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Watch: President Obama’s Father’s Day Message
In a Father’s Day message released Saturday, President Barack Obama encouraged men to become more involved in their children’s lives, saying he missed the support of a father while he was growing up. “I know how important it is to have a dad in your life, because I grew up without my father around. I…
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Man Freed by DNA Evidence Faces New Murder Charge
A 53-year-old Chicago man who served about 32 years in prison on a murder and rape conviction before being cleared by DNA evidence in 2012 has been charged with murder in another case, Reuters reports. Andre Davis allegedly told people attending a party at his nephew’s home on Chicago’s South Side in October that he…
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Black TV Dads We Wish Would Adopt Us
To celebrate Father’s Day this year we look back at the black television dads who graced our screens and worked their ways into our hearts. 1. Heathcliff Huxtable, The Cosby Show Bill Cosby’s Cliff Huxtable is perhaps the most revered TV dad. With his humorous life lessons, Cliff made everyone, including the audience, feel like…
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Chicago Steps Up Push to Win Obama Library
Four institutions and one individual in Chicago are making a big push for the city to be the home of Barack Obama’s presidential library, with plans to submit separate bids ahead of Monday’s deadline, Pantagraph reports. The city’s Bronzeville neighborhood, a landmark in the Great Migration, is in competition with the University of Chicago, where…
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Waffle House Customer Shot Dead by Cook, Police Say
A dispute involving unruly costumers at a Georgia restaurant turned deadly early Friday when a cook fired shots, killing a man, WSB-TV 2 reports. Customers reportedly watched in horror as the scene unfolded at 4:30 a.m. at a Waffle House in Fulton County, Ga., the report says. Police told the news station that Adrian Mosley,…
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Black Music Month: Celebrating the Soulful ’70s
What makes the soul, funk and R&B music of the 1970s so unique and powerful? Beyond the fact that it creeps into, nourishes and elevates your mind, body and spirit, it’s the soundtrack of profound change embodying the most prolific and lush period of black cultural expression that we’ve ever experienced. Its beginning was like…
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What Can I Do When My Husband Insists That Birth Control Is My Problem?
My husband and I are discussing stopping at baby No. 2. I’m fine with that, but not his solution. He wants me to get my tubes tied or get on birth control. I told him I don’t want to and suggested instead that he have a vasectomy or wear a condom. He said he’s not…
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6 Things Real Fans Knew About Ruby Dee
Iconic actress Ruby Dee died Wednesday at the age of 91. As the world mourns her death, real fans remember that her career was versatile and her life was multilayered. 1. She was a social activist. Along with her husband, Ossie Davis, Dee was a fervent activist. In the 1950s she was an outspoken critic…
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9 Telltale Signs You’re Turning Into Your Dad
Father’s Day is the time to celebrate your dad. It is also a good time to evaluate whether you’re actually turning into him. Have you suddenly taken an interest in grilling? Do you have trouble understanding rap lyrics? Here are the telltale signs that the transition is under way. 1. You’re wearing cardigans. Has your…
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Video: Watch Ruby Dee Shine on the Big Screen
Let these memories of Ruby Dee—who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 91—in roles from Jungle Fever to A Raisin in the Sun remind you of her legendary film career. 1. Do the Right Thing, 1989, Mother Sister 2. Jungle Fever, 1991, Lucinda Purify 3. American Gangster, 2007, Mama Lucas 4. A Raisin in…
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