Beyoncé & Mary J. Blige Lead 2022 Soul Train Awards Nominations

Aaliyah

Aaliyah Dana Haughton was an American actress, singer, dancer and model. She was born on January 16, 1979 in Brooklyn, New York to Diane and Michael Haughton. Enrolled in voice lessons by her mother at a very young age, Aaliyah soon began performing at weddings, the church choir and various charity

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Police Officer Involved in Breonna Taylor Shooting Fired

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Louisville Metro police department has fired one of the police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, more than three months after the 26-year-old Black woman was killed in her

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Woman being arrested goes viral: 'You about to lose your job!'

Viral "Lose Yo Job" Image (Screenshot from the

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MUSIC MONDAY: That’s What Friends Are For: Stevie Wonder Duets (LISTEN)

As Good Black News continues its month-long tribute to Stevie Wonder in his 70th year on planet Earth, Marlon West has compiled a new Spotify playlist celebrating the times Wonder has graciously and successfully shared the spotlight with other

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Plane Banner Which Circulated Through Downtown Louisville Reminded Louisville Breonna Taylor Was 'Essential' - Blavity

A plane banner flew over downtown Louisville, Kentucky, to remind all who saw that the city's police department took the life of someone whose work had been deemed essential amid the COVID-19 pandemic when they killed 26-year-old Breonna

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Malik Yusef raised more than $10,000 to help slow COVID-19 behind bars

Multi-Grammy award winner , who has written and produced music with Beyonce, Jay-Z and Rihanna, has created a concert series to draw attention to the

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Attorney General Keith Ellison Takes over George Floyd Murder Case

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent

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Political hip hop

Political hip hop is a subgenre of hip hop music that was developed in the 1980s as a way of turning rap music into a call for action and a form of social activism. Inspired by 1970s political preachers such as The Last Poets and musician Gil Scott-Heron, Public Enemy was the first predominately

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Police officer involved in Breonna Taylor shooting fired

The Louisville Metro police department has fired one of the police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, more than three months after the 26-year-old Black woman was killed in her

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106&Park: Flipp Dinero Answers Fan Questions

Fans Will Not Be Happy About This Male RB Singer Calling Out Beyoncé, SZA And Cardi B "Stop using that f**king pain to make it OK to say some bullsh** on your record and get nominated for a Grammy..."

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No Sesso's Autumn/Winter 2020 Campaign Pays Homage To The Harlem Renaissance

No Sesso’s Autumn/Winter 2020 campaign comes at just the right

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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence

Tina Knowles-Lawson Is Serving Cookie Lyon Vibes In This Throwback Pic

Now, Tina Knowles-Lawson is proving her baby

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106&PARK: Coi Leray Answers Fan Questions

Fans Will Not Be Happy About This Male RB Singer Calling Out Beyoncé, SZA And Cardi B "Stop using that f**king pain to make it OK to say some bullsh** on your record and get nominated for a Grammy..."

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Beyoncé, the Obamas to Speak at Biggest Virtual Graduation Yet

Last week, former President Barack Obama headlined JP Morgan Chase’s #ShowMeYourWalk commencement ceremony for HBCU students, which was hosted by Kevin Hart and included appearances by Steve Harvey, Doug E. Fresh, and NBA All-Star Chris

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Babyface's 20 Greatest Moments

Born April 10, 1959 in Indianapolis, Indiana, Kenneth Babyface Edmonds is a 10-time Grammy Award winner and one of the most prolific artists, composers and producers in music history. Beginning his career as a member of the group The Deele, he was nicknamed Babyface by famed bass player Bootsy

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Joyful Juneteenth Marchers Brave D.C Rain As America Enters A Civil Rights Summer | Afro

And here they were on Juneteenth, blocks from America’s epicenter of

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ESSENCE Partners With Chase And Lands' End On Banking On Style

A new initiative for rising designers, Banking on Style, is leveling the playing field for creatives of

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Beyonce Publishes Poem for Blue Ivy

Beyoncé’s upcoming expansive feature for CR Fashion Book will include a special dedication to her daughter Blue Ivy in the form of spoken

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Black Lives Matter Network Establishes $12M Grant Fund

NEW YORK (AP) — The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation has established a fund worth more than $12 million to aid organizations fighting institutional racism, in the wake of the George Floyd

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Beyoncé’s ‘Black Parade’ Is A Juneteenth Anthem And Call To Action For Black Businesses

Yesterday was the 155th Juneteenth and Beyoncé gathered up the spirit of the ancestors—plus a hefty dose of Southern dipped swag—for a new song, “Black

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Everything Is NOT Love: JAY-Z & Beyoncé Sued For Song “Black Effect”

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JAY-Z Calls Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Demanding Justice For George Floyd

Walz revealed he spoke to the Roc Nation founder in an interview with CBS, Minnesota, explaining the Brooklyn rapper told him, “Justice needs to be served

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Beyoncé Will Receive The Humanitarian Award At The 2020 BET Awards

Black Hollywood’s biggest night is set to return this Sunday with the BET Awards, and despite the show going virtual, it’s going to be bigger and better than

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Kiratiana’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival

Many think Rio de Janeiro only has an elaborate Samba school parade every year that features half-naked

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Beyoncé Pens Letter To Kentucky Attorney General Urging Action In Breonna Taylor Case

Beyoncé sent an open letter on Sunday (June 14) to Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron that calls on the prosecutor to charge the Louisville cops involved in the shooting death of Breonna

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#AAMAM: From “Fight The Power” to “FTP” – Protest Songs for 2020 (LISTEN)

As Good Black News continues to celebrate African-American Music Appreciation Month, today we bring you a playlist reflecting our current

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BET Awards ’20: These Crews Are Toe to Toe for Best Group

Fans Will Not Be Happy About This Male RB Singer Calling Out Beyoncé, SZA And Cardi B "Stop using that f**king pain to make it OK to say some bullsh** on your record and get nominated for a Grammy..."

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

The Racial Politics of Miss America

Elwood Watson, a professor of history at East Tennessee State University, is one of the few African American cultural historians to focus his research on the Miss America pageant. In the article below he examines the success of eight black women in winning the pageant and gaining the coveted crown

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie , (born September 15, 1977, Enugu, Nigeria), Nigerian author whose work drew extensively on the Biafran war in Nigeria during the late

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