awards
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5 Reasons We’re Excited To Watch the BET Awards
From a Tina Turner tribute to Hip-Hop’s 50th anniversary, here’s why we can’t wait to tune in Sunday.
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Biden Will Announce C.Q. Brown As Nominee for Joint Chiefs Chair
This would make Brown the first Black Joint Chiefs chair since Colin Powell.
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15 Harry Belafonte Quotes We Need to Hear Now More Than Ever
In light of the legendary entertainer and civil rights icon’s passing, we felt it fitting to remember his many words of wisdom to keep us pushing in the fight.
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Harry Belafonte, Civil Rights Legend and Entertainer, Dies at 96
He is survived by his wife Pamela, four children, two stepchildren, and eight grandchildren.
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Nikole Hannah-Jones Describes The Moment She Won The MacArthur Award | Securing the Bag: Part 3
The New York Times investigative journalist was already an award-winning reporter–years before the 1619 Project.
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The Winners of the 2023 NAACP Image Awards [Update]
Angela Bassett, Tabitha Brown, Levar Burton, and more scooped up trophies this year.
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Spike Lee Calls Beyoncé’s Album of the Year Loss at the Grammys ‘Straight-Up Shenanigans’
‘There’s a history of great Black artists who come up for these awards and don’t win,’ the iconic filmmaker said.
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Vietnam Veteran to Receive Medal of Honor 6 Decades after the War
Col. Paris Davis was one of the first Black officers in the Green Berets.
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Rep Cori Bush Takes Republicans To Task For Dismantling of Civil Rights Subcommittee
Missouri Representative Cori Bush; “white supremacy thrives in the United States Congress, and we’re seeing it.”
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Talk About Tone-Deaf, CEO Quotes MLK in Email Announcing Layoffs
A tech company CEO is apologizing for using the civil rights leader’s words in a company-wide email