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Black Music Month

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Azealia Banks Accuses Beyoncé of Trying to ‘Erase’ Her From House Music

Stephanie Holland

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Kendrick Lamar Speaks on Women’s Abortion Rights During Performance at Glastonbury Festival

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BET Awards 2022: Will Smith, Zendaya, Megan Thee Stallion Among Winners

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Jazmine Sullivan Calls on Men To Support Women’s Abortion Rights During BET Awards Acceptance Speech

Entertainment

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Chadwick Boseman's $2.3 Million Estate to Be Evenly Split Between His Widow, Parents

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Reality TV OGs Melissa Beck, Tokyo Parker Run It Back With The Real World Homecoming: New Orleans—and We're All Better for It

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Nick Cannon Announces Zen’s Light Pediatric Cancer Foundation in Memory of Late Son

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Tiffany Haddish Reacts to the Reversal of Roe v. Wade, and Speaks on Adoption Plans

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Race Matters

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Massachusetts Supreme Court Says Woman Can Sue Harvard for Use of Images of Her Enslaved Ancestors

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Maine Insurance Agency Receives Backlash After Posting Racist Juneteenth Sign

Candace McDuffie

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Prince William Addresses Racism During Windrush Day Speech

Candace McDuffie

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Lawmakers Use Juneteenth As A Platform To Close the Constitution's Slavery loophole

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Very Smart Brothas

Baratunde Thurston on Why Black People Aren't Seen As The Outdoorsy Type

Adriano Contreras

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Son, They Shook: Uvalde Massacre Separates True Heroes From Cowards

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FSU Professor Maurice Johnson Uses Hip Hop as His Textbook

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NBA Player Makes Coffee for Tennis Players

Small Business Spotlight

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Just Say No to Selling Juneteenth Products, Expert says

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Tracee Ellis Ross Partners With Non Profit To Support Black Women-Owned Businesses

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Jay-Z Joins Forces with Twitter Co-Founder to Launch Bitcoin Academy in Brooklyn

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Entrepreneur Gives Beauty Supply Stores A Face Lift

Criminal Justice

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Criminal Justice

Four Louisiana Officers Acquitted In Death of Black Man

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Last Recorded Moments of Missing, Pregnant Chicago Woman Released

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Black Salon Worker Fired for Claims of Racial Discrimination at Work

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Criminal Justice

Grand Rapids Officer Charged in Patrick Lyoya Shooting

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The Constitution Was Literally Written By Slaveowners. Why Is America Obsessed With Upholding It?

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January 6 Committee Schedules Surprise Hearing For Tuesday

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Massachusetts Supreme Court Says Woman Can Sue Harvard for Use of Images of Her Enslaved Ancestors

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Republican Congresswoman Mary Miller Says Roe Ruling Is "Historic Victory For White Life"

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National Politics

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The National Interest

Law Allowing Noncitizen New Yorkers To Vote Struck Down

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The National Interest

Supreme Court Sides With Football Coach In Public Prayer Case

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AOC Says Impeachment Possible If Supreme Court Justices Lied Under Oath

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Stacey Abrams Calls For Legislation to Restore Roe V. Wade

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