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After 35 Years, BET’s Bobby Jones Gospel Is Raising the Rafters for 1 Last Season
It had been rumored for a while, but when BET announced that this season of Bobby Jones Gospel—a show that premiered in 1980—would be its swan song, was the host sad? “Oh my goodness, it’s like losing a child,” said Jones by phone last week. Then he chuckled and the chuckle turned into a giggle,…
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Watch: Calif. Cops Deny Medical Help to Dying Man
A judge released disturbing video footage of El Centro, Calif., police refusing to provide medical help to a dying man, including telling a 911 dispatcher to ignore his family’s calls for an ambulance, reports the Associated Press. The 15-minute video was ordered released Thursday by a judge in a wrongful death suit filed by the…
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Hillary Clinton Decries Racism After Black Lives Matter Meeting
Fresh off a meeting with high-ranking leaders of the powerful Black Lives Matter movement, Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton on Friday tweeted a blunt message: “Racism is America’s original sin.” She also thanked the leaders for sharing their ideas. One of those leaders was DeRay Mckesson, a prominent movement activist whom Clinton dubbed the “social…
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Fla. Man Blames Dog for Leading Cops on High-Speed Chase
Man’s best friend? Well, Reliford Cooper III, 26, of Palmetto, Fla., apparently doesn’t feel that way about his dog. He told police that it was his dog, not he, who led them on a high-speed chase through a community that ended with his car crashed into an occupied home in the city, about 15 miles…
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Judge Refuses to Dismiss Defamation Suit Against Billl Cosby
In a major blow to Bill Cosby as he tries to defend himself against numerous allegations of sex assault, a federal judge in Massachusetts ruled Friday that a defamation lawsuit filed by three women can move forward, reports the Associated Press. U.S. District Court Judge Mark Mastroianni rejected an effort by Cosby’s legal team…
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner Is Disappointed That the Legacy of The Cosby Show Has Changed
Malcolm-Jamal Warner told the Associated Press that it pains him to watch The Cosby Show’s legacy take a hit as a result of the sexual assault allegations surrounding its main star, Bill Cosby. Especially since the show played a pivotal role in improving the image of African Americans around the world. “My biggest concern is when…
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Jeb Bush Is Wrong on Voting Rights Act, and It’ll Cost Him
On Thursday morning, Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush told a group of voters at the State Historical Museum in Des Moines, Iowa, that he doesn’t support reauthorizing the Voting Rights Act of 1965. He said that the federal government no longer needs to watch over states’ voting practices “as though we’re living in 1960” because…
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Watch: Don Cheadle Plays Miles Davis in a New Biopic
Don Cheadle is directing and starring in a new biopic about the legendary jazz musician Miles Davis. The film is called Miles Ahead (also the name of a classic song and album by the trumpeter, who died in 1991), and by the looks of a clip obtained by Yahoo!, Cheadle has Davis’ mannerisms, voice and musical…
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Keke Palmer Responds to Criticism That She’s Playing the Stereotypical Black Girl on Scream Queens
Keke Palmer caught wind of the criticism that her character on the Fox series Scream Queens is a loudmouthed, neck-rolling hood rat—traits that play on stereotypes about how young African-American girls from working-class communities behave. She told BuzzFeed that she doesn’t agree with that interpretation of her character and that she’s OK with the script…
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When Did My Black Ancestors First Arrive in Washington, DC?
I have been working on my family tree for the past two years and have become stuck. My great-great-grandfather William Prue was born in 1840 in Virginia and married Anne Upshur Prue, who was born there in 1845. Their children included my great-grandfather James Prue, who was born in 1885 and married Lucy Fractious Prue (1884-1980). The Prues have been in…
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