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Hip Hop
Dr. Dre’s ‘The Chronic’ Turns 30: Making Sense of the Moments and the Music that Reshaped Rap and The World
*Thirty years ago today (12-15-92), Dr. Dre dropped The Chronic, his first studio album and one that would catapult the rapper and record producer...
Black History
A Central Park Entrance to be Named for the Exonerated ‘Central Park Five’
*(CNN) -- An entrance to Central Park will be named the "Gate of the Exonerated" to honor the group of Black and Hispanic teens...
Black History
Sen. Warnock Honored 5 Civil Rights ‘Martyrs’ in His Victory Speech – Here Are Their Stories
*(CNN) -- Sen. Raphael Warnock's re-election is being celebrated by supporters across the nation with many political observers crediting the work of voting rights...
Art
OUR ROOTS Spotlights First Black Character in Peanuts
*Growing up in Lagos, Nigeria I was an avid fan and reader of Marvel and DC Comics superheroes such as Conan the Barbarian, Black...
Black History
Unearthed: 1957 Pic of Jerry Jones in Crowd Blocking Black Students from Entering School | VIDEO
*Social media reacts to a resurfaced photo of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. The viral photo taken in 1957 shows a 14-year-old Jones in...
Black History
Chadwick Boseman’s ‘Black Panther’ Suit to be Showcased at National African American of History and Culture Museum
*The “Black Panther” suit Chadwick Boseman wore in the 2018 Marvel film will be displayed at the National Museum of African American History and...
Black History
Decades of Black History Lost in Overgrown Pennsylvania Cemetery Until Now | PhotosVideos
*(CNN) -- Before she became one of America's most-decorated Special Olympics athletes, before the made-for-TV movie and the shared stages with actor Denzel Washington...
Black History
NYC to Pay $26M to Men ‘Wrongfully Convicted’ of Malcolm X’s Murder | VIDEO
*Muhammad Abdul Aziz and Khalil Islam, who were wrongfully convicted in the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X, but had their convictions overturned this past...
Black History
Black History Month UK Concludes – OUR ROOTS is All Year Round
*It is heart-warming when fans of Black history and enthusiasts of OUR ROOTS suggest names to me, to draw and feature.
To be honest, many...
Baseball
Dusty Baker Says it ‘Looks Bad’ That the 2022 World Series Has ZERO African American Players | VIDEO
*(CNN) -- Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker said it "looks bad" that there will be no US-born Black players in the 2022 World Series.
On...
Racism
NAACP Calls for More Data Collection: High School Students Taught Lesson for Holding ‘Mock Slave’ Auction | WATCH
*Athletes at a Northern California high school are the latest group of students to be punished for a racially-insensitive prank.
Football players at River Valley...
Film
Aunjanue Ellis Stars in FANNIE Film About Civil Rights Pioneer Fannie Lou Hamer | WATCH
*Aunjanue Ellis is going places. After receiving an Oscar nomination for her role in “King Richard,” which is a high-flying classic biopic about Venus...
Black History
Historic! Bessie Coleman’s Legacy Celebrated by American Airlines with All-Black Female Crew | WATCH
*(CNN) -- An all-Black female crew operated an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Phoenix in honor of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman...
Black Culture
The Blues Foundation Names Kimberly Horton the Interim President and CEO
*Effective immediately, The Blues Foundation names former music manager/agent and former board member Kimberly Horton the Interim President and CEO of the 42-year organization.
With the recent departure...
Events
Reginald Hudlin Brings 4th Edition of ‘Black Movie Music Night’ to the Hollywood Bowl Wednesday August 24
*One of the most highly anticipated events at the Hollywood Bowl every other summer is the all-star “Black Movie Music Night” where multiple singers...
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