Writer, James Baldwin was born, 1924

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Tune In: Apple TV+ Debuts Official Trailer For ‘The Greatness Code’

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LeBron James Wants A ‘True, Official’ Apology From The NFL To Colin Kaepernick

Colin Kaepernick hasn’t played for the NFL in over three

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New memoir reveals that fascinating life of an African American change agent

/EIN News/ -- CHICAGO, June 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- James H. Lowry encapsulated his 30-plus years of experience in the field of minority business development in the book he co-authored in 2011, “Minority Business Success: Refocusing on the American

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Tracee Ellis Ross Will Be The Voice Of New Daria Spin-Off Jodie

Ross has been snagged for a spin-off of MTV’s hit ’90’s series

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LeBron James Launches Nonprofit To Address Black Voter Suppression

NBA star LeBron James has continually used his platform to spread awareness about issues impacting the Black

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2022 start for MoBay bypass works

The projects, which include the Long Hill bypass and the dualisation of upper Barnett Street, will be funded by the Government of Jamaica at a cost of US$220

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JTA happy with PEP placement method

MONTEGO BAY, St James — Owen Speid, president of the Jamaica Teachers' Association, says the organisation is satisfied with the methodology used by the Government for students' Primary Exit Profile

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Salt Spring residents protest councillor’s ouster

Scores of residents in Salt Spring, St James, yesterday staged a protest to voice their opposition to the motion moved earlier this month to boot their councillor, Sylvan Reid, and his Catadupa Division counterpart, Gladstone Bent, from the St James Municipal Corporation

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We Real Cool by Gwendolyn Brooks

Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was an African-American poet, author, and teacher. Her work often dealt with the personal celebrations and struggles of ordinary people in her community. Brooks began writing at an early age and her mother encouraged her saying, You are going to be the lady Paul Laurence

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August Wilson

August Wilson (April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005) was an American playwright whose work included a series of ten plays, The Pittsburgh Cycle, for which he received two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama. Each work in the series is set in a different decade, and depicts comic and tragic aspects of the

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Check Out More Than 20 Must-Read Books To Learn More About Black history, Racism And Social Justice – Free Press of Jacksonville

With the demonstrations on countless streets and the conversations taking place in countless homes, bookstores are now experiencing a surge of interest in books about Black history, racism and social

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African-American neighborhood

African-American neighborhoods or black neighborhoods are types of ethnic enclaves found in many cities in the United States. Generally, an African American neighborhood is one where the majority of the people who live there are African American. Some of the earliest African-American neighborhoods

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Falmouth’s new artisan village to open soon – Bartlett

The new $700-million artisan village in Falmouth, Trelawny, which is poised to serve as a marquee tourist attraction in the resort town, is all but ready and Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is hinting that it will be opened

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Community Leaders Thwart Sale of Crenshaw Mall

When news broke in late April that CIM Group had agreed to acquire Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza for more than $100 million it triggered negative reactions from faith and community leaders in the Crenshaw

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'P-Valley' showrunner Katori Hall dishes on season 1

Katori Hall developed her new Starz series, P-Valley, with the goal of shedding light on the world of stripping—and the nuance of Blackness as

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Father and Son Release Emotional "I Can't Breathe" Song About George Floyd That Takes Your Breath Away

A breath-taking song written in memory of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and countless other victims of racial profiling, police brutality, and police

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What to read to know we're not alone in 2020

Daniel Q. Gillion, Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt Presidential Distinguished Professor, University of Pennsylvania

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These five African Alternative-music artists should be on your playlist

Alternative music is a genre that is gradually taking the continent by

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Janelle Monae Talked About Being Triggered Filming On A Plantation For Her Film Antebellum

In her new film, Antebellum, Janelle Monae plays a writer from the 21st century who through supernatural occurrences, gets transported back to a time when she is

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COVID-19 blamed for one-year construction delay for MoBay bypass

MONTEGO BAY, St James — The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been blamed for pushing back, by a year, the start of construction on the highly anticipated US$22-million Montego Bay bypass

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Kyrie Irving and LeBron James Differ On Returning NBA Season

New York (BNC) — Since announcing the return of the 2019-2020 NBA season from commissioner Adam Silver, many NBA players have come forward with mixed emotions and varied

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[Poem] Life by Henrietta Cordelia Ray

E’en a moment spun

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Keeping facts of history as we bust monument myths

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LeBron James Receives $100 Million To Build Media Empire

On Thursday, Bloomberg released its latest issue featuring a cover story about James and his longtime friend and business partner, Maverick Carter, and the $100 million investment they received for their growing media

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LeBron James And Anthony Davis Bug Out After David Blaine’s Magic Card Trick

Watch BET UK on Sky 173, Virgin 184 Freesat 140

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Opinion: The intersection of rage, fear and hope

The hardest thing I had to do last week was explain to my sons why they are hated by certain people, and how their skin color will be weaponized against

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LeBron James Partners with Athletes, Politicians and Entertainers to Combat Voter Suppression

LeBron James has a two-part plan under a new organization that he has started called More Than

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Rising writer chronicles racism in China

CHINA-BASED writer and educationist, Ashton Bvute, has published his second novel, Racism or Ignorance?, a thought-provoking book in which he reflects on the ties between Beijing and Africa, but looking at real-life experiences that most Africans go through in China. BY TAFADZWA KACHIKO Bvute told

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On Juneteenth: A Manifesto

Living life in a body coated with oils and butters, relief from the

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