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Leading Black Producers on Broadway Adapt Film Black Orpheus
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage and Tony Award winner George C. Wolfe are looking to ride the Brazilian wave energized by the World Cup and the upcoming 2016 Summer Olympics by bringing the film Black Orpheus to Broadway, the Associated Press reports. The musical’s producers will be Stephen Byrd, Alia Jones-Harvey and Paula Marie Black.…
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Lil’ Mo vs. Prince and His Legion of Fans
R&B singer-turned-reality-TV “star” Lil’ Mo felt the wrath of thousands of Prince fans over the weekend during the 2014 Essence Music Festival. Lil’ Mo apparently didn’t receive the star treatment she’s used to after she was denied entry to a bathroom because Prince was making his way to the stage to perform. Lil’ Mo, who…
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Find the Best Soul Food Wherever This Summer Takes You
Though the term “soul food” gained popularity in the 1960s, the cuisine has been a part of African-American culture for centuries, and it seems the restaurant industry has taken note. That means there are plenty of options—and plenty of ways to make the wrong meal choice. Don’t miss out on some of the best eats around.…
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Opie & Anthony Host Calls Black Woman a ‘Savage’ During Racist Twitter Rant
Editor’s note: This article contains tweets that some may find offensive. Anthony Cumia, the “Anthony” half of the enormously unfunny shock-jock comedy team of Opie and Anthony—whose show by the same name airs on SiriusXM—was out late in New York taking photos, some of which included women dressed in club attire who did not give…
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Black Supremacist King Samir Shabazz Jailed Again on Charges of Illegal Gun Possession
Minister King Samir Shabazz, an outspoken black supremacist and New Black Panther Party Philadelphia-chapter leader, is sitting in a Mercer County, N.J., jail cell after police arrested him on gun charges—his second gun arrest in a year, reports Philly.com. Police arrested Shabazz, 42, who was born Maruse Heath, in Trenton, N.J., while serving an outstanding…
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US Slaves Fought Against America’s Independence?
Did Colonists Fear England’s Moves Against Black Bondage? A professor of history and African American studies has written a book that challenges the conventional narrative about American independence and should broaden the discussion of the July 4 holiday. But based on the limited attention it has received, likely won’t. Gerald Horne, who holds the John…
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Who Was the Unsung Hero of the 1964 Civil Rights Act?
Editor’s note: For those who are wondering about the retro title of this black-history series, please take a moment to learn about historian Joel A. Rogers, author of the 1934 book 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro With Complete Proof, to whom these “amazing facts” are an homage. Amazing Fact About the Negro No. 86: Which civil rights warrior…
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BET Awards 2014 Show Recap: Because We Hate Ourselves
Look, I’d be lying if I said I gave any fucks about this show. In fact, I’m watching purely to write about it. This isn’t normal. There was a time when I used to enjoy this show because I was guaranteed at least SOMETHING worthwhile. That could be the case this year as well, but…
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Why Did Black Media Help a Republican Win an Election in Mississippi?
$20,000 in Ads, Social Media Helped GOP Senator An African American political action group that helped Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., eke out a nail-biting runoff victory Tuesday against a tea party opponent who spent “somewhere in the area of about $20,000” in media targeting black people, the organizer of the PAC told Journal-isms on Wednesday.…
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Hip-Hop’s Finest: 30 Great Rap Lyrics
Some MCs give us fun turns of phrases, others rap words that we live by to this day. We use lyrics to get pumped up, to remind ourselves everything is going to be OK or simply to write captions on Instagram. Lyrics, some would say, are not always what makes a song great. Some rappers…