Kyanna Woods, from Concord, North Carolina who was born with a heart defect that required open heart surgery as an infant, has graduated at the top of her class with scholarship offers of over $2.5 million from multiple universities.
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GoFundMe Fetches $1.5M For Cop Who Allegedly Killed A French Teenager
A GoFundMe fundraiser for the police officer who killed a 17-year-old boy in Paris and incited protests around the city has raised $1.5 million.
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India.Arie’s Comments on Meg Thee Stallion & Janelle Monáe Raise Eyebrows
Apparently the “Brown Skin” singer was not a fan of the twerking “bootcamp” on stage at this year’s Essence Fest, and Twitter has thoughts. The post India.Arie’s Comments on Meg Thee Stallion & Janelle Monáe Raise Eyebrows appeared first on…
Read MoreBiden Administration Proposes New Way to Help With Student Loan Debt After Supreme Court Decision
Following the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision to strike down the President’s student loan debt forgiveness program, the Biden administration pledged to seek alternative ways to help borrowers, reports Yahoo. “While today’s decision is disappointing, we should not lose sight of the…
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Filmmaker David Fortune Shares Why His Prize-Winning Film Is A Love Letter To Black Fatherhood
Filmmaker David Fortune is not a father himself, but he knows the importance of fatherhood. Thanks to the AT&T Untold Stories Pitch Competition at the Tribeca Festival, he recently went home with the top prize of $1 million for his…
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39 Times Issa Rae Gave Us Black Barbie Vibes
Many of us met EBONY’s 2023 July Cover Star Issa Rae as Issa Dee on HBO’s Insecure. While she’s certainly evolved well beyond that character—think roles in The Photograph, Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse, or even the hat she wears as…
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Why British Actors End Up with All the Good Roles – Key & Peele
An actor who grew up on the streets of Brooklyn has a hard time performing opposite a classically trained Brit in a movie about …
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MF Doom’s Cause of Death Revealed – Report
Long Live Doom. Continue reading…
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