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“When the moon is in the Seventh House, and Jupiter aligns with Mars…” – in 1968 at the age of just 18 years old, Ronnie Dyson sang the words that captured a generation when, as an original cast member of the the Broadway musical “Hair,” he was picked to solo on “Aquarius,” the hippie anthem that
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Country music's reckoning: Black women forge their own path in white-washed industry - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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Legends Patti Labelle and Gladys Knight announced for the next Verzuz - TheGrio
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Missy Posts Stunning Photo With Touching Message About Embracing Individuality
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‘She Is So Huge’: Yandy Smith-Harris Explains Why She Couldn’t Manage Cardi B
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Salt-N-Pepa Showed Us How to be Sex-Positive and Fearless
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2020 Soul Train Awards Nominees Announced; Tisha Campbell & Tichina Arnold Return As Hosts
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“Hell Naw” Chaka Khan On Sleeping With Rick James And Her Current Love Life
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Mariah Carey Cements Her Legacy in Memoir, ‘The Meaning of Mariah Carey’
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