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The Miss America Pageant Doesn’t Owe Vanessa Williams an Apology
I turned 4 the year Vanessa Williams was crowned Miss America. I don’t actually remember the pageant or even the subsequent drama when she was asked to resign 10 months later. I just heard a lot about it growing up. I got the gist: Williams was a black first and that was a big deal.…
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Whitney Houston’s Estate Says Singer’s Hologram Will Go on Tour
A Whitney Houston hologram concert may be coming to a city near you. According to Billboard, her estate, managed by her sister-in-law Pat Houston, announced Friday that a hologram of Houston will perform at a major U.S. concert venue in 2016. The hologram concert will likely embark on a world tour thereafter, a press release…
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Bobby Brown: Whitney Houston ‘Had a Part’ in God Calling Bobbi Kristina Home
It’s safe to say that the Houston-Brown family, if nothing else, was a spiritual one. Bobby Brown demonstrated that during an interview with The Real that airs in its entirety on Monday. He said that he’s coping with the loss of his daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown by taking solace in the idea that her mother,…
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Are You Young, Black and Drowning in Student-Loan Debt?
You’re young, black, educated and saddled with a personal investment in yourself, aka student-loan debt. Student-loan debt is a real and present issue. Nationally, college graduates and students have racked up $1.3 trillion in student-loan debt, with black and low-income students taking on a disproportionate share. The overall amount of student-loan debt surpasses credit card…
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Watch: James Blake Calls for Firing of NYPD Cop
Retired tennis star James Blake, who was slammed to the ground this week by an undercover New York City police officer in a controversial case of mistaken identity, said the cop “doesn’t deserve to ever have a badge and a gun again,” reports the New York Daily News. Reportedly mistaken for a man wanted in…
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Moses Malone Dies at 60
Moses Malone, a three-time NBA MVP and Hall of Famer, died in his sleep Sunday at the age of 60, according to Fox News. The 13-time All-Star died of an apparent heart attack, according to Fox26 Sports Director Mark Berman. He was scheduled to play in a golf tournament in Norfolk, Va., with fellow Hall of…
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Watch: Black Designer Tackles Police Brutality With Fake-Blood-Spattered Clothing and Video at NY Fashion Week
While presenting his Spring 2016 line last week, fashion designer Kerby Jean-Raymond tackled police brutality with a powerful video, fake-blood-spattered clothing and graffiti art, according to Style.Mic. Jean-Raymond, founder of Pyer Moss, on Thursday showcased his collection at New York Fashion Week, telling the news outlet, “I decided to show the clothes last-minute. I just…
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Woman Committed to Mental Hospital After Cops Doubt BMW Ownership Speaks Out
A Long Island, N.Y., woman claims she spent eight days at a mental hospital, where she was injected with powerful drugs, after New York City Police Department officers refused to believe that a young black woman owned a BMW, according to the Huffington Post. Michael Lamonsoff, a lawyer for the 32-year-old woman, Kamilah Brock, told…
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Roland Martin: NewsOne Now’s Activist Anchor Debuts New Time Slot
“We wish to plead our own cause. Too long have others spoken for us.” —Freedom’s Journal, first African-American newspaper (1827) Roland S. Martin is no regular newsman. He is a seasoned, outspoken and bold change agent who uses his national platform as a prominent African-American journalist to talk about the issues, politics and policies affecting…
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Support for TV Mistresses? Experts Suggest Millennials Place Too Much Emphasis on Love and Not Obligation
In Scandal, U.S. President Grant Fitzgerald, played by Sam Goldwyn, is having an affair with Kerry Washington’s character, Olivia Pope. In the Starz drama Power, Jamie St. Patrick, a club owner and reluctant drug dealer played by Omari Hardwick, is having an affair with his high school sweetheart Angela Valdez, played by Lela Loren. Both men…
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