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By Victor Trammell Photo credits: David Clements Productions/Vickie Stringer Publishing Inside the broad, multi-faceted industry of entertainment lies another element within its music division, which also has many facets: The performance art called dance. Dating back to the early 20th century, dancing has been a staple of every profit-making part of the music business one […]

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Mary Lucille Perkins Bankhead, lifelong resident of Salt Lake City and member of the Genesis Group leadership, was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on August 9, 1902. Her father, Sylvester Perkins, was a cowboy and farmer. Her mother, Martha Anne Jane Stevens Perkins Howell, was a homemaker and

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Actor Courtney B. Vance Discusses Social Change and Detroit Childhood Roots

Actor and SAG-AFTRA Foundation President Courtney B. Vance was a guest on SiriusXM’s “The Joe Madison Show” to discuss the impact of the coronavirus crisis on Hollywood, the need for real change following George Floyd’s death and the defining moments of his

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Constance Baker Motley elected Manhattan Borough President

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23

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Gabrielle Union On ‘America’s Got Talent’ Departure And The Need To Hold ‘Bad Apples Accountable’

Appearing on The Daily Social Distancing Show hosted by Trevor Noah on Tuesday (May 16), the actress and entrepreneur said that people in showbiz need to address problematic practices and people, especially now as Black Lives Matter protests have sprung up all across

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White Provocateurs Accused of Disrupting Peaceful George Floyd Protests with Rioting, Some Accused of Giving Bricks to Group of Black Men

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Michigan Deputy on Leave After Video Shows Disturbingly Violent Arrest of Black Woman

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Chance The Rapper Criticizes J. Cole Song Purportedly About Black Woman’s ‘Tone’

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African American History and Women Timeline 1970-1979

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Cop Blames ‘Mistake’ Death On George Floyd’s ‘Health Conditions’ And ‘Toxics In His Blood,’ Keeps Job

A police department in Louisiana was investigating one of its ranking officer’s social media posts that appeared to be both defending the cop directly involved in the death of an unarmed Black man in Minnesota while also relying on racial tropes to support his

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Biden says he was too 'cavalier' about Black voters' choices

Joe Biden says he “should not have been so cavalier” after he told a prominent black radio host that African Americans who back President Donald Trump

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Three days of protest spark mixed reactions — Oaklanders question who is behind the destruction. | Post News Group

Thousands of people took to Oakland streets beginning May 29 for what was largely a peaceful protest against the death of George Floyd, a Black man in Minneapolis, Minn., who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine

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Memphis protesters march to site where Dr. King was killed

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Black Democrats: ‘Choose a sister’

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Cole Skincare for Men Celebrating Black Fathers | Dallas Weekly

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Karine Jean-Pierre, Biden's new senior advisor, is ready for November

I’m the worst at that,” says Karine Jean-Pierre, the newly hired senior advisor to Joe Biden‘s presidential campaign, when I ask her to describe

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Nascimento, Beatriz (1942-1995)

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Can Joe Biden Win? The Jury is Out

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Hanifa Hit A Cultural Reset On The Fashion Industry With A 3D Presentation

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Kroger ‘Karen’ Blocks Black Mother From Pulling Out Of Parking Lot Over ‘Gatorade’

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Janelle Monae Slays The Cover Of ‘Variety’

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Johnston, Joshua (c.a. 1763 - 1832)

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Protestors Slam Tallahassee’s Past Police Shootings After Black Person Is Killed By Cop

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Ex 'Bachelor' Producer Accuses The Franchise Of A Casting Policy That Excluded Black Women With Natural Hair

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Hillary, Barbara (1931- )

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Will Kamala Harris be the next VP?

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Slave Revolt in Long Island

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Mrs. Butterworth's, Cream Of Wheat Vow To Review Packaging To Address Racism

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