culture
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100 Years Later, Deltas Are Still a Force
(The Root) — 2013 concludes a century of innovation, trial and triumph for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., the largest black women’s organization in the country. Its consistent record of achievement has sealed the sisterhood’s place in the history books. And the women of Delta have only added more accomplishments to that roster in the…
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'Fruitvale Station' Star on Playing Oscar Grant
(The Root) — Fruitvale Station — a film chronicling the final day of Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old Oakland, Calif., native who was shot and killed by a transit-police officer on New Year’s Day in 2009 — opens on Friday. Originally slated for an October release, distributor the Weinstein Co. and Executive Producer Forest Whitaker’s…
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Saudi Princess Accused of Enslaving Kenyan and 4 Other Women
Saudi Arabian Princess Meshael Alayban has been arrested in Orange County, Calif., on charges of holding five women against their will and forcing them into labor. According to NBC Los Angeles, one of the women enslaved — a woman from Kenya — escaped from a three-story building and alerted authorities after her boss stole their…
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RGIII Weds Longtime Girlfriend
Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III married longtime girlfriend Rebecca Liddicoat Saturday in Colorado, according to the Washington Post. Although he hasn’t released any information about the ceremony, the Post was able to search out a few details through social media. The groom: Wore a blinding white suit with white shirt, vest and tie. The…
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Detroit School District Tosses Black Books
Imagine living in a community with a 93 percent African-American population. Now imagine that all the black educational films, books and videos housed in a local high school library were just tossed in a Dumpster. If you live in Detroit’s Highland Park, this nightmare is a reality. According to the Atlantic Wire, Detroit’s Emergency Manager…
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Café Owner: Allergic to Black People? Don't Eat Here
Martha-Renee Kolleh, owner of a café in the overwhelmingly white town of Ossett in West Yorkshire, England, contends that a number of potential customers cross the threshold of her business and turn away upon discovering that she’s black, according to the BBC. Fed up with the unspoken bigotry and prejudice, she decided to confront the…
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Zimmerman Trial: Race Verdict Already In
(The Root) — Let me be clear. I hope George Zimmerman is convicted of murder. I hope so because I think he decided Trayvon Martin was “up to no good” mostly because the Skittle-toting 17-year-old was black, because I think that’s atrocious, because he’s unapologetic and his choice to take an innocent kid’s life caused…
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Inside Jay-Z's 6-Hour Art Performance
On Wednesday, New York City was abuzz when news leaked out about a very unique Jay-Z performance happening at the Pace Gallery. For six hours the rapper would be performing the song “Picasso Baby,” a single from his new album, Magna Carta Holy Grail. Numerous media outlets rushed their charges out to the scene to…