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They Aint Nothing But Devils: Muhammad Ali Jr. Slams Black Lives Matter As Racist, Says His Father Would Not Agree with Movement
Muhammad Ali became a legend for the way he fought opponents in the ring, but his legendary status also has to do with how he fought against racism. The
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Two South African women make the cut for Time of COVID-19 film festival
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ALL OVER TOWN: ‘Black Man’ makes a statement for African American Music Month - TSDMemphis.com
Memphis singer-songwriter Brandon Lewis depicts the painful institutional mistreatment of Black men in his new single, titled “Black Man.” “Black Man. I’m still a man. It shouldn’t matter about the color skin that I’m in, I’m still a man. A Black man.” Though the single was written and recorded
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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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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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Camille Cosby Speaks Out After Pennsylvania Court Grants Appeal For Bill Cosby (Video) | The Oklahoma Eagle
www.vibe.com Mrs. Cosby slammed the Me Too movement, and defended her husband. Camille Cosby is speaking out in her first major interview in six years. The 76-year-old producer and wife of Bill Cosby talked to ABC News after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed to review the case that led to
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Wiz Khalifa Receives Backlash After Tweet Suggests He’s Done Wearing Masks During COVID-19
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Soul of a Nation opens at MFAH June 27 - DefenderNetwork.com
During a time when the nation is under racial duress, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) is preparing to display Soul of A Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power” in record time. The landmark exhibition, which explores what it meant to be an African American artist during the 1960s and
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Attorney Zulu Ali Inducted into Prestigious Who's Who Registry | Afro
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Gilbert Arenas Apologizes to Lupita Nyongo After Insulting Her Looks and Skin Tone In 2017
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Ava DuVernay, Lena Waithe and Will Packer Talk What Theyre Currently Seeing In Hollywood During the Nationwide Protests
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Mamela Nyamza fights with artistic voice in vNAF ‘Pest Control’
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T.I. Expresses Excitement About Teaching a Course Called the Business of Trap Music at Clark Atlanta University This Fall
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Mario Talks Being Held at Gunpoint By Miami Police Earlier This Year
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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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D.L. Hughley Confirms He Has COVID-19 After Collapsing Onstage
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Niecy Nash opens up about son being harassed by police
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