. The post Debbie Allen hosted Raven-Symonés wedding in her garden, cooked food appeared first on TheGrio.
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#FIYAH! LIVESTREAM REPLAY — ZIGGY MARLEY | BlackPressUSA
In celebration of Black Music Appreciation Month, we present eight-time GRAMMY winner, Emmy winner, author, philanthropist, and reggae icon, Ziggy Marley! Marley has released thirteen albums to much critical acclaim. His early immersion in music came at age ten when he sat in on recording sessions
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Marc Lamont Hill and Sil Lai Abrams discuss accountability, MeToo in hip-hop - TheGrio
Sil Lai Abrams and Marc Lamont Hill engaged in critical dialogue on Wednesday after Hills participation in a panel in which Russell Simmons was added to the discussion. Simmons has been accused of sexual misconduct and rape by multiple women, including Abrams, as laid out in On The Record
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Splash Mountain ride will be reimagined completely, Disney says - TheGrio
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Viola Davis Calls Out Film Industry for Still Failing to Pay Her What She’s Worth - Houston Forward Times
Viola Davis is one of the most talented actresses working today in Hollywood. Since her The post Viola Davis Calls Out Film Industry for Still Failing to Pay Her What She’s Worth appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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Jenny Slate, Kristen Bell admit Black voice actors matter – but that doesn’t solve the problem
Yesterday, actress Jenny Slate took one for the team (and by that I mean #TeamWokeWhitePeople) by stepping down from her role as Missy, a bi-racial Black girl on the popular Netflix cartoon Big Mouth. She was quickly followed by Kristen Bell, who stepped down from her role as *surprise* another
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Legendary Singer Deniece Williams Join Other Big Stars at NNPA Virtual Conference | BlackPressUSA
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Gilbert Arenas Apologizes to Lupita Nyongo After Insulting Her Looks and Skin Tone In 2017
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Attorney Zulu Ali Inducted into Prestigious Who's Who Registry | Afro
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Mary Trumps book offers scathing portrayal of president | The Atlanta Voice
President Donald Trump’s niece offers a scathing portrayal of her uncle in a new book, blaming a toxic family for raising a narcissistic, damaged man who poses an immediate danger to the public, according to a copy obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press. Mary L. Trump, a psychologist, writes that
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‘SNL’ Alum Jay Pharoah on the moment police officers kneeled on his neck [VIDEO] | New Pittsburgh Courier
Comedian Jay Pharaoh is speaking out about an encounter with Los Angeles police that he says left him on the ground with an officer’s knee on his neck. The former “Saturday Night Live” star shared surveillance footage of the officers approaching him with guns drawn and pinning him to the ground. At
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