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'Beans Is Literally You': Tamar Braxton Reveals Her Son's Birthday Demands, Laughing Fans Say He Acts Like the Singer

Tamar Braxton had to be breaking out in a sweat on Thursday, May 14, because she recently admitted that her 6-year-old son, Logan Vincent Herbert, was putting her to

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'Them Lips Aren't You': Joseline Hernandez Fans Urge Her to 'Stop' with the 'Fillers'

People are adamant about Joseline Hernandez not getting any cosmetic work done to her

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Meck redefines gospel music

PROLIFIC artiste Josh Meck has released the video of his gospel song titled

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Juanita Jewel Shanks Craft (1902-1985) and the Long Civil Rights Movement in Texas

A small but growing number of black women are slowly being recognized for their contributions to the “long” civil rights movement, the nearly century-long struggle by African Americans against all forms of racial discrimination. In the account below University of Texas-El Paso

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Musician Cameron Sankey Playing Music, Talking Tech

… I had two or three gigs a week, traveling out of the [U.S. and] state with other artists,” said Sankey, a full-time musician, music producer, mixing engineer, writer-arranger, keyboardist, and

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Sen. Lucas Supporters Rally Against Recall Effort in Portsmouth

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Protests Continue Nationwide Over George Floyd Killing In Minneapolis

Nationwide protests over the killing of George Floyd — the Black man who died Monday after a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck — continued Friday evening as Americans demanded that those involved face

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Time to Tear Ole Hillary Clinton’s Name from State Department Pavilion.

Isn’t it time we remove Hillary Clinton’s name from the State Department pavilion that bears her

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Trump to issue executive order targeting social media companies

Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

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'Coming to America Fine': Yandy Smith Fans Go Wild Over Her Latest Stunning Photos

Yandy Smith-Harris is a stunner, to say the least, and she wowed fans with her latest set of

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'Hang It Up Sis': Fans Urge Karlie Redd to Stay Single After She Reportedly Divorces Mo Fayne

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Questlove Will Host a Food Network Special to Raise Money for U.S. Food Organizations

On May 28, he’ll host a special on the Food Network called “Questlove’s Potluck” that will help raise money for America’s Food Fund, an outfit that aids food organizations such as No Kid Hungry, Save the Children and Feeding

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Matt Barnes Says Some NBA Players Don't Want to Return This Season Because of George Floyd and the Protests

While some players may not want to return because of the potentially deadly virus, others may not play for reasons that have to do with George Floyd and the ongoing protests, if Matt Barnes’ comments in a recent interview are to be

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Congress Stalls on Policing Overhaul, Despite Public Outcry

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is hitting an impasse on policing legislation, as Senate Democrats on Tuesday opposed a Republican proposal as inadequate, leaving the parties to decide whether to take on the hard job of negotiating a compromise or walk away despite public outcry over the killings of

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'It Just Went Down In the Elevator': Da Brat Chimes In on K. Michelle’s Accusation of Tamar Braxton Sleeping with Jermaine Dupri’s Father

Rapper Da Brat is spilling all the tea about Tamar Braxton‘s alleged affair with music producer Michael

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MLK " Last Speech" 1968

the great the great I been to the mountain top speech

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27

1967

Telling Secrets, Spying Freedom: A Novel Account of Mary Bowser's Civil War Espionage

In the following account historian and novelist Lois Leveen describes how she came to write her critically acclaimed novel, The Secrets of Mary Bowser, the account of a black woman who served as a Union spy in the Confederate White House during the American Civil

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SpaceX reaches for a milestone in spaceflight

Image: SpaceX

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Stevie Wonder - Birthday

Occupation(s) Stevland Hardaway Morris (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins; May 13, 1950),[1] known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist.

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1950

Coronavirus Update: Trump Publicly Clashes With Fauci And Pushes To Open Schools In The Fall

These cases include more than 150 children in several states, mostly in New

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Hollywood’s Movie Review: The High Note

The High Note stars Tracee Ellis Ross as Grace Davis, a highly successful singer who is now over 40 and being pushed into a corner and forced to accept a very generous deal to be a music producer, she finds the courage to record fresh tracks rather than repeat the same process she’s been following

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Steal Away-Mahalia Jackson & Nat King Cole from Emeless

Mahalia Jackson and Nat King Cole sing on his television show in 1957. Hard to believe either one of them would steal anything with such angelic

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Kenya

Kenya | FactMonster

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South Africa coronavirus: Eased lockdown splits opposition, over 11K recoveries

Key statistics as at May 24, data from National Institute For Communicable Diseases, NICD

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Lionel Richie

Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, actor and record producer. Beginning in 1968, he was a member of the funk and soul band the Commodores and then launched a solo career in 1982. He also co-wrote the 1985 charity single We Are the World with Michael

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Jun

20

1949

'I'm Here for It': Masika Kalysha Jokingly Reveals the Name of Alleged New Boo

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Black Lives Matter Advocates Running for Congress: Stay Engaged

As people take to the streets to demand justice for the killings of unarmed black women and men, Black Lives Matter advocates, some of whom have been on the front lines, are encouraging people to let their voices be heard at the

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Trump administration says Huawei, Hikvision backed by Chinese military

Image: Toby Melville, Reuters

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Obama scheduled to speak at Let Freedom Ring ceremony

President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak at a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on

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