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Donnie McClurkin says he'll likely 'be alone' forever due to his sexuality

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The biggest Gospel tour of the year is coming to a city near you. Festival of Praise, a 50-city concert tour features some of the best names in Gospel music including multiple GRAMMY®, Dove and Stellar Award-winning recording artists Fred Hammond, Donnie McClurkin, Kim Burrell, with Hezekiah Walker

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Congresswoman Johnson’s Statement on Supreme Court Anti-LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination Ruling

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson released this statement on the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in Bostock v Clayton County, Georgia, ruling that federal employment non-discrimination laws protect all LGBTQ

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Uganda: World Vison Launches Plan to Support 5 Million Children in Home Learning

As the country continues to fight tirelessly to control the spread of Covid-19, a total of 5 million children are set to benefit from the three phase program of World Vision aimed at mitigating the after-effects of the pandemic in the vulnerable

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Tiffany Haddish Learned She Won A Grammy While Two Young Black Girls Watched And Something's In Our Eyes - Blavity

Tiffany Haddish won the Grammy for Best Comedy Album for her work on “Black Mitzvah.”

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Tell-Tale Signs Your Partner Still Misses His Ex

Whether you’ve been dating your significant other for years, or you two just started a relationship, it’s natural to ask yourself Does my boyfriend still love his ex? Obviously, if you feel it in your gut that he does, or you’re simply not sure, the best thing you can do is to be honest about these

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Christian hip-hop artist Lecrae discusses restoration for the westside of Atlanta along with latest book, album | The Atlanta Voice

Grammy Award-winning Christian hip-hop artist and Atlanta resident Lecrae, 41, is spreading the message of restoration even during the pandemic. At the end of last year, the artist released his latest album “Restoration,” along with his book, “I Am Restored: How I Lost My Religion, But Found My

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) (1990- )

Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ), founded in 1990, is one of the earliest and highly regarded LGBTI (Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgender-Intersex) advocacy organizations in Southern Africa. GALZ is the country’s only gay rights group and the first one in the nation to start HIV/AIDS awareness

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Oden, Ron (1950- )

Ron Oden is the first African American and the first openly gay man to hold the office of Mayor of Palm Springs, California. Born on March 21, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan, Oden attended Oakwood College (now University) in Huntsville, Alabama where he received a Bachelor of Arts in History, Sociology

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1950

Jazz sensation George Duke dies at 67

Jazz icon George Duke passed away yesterday in Los Angeles at

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Quarantine Q & A with Detroit Lions DE Jonathan Wynn

Wynn’s currently in the process of preparing for the book’s Summer

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The Forsythes’ love defies all odds

Imagine planning a grand wedding that forms the perfect replica of dreams of your big day, having your honeymoon getaway booked, having the man/woman of your dreams by your side, and envisioning everything flowing as you intended

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

AUTONETWORK ON BLACKPRESSUSA: 2020 Nissan Sentra SR | Afro

DETROIT – We did not get as much seat time in the 2020 Nissan Sentra as we would have liked thanks to the lock-down brought about by the

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Tina Turner

Tina Turner was an American pop sensation and actress, known for her distinctive, raspy singing style and all out stage performances. She was born on November 26, 1939 in Tennessee to a poor farming family. When her parents split, Tina and her sister lived with their grandmother until her death in

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Coolio

Coolio is a Grammy winning American rapper, who has sold over 30 million records globally. He was born Artis Leon Ivey Jr. on August 1, 1963 in Monessen, Pennsylvania and later moved to Compton, California. He was an intelligent child and was very fond of reading. As a young boy he had a very small

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1963

Sonny Liston

Sonny Liston was a notable twentieth century African-American boxer. He was known for his punching power and intimidating appearance in the boxing ring. Liston earned the World Heavyweight Championship in 1962 when he knocked out his opponent Floyd

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Gay Rights Victory

In Bostock v. Clayton County, the United States Supreme Court ruled, this

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Chris Rock

Chris Rock is an American comedian, actor, writer, director and producer who shot to fame with the hit television show “Saturday Night Live”. He was born on February 7, 1965 to Rosalie Rock, a school teacher and social worker, and Julius Rock, a truck driver and newspaper delivery

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1996

Nigeria: Davido, Burna Boy to Feature in Idris Elba's Africa Day Benefit Concert

Nigeria's A-list musicians, Davido and Burna Boy, are lining up alongside other African music stars to perform at an online concert to be hosted by Hollywood actor, Idris

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Here’s The Hidden History Behind This Famous Stephanie Mills Song

If you’re not familiar with the Mtume songwriting team James Mtume and Reggie Lucas, then it’s time you brush up on your Black music

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

Sammy Watkins Talks Battling Depression and the World Currently Going Through the 'Dark Ages' In New Interview

Sammy Watkins, wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs, talked about battling depression, abusing alcohol and the world going through a dark period during a recently published interview with Bleacher

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Gay rights victory

In Bostock v. Clayton County, the United States Supreme Court ruled, this week, that the federal employment discrimination statute (Title VII) barred discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons in places of

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Residents Say Clip Of Cops Pulling Gun On Teens Isn’t ‘Isolated Incident’ Amid Police Statement

Cops said they later got another call saying the teens were now in the parking lot, playing with a gun and

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Can’t we all just get along? –

The only thing that can stop black on black carnage is spiritual teaching and training grounded in family, Christian understanding and church teaching in the way of the

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Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th President of the United States of America and the first African American to have held the post. He was born on August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii to Barack Obama Sr. and Ann Dunham. His parents separated when he was an infant and divorced when he was 2 years

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Governor Whitmer Declares June 2020 Pride Month in Michigan

“This pride month, we are reminded that the beginning of Pride was not a celebration, but a protest to be seen, heard, treated equally, and allowed to live fully and authentically,” Governor Whitmer

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Freddie Gibbs Shares Story Of Shooting Drug Addict Who Kept It Pushing

However, before Hip-Hop fame and Grammy nominations, Gibbs spent his time on the block and retold a story of how he shot a man hopped up on crack cocaine nine times who lived to tell the tale.

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Donnie McClurkin Calls Trump’s Decision to Reopen Churches ‘reckless’ – Free Press of Jacksonville

American gospel music legend and Pastor Donnie McClurkin has faulted Donald Trump’s decision to reopen church buildings, saying the initiative is a “calculated” move by the head of state to win political favor from the faith-based community without regard to their

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

Alicia Keys's Slip-Proof Head Wrap Tutorial Is A Must-See

The instructional videos that explain everything from how to remove a gel manicure to protective styling techniques have helped us to avert quarantine beauty

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Smokey Robinson

Smokey Robinson is a famous American singer and songwriter, who had a successful career both as part of the group “The Miracles” and as a solo artist. He was born as William Robinson, Jr. on February 19, 1940 to a poor family in Detroit. His mother died when he was very young so he was

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