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Jay-Z publishes national newspaper ads showcasing Black businesses - TheGrio
As a show of support to the Black communities disproportionately affected by the coronavirus pandemic, both Jay-Z and his company... View Article The post Jay-Z publishes national newspaper ads showcasing Black businesses appeared first on TheGrio.
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NASCAR Driver Bubba Wallace Lands Deal with Beats By Dre Following Noose Controversy
After successfully calling for the removal of the Confederate flag from all NASCAR races, race car driver Darrell Bubba Wallace Jr. has nabbed a deal []
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Upcoming Show Cracka Puts Blacks As Slave Owners And Whites As Slaves | The Oklahoma Eagle
www.allhiphop.com What history flipped the script on slavery and the Africans kept slaves? Cracka explores this alternative non-reality.   (AllHipHop News) The upcoming series Cracka is likely to cause a storm of controversy for the premise: What if the roles were reversed in slavery?The movie
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Two South African women make the cut for Time of COVID-19 film festival
A Wits graduate and Umlazi filmmaker are among 10 women chosen from nearly 200 entrants from across Africa to make short films for the festival.
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Tyler Perry to Pay Funeral Expenses for Girl Shot in Atlanta - Black News Channel
AP/BNC Contributor ATLANTA (AP) — Tyler Perry has offered to pay the funeral expenses for an 8-year-old girl who was fatally shot in Atlanta over the weekend, a representative for the actor and filmmaker confirmed Wednesday. Im outraged today because Id rather be paying for 8-year-old Secoriea
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‘The Wonder Years’ Is Getting An All Black Reboot
Iconic family sitcom, The Wonder Years, is coming back to TV, only this time it's going to be all
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Performance art: Tandile Mbatsha pushes gender boundaries
This gender non-conforming artist's socio-political work aims to make the black queer body visible at the virtual National Arts Festival.
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This is pop cultures moment of reckoning on matters of race | The Atlanta Voice
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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Insecure Actor Calls Out A White Supremacist Hollywood When Discussing His Grassroots Organization
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OP-ED: Celebrating the Journey of Black Music and its impact on American Culture
NNPA NEWSWIRE — For many generations, Black music has been at the forefront of the changing dynamics of America and the world. Black music adds more than just a layer of diversity to the American identity. One of the oldest and most sacred forms of American folksong is the Negro Spiritual. When
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Kenya Barris and Pharrell Williams to Bring Their Juneteenth Musical to Netflix
Ever since people have been protesting for racial equality after George Floyd was killed by a white police officer, Juneteenth has been brought into the []
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(BPRW) OWN HONORS AND CELEBRATES JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY WITH DAY OF COMMEMORATIVE PROGRAMMING The Black Chronicle
(Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the commemoration of the Juneteenth holiday with slate of special encore airings of programming on Friday, June 19
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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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Lee Daniels bringing Black 'The Wonder Years' reboot to ABC : TheGrio
There’s another reboot on the way and this time it’s Lee Daniels offering up a new take on an old... View Article The post Lee Daniels bringing Black ‘The Wonder Years’ reboot to ABC appeared first on TheGrio.
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#ACCESS901: You Oughta Know – Bijoux - TSDMemphis.com
Cameroonian beauty Bijoux is stepping out on faith. She has been singing since a teen and has been an in-demand cover singer until recently venturing out to release original music. Her first single – “Go With It” –  appeared on the Bike Rack Records Summer Mix Tape last year. Earlier in
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Justin Simien is bringing his horror flick Bad Hair to Hulu
Justin Simien is bringing Bad Hair to Hulu and thats a very good thing. The Dear White People creator, who premiered the star-studded, hair-raising horror flick at the Sundance Film Festival in January, said the movie will hit the streamer sometime in October. Were guessing the release will line up
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(BPRW) Fighting The Good Fight and More Featured on Brown Sugar in July | Press releases
[ad_1] (BPRW) Fighting The Good Fight'' and More Featured on Brown Sugar in July (Black PR Wire) ATLANTA, GA - Brown Sugar, the popular subscription streaming service from Bounce, has a hot line-up this July.  This month's curated collection is themed for strong-willed men and women striving to
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Hammonds House Museum presents Black Classical Muse virtual concert | Atlanta Daily World
Hammonds House Museum presents Black Classical Muse virtual concert on June 28 at 4 pm Hammonds House Museum, through their new Hammonds House Digital programming, is creating and curating rich arts and cultural experiences that reach audiences beyond the walls of the museum. Black Classical
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Paris Jackson says King of Pop caught on pretty quickly to her sexuality
Paris Jackson claims the King of Pop caught on pretty quickly to her sexuality when she was a child as young as 8-years-old.  The daughter of Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe is opening up her relationship with Soundflowers bandmate Gabriel Glenn for a new Facebook Watch docuseries, Extra
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Sherri Shepherd says Elijah McClain reminds her of son in tearful video - TheGrio
This week Sherri Shepherd has joined the chorus of those gutted after finding out about the tragic story of Elijah McClains death. The 23-year-old Black man was killed by police officers in Aurora, Colo. last summer. His story began to resurface on social media over the last few days this amid the
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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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#AAMAM: Celebrating New Orleans Funk and Soul (LISTEN)
As Good Black News continues to celebrate African-American Music Appreciation Month, today we get regional. In GBN contributor Marlon West‘s words: “This collection of New Orleans Funk features ack…
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Cosby Appeal | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Cosby has languished in a Pennsylvania prison since September of 2018, serving a three to 10-year sentence. The state Appellate Court denied his earlier requests for relief. The state's highest court routinely denies hearing cases, particularly sexual assault cases, but the panel
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Ransomes ‘Everyday People on display at Children’s Museum of Houston | Afram News
The Children’s Museum Houston has unveiled a brand-new art exhibit which celebrates people, places and defining moments in African American history, just in time for Juneteenth.
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(BPRW) Court TV Announces Original News Special Exploring the Relationship Between the Criminal Justice System and African Americans The Black Chronicle
(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA Court TV, the multi-platform network devoted to live, gavel-to-gavel coverage, in-depth legal reporting and expert analysis of the nations most important and compelling trials, announced
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Lebron James To Fund LA Filmmaker’s Documentary On The Tulsa Massacre | The Oklahoma Eagle
Eagle Staff Report   Los Angeles, Cali. – LeBron James’ entertainment company, Springhill Productions, is funding a filmmaker’s documentary on Tulsa’s Greenwood District and the 1921 race massacre. Salima Koroma, who made her directorial debut in “Bad Rap” a 2016 documentary about four
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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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‘SNL’ Alum Jay Pharoah on the moment police officers kneeled on his neck [VIDEO] | Atlanta Daily World
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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(BPRW) HBCU HEROES HOSTS FIRST-EVER VIRTUAL ESPORTS TOURNAMENT FOR HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ON JULY 5 IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE FILM CALL-TO-ACTION TO INCREASE STUDENT VOTER PARTICIPATION The Black Chronicle
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Missy Elliott Admits 2020 Has Taught Her Black History Lessons That School Never Did
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