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This is dope and whatever these two have their hands in. . .I wanna see! I heard these projects are pretty versatile including a scripted series. . .an unscripted series. . .documentaries and other features. Via Deadline: Priya Swaminathan and Tonia Davis, co-heads of Higher Ground Productions, President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s production company in partnership with […]

Rapper Fat Joe — who’s made MILLIONS cranking out hits like “What’s Luv” and “Make It Rain” — just plead guilty to tax evasion … after failing to pay Uncle Sam a FORTUNE in back taxes. The 42-year-old rapper — real name Joseph Cartagena — was accused of stiffing the federal government out of roughly $700k in […]

Shyne won’t be allowed to vote during this year’s presidential elections, but if he was the exiled rapper wouldn’t be backing Barack Obama. Shyne said, “I’d vote for Romney,”  during a phone interview on Monday before rapping Kanye West’s now infamous line from “To the World.” “Even though Mitt Romney don’t pay no tax, Mitt Romney don’t […]

If there is one person from history whose impact on the Black woman’s self-image rivals that of Oprah Winfrey, it is the hair mogul Madame…

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This video debuted moments ago and set Twitter ablaze and with everybody talking about it. Ray Jr. address sexual assault and molestation in this music video and short film. We have it here for you.

The singer is Rollin’ in the Deep with a bad case of laryngitis and had to cancel the rest of her U.S. tour dates, the singer confirmed on her website. “I’m really frustrated. I was hoping with a weeks rest I’d be better to sing again straight away. However there is absolutely nothing I can […]

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As a noted surgeon and scientist, Charles Drew was responsible for creating the technology to store blood for long periods of time. His lifelong concern for the necessary transport and storage of blood and plasma made him a pioneer in his field and a valued scientist in world history. Drew saved thousands of soldiers’ lives […]

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If there is one person from history whose impact on the Black woman’s self-image rivals that of Oprah Winfrey, it is the hair mogul Madame C.J. Walker. Walker was the first successful Black female entrepreneur. Her insistence on involvement in both the business world and civic affairs predates Oprah’s story, and to the extent that […]

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In 1940, one Black novelist dared to show America what white supremacy did to one Black man. When “Native Son” appeared on America’s bookshelves, it became an instant bestseller, the first title by an African-American author selected by the Book-of-the-Month Club. It also introduced the world to the complicated protagonist of “Native Son,” Chicago’s Bigger […]

Way Black When

Mary McLeod Bethune, the daughter of slaves, became an early 20th Century educator and civil rights leader, founding both Bethune-Cookman College and the National Council of Negro Women. But Bethune became even more influential as a friend and confidant of Eleanor Roosevelt, and as an advisor to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on Negro affairs. Bethune […]

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A master of storytelling, Toni Morrison was the first Black woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Pulitzer Prize winning novelist and legendary professor is known for the vivid black characters brought to life in her novels that recreate the Black experience. Morrison’s novels often illuminate themes of slavery, racism, and identity, but […]