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Black in Latin America: Brazil's Complex View of Race and Color
Brazil once touted itself as free of racism. It turns out that the truth was more complicated -- a lot more complicated. In his new PBS series, The Root's editor-in-chief, Henry Louis Gates, examines...
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Notable/Quotable: John Legend Bashes Donald Trump Over Obama Birther Flap
Filed under: Music, Television, News, Star Quotes, Entertainment "He needs to stop saying that racist bullsh-- birther sh--. Quote me please. He should be ashamed of himself. It's awful, really." Share...
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Hairspiration: Celebrities Working Their Natural 'Dos.
Filed under: Celebrity Hairstyles Anyone who's gone through with the big chop - or any big hair change, for that matter - knows how traumatic it can be. No matter how confident you were in your...
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How Men Really Feel When They Are Kept from Their Kids
Filed under: Commentary Every night, the Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade goes home to his two sons. He was awarded sole "care, custody and control" on March 11th after a year-long court battle with his...
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LeBron James, Jermaine O'Neal Scuffle
A scuffle broke out under the basket late in the second quarter of Miami's 100-77 win over the Boston Celtics on Sunday. LeBron drove to the basket on a fast break and Celtics forward Jermaine O'Neal...
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Black Comic Book Convention Reaches out to Caribbean Americans
ATLANTA - The youngest amongst a family of Black comic book conventions is making a formal push to reach a community of immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean. ONYXCON is seeking to build global...
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Dance, Laugh, Drink. Save the Date: It's a Ghanaian Funeral.
From the New York Times: At 2 a.m. on a Saturday in the Bronx, the dance floor was packed, the drinks were flowing and a knot of young women with stylish haircuts and towering heels had just arrived...
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END OF THE ROAD: Jawn Murray Signs Off From Black Voices
"For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven." - Ecclesiastes 3:1 On Sept. 28, 2004, "BV Buzz" made its debut at AOL Black Voices and the lead feature was an interview...
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Donald Trump Fires Back at Bill Cosby
Filed under: Around the Web From The Huffington Post: Donald Trump fired back angrily at Bill Cosby for his harsh comments about Trump on the "Today" show last week. Cosby stunned "Today" host Meredith...
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I do not believe black people need to do more explaining. As long as we simply live, our contributions to this nation and world are relevant. What we most need is to embrace ourselves and our heritage....
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Can Religion Be Funny?
From The Huffington Post: A lot of people ask me what it's like to be a Muslim comedian and if it's possible to be religious and funny. I believe laughter and prayer helps people heal. Islam is not...
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Grouplove and Group Life
Filed under: Entertainment One of the more affable bands to land in recent memory is Grouplove. Brought together by a series of events that frankly sounds too weird to be fabricated, the five-piece...
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Skin Bleaching Increasing Fad in Jamaica
Filed under: News, Race and Civil Rights The Associated Press' highlighting of skin bleaching in Jamaica is both sad and eye opening, and while I'm certain many would think that the lightening of skin...
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150th Anniversary of Civil War: Celebration of Black Bravery
Filed under: News, Race and Civil Rights This April 12 marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, the fight between the preservation of slavery against the preservation of the union....
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Prince Surprises Fans with Last Minute Los Angeles Shows, And $25 Tickets
Filed under: Music, News, Celeb Updates, EntertainmentHe's approaching 53 but Prince is showing no signs of slowing down. And the Minneapolis native who introduced 'Controversy' to the masses in 1981...
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Beautiful Person: Joan Smalls
Filed under: Around the Web From Papermag.com: There are plenty of power brokers in the modeling industry, but few kingmakers -- better make that queenmakers -- like Riccardo Tisci.The creative...
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White House Unveils Webpage to Connect with African Americans
Filed under: News, Profiles, President Obama On Monday evening, the White House presented their new webpage dedicated to President Barack Obama's efforts in the African-American community. The page...
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Obamas Sitting Down With Oprah April 27
From The Huffington Post: Barack and Michelle Obama will appear on Oprah Winfrey's show on April 27, it was announced Tuesday. Obama will be in Chicago for a series of fundraisers and will sit down...
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Angela Bassett: Ageless Beauty
Filed under: Celebrity Style , Photos Angela Bassett is so darn beautiful. Every year more so -- here's a look at her endlessly striking poise over the years....
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Harlem Children's Zone President To Defend Raj Rajaratnam's Character
NEW YORK (Grant McCool) - Hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam hopes a "Superman" will be able to help him win over the jury at his insider trading trial. The judge ruled on Tuesday that American social...
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