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Watch: Kimberly Hébert Gregory Is Dominating TV
Kimberly Hébert Gregory is having a strong 2017, appearing in five different shows on five major networks. Even though she’s having a breakout year, she’s been acting in TV and film for more than a decade and in plays for even longer. Shonda Rhimes praised her short role in Grey’s Anatomy when she tweeted in…
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Why the Las Vegas Shooter Isn’t Called a ‘Terrorist’
Bloody Tragedy Still Not Worst in U.S. History 400 Minn. Cops Kept Jobs After Convictions Columnist Calls Killer Cop’s Fund-Raiser a Bad Idea Hefner Gave Essence the Capital to Launch Death Toll in Puerto Rico Being Underreported NFL Owners Gave $14 Million to Trump Campaign Amber Payne Leaving NBCBLK for Teen Vogue Connie Orlando to…
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Watch: Why Colin Kaepernick Took a Knee
Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has made waves with his national anthem protest, which he started in August 2016—about a month after police shot and killed Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, and two years after the Black Lives Matter movement gained national attention. To be clear: Kaepernick’s intention was to protest social injustice…
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Media Document Failings in Puerto Rico
Data Show How Long Crisis Wasn’t Given Its Due Like Air Force Academy, Writers Confront Racism Kaepernick Left Off Cover Homage to His Movement Russia-Linked Tweets, Postings Exploited Race Hugh Hefner Left Mark on Civil Rights Era Fox Business Network President Shuns ‘Politics’ St. Louis Paper Backs Outside Probe of Police Reggie Lavong, Philly Station…
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Watch: Why the Black Kids Still Sit Together
Two decades ago, Beverly Daniel Tatum posed a question to the world in the book Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? The author, psychologist and president emerita of Spelman College responded to the question while deeply delving into issues of race and racial identity in her 1997 best-selling book. “It’s not…
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Watch: LaVar Ball and the Influence of Black Sports Dads
Whether you like LaVar Ball or hate him, at the end of the day, the proof is in the pudding: His son Lonzo Ball can play. It’s refreshing to see a black man speak so fearlessly and confidently about his son’s abilities, but now it’s time to let his son shine. We predict that Lonzo…
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Judge of Characters: Clapback for the D
Clapbacks are having the best week ever! There’s no one better than Rihanna when you’re talking clapbacks. Ms. Fenty has clapbacks down to a simple and sophisticated science that leaves all of your edges on the floor. Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty took the world and women of color by storm, selling out almost everywhere within the…
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Watch: Bringing John Coltrane Back to North Philadelphia
North Philadelphia is home to a new John Coltrane mural. But this isn’t the first mural of the legendary saxophonist to go up in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood of North Philly. The first mural, which sat near Coltrane’s former Strawberry Mansion home, was torn down in 2014 to make way for a new development. “The…
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94 Percent of Blacks Call Trump Unfit
60% of Hispanics Agree in New Poll Media Turn to Puerto Rico Despite Logistical Issues Lauren Williams Named Editor-in-Chief at Vox.com Jemele Hill Says She Let Down Her Colleagues Some in NFL Protest Fear Message Is Being Lost Expanded Duties for Rob King at ESPN First-Time TV Directors of Color Double Blacks Less Likely to…
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Trump’s NFL Attacks Embolden Journalists
‘Racism’ and ‘White Supremacy’ Stated More Easily Media Executive Named NABJ Executive Director Border Wall No Panacea, USA Today Network Finds Puerto Rico Overshadowed by NFL, Health Care Homicides Prompt Mental Health Crisis in Chicago 7 Projects Get $2 Million to Boost Trust in Media Va. Statue to Honor Firebrand Editor, Nat Turner Concerns About…