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Watch: Jessamyn Stanley, the Fat, Black, Queer Femme Who Is Not Your Negro
Jessamyn Stanley describes herself as a fat, black, queer femme. The best part: She couldn’t care less about what you or anyone else thinks. #Winning. Despite the trolls, this yoga instructor-turned-author is “Gucci” (read: Life is good), with a new book, Every Body Yoga; a book tour; and a mammoth social media following. Stanley oozes…
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7 Black Fox Employees to Join Bias Suit, Alleging ‘Arm Wrestling for Whites’ Amusement’
Ebony Said to Owe Writers Thousands French Rivals Hold Opposing Views on Colonialism National Enquirer Readers Say He’s a ‘Winning Prez’ Good Way to Reach Trump: Go on Cable News ESPN to Cut More Than 40 ‘Talent,’ Sources Say 5 Documentaries Planned for L.A. Riot Anniversary DNA Test Results Surprise Student, Columnist Reporter Covering Boko…
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Lessons From the Fall of Bill O’Reilly
Woman Called ‘Hot Chocolate’ Identifies Herself Cecilia Alvear, Former NAHJ President, Dies at 77 White Men ‘Overwhelming’ on Cable Morning Shows TV One Expanding ‘NewsOne Now’ to Two Hours FCC Vote Leads to More Media Consolidation NPR Reports Scant Progress on Diversity Figures 6 ‘Rhoden Fellows’ Named at the Undefeated Census Tests More Hispanic-Friendly Questions…
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Watch: Morris Day Remembers the Day He Met His Friend Prince
Imagine it: It’s 1970s Minneapolis. A 15-year-old Morris Day is skipping school to go hang out with this band his friend André Cymone formed called Grand Central. (When retelling this story, Day peeped his eyes over his dark sunglasses and said, “Kids, don’t follow my lead on that!”) His friend Cymone invited Day to come…
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Watch: Your Favorite Celebs Sing Their Favorite Prince Songs
April 21, 2017, marks the one-year anniversary of Prince’s death. Yeah, I can’t believe it, either. It’s been an entire 365 (and counting) days since we lost one of the most prolific artists of all time. To say Prince impacted the music industry is an understatement. He shifted an entire culture, creating a lane for…
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Bill O’Reilly Out, Tucker Carlson in at Fox News
Latest Allegations Came From Black Women. . . Resentful Fans Enjoyed Skewering Mainstream Social Media Inflated Threat From ‘Facebook Killer’ Black Press Meet With Trump? Why Bother? N.Y. Daily News Didn’t Get the Memo About ‘Negro’ ‘Next to Die’ Inmates Reflect Before Execution LGBTQ Media Help Readers Adjust to Trump Faulty I.D. on N.Y. Times…
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Watch: Hashtag Revolution: #BlackTravel Takes the World by Storm
Hashtags have defined pop culture. You spot them all over social media, and now many of them have become popular phrases, especially when they highlight blackness: #BlackBoyJoy, #BlackLivesMatter, #GrowingUpBlack and the list goes on. #BlackTravel has become more than a hashtag; it’s a lifestyle, offering up various imagery of beautiful black people all over the…
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Watch: Damaris Lewis, Prince’s ‘Black Muse’
Once a Prince muse, always a Prince muse. Model Damaris Lewis met Prince in 2010 after receiving a strange call from his manager: An unnamed artist wanted to meet her. The end. Lewis agreed, and weeks later, Prince invited her on his Welcome 2 Australia tour (after she said no to an earlier invitation to…