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The Evolution of Jay-Z
The legendary rapper’s legacy is in question, as he and Sean “Diddy” Combs were recently accused of sexual assault in a new lawsuit.
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We Got Tour Info on the Biggest Artists, Including Metroboomin, Janet Jackson, Usher, Future, Maxwell and More
Black Music Month 2024:From Missy Elliott to Janet Jackson, tons of our faves are headed across the country. Here’s what you need to know.
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In Rev Run’s Run-D.M.C. & Simmons Family Story, Queens, NY Is The Central Character | My Family Story
Born Joseph Simmons, the rapper owes his hometown for fond family memories and meeting Jam Master Jay and Darryl McDaniels.
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ABC’s Queens Cancelled After 1 Season
The musical series starred Brandy, Eve, Naturi Naughton and Nadine Velasquez.
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Eve and Husband Maximillion Cooper Welcome New Son Wilde
Rapper/actress Eve gives birth to her first child, a son named Wilde.
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Black Man Who Spent 25 Years Incarcerated for a Murder He Didn’t Commit Has Been Exonerated
A Black man from Queens has been released from prison after being incarcerated for 25 years for a crime he didn’t commit. According to ABC 7, Jaythan Kendrick was exonerated on Thursday and released from incarceration. Kendrick, who is now 62, maintained his innocence from the start, and it took years of support from his…
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I Hope My Ancestors Were Goat Herders, Not Kings and Queens
Did Wakanda have housing projects? Payday lenders? A Wakandan Dollar General? These are questions I have whenever I watch Black Panther, and I’m sure there are comic book people who can provide answers. They are also dumb questions because Wakanda doesn’t exist, and whoever invented that nation could also invent a world where royalty can…
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Jamaican Beauty Toni-Ann Singh Crowned Miss World, Encourages Girls to Believe In Themselves
Black women across the world are being recognized as the royalty they are. On Saturday, Jamaica’s Toni-Ann Singh was crowned as Miss World 2019 in London. The St. Thomas native’s crowning achievement joins a historic group of black women—2019 Miss USA Cheslie Kryst, 2019 Miss Teen USA Kaliegh Garris, 2019 Miss America Nia Franklin, and…
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Peace Is a Lifestyle: Erica Ford’s Peace Mobile Is Healing a Community Affected by Gun Violence, One Ride at a Time
Like fellow Queens, N.Y., native, L.L. Cool J, Erica Ford has been here for years. She’s been in these streets. Always a standout, with gray tresses since she was in her 20s, Ford has long been at the intersection of hip-hop and activism. At turns playful and stern, like a drill sergeant, sis is serious…
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‘I Should’ve Just Kept Her and Gone to Jail’: Mom’s Lament After Her 3-Year-Old Daughter Burns to Death in Car Fire Amid Custody Dispute
A 3-year-old child burned to death inside a car that had been set on fire and its doors chained shut, and her father is in a hospital under police custody, suspected of being involved in what authorities are calling the tot’s homicide. Police and firefighters found little Zoey Pereira strapped inside the backseat of a…