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Source: ABC / Getty In what’s become a running trend, there’s some good news to report about Quinta Brunson. It was announced last week that the talented TV star is extending her professional relationship with Warner Bros.…
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Creators and executive producers Jean Elie and Mike Gauyo pose at the premiere of the new AllBLK series “Send Help” Source: Paul Archuleta / Getty ALLBLK debuted its original series “Send Help” on Thursday (Aug. 11) from…
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When Francia Marquez was elected the new vice president of Colombia in June, she celebrated while wearing a kente cloth dress and a white blazer, its sleeves rolled up to show her wrists covered in beaded and cowrie shell bracelets. A…
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Source: Universal History Archive / GettyIf music is food for the soul, then jazz is the filet mignon of soul meals. And if you had to pick one musician to cook up something soulful and fulfilling, your first choice has to be Satchmo.Louis…
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According to Variety.com, award-winning musical artist H.E.R. will play Belle in ABC’s upcoming hybrid special celebrating the 30th anniversary of Disney‘s animated musical classic Beauty and the Beast. H.E.R. is a five-time Grammy…
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President Joe Biden announced Monday that al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Kabul, an operation he hailed as delivering “justice” while…
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Tiffany Cross speaking at 2022 Essence Fest Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Political commentator Tiffany Cross is not one to pull punches. On a recent edition of her MSNBC show “The Cross Connection,” Cross laid into mainstream…
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Nichelle Nichols at the premiere for “Star Trek: Discovery” Source: Michael Tran / Getty The original Lt. Uhura has made her final journey beyond the stars. Sci-fi legend Nichelle Nichols reportedly died Saturday evening. She…
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Harvard University-based historian and Finding Your Roots host Henry Louis Gates Jr. will be the editor-in-chief of Oxford’s new dictionary entitled the Oxford Dictionary of African American English. This dictionary, slated to debut…
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Chapel Hart, a country music trio, is breaking barriers Source: Jeff Kravitz / Getty Singing their hit song “You Can Have Him Jolene,” Chapel Hart stole the show on a recent appearance on “America’s Got Talent.” Devynn Hart, Danica…
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