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BET Holdings and Encore Media Corp. launch BET Movie/Starz the first 24 hour Black Movie channel.
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1997
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Watch: Jennifer Hudson Does Not Disappoint In Aretha Franklin Biopic Teaser
A teaser for Aretha Franklin’s highly-anticipated biopic, Respect, dropped Sunday night at the BET Awards and from the looks of it, the Jennifer Hudson-led film will be everything that we imagined and then
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Starbucks employees from around the country, including metro Atlanta, STRIKE back
'My neck, my back, fair wages, and a contract.' 11-year Starbucks employee Amanda Rivera was shouting over the passing traffic that was going north and south down Tara Blvd. Thursday afternoon. She and a dozen others, a mix of Starbucks employees and union supporters, marched in a
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Celebrating the cultural phenomenon of STL’s own Nelly as debut album turns 20
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Protest Diaries: Meet The NYC Activist Marching For Black Women Who Cannot
Reproductive justice activist Michelle Hope spent 18 years in the classroom teaching about
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Rayshard Brooks Killing: $200K Raised For Ex Police Officer Charged With Murder
After being charged with felony murder for shooting and killing Rayshard Brooks, former Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe is receiving donations to cover his legal fees
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Political hip hop
Political hip hop is a subgenre of hip hop music that was developed in the 1980s as a way of turning rap music into a call for action and a form of social activism. Inspired by 1970s political preachers such as The Last Poets and musician Gil Scott-Heron, Public Enemy was the first predominately
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Rapper YG films music video at LA protest; claps back at critics
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Trump, Harris on opposite sides of 2nd Amendment debate - National - The Black Chronicle
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have opposing views on a wide array of issues, among them Americans' Second Amendment rights to own firearms. Trump, the Republican nominee for president in the 2024 election, has referred to himself as the “the most pro-gun, pro-Sec
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‘Def Jam deal will open more doors for me’: Boity
TV personality-turned-rapper Boitumelo “Boity” Thulo, who has been signed by international record label Def Jam Africa, believes the deal will open more doors for
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'Pay Homage to the People Before You': LisaRaye Hits Back at Trolls Fueled By Nicki Minaj Allegedly Dissing the Actress
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Norfleet, Tia (1986– )
Shaunita Latrice “Tia” Norfleet is the first and, as of 2016, only African American female to be licensed as a NASCAR driver. Born on May 1, 1986, in Suffolk, Virginia, Tia is the daughter of Bobby Norfleet, a professional racecar driver in the 1990s. Her mother’s name is
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BET Awards '20: The Blingiest Watches Ever Worn
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Problems: the opportunities for growth and success, By Sunday Adelaja
Societies that are not proactive in relation to problems, always lag behind in development. While nations that turn their problems to constructive challenges, become advanced and developed. If any nation would successfully conduct a campaign to change the worldview of its populace towards problem
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The Trillion Dollar African American Consumer Market: Economic Empowerment or Economic Dependency?
Collective African American net income (spending power) now exceeds $1 trillion dollars annually. Because of this economic reality, a wide variety of contemporary companies continually create marketing campaigns to effectively reach this important segment of the U.S. consumer market. Yet, in the
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Alicia Keys To Host Nickelodeon Special On Race In America
Nickelodeon plans to revive its acclaimed Nick News franchise with an hour-long special about race that will aim to promote the voices and experiences of Black children across the
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Akon
Akon is an American Hip Hop artist who has produced several platinum albums, appeared in television and film roles, received several Grammy nominations and owns two record labels. He was born Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Bongo Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam  in St. Louis, Missouri on April
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200 Years Before Nicki Minaj And Strippers Exploited Themselves, There Lived Sarah Baartman. Her Story Is Neither Sexy Or Funny
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Watch Meghan McCain’s Epic Fail At Trying To Grill Kamala Harris On Police Reform
While the President of the United States was tweeting about Colin Powell not voting for him, Sen. Kamala Harris, Sen. Cory Booker and other Democratic lawmakers were working on creating legislation around comprehensive police reform, which was announced this morning (June
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BET Awards ‘20: Nas, Rapsody, YG, And More To Perform
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Babyface's 20 Greatest Moments
Born April 10, 1959 in Indianapolis, Indiana, Kenneth Babyface Edmonds is a 10-time Grammy Award winner and one of the most prolific artists, composers and producers in music history. Beginning his career as a member of the group The Deele, he was nicknamed Babyface by famed bass player Bootsy
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Nigeria unions call for nationwide strike
Nigeria’s two biggest labour unions have asked their members to go on strike and stay at home as they embark on indefinite nationwide action. This is despite a court order barring them from doing so. The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) are protesting against the rising
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Teyana Taylor Enlists Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill And More For Juneteenth Album Release
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