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Best Black Female Performances of 2021

On screens big and small, these ladies put their impressive talents on full display

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Capitol Rioters Are Being "Pumped Full" Of Critical Race Theory In Jail

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Kanye and Drake’s #FreeLarryHoover Benefit Concert Was Moving, Nostalgic and Did Not Raise Much Awareness

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Passenger In Daunte Wright's Car Testifies on 2nd Day of Kim Potter Trial, Defense Calls for Mistrial

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Kanye West's Publicist Showed Up To A Georgia Election Worker's Home To Pressure Her to Confess to Voter Fraud

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The Best Holiday 2021 Gifts for the Pop Culture Geek in Your Life

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Black Ivy: The Resurgence of HBCUs

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My HBCU Comeback Moment: A Tailgate to Remember

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My HBCU Comeback Moment: Find A Way Or Make One

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My HBCU Comeback Moment: Stomping The Yard

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Best Black Female Performances of 2021

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Viral TikTok Shows White Pizza Hut Worker Calling Cops on Black Customer After Refusing to Believe She Already Paid Online

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John Legend Producing Musical Update of The Phantom of the Opera

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Kanye West's Publicist Showed Up To A Georgia Election Worker's Home To Pressure Her to Confess to Voter Fraud

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Ladies Night: The Other Characters in Insecure's 7th Episode? A Wardrobe by All Black Female Designers

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Essence Outdoes Itself With a Stunning Trio of Covers Featuring Lizzo, Nikole Hannah-Jones and Simone Biles

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The Funk Boutique: Zerina Akers and Black Owned Everything Partner with Nike and Nordstrom

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Cementing Her Status as a Style Star, Zendaya Has Been Named the 2021 CFDA Fashion Icon

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The Light Above the Stove Tells God You're Done Cleaning for the Night—an African-American Urge, Explained

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I Discovered Virgil Abloh Because of His Nike Collaboration. I Learned So Much More

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Capitol Rioters Are Being "Pumped Full" Of Critical Race Theory In Jail

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George Floyd and Breonna Taylor Sculptures To Be Sold At New York Auction

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Passenger In Daunte Wright's Car Testifies on 2nd Day of Kim Potter Trial, Defense Calls for Mistrial

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Black Sisters-In-Laws Search for Missing Black People

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Letitia James Drops Out of Race for New York Governor, Seeks Reelection as Attorney General

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Rep. Ayanna Pressley Introduces Resolution To Punish Rep. Lauren Boebert For Being Islamophobic

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L.A. City Council Redraws Voter Map

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Texas Gets Sued for Gerrymandered New Voting Map