New Report Shows Less Support for Black Nonprofits Since 2020 Racial Reckoning
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Oakland, Stand Up! The Black Power Movement Continues With a Panel Discussion and New Exhibits at OMCA
Anyone familiar with the Black Panther Party knows its genesis was Oakland, Calif.—and the area continues to be a locus of activism, attracting some of the country’s most prominent voices. This Sunday, several of those voices will gather at the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) to discuss the lasting legacy and impact of the movement…
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Pam Grier, the Queen of Classic Black Cinema, Walks Us Through Her Most Memorable Roles
March is Women’s History Month and Lord knows, Pam Grier has made history. She is known for dominating the black cinema scene in the ’70s with cult classics like Foxy Brown, Coffy and Sheba Baby. And she continued to make her mark throughout the years with Jackie Brown, The L Word and now, with her…
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'The Word Is Ours': Today's Television Is Brought to You by the N-Word, Thanks to Unapologetic Black Creators
It’s a word loaded with pain, injustice, exuberance, exclamation and beyond, all at once. It’s a noun with such stunning versatility, it can be attributed to a person, place, and thing. It’s the impetus of the most intriguing story you’ll hear that day. It’s a verbiage of community and friendship. What’s the word? Nigga. Our…
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Kellen Winslow Jr. Back In Jail After Reportedly Touching Himself in Front of 77-Year-Old Woman
What the hell is wrong with Kellen Winslow Jr.? The former NFL tight-end is back in jail after two new allegations of sexual deviance, including allegedly touching himself in front of a 77-year-old woman. Winslow was already out on bail and fighting three allegations of rape. TMZ Sports reports that two claims came from women…
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Why #BuyBlack Has Never Been the Path to Black American Economic Empowerment
The slogans “Buy Black” or “Support Black Businesses” have existed for some time as clarion calls for black consumers to patronize black owned (or seemingly black owned) establishments. We see it hashtagged and sprawled across graphics calling for exclusive 30 day “buy black challenges” to spur economic growth in Black communities — often touted as…
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Jaden Smith's Foundation Unveils Filtration System Designed to Provide Flint with Clean Water
While Jaden Smith is most commonly known for his acting chops and blossoming rap career, on the low, the son of Jada and Willard is quite the philanthropist too. The Associated Press reports that the 20-year-old’s JUST goods foundation is joining forces with First Trinity Missionary Baptist Church to deploy a mobile water filtration system—known…
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Playwright Loy A. Webb Brings The Light to Where #MeToo, #MuteRKelly and #BlackLivesMatter Converge
Three years ago when Loy A. Webb crafted The Light, the burgeoning playwright had no idea where the world would be when her play had its New York premiere last month. The Logan Vaughn-directed drama is set in today’s Chicago and turns the idyllic concept of millennial black love on its head as a couple,…
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Watch: Ex-NBA Player Jason Terry Attempt the #ChocoChallenge and Yes, It Ended in Tears
The #ChocoChallenge is the latest social media stunt in which someone tries to eat something really fucking hot that’s most likely going to burn their goddamn intestines and might even possibly send them to the hospital. It’s basically the one chip challenge, but in chocolate form. The good thing about this challenge (yes, there is…
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Antoinette ‘Toni’ Harris, Woman in Super Bowl Ad, Makes Sports History by Earning Football Scholarship
Antoinette “Toni” Harris starred in a Toyota ad that played during the Super Bowl. The commercial was an ode to Harris’ perseverance to become a football player despite all odds, including cancer. On Tuesday that hard work paid off as Harris announced that she would be singing a letter of intent to play college football…
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28 Days of Literary Blackness with VSB, Day 28: What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker by Damon Young
Publisher Synopsis: From the cofounder of VerySmartBrothas.com, and one of the most read writers on race and culture at work today, a provocative and humorous memoir-in-essays that explores the ever-shifting definitions of what it means to be Black (and male) in America. For Damon Young, existing while Black is an extreme sport. The act of…