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Rappers Quavo and the Game are the first celebrities to officially become playable characters in the popular basketball video game NBA 2K.
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Tina Knowles-Lawson Shines The Light On Black Owned Bread Company In New Docu-Series
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Nicki Minaj Twerk To Celebrates New Song With Lil Baby Chart Success: "I AM #1" | Haiti Gazette
The content originally appeared on: Urban Islandz Nicki Minaj new song with Lil Baby, “Do We Have A Problem?” debut at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and could take the top spot next week. The “Bussin” rapper took to Twitter to thank fans for their loyalty as she celebrated a rash of new
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Shenseea Talks Working With 21 Savage & 'ALPHA' On Apple Music's "Up Next"
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28 Days of Black Movies: 5 absolutely serious and culturally resonant reasons to watch ‘My Side Piece Hit the Lotto’
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Police Say They Have Enough Evidence To Bring Charges Against Kanye West | Atlanta Daily World
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‘Coming to America’ was global hit with all-Black cast – Florida Courier
BY PETER SBLENDORIO NEW YORK DAILY NEWS/TNS There’s a reason “Coming to America” remains a king among comedies for Eddie Murphy. “The original ‘Coming to America’ … is the first movie in the history of movies that had an all-Black cast that was successful all around the world,” Murphy said of the
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Diahann Carroll
Diahann Carroll is a notable African-American television and stage actress and singer. Her successful career spanned for over six decades. She appeared in all black cast films such as Carmen Jones (1954) and Porgy and Bess (1959). Moreover, she also starred in the first Broadway play, Julia, to
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“This Is Not Murder, It’s Self Defense” Jamal Bryant Opens A Binder Of His Own In Response To Monique Samuels
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Kanye West Reveals Donda 2 Tracklist, Only Available On Stem Player App
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City of Trees Parade To Celebrate Sacramento Arts And Culture
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Jahshii, Dane Raye Lawyer Explains Why They Beat DRMA charges
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Snoop Dogg Plans to Make Death Row Records First NFT Music Label
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‘Thoughts of a Colored Man’ play to get a run on Broadway
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Maya Angelou's son, Guy Johnson, dies at 77 | New Pittsburgh Courier
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Mishael Morgan, 'reborn' on The Young and the Restless - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Actress Mishael (pronounced Mishell) Morgan may have left TT to live abroad when she was just five, but her ties to the country of her birth remain strong. And it’s not just because she has relatives scattered all across the island. Morgan, who plays the role of Amanda Sinclair on the CBS da
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On the ice, a question: Where are the Black figure skaters?
By Aaron Morrison, Associated Press Before her own Olympic career began, Canadian figure skater Vanessa James had seen Black Girl Magic on the ice. It was on display at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, when French skater Surya Bonaly leapt into the air, kicked into a backflip and landed on one
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Jahshii Attends Funeral For Late Friend & Producer Tadmar Killed By Police | Haiti Gazette
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Hall, Juanita (1901-1968)
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