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Music to your ears: Here’s what we’re listening to this weekend
With the upcoming cold front due to hit South Africa this weekend, these albums are perfect to snuggle up to with a cup of hot chocolate.
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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African
Four Acts Return to 2021 State Fair Main Stage! - Milwaukee Community Journal
June 26, 2020 – Wisconsin State Fair Park Officials are excited to announce four rescheduled concerts for the 2021 Wisconsin State Fair, despite the cancelation of the 2020 State Fair due to COVID-19. The 2021 Wisconsin State Fair will run Thursday, Aug. 5 through Sunday, Aug. 15 at Wisconsin State
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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper
OWN’s Greenleaf Cast Get Candid About Final Season During Virtual Roundtable - Los Angeles Sentinel
According to the cast, the show wonderfully paints the image of men growing into themselves. The post OWN’s Greenleaf Cast Get Candid About Final Season During Virtual Roundtable appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
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Mamela Nyamza fights with artistic voice in vNAF ‘Pest Control’
Dancer and choreographer Mamela Nyamza’s new work at the virtual National Arts Festival creates awareness about self-serving pests.
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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African
Debbie Allen hosted Raven-Symonés wedding in her garden, cooked food
Acclaimed choreographer and actress Debbie Allen shared that she hosted Raven-Symone’s intimate wedding to Miranda Maday. The post Debbie Allen hosted Raven-Symonés wedding in her garden, cooked food appeared first on TheGrio.
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Opinion: Netflix and Pills — #BlackAF and The Downside of Popping Molly on TV - Black Voice News
The Netflix series #blackAF ended its first season this spring, but its episodes live on, accessible to anyone who wants to watch them on the digital streaming service.   It stars Kenya Barris, creator of critically acclaimed Black-ish (and its spinoffs Grown-ish and Mixed-ish), as a fictionalized
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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California
Justin Simien is bringing his horror flick Bad Hair to Hulu
Justin Simien is bringing Bad Hair to Hulu and thats a very good thing. The Dear White People creator, who premiered the star-studded, hair-raising horror flick at the Sundance Film Festival in January, said the movie will hit the streamer sometime in October. Were guessing the release will line up
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The Disney Co. is Now in Business with Colin Kaepernick. That Says More About Him Than it Does About Disney. - Free Press of Jacksonville
By Steven Zeitchik Disney is boldly choosing a side in the culture wars. Or is it? On Monday, Disney announced that it had made a first-look deal — a mutual commitment to develop content — with [...]
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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly
Kanye West President? - Free Press of Jacksonville
Kanye West (GQ) His announcement is greeted with questions. By RISHIKA DUGYALA, Politico Kanye West tweeted Saturday night that he wants to run for president in 2020 — four months before the election and apparently [...]
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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly
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Okayplayer CEO Abiola Oke resigns after misconduct allegations - TheGrio
This week Abiola Oke, the CEO and publisher of Okayplayer and OkayAfrica, has stepped down from his post after allegations of sexual misconduct and creating a toxic work environment surfaced on Twitter. Over the last several days, several former and current Okayplayer and OkayAfrica employees have
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‘SNL’ Alum Jay Pharoah on the Moment Police Officers Kneeled on His Neck [VIDEO] - Atlanta Tribune
Comedian Jay Pharaoh is speaking out about an encounter with Los Angeles police that he says left him on the ground with an officer’s knee on his neck. The former “Saturday Night Live” star sharedsurveillance footageof the officers approaching him with guns drawn and pinning him to the ground. At
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Javicia Leslie Celebrates Being the First Black Actress to Play Batwoman In a Live-Action TV Or Film Production
The CW's Batwoman will look much different when it returns for season two next year, now that Javicia Leslie has nabbed the lead role. Leslie will make
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Jimmy Kimmel Apologizes for Using Blackface, N-Word During Past Karl Malone and Snoop Dogg Impressions
Jimmy Kimmel used the words evolved and matured when he apologized for appearing in blackface while imitating Karl Malone many years ago. Several clips that []
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Hot news cycle leads CNN to best ratings in 40 years | The Atlanta Voice
An extraordinary stretch of news with the coronavirus pandemic and racial reckoning triggered by George Floyd’s death has led CNN to its biggest audience for any three-month period in the network’s 40-year history. Fox News Channel and MSNBC also had record-setting quarters ending in
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Source: The Atlanta Voice
Tiffany Haddish cuts off her own hair on IG Live: I want to see my scalp
Tiffany Haddish has taken her hair into her own hands … literally. The comedian gave herself a shocking haircut on... View Article The post Tiffany Haddish cuts off her hair on IG Live: I want to see my scalp appeared first on TheGrio.
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Apple and Disney prove reopening isnt easy | The Atlanta Voice
Companies that were forced to shut down parts of their business due to Covid-19 have seen this summer as a chance to start getting back on track. But surging cases in a number of US states are forcing firms like Disney and Apple to scuttle their plans or reverse course, underscoring the difficulty
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Thandie Newton Says Hollywood Executive Amy Pascal Used Black Stereotypes During Meeting - Free Press of Jacksonville
By Sara M. Moniuszko Thandie Newton is opening up about her experience with stereotyping in Hollywood. During an interview with Vulture, which published Tuesday, the English actress, 47 recounted a meeting she had with Amy [...]
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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly
‘When Your Own People Weren’t With It: Idris Elba Criticized for Juneteenth Post and Gives Humorous Response
Sometimes facing backlash head-on is the best way to deal with it. Idris Elba showed that after he was criticized for posting a photo of himself on
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Riverdale actress apologizes for demanding justice for Breonna Taylor using topless photo - TheGrio
This week Riverdale star Lili Reinhart took to Twitter to issue an apology after she posted a sexually suggestive photo while demanding justice for Breonna Taylor. READ MORE: White woman in Sacramento gets punched after calling Black woman the N-word Initially, Reinhart joined the chorus of
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Michael B. Jordan creates summer drive-in movie series - TheGrio
Creed star Micheal B. Jordan is doing his part to keep the entertainment industry afloat despite the coronavirus pandemic. The actor, through his Outlier Society production company, is partnering with Amazon Studios to create a socially distanced movie experience via a summer screening series at
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FKP gears up for #supersick17th livestream birthday bash
Famed Afrikaans rock legends Fokofpolisiekar marks their 17th birthday with a livestream show celebrating their journey on Saturday 11 July.
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D.L. Hughley Confirms He Has COVID-19 After Collapsing Onstage
The audience at Zanies Comedy Club in Nashville, Tennessee, let out a big, collective gasp on Friday, June 19, after D.L. Hughley fainted onstage during []
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TV ONE SPREADS CHEER THIS SUMMER WITH AN ALL-DAY CHRISTMAS IN JULY MOVIE MARATHON ON SUNDAY, JULY 12 - Milwaukee Community Journal
Marathon Features Fan-Favorite Holiday Films COINS FOR CHRISTMAS, MISS ME THIS CHRISTMAS, YOU CANT FIGHT CHRISTMAS, DEAR SANTA, I NEED A DATE and Many More Christmas In July on TV One (SILVER SPRING, MD) July 7, 2020  Christmas comes early this year with TV Ones festive Christmas in July movie
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WATCH: Stars gather for online festival to combat hunger in Amazon rainforest
More than a million Brazilians have been diagnosed with COVID-19, many of them indigenous people in the Amazon rainforest. And to help them, a group of musicians and celebrities from around the world will come together for an online music festival. SOS Rainforest Live, organized by Rainforest
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Milwaukee In Pain - Milwaukee Community Journal
Impact of COVID-19 in the Black Community Milwaukee, July 2nd, 2020- Humble Ambitious Media Incorporated has released their premiere documentary “Milwaukee In Pain”. This captivating, thought provoking, informative and engaging media presentation captures the effects of the pandemic on the
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Keke Palmer believes Trump wants to incite a race war
Keke Palmer is showing off a new look and raising her voice in the latest issue of Cosmopolitan. The magazine’s... View Article The post Keke Palmer believes Trump wants to incite a race war appeared first on TheGrio.
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Marc Lamont Hill and Sil Lai Abrams discuss accountability, MeToo in hip-hop - TheGrio
Sil Lai Abrams and Marc Lamont Hill engaged in critical dialogue on Wednesday after Hills participation in a panel in which Russell Simmons was added to the discussion. Simmons has been accused of sexual misconduct and rape by multiple women, including Abrams, as laid out in On The Record
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Lebron James To Fund LA Filmmaker’s Documentary On The Tulsa Massacre | The Oklahoma Eagle
Eagle Staff Report   Los Angeles, Cali. – LeBron James’ entertainment company, Springhill Productions, is funding a filmmaker’s documentary on Tulsa’s Greenwood District and the 1921 race massacre. Salima Koroma, who made her directorial debut in “Bad Rap” a 2016 documentary about four
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This is pop cultures moment of reckoning on matters of race | The Atlanta Voice
From Motown and The Cosby Show to hip-hop and Black Panther, America has long consumed Black culture even as our countrys systemic racism sent a very different message. But never quite like this. In the weeks since the recent Black Lives Matter protests, Black-themed cultural media have been
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Rickey Smileys daughter shot three times in Houston
Radio host Rickey Smiley’s daughter, Aaryn Smiley, was shot three times in Houston on Sunday. The popular radio host announced... View Article The post Daughter of Rickey Smiley shot three times in Houston appeared first on TheGrio.
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