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‘I Don’t Want to See Myself as Sandra No More’: Emmy Award-Winner Jackée Harry Talks Evolving As an Actor After Hit Show ‘227,’ and How Tia and Tamera Mowry Helped Her ‘Stay Relevant’

August 20, 2021
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Emmy Award-winning actress Jackée Harry recently talked about how she stays current after being in the entertainment industry for over three decades, her biggest lessons, and advice she wants to give young Black women who are just starting out in the industry. Jackée Harry started out her career as a history teacher at Brooklyn Technical…

Disney+’s ‘What if T’Challa became a star-lord?’ is a repudiation of mediocre white men

August 20, 2021
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OPINION: The episode starring Chadwick Boseman’s final performance bodies the entire concept of the white guy who gets to have it all, by showing what real heroism through Black guy magic, can actually look like. In case you haven’t heard, Disney+ — the raging behemoth of home streaming services — has launched a new animated…

‘This Woman Desperately Needed Help’: Judge Sentenced Iowa Woman Who Ran Over Two Children Because of Their Race to 25 Years On Hate Crime Charges

August 20, 2021
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On Thursday, Aug. 19, U.S. District Court judge for the Southern District of Iowa, Stephanie Rose, sentenced Nicole Poole Franklin to more than two decades in prison on two federal hate crime charges. In April, Franklin admitted to running her SUV into two children because she thought they were of Middle Eastern, African, or Mexican descent…

Nichelle Nichols’ friends speak publicly after son sells her home

August 20, 2021
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The Star Trek icon has been caught in a years-long conservatorship battle, and her friend Angelique Fawcette has opened up to ‘People’ about what comes next Nichelle Nichols‘ friends have spoken out publicly after her son sold her home. Nichols, 88, the actress known for her role as Lieutenant Uhura on Star Trek, has been caught…

Kylie Jenner, Travis Scott expecting baby no. 2: report

August 20, 2021
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The reality tv star is allegedly in the “very early stages” of the pregnancy. Kylie Jenner is expecting her second baby with Travis Scott, according to reports. A tea spiller tells TMZ that Jenner is in the “very early stages” of the pregnancy and she does not yet know the sex of the baby. No…

Matthew Knowles shuts down Destiny’s Child reunion rumors

August 20, 2021
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The group’s social media accounts were updated, but Knowles says the band is not getting back together anytime soon If you were secretly hoping for a Destiny’s Child reunion anytime soon, Beyoncé’s father Mathew Knowles has made it clear this week that’s not gonna be happening. Knowles, who has been with the band from the…

Rep. Cori Bush signs book deal with Knopf Doubleday Publishing

August 20, 2021
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Rep. Cori Bush lands a book deal with Knopf Doubleday Publishing for reportedly $100,000 Missouri Rep. Cori Bush (D) has reportedly scored a book deal worth up to $100,000. According to a financial disclosure filed on Friday, The “Squad” member and lawmaker will be partnering up with Knopf Doubleday Publishing for her book which is…

Dancehall Artist Hoodcelebrityy Shares Her Must-See Jamaican Destinations and How She Used to Make Money with Her Accent In School

August 20, 2021
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Hoodcelebrityy‘s Jamaican heritage combined with her New York upbringing is what gives the artist her unique musical flair. Although she spent her teenage years in the States, she never lost her connection to her home country and continues to share her pride through her music. The 30-year-old “Bum Pon It” artist grew up in the…

Rep. Gregory Meeks on Biden’s Afghanistan deadline: ‘That ain’t happening’

August 20, 2021
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EXCLUSIVE: Meeks said that the White House needs to let the Taliban know the U.S. Military is not leaving Afghanistan until all Americans, and those who have supported its causes, are out of the country. Evacuating people out of Afghanistan has risen to the top of President Joe Biden’s agenda, but the logistics of the…

Civil rights leader Lucille Times dies at 100

August 20, 2021
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She is best known for launching a boycott of city buses in Montgomery six months before Rosa Parks was arrested Montgomery civil rights activist Lucille Times passed away Monday evening at the age of 100. Her death was confirmed by her nephew Daniel Nichols to WSFA. Times is best known for launching a boycott of…