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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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Country singers The Dixie Chicks remove Dixie from name
The multi-platinum selling, GRAMMY Award-winning trio formerly known as The Dixie Chicks have changed their name. Just call them, The Chicks. The post Country singers The Dixie Chicks remove Dixie from name appeared first on TheGrio.
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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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T.I. Expresses Excitement About Teaching a Course Called the Business of Trap Music at Clark Atlanta University This Fall
T.I. has shared some of his keen insights about rap verses on his ExpediTIously podcast, and soon hell be doing so in a classroom. Billboard []
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FILM REVIEW – John Lewis: Good Trouble | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
“I feel lucky and blessed that I’m serving in the Congress… But there is a force that is trying to take us back to another time and another dark period,” warns congressman John Lewis. And he’d know. Since age 17, this brave crusader has been at the forefront of the civil rights movement. Now at age
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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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#FIYAH! LIVESTREAM 6.19.20 7PM ET — CeCe Peniston | BlackPressUSA
With a vocal range that vacillates between "five to seven octaves," Peniston was the first foreign female entertainer to perform in post-apartheid South Africa. In December 2016, Billboard magazine listed her among the 100 Top Dance Club Artists of All Time (#52). STREAMED LIVE
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Black Lives Matter, Kendrick Sampson, and Tessa Thompson Pen Open Letter Calling for Hollywood to Divest From Anti-Black Content, Over 300 Black Celebs and Execs Sign
Kendrick Sampson, Tessa Thompson, and Black Lives Matter have joined forces to challenge Hollywoods commitment to change in an open letter thats already been signed []
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Tammy Belton-Davis Joins Milwaukee Rep Leadership - Milwaukee Community Journal
June 26, 2020 (Milwaukee, Wis] Artistic Director Mark Clements and Executive Director Chad Bauman are thrilled to expand Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s leadership team with Tammy Belton-Davis as a loaned executive Chief Diversity Officer for a ten month appointment focusing on equity, diversity and
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Tory Lanez Helps Make Father’s Day Extra Special for 100 Black Fathers
Tory Lanez is continuing his philanthropic effortsin the Black community. The rapper recently helped 100 Black former inmates celebrate their first Father’s Day with their []
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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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Hulu teases new comedy series 'Woke' starring Lamorne Morris : TheGrio
There's a new comedy coming to Hulu and based on the first official teaser, it's just in time. Woke is... View Article The post Hulu teases new comedy series 'Woke' 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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VIDEO: A Conversation with DJ Vince Adams | Chicago Defender
According to Chicago DJ Vince Adams, he is a businessman first DJ second. His career started in 1984 and he began DJing professionally while attending Florida AM University.  Over the years, he has increased his visibility and expanded his professional brand providing services for major
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DFW Black Restaurant Meet Up - Dallas Post Tribune
DFW Black Restaurant Meet Up!!! Let's get together to Support Black Business!!! This will be a fun event open to Everyone in The Black Community. We will support a Black Owned Restaurant in DFW every 2nd Saturday of each Month. There will be Free Entry, Plenty of Networking, and Great Opportunities
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Beyoncé Releases Single Black Parade, Creates Campaign in Support of Black Business
Beyoncé dropped a two-for-one treat in celebration of Juneteenth and all Black everything when she released a single, Black Parade, and debuted an initiative of []
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WATCH: Stars gather for online festival to combat hunger in Amazon rainforest
More than a million Brazilians have been diagnosed with COVID-19, many of them indigenous people in the Amazon rainforest. And to help them, a group of musicians and celebrities from around the world will come together for an online music festival. SOS Rainforest Live, organized by Rainforest
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Miss Juneteenth Exclusive with Nicole Beharie • EBONY
Even Nicole Beharie’s eye blinks contain multitudes. Watch her act opposite Anthony Mackie in their 2019 episode as a married couple on Black Mirror and see for yourself: she conveys surprise, annoyance, disbelief and disappointment just by batting her eyelashes. In 2011, Beharie laid bare the same
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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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SEASON FINALE OF GIRLFRIENDS CHECK IN - TISHA CAMPBELL, HOLLY ROBINSON PEETE, KYM WHITLEY and AJ JOHNSON • EBONY
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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Missy Elliott Admits 2020 Has Taught Her Black History Lessons That School Never Did
Just a few weeks in 2020 have made for quite a bit of learning for Missy Elliott when it comes to Black history, and she now questions why some of those
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Brandys alleged stalker arrested, singer gets restraining order - TheGrio
This week, a young woman was arrested for allegedly stalking singer Brandy Norwood. According to The Blast, a 21-year-old woman was arrested and booked on suspicion of felony stalking on Monday. Her bail was set at $150,000. The singer filed a civil harassment restraining order through the Los
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I Am Taking the Red Hat Off: Kanye West Calls Donald Trumps Presidency a Mess
Kanye West spoke to Forbes magazine, in what may seem like a rambling interview, where he spoke about his recent presidential announcement, having COVID-19 and []
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Keke Palmer believes Trump wants to incite a race war
Keke Palmer is showing off a new look and raising her voice in the latest issue of Cosmopolitan. The magazine’s... View Article The post Keke Palmer believes Trump wants to incite a race war appeared first on TheGrio.
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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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Nick Cordero, Broadway actor, dies at 41 after battle with Covid-19 - The New York Beacon
(CNN)Nick Cordero, a Broadway actor who had admirers across the world rallying for his recovery, has died after a battle with Covid-19, according to his wife, Amanda Kloots. He was 41. God has another angel in heaven now, Kloots posted on her official Instagram account Sunday
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Jamie Foxx Talks Going Through a Physical Transformation to Play Mike Tyson In Upcoming Biopic
Jamie Foxx has been trying to get the Mike Tyson biopic off the ground for years, and now the project has finally taken flight. Foxx confirmed the news
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Impatience grows for cops arrests in Breonna Taylors death | The Atlanta Voice
The outcry has reverberated for weeks online and at demonstrations nationwide: Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor. But three months after plainclothes detectives serving a warrant busted into her Louisville, Kentucky, apartment and shot the 26-year-old Black woman to death, only one of the
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Jada Pinkett Smith admits to ‘entanglement’ with August Alsina on 'Red Table Talk' - TheGrio
Jada Pinkett Smith and her husband Will Smith appeared on the much-anticipated latest episode of Red Table Talk to discuss... View Article The post Jada Pinkett Smith admits to ‘entanglement’ with August Alsina on 'Red Table Talk' appeared first on TheGrio.
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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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