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Kerry Washington believes that society should be more aware of the “language” used surrounding the topics of inclusivity and
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CHA resident purchases home through ‘Choose To Own’ | The Crusader Newspaper Group
For National Homeownership Month, CHA celebrates the Choose To Own (CTO) program that has helped 650 residents purchase a home since 2002 After getting married and watching her family grow, Tyra Jackson Williams went back to school and accomplished two goals: becoming a registered nurse at Schwab
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Celia Cruz was one of Latin music's most respected
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Spike Lee on honorary Oscar: 'This came out of nowhere, but that's how blessings often come'
Spike Lee was surprised to learn that he was being honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences — a group he hadn’t been afraid to criticize in the past for its lack of
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Eskom will be sustainable if it can halve its debt: CEO
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'The Look In Your Eyes': Tia Mowry-Hardrict's Throwback Pic with Cory Hardrict Gives Fans All the Feels
Tia Mowry-Hardrict recently took a trip down memory lane on Thursday, May 28, when she posted an old photo on Instagram that showed her melting into her husband Cory
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Garcelle Beauvais Finally Reveals She Dated Will Smith While Sitting In Front Of His Ex-Wife, Sheree Zampino
During the most recent episode which aired on Wednesday, the former Jamie Foxx Show actress caught up with her longtime friend, Sheree Zampino, yes, the same Sheree who was once married to Will
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Michael B. Jordan Gives Passionate Speech About Fixing The Racial Injustices In Hollywood
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Floyd Mayweather Is Paying for All Four of George Floyd's Funerals
Floyd Mayweather is showing his support by paying for Floyd’s funeral
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Nigeria: Oyo Assembly Laments Slow Implementation of Amotekun
The Oyo State House of Assembly on Tuesday expressed its displeasure over the 'slow' implementation of the law setting up the Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN) also known as Amotekun corps in the
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Op-Ed: Is The About-Face Ny Roger Goodell and The NFL Believable?
After nearly four years since Colin Kaepernick took his first knee, and several more high-profiled deaths of unarmed black Americans by white police officers, the National Football League––in a roundabout way––has finally admitted their
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Businesses, including Apple and GM, ask Trump to keep DACA in place - L.A. Focus Newspaper
The letter arguing in support of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was sent by the Coalition for the American Dream, and was signed by more than 100 corporations including Apple, Hilton Worldwide, General Motors, Starbucks, Google and
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BHERC Brings Back Popular Independent African American Film Festival in Virtual Format Streaming on BHERC TV | L.A. Focus Newspaper
Fresh from the success of the online debut of the 27th annual “Sistas Are Doin’ It for Themselves” film festival in May, BHERC is bringing back the popular and longstanding Indie film festival on its new streaming service BHERC
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'Lovebirds' Star Issa Rae Talks Bringing A Different Type Of Black Love To Netflix
When you meet Leilani and Jibran in Netflix’s new rom-com The Lovebirds, they’re just like any other couple on the brink of a break up, bickering about gawd knows what—trivia, being smartphone obsessed and if they can win at the competition game show, The Amazing
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Timi Adelakun Becomes First Black Valedictorian At Florida High School With 5.6 GPA
Timi Adelakun has become the first black valedictorian of South Broward High School in Hollywood, Florida, and has the highest GPA ever recorded at the
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Africa: How Africa Can Take This Moment to End a 500-Years-Old Economic Model
[African Arguments] Governments can take the opportunity of COVID-19 to change Africa's place in global economic structures, but it will take pan-African coordination.
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Jaden & Jada Pinkett Smith Call Out YouTuber Shane Dawson Over Inappropriate Willow Smith Video
Shane Dawson has remained one of the most popular creators on Youtube for over a decade, despite being “canceled” multiple times for doing blackface, saying the N-word on video, “joking” about pedophilia, and
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Shaun Robinson Calls Out Former “Access Hollywood” Co-Star Billy Bush For Newfound Allyship: “I Appreciate You Being An Ally NOW”
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Amanda Seales Will Not Be Returning To ‘The Real’
From the time Amanda Seales was hired as the fifth cohost for Fox’s daytime talk show, “The Real,” people have been debating whether or not she’s a good fit for the
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Black-Owned Laboratory Uses Artificial Intelligence-Based Drug Discovery Platform to Develop Treatment for COVID-19 | BlackPressUSA
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‘This Is Us’ Star Lonnie Chavis Shares His Family’s Experiences With Racism
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Kendrick Sampson recounts being hit with rubber bullets during protest [VIDEO]
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‘This Is Us’ Child Star On Scary Police Encounters And Being Falsely Accused of Stealing
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