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New Online Offerings at NMAAHC Expanded for June

The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture has announced online events, engagement opportunities and educational initiatives for the remainder of June, including "Curator Chats," a new video series featuring commentary by museum curators on exhibits, initiatives and

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Source: The Washington Informer

Hurricane Chris Posts $500K Bond, Out Of Jail

Source: Shreveport PD / Shreveport PD

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Source: The Urban Daily

Janelle Monáe goes one-on-one and discusses series "HOMECOMING 2"

The second season finds Stephan James reprising his role as soldier Walter Cruz, who is desperately trying to rebuild his life following the traumas of war and the Homecoming Initiative when he begins to realize that there’s an even more insidious version of the program underway – if only he can

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Trinidad: Brothers stab each other to death

Dead are Kerron “Kayo” Prince, 34, of Olton Road, Arima; Christopher Williams, 26, and Gabriel Joseph, 30, both of Petit

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Usher

Name at birth: Usher Raymond IV

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Dancehall artist Kconeil new song "Quarantine & Chill" | New York Carib News

Dancehall artist Kconeil new song “Quarantine

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Source: The New York Carib News

‘Architect of Rock ‘n Roll’ Little Richard dead at 87

Characterized by his frenetic piano playing and raspy singing voice, Richard’s music also played a key role in the formation of other popular music genres, including soul and

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Source: African American News | Black News | Afram News

Country Music Reckons with Racial Stereotypes and Its Future

Country artists, labels and country music organizations posted about Black Lives Matter on social media, participated in Blackout Tuesday or denounced racism

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Audio of Jimmy Kimmel using 'N' word while imitating Snoop surfaces online

Snoop Dogg, Jimmy Kimmel (Getty

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Source: theGrio

What Is No Longer In A Name: Rhode Island Official Docs Shed Racially Loaded Moniker

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Source: Stories About Black History

Free 'Do the Right Thing' rental; Spike Lee Talk Offered

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Do the Right Thing” is free to rent on several platforms all week and an online discussion will be held with director Spike Lee on his 1989 film about racism, protests, police brutality and a New York neighborhood in

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Best TV shows to stream online via Netflix, Hulu, more

As Netflix, Amazon, HBO and Showtime dive deeper and deeper into the TV Anywhere (and anytime) pool, the opportunities to stream online — and binge happily — continue to grow. And grow rapidly. We are now in the midst of the best period for TV production — and hence viewing — of any time in the

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Source: Savoy Network

Will Smith Opens Up About Divorce From First Wife, Sheree Fletcher

In the Father’s Day episode of Red Table Talk, Will Smith is getting up close and personal about his divorce from his first wife, Sheree

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

African Union: African Journalists Call for the Cessation of Hostilities Against Journalists to Ensure Safe Practice of Journalism in Africa

Dakar — The Pan-African journalists organisation, the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), together with national journalists' unions and associations across the continent have today called on the African Union (AU) to make the immediate cessation of targeted hostilities against journalists

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Source: allAfrica.com

Designer George Sully Launches A Platform To Celebrate Black Designers of Canada

Designer George Sully Launches A Platform To Celebrate Black Designers of via to the protests over racial injustice and police brutality in the United States, conversations surrounding race relations have not only been occurring in America but on a global scale with different international cities

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Jadakiss becomes trending topic following Fabolous 'Verzuz' battle

This week’s battle between Fabolous and Jadakiss was highly-anticipated by Hip-Hop

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Source: theGrio

Jill Scott And Erykah Badu’s Streams Skyrocketed 300 Percent Since #Verzuz Battle

After Jill Scott and Erykah Badu had their match-up for the #Verzuz series on Instagram Live last weekend, their streaming numbers

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Source: MadameNoire

Filmmaker Oge Egbuonu Examines The True Definition Of Black Womanhood

(In)visible Portraits, Oge Egbuonu's feature directorial debut, reinforces that awareness and explores generations of otherizing Black

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

Walter Mosley – AALAS 2019 Nominee

Walter Mosley – John Woman

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D.L. Hughley Hospitalized After Collapsing Onstage During Nashville Performance

D.L. Hughley has been hospitalized after collapsing on stage Friday (June 19) during his latest stand-up

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

Luther Vandross - Always And Forever - Royal Albert Hall 1994

Watch this live performance of Always and Forever at Royal Albert Hall in 1994, originally released on Luther Vandross Grammy Award winning 1991 album, Power of

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Source: AA Studies Research Guide

Missouri Rapper Huey, Creator of 'Pop, Lock & Drop It,' Shot and Killed at Age 32

Missouri rapper Huey, best known for his 2006 single “Pop, Lock & Drop It,” was shot and killed Thursday, June 25 in his hometown of Kinloch, Missouri, at 32 years

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Damon Wayans

Damon Wayans is an African American actor and comedian who is famous for his role on the popular sitcom “In Living Color”. He was born in New York City to a social worker named Elvira Wayans and a supermarket manager named Howell Wayans. The family were strict Jehovah’s Witnesses and

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Source: Black History Resources

Alicia Keys Reveals Which Early 2000s Girl Group She Almost Joined

Alicia Keys has built a hugely successful career as a solo artist, but the Grammy Award-winning performer could have gone down a very different path had she remained a member of any of the three girl groups she joined early on, including one you may have heard

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

Avery Bradley Is The Latest NBA Superstar To Opt-Out Of The NBA Restart In Orlando

Bradley believed his son’s battles with respiratory illnesses will exclude him from entering the

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Source: Cassius | born unapologetic | News, Style, Culture

Fisk Jubilee Singers(R) Announce New Album, Celebrating Fisk! (The 150th Anniversary Album), Releasing on 6/26/20

The album, which is more than 150 years in the making, is a collection of 12 songs that beautifully represent and communicate the powerful and vibrant history of Fisk University and its Fisk Jubilee

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

Meet Tara Duncan; Freeform’s new president

Producer and former Netflix executive, Tara Duncan, has joined Freeform as its new

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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

Here’s How Music Companies Are Honoring Juneteenth

According to Billboard, Warner Music Group, Sony and Spotify are officially making June 19 a paid company holiday for all of its

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

Meghan Markle Has A Special High School Connection To Her Latest Volunteer Project

Homeboy Industries was founded by Father Greg Boyle, with whom the couple have been speaking as they become more involved in the Black Lives Matter movement and the fight against police

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Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

Open-air forum on allyship this Saturday

Burke County native Leah (Smith) Savant, The Activist Artist, will present an Open- Air Forum on Allyship: Impacting Communities and Circles of Influence, at Pendleton King Park this Saturday, June 27, from 9-10:30 a.m. Savant says, “The forum aims to strengthen relationships between black people

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Source: The True Citizen

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