According to msn.com earlier today, “Allies of Donald Trump have begun holding events in Black communities where organizers lavish praise on the president as they hand out tens of thousands of dollars to lucky attendees.” The news outlet also reported…
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The Kobe Bryant Star: Why Its Brilliance Will Radiate Forever!
By Tolson Banner Nationwide — The “hush” always descends upon us unannounced. Like the King of Pop. Like the Queen of Soul. Just like Prince. It transforms time into a quivering moment and shakes us. This is where the unthinkable…
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Fan Creates Unofficial Celebration of Life Program In Honor of Kobe Bryant
Maryland based graphic designer, Monica Stanley, created an unofficial Celebration of Life Program to celebrate Kobe Bryant and it is a beautiful representation fit for a legend. Stanley is specializes in unique funeral programs and though difficult to process, wanted…
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21st Annual Super Bowl Gospel Celebration to Air on BET Networks February 1
The 21st Annual Super Bowl Gospel Celebration, hosted by national radio and TV personality Rickey Smiley, will air on BET Networks for the seventh consecutive year Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, at 8:00 PM ET/PT. The NFL-sanctioned event will film in front of a live audience during Super…
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‘Apologies Are Not Enough’: Ball State Students Demand ‘Early Retirement’ for Professor Who Called Police on Black Student Over Seat Switch
Hundreds of Ball State University students staged a walkout early Tuesday in support of a classmate targeted in an incident many believe was racially motivated. The protest comes just days after a marketing professor sicced police on BSU senior Sultan…
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‘Always Been a Baddie’: Fans Swoon Over Toni Braxton’s Timeless Beauty
Toni Braxton is an ageless beauty who shows up and out at every awards show she attends, and Sunday’s Grammys were no different. The singer, dubbed a “living legend” by her youngest sister Tamar Braxton, wore a unique outfit that…
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Dylann Roof Was Apparently Unbothered By His Death Sentence Because ‘White Nationalists Would Free Him,’ Lawyers Say in Appeal
White nationalist Dylann Roof is appealing his federal convictions and death sentence in the massacre that killed nine people at a historically Black church in Charleston, South Carolina. In a briefing filed with the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals…
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Meet The Howard University Alums Making Puzzles For Black Children
This is so necessary (and adorable)! Matthew and Marnel Goins are the owners of Puzzle Huddle, a homemade puzzle company for children that displays diverse images of African Americans. The company was created in 2018 by the husband and wife…
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Highly Anticipated Film ‘The Photograph,’ Starring Issa Rae and LaKeith Stanfield, Releases in February
Next month on Valentine’s Day, February 14, Issa Rae (HBO’s Insecure, Little) and LaKeith Stanfield (FX’s Atlanta, Sorry to Bother You) connect via a romantic drama in which a woman must learn from the secrets in her mother’s past if…
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