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  • Black Mom Goes Viral for Defending Her Blonde-Haired, Blue-Eyed-White-Presenting Baby From Online Haters

    Black Mom Goes Viral for Defending Her Blonde-Haired, Blue-Eyed-White-Presenting Baby From Online Haters

    Alex McCurry posts adorable clips of her family adventures on TikTok, but has to take time to address some who question whether her youngest daughter is hers.

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    Angela Johnson






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    September 11, 2025
  • Story on How Vanessa Williams, the First Black Woman to Win Miss America, Lost Her Crown to Scandal But Reemerged a Queen

    Story on How Vanessa Williams, the First Black Woman to Win Miss America, Lost Her Crown to Scandal But Reemerged a Queen

    A 1984 scandal threatened to ruin her career but Vanessa Williams came back better than ever. Here’s her story.

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    Angela Johnson






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    September 5, 2025
  • Incredible Origin Stories Behind These Successful Black Businesses

    Incredible Origin Stories Behind These Successful Black Businesses

    From a viral skin care brand to the largest Black-owned, female-founded wine company, we’re looking at how some of our favorite Black-owned businesses got off the ground.

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    Angela Johnson






    Published

    September 1, 2025
  • The Rise and Fall of  Suge Knight, Former CEO of Death Row Records

    The Rise and Fall of Suge Knight, Former CEO of Death Row Records

    We’re breaking down the success and fall of former Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight.

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    Angela Johnson






    Published

    August 29, 2025
  • Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom Gives This Ominous Warning About Trump’s Second Term

    Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom Gives This Ominous Warning About Trump’s Second Term

    In an appearance on The Diary of a CEO podcast, Gov. Gavin Newsom said President Trump is a very different person in his second term.

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    Angela Johnson






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    August 26, 2025
  • Black America Reacts To Serena Williams’ Hard Sell on Zepbound to Lose Weight

    Black America Reacts To Serena Williams’ Hard Sell on Zepbound to Lose Weight

    The tennis star has sparked an online debate about whether or not using GLP-1s for weight loss is taking the easy way out.

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    Angela Johnson






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    August 25, 2025
  • Black A-Listers Show Up and Out at Martha’s Vineyard’s Oak Bluffs, the Exclusive Hot Spot for Black Americans

    Black A-Listers Show Up and Out at Martha’s Vineyard’s Oak Bluffs, the Exclusive Hot Spot for Black Americans

    Oak Bluffs has been a key center for African American culture and leisure for over a century, with origins tracing back to the era of segregation.

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    Angela Johnson






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    August 16, 2025
  • Conservative Cartoon Declares ‘Slavery Was No Big Deal’— And You Won’t Believe What PBS Show It Could Replace

    Conservative Cartoon Declares ‘Slavery Was No Big Deal’— And You Won’t Believe What PBS Show It Could Replace

    Folks aren’t feeling the kid’s content coming from a conservative media organization that could replace some beloved PBS Kids shows

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    Angela Johnson






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    August 15, 2025
  • Why the Late Blue-Eyed Soul Singer Bobby Caldwell Still Has The Hearts of Black Folks

    Why the Late Blue-Eyed Soul Singer Bobby Caldwell Still Has The Hearts of Black Folks

    The white soul singer who had us all fooled with his hit single, “What You Won’t Do For Love,” would have turned 74 years old on August 15.

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    Angela Johnson






    Published

    August 15, 2025
  • Keke Palmer Reveals Her Surprising Pick For Best-Looking Wayans Brother and the Internet Hilariously Chimes In

    Keke Palmer Reveals Her Surprising Pick For Best-Looking Wayans Brother and the Internet Hilariously Chimes In

    During a recent episode of her podcast, Keke Palmer shared who she thinks is the “finest” brother in the funny family.

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    Angela Johnson






    Published

    August 12, 2025
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