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Roller-Skating, an Old-School Refuge for Black Americans, is Getting a Revival

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Gayle King, Charles Barkley Near Deal to Host CNN Primetime Show

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2023 ESSENCE Festival of Culture Celebrates 50 Years Of Hip Hop With Headliners Ms. Lauryn Hill And Megan Thee Stallion

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Bronny James NIL Value at $7.2M; LeBron’s Son No. 1 from McDonald’s All-American Game

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Carl Lewis Feature Doc In The Works From LeBron James And Maverick Carter’s Uninterrupted

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California Cop Partially Blinds Elderly Woman with Beanbag Round and Gets Promoted to Sergeant. Now, the City Must Pay Her $10M.

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New York to Pay $5.5M to Man Falsely Accused, Exonerated in Alice Sebold Rape Case

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Police Killed His Friend and Blamed Him. He Got 65 Years in Prison. He Was 15

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Sly Stone Announces Memoir Via Questlove’s New Publishing Imprint

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WATCH: Tupac and His Mother, Afeni Shakur, Tell Their Story in the “Dear Mama” Docuseries Trailer

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Watch: Michael Irvin Releases Surveillance Video, Refiles Lawsuit vs. Marriott in Arizona

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Boost Mobile Ransomware Outages Strike Many Across the Nation With No End In Sight

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Ruth E. Carter is the First Black Woman to Win Two Oscars

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‘Black Panther’ Fans Rally Behind Angela Bassett After Saying She Was “Robbed” at the 2023 Oscars

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‘Embarrassing’: New York City Officials Misspell Jackie Robinson’s Name on Expressway Named After the Hall of Famer

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Sen. Cory Booker Aims to Make Prisons Safer, Add Livable Wage for Inmates

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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Michigan Cops Who Held Realtor, Clients at Gunpoint – Judge Says Reports of Prior Break-Ins Were Enough Probable Cause 

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‘Restore Garvey’s Legacy’: New York and Georgia Lawmakers Urge Biden to Exonerate Marcus Garvey of 1923 Conviction

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Persistent Mother Hires Lawyer to Fight Suspension After 13yr-Old Daughter Punished for Reporting School Shooting Threat

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MLK’s Daughter Bernice King, Other Black Investors Make History Buying White-Owned Bank

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Minnesota House Passes Measure to Create Nation’s First Office of Missing and Murdered African American Women

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85yr Old Pitmaster Becomes The First Black Woman Inducted into the Barbecue Hall of Fame

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Brittney Griner Re-Signs With The Phoenix Mercury For a 1-yr Deal

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Berlin Review: ‘Love To Love You, Donna Summer’ Offers Moving Portrait Of Brilliant Singer Who Struggled With Fame And Faith

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Lizzo on Buying a $15 Million Mansion After Sleeping in Her Car for Years, Look Inside!

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Howard University Student Who Asked for Financial Help Gets $22K from Kyrie Irving

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Exonerated ‘Central Park Five’ Member Dr. Yusef Salaam Announces Candidacy for NYC Council Seat

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How Informant William O’Neal Infiltrated the Black Panthers and Set Up Fred Hampton for $300

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After 2 Super Bowl Wins, Why Can’t Eric Bieniemy Get a Shot at Head Coach?

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The Cincinnati Music Festival 2023 Line Up Announced!

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At 82yrs Old Dionne Warwick is Still Putting In Work on Her Upcoming Musical “Hits! The Music”

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White Female Burbank Cop Stops a Black Man Walking Down the Street, Because of His Visible Tattoos [VIDEO]

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Oregon Woman Nets $1 million After Discrimination by Gas Station Attendant

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Michael Jackson’s Nephew Jaafar to Star in Biopic ‘Michael’

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Damar Hamlin Thanks Family, Doctors, Supporters in First Video Following Cardiac Arrest

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A GOP Dinner featuring Ex- Officer Jonathan Mattingly, Airs Footage of Breonna Taylor’s Death

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Angela Bassett Becomes Marvel’s First Actor Nominated for an Oscar

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FBI Arrests Two Arkansas Deputies Filmed Violently Beating Man on Ground Outside Gas Station

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The Notorious B.I.G. Is Getting His Own Air Jordan

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An Unconquered Legacy: How Ethiopia’s Mindset and History Led to Africa’s Longest Independence Streak

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FIU Professor’s ‘Teach the Truth’ Tours Defy DeSantis Law on Black History Lessons

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DeSantis Administration Rejects Inclusion of AP African American Studies Class in Florida High Schools

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Ed Reed: ‘Prime Was Not Wrong’ and HBCU Administrators Have ‘Broken Mentalities’

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California Latest to Sue Drug Companies Over Insulin Prices

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Ms. Holla, Beloved Internet Sensation, Passes At Age 97

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Lawsuit Claims BMG ‘Refused’ to Pay ‘Uptown Funk’ Royalties to Gap Band Heirs

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‘Abbott Elementary’ Scores Season 3 Renewal At ABC

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Naomi Osaka Announces She is Pregnant: ‘Every day is a new blessing and adventure’

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Target Stacks Shelves with new Kitchen, Vegan Foods Collection by Tabitha Brown

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UPDATE: Damar Hamlin is Awake and Holding Hands with Family

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Damar Hamlin’s Toy Drive Tops $3M in Donations After Bills Safety’s Illness

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Damar Hamlin in Critical Condition After Suffering Cardiac Arrest; Bills-Bengals Postponed

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Hall of Famer Ed Reed to Be Head Coach at Bethune-Cookman

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BREAKING: Ex-Officer Sentenced to 11 Years for Killing of Atatiana Jefferson

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A Hillman Homecoming! Superstar Cast of ‘A DIFFERENT WORLD’ Reunites on ‘Red Table Talk’

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Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss, DJ for ‘Ellen DeGeneres Show,’ Passed at 40

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Dionne Warwick Gives Update on Teyana Taylor Playing Her in Upcoming Bio Series

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WNBA Star Brittney Griner Released from Russian Detention in Prisoner Swap for Convicted Arms Dealer

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The Wiz Will Ease on Back to Broadway in 2024

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Georgia Senate Runoff: Voters Heading to Polls to Choose Warnock or Walker

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Denver Detective Sued After Ordering False SWAT Raid on Elderly Black Woman, Destroying Her Home

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Marsai Martin Partners With Retailer Hollister to Help Teens ‘Shine’

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House Democrats Elect Hakeem Jeffries as First Black Leader in Congress

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WATCH: Lakers’ LeBron James Questions Why Media Hasn’t Asked Him About Jerry Jones Photo Scandal

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Chance the Rapper, Vic Mensa Announce Black Star Line Festival in Ghana

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Black Fathers Work Together To Shine A Spotlight On Their Role In Society

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4 Largest Cities in America Will be Led by Black Mayors

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Chris Brown Claims AMAs Canceled His Michael Jackson Tribute

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Philadelphia Apologizes For Horrible Experiments on Black Inmates

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Her Name Was Shirley, Story of the Little Girl in this Iconic Picture.

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Starr Andrews Makes History as the First Black US Figure Skater to Win an ISU Grand Prix 

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Roberta Flack Has A.L.S. and Can No Longer Sing, Her Publicist Says

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MARTA Bus Driver Celebrated for 50 Years of Service With Special Honor

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Smithsonian African American Museum to Launch Exhibit Featuring Boseman’s ‘Black Panther’ Costume

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US Judge in Texas Strikes Down Biden Loan-Forgiveness Plan

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Anita Baker Announces 2023 U.S. Tour, Find Out Cites & How to Get Tickets!

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WATCH: Stacey Abrams concedes Georgia gubernatorial race to Gov. Brian Kemp

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Meet the Veteran Black Explorer, 78, Who’s Still on The Move After More than 50 Countries & 5 Decades

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Lamar Odom Says Lakers Fan Gifted Him the NBA Championship Rings he Pawned

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Vanilla Beane, D.C.’s ‘Hat Lady,’ Passes At 103

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Memphis Chocolatier Has Turned Candy-Making Into An Art Form

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How Black People are Responsible for America’s Vaccines

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Search for Tulsa Race Massacre Victims Uncovers 17 Additional Unmarked Graves in Cemetery

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Takeoff, 1/3 of Migos Dead at 28, Shot In Houston

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2 Men Wrongly Convicted of Malcolm X Murder to Receive $36 Million

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Salt-N-Pepa Receives Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Oakland Museum of California Opens an Exhibit Highlighting the Life & Career of Angela Davis

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Russian Court Upholds Brittney Griner’s 9-Year Sentence

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WATCH: First ‘Creed III’ Trailer Pits Michael B. Jordan Against Jonathan Majors

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Student Loan Forgiveness Application Live: How to Apply Now

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This One Is for the Grown Folks: Sade Reportedly Recording New Music

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Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ Is Getting An Official Making-Of Documentary

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Jim Redman, Father Who Helped His Son Cross The Finish Line at the 92′ Olympics Has Passed.

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Ryan Coogler Breaks Down the Emotional Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Trailer

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A Slave Auction Prank Leads A California School to Cancel Football Season

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The Media Needs to Treat Brett Favre Like it Did Michael Vick and Colin Kaepernick

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Mrs. Robbie’s ‘Sweetie Pie Upper Crust’ St. Louis Restaurant To Close On September 25

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“Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story” Picked Up By HULU, Streaming Now.

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The Real Black Billionaire Club: Crazy Rich Nigerians

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