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How Are Y’All Celebrating Juneteenth?
Every year I ask my Twitter friends, “How are y’all celebrating Juneteenth?” Usually I get just a handful of half-baked responses and a few retweets. “Go to some crappy festival,” one Californian said. “Being black,” said a college friend from Atlanta. And my favorite response over the years has come from one of my brother’s…
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20 Years After Nicole Simpson’s Murder: Where Are They Now?
Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman were murdered on June 12, 1994, in Brown Simpson’s Los Angeles home. Suspicion quickly fell on Simpson’s ex-husband and NFL Hall of Famer O.J. Simpson, who was said to have been enraged by his ex’s relationships. From Simpson’s slow-speed chase on a Los Angeles freeway to Johnnie…
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Our Favorite Jet Magazine Covers
Jet magazine, the digest-sized magazine that has graced African-American homes, beauty salons and barbershops for more than 60 years, announced this week that it’s ending its print edition in May. Moving ahead with today’s digital age, the magazine will be published weekly online and through its new app. Founded in 1951 by John H. Johnson…
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11 Black Entrepreneurs Share Advice on How to Get Wealthy
Editor’s note: This is part 5 in a five-part series on growing and maintaining wealth. Read part 1, part 2, part 3 and part 4. We asked 11 black entrepreneurs from a variety of industries—including technology, finance, advertising and human resources—to give us their best pro tips on how to build wealth. Here’s what they…
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Living It Up: 10 Affluent Black Neighborhoods
Editor’s note: This is part 3 in a five-part series on growing and maintaining wealth. Read part 1 and part 2. Owning a home used to be one of the main methods of accumulating wealth in America. Although the housing crisis of 2007-2008 makes accruing wealth more difficult, buying a home does still have its…
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The Inkwell: Where Are They Now?
The Inkwell, a coming-of-age story about Drew Tate and his family’s trip to Martha’s Vineyard, turns 20 this week. During a two-week vacation in 1976 at the affluent black enclave, Drew goes lobster diving, pranks a new friend’s cheating husband, fawns over a local beauty, and loses his virginity. As we celebrate the film’s anniversary,…
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The First Ones: 17 African Americans Who Broke Barriers
On April 13, 1997, Tiger Woods became the first African American to win the Masters. Here are 16 other black trailblazers who have broken barriers and set records for future African Americans to follow in their footsteps. Angelou is the first African-American poet to participate in a presidential inaugural ceremony. She recited her poem “On…
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Black Stars Taking the Lead in TV Pilots
As the 2013-2014 TV season winds down, the upcoming fall season is roaring into high gear with a number of proposals for shows that feature black stars leading the casts. (There’s even a summer series in the mix.) Whether you’re looking for a suspenseful thriller or a laugh-till-it-hurts comedy, these series hopefuls from ABC, NBC, Fox and…
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10 Get-Me-Outta-Here Beach Getaways
There’s snow on the ground in much of the United States, with some areas seeing several inches and below-freezing temperatures in the past couple of days. Visions of sandy beaches and rays of sun seem like far-fetched daydreams while staring at mounds of snow and icy streets. But why not treat yourself to a quick…
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