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Anacostia Juneteenth Rally Brings Hope To Ward 8 | Afro
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com The Anacostia community in Washington has a reputation that dwarfs its place in Black America’s legacy. Although great Black leaders such as Frederick Douglass were said to have walked the Anacostia streets, contemporary images of the historic area
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The worlds gonna know your name - Viral video of 20-year-old student stuns Disney, Sony - Face2Face Africa
A college student has caught the attention of a host of Hollywood stars including Disney executive after a Tiktok video of him morphing into his three superheroes went viral. Julian Bass, 22, from George State University uploaded the video of him transforming into these superheroes with special
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Alicia Keys Reveals Which Early 2000s Girl Group She Almost Joined
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Country music reckons with racial stereotypes and its future - Black News Channel
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When country singer Rissi Palmer was working on her debut album, she wanted a song like Gretchen Wilsons Redneck Woman, a song that would introduce her and tell her story to fans. On her 2007 debut single, Country Girl, she
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Langstons 17th Annual Seattle Black Film Festival Goes Fully Online This Weekend - The Seattle Medium
The Seattle Black Film Festival (SBFF) kicks off on Friday, July 10th and runs through Sunday, July 12th. The three-day festival, shortened from the typical four days, will feature its signature program of film screenings, panel discussions with filmmakers and community members and workshops to get
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Music to your ears: Here’s what we’re listening to this weekend
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Nia Long Calls Out This Beauty Brand For Racist MUA Encounter - The New York Beacon
Paul Archuleta / Getty While the world was celebratedNia Longon Twitter for being the ageless baddie that she is, theLove Jonesactress has been using her social media platform to call folks out. According to Long, while Glam Squad, a company that provides beauty and
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Oprah Winfrey and Lionsgate Join Forces With Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times to Adapt the 1619 Project Into Films, Television Programming Other Content
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Charlamagne Tha God lands weekly Comedy Central show after viral Biden interview - TheGrio
Earlier this year Charlamagne Tha Gods interview with Joe Biden made headlines. Now the unapologetic Breakfast Club host has reportedly... View Article The post Charlamagne Tha God lands weekly Comedy Central show after viral Biden interview appeared first on TheGrio.
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AP/BNC Contributor ATLANTA (AP) — Tyler Perry has offered to pay the funeral expenses for an 8-year-old girl who was fatally shot in Atlanta over the weekend, a representative for the actor and filmmaker confirmed Wednesday. Im outraged today because Id rather be paying for 8-year-old Secoriea
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Sandra J. Evers-Manly Accepts Invitation to Join The 2020 Class of Members to The Motion Pictures Academy - L.A. Focus Newspaper
The Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center (BHERC) announced today the invitation extended by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to Sandra J. Evers-Manly, to join the 2020 class of new members. As a filmmaker who benefited from Sandra’s support with an Oscar
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DFW Black Restaurant Meet Up - Dallas Post Tribune
DFW Black Restaurant Meet Up!!! Let's get together to Support Black Business!!! This will be a fun event open to Everyone in The Black Community. We will support a Black Owned Restaurant in DFW every 2nd Saturday of each Month. There will be Free Entry, Plenty of Networking, and Great Opportunities
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“You Can’t Stop the House”: Chosen Few Picnic Goes Virtual | Chicago Defender
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(BPRW) HBCU HEROES HOSTS FIRST-EVER VIRTUAL ESPORTS TOURNAMENT FOR HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ON JULY 5 IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE FILM CALL-TO-ACTION TO INCREASE STUDENT VOTER PARTICIPATION The Black Chronicle
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Halle Berry Apologizes to Trans Community After Turning Down Opportunity to Play A Transgender Man - L.A. Focus Newspaper
Halle Berry has apologized to the transgender community after comments made during her consideration of a role where she was to portray a transgender man. In discussing the role, she said “I want to experience that world, I want to understand that world. …It’s really important for me to tell
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Jaws,’ ‘Black Panther’ and more coming back to the drive-in
By LINDSEY BAHR “Jaws,” “Black Panther” and “Back to the Future” are just a few of the modern popcorn classics coming to the drive-in this summer. Tribeca Enterprises, IMAX and ATT on Monday announced the initial lineup for its summer series of films, comedy and football, running every weekend from
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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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‘SNL’ Alum Jay Pharoah on the moment police officers kneeled on his neck [VIDEO] | Atlanta Daily World
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Lena Waithe wants more Black TV shows to gain Emmy consideration - TheGrio
An Emmy win changed Lena Waithes life and career. Shes now a showrunner for The Chi on Showtime and for... View Article The post Lena Waithe wants more Black TV shows to gain Emmy consideration appeared first on TheGrio.
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Tiffany Haddish cuts off her own hair on IG Live: I want to see my scalp
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Twitter anger at Limpopo artists missing out on #SAMA26 nominations
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Lil Babys Song About Police Brutality and Fighting Racism Becomes His Highest-Charting Single
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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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Attorney Zulu Ali Inducted into Prestigious Who's Who Registry | Afro
Nationwide - Attorney Zulu Ali has been inducted into Marquis Who's Who for Excellence in Law and Activism. Since 1898, Marquis Who's Who has recognized accomplished and prominent professionals in its biographical publications. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled
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