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Chuck D's Fight The Power: How Hip Hop Changed The World Is Our TV Pick

Stay Outta Black Businesses' Business

Meagan Good Recalls Greatest Lesson The Late Michael Clarke Duncan Taught Her

Criminal Minds: Evolution & Archer's Aisha Tyler Plays That's So Random

The Top 5 Rappers Of All Time According To Stephen A. Smith

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Check out the best deals of the day for Sunday, January 29, 2023.

The Inventory Staff

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Samsung Smart TVs

Samsung Smart TVs

It’s Oscar season which means it’s time to binge all the nominations before the big day. Why not enjoy these pieces of art on a new TV from our friends at Samsung?

Covid in Black America

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COVID Isn't Over Folks. Here's How to Help Protect Yourself

The COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing. Here's everything you should know about new variants and how to mitigate risk as we head into the holidays.

Jessica Washington

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District Attorney Alvin Bragg Diagnoses The Uptick in Crime During COVID

Adriano Contreras

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Here's How COVID Affected Crime Rates, According to The Bronx's D.A.

Adriano Contreras

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How to Build Immunity Against Covid-19

and DrMelissaClarke

Entertainment

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Angela Bassett’s 15 Best Roles, Ranked

As our queen reigns over awards season, we rank some of her most memorable roles.

Stephanie Holland

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Can We Please Stop Speculating About tWitch's Death?

Stephanie Holland

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Eddie Murphy Reveals Details of His Future Stand Up Comedy Shows

Stephanie Holland

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New Developments in the T.I. and Tiny's Suit Against CA Toy Company

Race Matters

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Small Town Horror: The Story Of The Youngest Black Person Executed In The U.S.

Who would put a child in the electric chair? The state of South Carolina.

and Adriano Contreras

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Karens Get Mad at White Woman Who Implored Her White Friends To Read Anti-Racism Book

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Oregon Gas Station Worker tells Woman They Don’t Serve Black People

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WTF?! Racism Was So Bad at This Vermont High School That They’ve Banned Fans From Future Sporting Events

Very Smart Brothas

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Very Smart Brothas

Black College Students: An Endangered Species, Unless They Play Ball

The disparity of graduation rates for Black and white scholarship athletes will become more glaring if the Supreme Court ends affirmative action.

Derrick Z. Jackson

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Very Smart Brothas

Texas' Trifling Gov. Was Wrong to do that to Kamala and Those Immigrants

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Very Smart Brothas

A Black Man Sips on Lindsey Graham's Fake Tears For Herschel Walker

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The Sad Irony of Herschel Walker’s Fake Police Badge

Michael Arceneaux

Small Business Spotlight

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Small Business Spotlight

D.C. Entrepreneur Buys Strip Mall for Black-Owned Businesses

The Spice Suite's Angel Gregorio is giving Black-owned businesses in the D.C-area a place to call their own.

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Small Business Spotlight

Arizona Gets Ready For Its First Black-Owned Wine Bar

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Small Business Spotlight

NC Boutique Caters to Beauties Weighing 200 to 300 Lbs or More

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Small Business Spotlight

Meet Diane Da Costa, CEO and Founder of SimpleeBEAUTIFUL

Criminal Justice

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Criminal Justice

Biden Calls for Calm Ahead of Video Footage of Tyre Nichols' Arrest

Biden urged the Nichols' family and the city of Memphis to demonstrate peacefully.

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Reproductive Justice

Faith Leaders And Organizers Unite On Reproductive Freedom For Roe's 50th Anniversary

Jessica Washington

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White Supremacist Group Charged for Hanging “Keep New England White” Sign over Bridge

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Mass Incarceration

Man Lost 95 Pounds Being Starved to Death by Jail Staff, Lawsuit Alleges

News

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Alabama Schools Randomly Cancel Black History Month Event with Award-Winning Author

Children’s author Derrick Barnes rejects any claims he backed out of the events.

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Small Town Horror: The Story Of The Youngest Black Person Executed In The U.S.

and Adriano Contreras

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Law Enforcement

Dear God! Body Cam Footage of Tyre Nichols Arrest is as Horrid as We Expected

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Karens Get Mad at White Woman Who Implored Her White Friends To Read Anti-Racism Book

National Politics

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Representatives Ayanna Pressley and Barbara Lee Fight To Ensure Abortion Access

Rep. Pressley: "It's long been time for us to repeal Hyde because it's racist and discriminatory and denies access to... abortion care for our most vulnerable."

Jessica Washington

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Facebook And Instagram Restore Trump's Social Media Pages With New Rules But He'll Always Be A Clown

Candace McDuffie

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DeSantis' Ignorant Law Has Florida Cataloging Books

Candace McDuffie

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Did Biden Just Make it Easier for Black Americans To Pay Off Old Student Debt?

Jessica Washington