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Paramount+ One-month Free Trial

Watch the game with CBS Sports, cult classics from Comedy Central, and plenty of kid-friendly content from Nickelodeon.

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Microsoft Office Professional 2021 Lifetime License

Enjoy Microsoft’s suite of essentials with a one-time purchase and installation, as opposed to that fee you’re paying every month.

Music

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Swizz Beatz, Timbaland Sue Triller for $28M Citing Breach of Contract

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Drake 'Toosie Slides' Past The Beatles Billboard Record, Breaking 55-Year Streak

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Kodak Black Wants Items That Were Seized During Drug-Related Arrest Returned

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Meek Mill Forms Strategic Partnership With WME

Entertainment

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Dave Chappelle and Blackstar’s the Midnight Miracle Podcast Is Coming to Vinyl

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A Conversation With Kareem Abdul-Jabbar About Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War

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A$AP Rocky Officially Charged With Assault for 2021 Shooting

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Abbott Elementary Racks Up Hollywood Critics Association Awards, Black Reel Awards

Race Matters

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Poll: Black Americans are Deeply Impacted by Housing Segregation

Jessica Washington

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Public Outcry Grows for Woman Who Died Falling Out of A Moving Cop Car

Alexandra Jane

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Tampons Are Expensive! New York Congresswomen Want to Do Something About It

Jessica Washington

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Seattle ‘Karen’ Calls Cops on Black Man for Standing on His Own Property

Very Smart Brothas

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Very Smart Brothas

Eric Adams Should Definitely Bus New Yorkers to Texas

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Very Smart Brothas

Killer Mike Discusses Teaming Up With Cadillac For "Black Future" Campaign

Candace McDuffie

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Very Smart Brothas

Bakari Sellers Talks Podcast Anniversary And Galvanizing Democratic Voters

Candace McDuffie

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Very Smart Brothas

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

Adriano Contreras

Small Business Spotlight

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Black Influencers to Triller: Show Us the Money

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A Recruiter's tip: Black People, Get in Tech—Now

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Serena Williams Plans Her Post-Tennis ‘Second Career’ With Venture Capitalist Firm

Stephanie Holland

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Foot Locker Says Its Spent $54M With Black Businesses, Charities Since George Floyd's death

Criminal Justice

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Drunk White Guy Charged with Hate Crime for Swinging a Knife At Three Black Men

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Reproductive Justice

Doctors Say: Abortion Bans Will Kill Black Women

Jessica Washington

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Reproductive Justice

Black Pregnant Women Have Already Faced Criminalization. Without Roe It Will Get Worse

Jessica Washington

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Criminal Justice

Officer's son, 12, accidentally Shoots Mom Dead: A cautionary tale

News

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Criminal Justice

Drunk White Guy Charged with Hate Crime for Swinging a Knife At Three Black Men

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Criminal Justice

Doctors Say: Abortion Bans Will Kill Black Women

Jessica Washington

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How Much Does Where You Live, Impact How You Live?

Adriano Contreras

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Law Enforcement

Black Mississippi Residents Sue Police Department for Racial Harassment

National Politics

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The National Interest

Fake Trump Electors Want DA Fani Willis Disqualified From Georgia Election Probe

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Karine Jean-Pierre Sets Record Straight On White House Involvement In Trump Raid

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Atty Gen. Merrick Garland Talking About Trump's House Raid

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Black and Farmers of Color May Finally Get a Lifeline Under the Inflation Reduction Act