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Cornelius Johnson and a Forgotten US Protest Against Hitler at the 1936 Olympics
The recent biopic The Race reminds us of Jesse Owens’ amazing feat in winning a then-record four track gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The movie accurately frames Owens’ (Stephan James) victories as a rebuke to the Nazi propaganda machine, which was trying to use the games to promote the myth of white supremacy. Claims of…
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Police: No Evidence of Hazing in Buffalo State Student’s Death
A published report released Tuesday, citing unnamed police sources, says that there is no evidence of hazing in the death last week of a student at Buffalo State College in New York, according to the Buffalo News. The sources, at the Buffalo Police Department, cited preliminary autopsy findings. The lawyer for the young man’s family,…
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Ava DuVernay, Ryan Coogler, Janelle Monáe, Jesse Williams to Host Free Event in Flint, Mich., Oscar Night
Looks like a good smattering of black Hollywood’s best and brightest will not be in Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium come Oscar night, but instead will be fellowshipping with the residents of Flint, Mich., to raise money and awareness for the beleaguered city struggling through an odious water crisis. Director Ava DuVernay, singer Janelle Monáe, actor Jesse…
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Half of Black Gay or Bisexual Men Will Be Infected With HIV: New Study
In truly sobering news, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday that 1 of every 2 African-American gay or bisexual men will be diagnosed with HIV in their lifetimes if current trends continue, according to Stat. Using death data from 2009 to 2013, CDC researchers estimated a person’s lifetime risk of HIV diagnosis…
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Spike Lee Endorses Bernie Sanders in a Radio Ad: ‘Wake Up, South Carolina!’
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is trying to wrangle the black vote in South Carolina for the upcoming Democratic primaries Feb. 27. He enlisted the help of director and activist Spike Lee. On Tuesday the Sanders campaign released a radio ad in which Lee announces that he’s officially endorsing his “main man Bernie Sanders,” the New…
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Watch: Rapper Trina Screams at and Hits a Man After a Club Outing
Rapper Trina went off on a man after an outing at a club Sunday night in Miami. In a video clip posted on Young Black and Fabulous, Trina can be seen screaming at the man while people tried to hold her back. She then hits the man about three times. “You wrong! You wrong!” Trina screams.…
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Watch: 106-Year-Old Woman Watches Viral Video of Her Gleeful Meeting With the Obamas
Virginia McLaurin—the 106-year-old black woman whose meeting with President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at the White House last week went viral—had no idea the video was such a sensation on social media. The Washington Post showed her the video clip on a smartphone, and McLaurin was just beside herself with joy as she…
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T.I. Signs Deal With Roc Nation and Signs on as an Artist-Owner of Tidal
The Tidal train is moving along quite nicely. Last night during a surprise Tidal concert in Atlanta, rapper T.I. announced that he had signed a distribution deal with Roc Nation, Jay Z’s record label and artist-management company, XXL reports. T.I. revealed more business with Jay Z: He signed on to be an artist-owner with Tidal,…
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Vote for Your America: The Root Joins Groundbreaking Voter-Engagement Campaign
No one is expecting the turnout of African-American voters in 2016 to reach the record-shattering numbers of 2008, when Barack Obama lit up the black electorate. But there are critical issues at stake for the black community—the Supreme Court, job growth, health care, criminal justice—with the choice of the next president and other officeholders hanging…
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Black-Owned Craft Beer Company Gets Premium Placement in Wal-Mart
Harlem has a special place in the American imagination when it comes to culture, art and music. But would you also imagine small-batch beer? Well. The Harlem Brewing Co. is a 15-year-old microbrewery founded in its namesake New York community. In March the company will be stocking its wares front and center in 39 Wal-Mart stores…
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