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Happy Birthday, Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis III would have turned 85 today (May 26). Despite his death in 1991, he's considered one of jazz music's greatest players. It's hard to say whether Davis would still be making music...
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Idris Elba to Host 'Dramaville' Franchise on BBC America
Filed under: Previews Yesterday it was announced in the 'Hollywood Reporter' that Golden Globe-nominated actor Idris Elba will host and produce BBC America's newly branded drama franchise 'Dramaville,'...
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Dove Hullabaloo Misses the Point
Dove's new VisibleCare body wash print advertisement has prompted cries of racial insensitivity. The ad promises, "visibly more beautiful skin from the most unexpected place - your shower." Standing...
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The Heartbreaking Reality of Being a Dark-Skinned Black Woman
Filed under: Previews From Jezebel: Salon's Joan Walsh dissects many of the recent stories about how white people feel that anti-white sentiment is on the rise. Look: It's not a competition. But when...
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Birthday Girl Ms. Brown + Her Far Out Hair
Filed under: Celebrity Hairstyles, Hair and Beauty Pam Grier turns 62 today. The queen of our favorite 70s flicks has continued to land movie and television work over the past few decades. But if you...
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Hoop Dreams in Harlem
Most would call East Harlem a rough neighborhood. I call it home.Share Tweet Like many kids in my community, I grew up playing ball. Basketball transcended the sometimes tough reality we lived in. It...
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At Columbia University, Black Graduates Celebrate With One Another
HARLEM--They were there because they wanted to be, not because they had to be. Fifty-five Columbia University graduates - all black, though multihued - gathered in the foyer of a chapel at Union...
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White House Patriot Act Extension: Obama Puts The Screws To Congress
Filed under: News From the Huffington Post: The abrupt decision by Senate leadership on Thursday to reconsider their opposition to a controversial Patriot Act amendment came as a bit of a surprise to...
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Clyburn: Obama Faces Racism
Filed under: News From Politico: Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) knows why President Barack Obama is having so many problems. The answer is racism. Share Tweet "People don't like to deal with it, but the...
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Apple Sued Over Alleged Racial Discrimination at New York Apple Store
Filed under: News From PC Mag: Two African-American men have filed a federal lawsuit against Apple that accuses the company of racial discrimination at an Apple Store in Manhattan. Share Tweet The...
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'Rejoice and Shout': Film Review
Filed under: Reviews From the Hollywood Reporter: Don McGlynn's 'Rejoice and Shout' is probably the first documentary ever to look comprehensively at the 200-year musical history of African-American...
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Beautiful (and STABLE!) Black Hollywood Love
Filed under: Celebrity Love, Relationships From Madame Noire: While there are no official statistics on Hollywood marriage, a fool can see that the celebrity divorce rate is even more out the box than...
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Gallery: The Week's Best Celebrity Style
Filed under: Celebrity Style , Red Carpet This week the stars brought out their whites and brights at the 2011 Billboard Music Award, The Fragance Foundation's FiFi Awards and even Buckingham Palace....
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Bishop Eddie Long Settles Sexual Misconduct Suit out of Court
From The Washington Post: Georgia megachurch preacher Bishop Eddie Long has settled out of court with four young men who accused him of sexual misconduct, Long's spokesman said Thursday. In a...
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Notable/Quotable: Ciara Embraces Her Body, Nude
Filed under: Star Quotes "I feel the sexiest when I'm by myself, walking around nude. I have this new obsession with nudity, it's really weird. It may sound weird, but I just really love embracing the...
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Philadelphia Mayor Nutter Offers Tough Answers on School Funding
From The Philadelphia Inquirer: To find enough money to help the School District of Philadelphia, the city would have to cancel a police academy class, lay off probation officers, and not pay for...
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Thousands Flee Violence in Sudan's Abyei Region
From VOANews.com: The United Nations reports thousands of people are fleeing the conflict in the disputed Abyei region between north and south Sudan. Aid agencies describe the situation as volatile,...
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When Prejudice Is So Malleable
By Patricia J. Williams for The New York Times: The finding that white Americans see blacks' progress as an insult or a diminishment of their status is not entirely surprising. Zero-sum formulations...
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This Much I Know: What I Learned from Oprah's Finale
As I write this, it's I'm wrapping up a fifteen-hour hour work day and at 9 pm, it's an early night. In those hours I've attended four market appointments with fashion brands, spoken to high school...
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What I Learned from Oprah's Finale
As I write this, it's I'm wrapping up a fifteen-hour hour work day and at 9 pm, it's an early night. In those hours I've attended four market appointments with fashion brands, spoken to high school...
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