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Freeing Angela

When filmmaker Shola Lynch first heard Angela Davis speak more than 20 years ago on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, she didn’t imagine that, one day, she would bring a key chapter of...

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Legendary Film Critic Roger Ebert Dead At 70

By Clarissa Hamlin Roger Ebert, who dazzled audiences with his sharp and refreshing style of reviewing films for the Chicago Sun-Times, passed away yesterday following a lengthy and public battle with...

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Rachel Roy Launches Digital Magazine & Video Series For Female Entrepreneurs

Courtesy of BlackEnterprise.com Designer, entrepreneur, philanthropist and mother, Rachel Roy today announced the launch of her new lifestyle oriented experience called The Life. Exclusively on her...

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In Hot Water, Rick Ross’ Twitter Apology Not Sufficient

By Clarissa Hamlin With the recent public fury incited by what some call pro-rape lyrics, Rick Ross tweeted an apology yesterday ahead of the planned protest by women’s group Ultra Violet against the...

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Janet Jackson Retiring?

Courtesy of Vibe Vixen Could Janet Jackson be leaving the music industry to convert to Islam? After secretly marrying her billionaire boo Wissam Al Mana, Michael Jackson’s little sister has decided to...

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A Baby Boy For Halle Berry & Olivier Martinez

Apparently, between suing her baby’s daddy for custody, him beating up the baby’s daddy, and him attacking a photographer, Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez had time to make their own bundle of joy. TMZ...

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Settlement Reached With HOA In Trayvon Martin Wrongful-Death Claim

The family of Trayvon Martin has settled the wrongful death claim filed against the homeowners association of the sub-division where Martin was shot and killed in February 2012. According to the...

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Tyler Perry Talks Fatherhood on The Steve Harvey Show

Courtesy of the Huffington Post Black Voices Throughout the course of his career, Tyler Perry has accumulated a tremendous amount of success, not to mention topping Forbes magazine’s 2011 list as...

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Jane Fonda’s Daughter, Mary Williams, Opens Up About Rape

Courtesy of Huffington Post Black Voices Before Mary Williams, a girl growing up surrounded by poverty, drugs and teen pregnancy, was adopted by Oscar-winning actress Jane Fonda, Williams attended...

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Kordell Stewart Claims Porsha Williams Parties All Night And Neglects Stepson

Ask estranged husband Kordell Stewart and Porsha Williams likes to party until the sun comes up “then call the police to get her into the house she shares with [Stewart],” according to court documents...

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The Politricks of Self-Imposed Pay Cuts

By Charles D. Ellison Last week ended with a raggedy-ass jobs report, sequestration spreading like a virus and the president giving up 5 percent of his nearly half-a-million salary. Bobbing and...

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Obama’s ‘Good Looking’ Comment: The Real Issue

By Charles D. Ellison Yet again another faux flap dominates the airwaves and Twitterverse. By dawn of the next daily news cycle, producers and talk show hosts will be foaming at the mouth to talk more...

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LOTD: Margaret Thatcher Dead At 87 + Top 5 Health Concerns For African Americans

In today’s link round-up: Jay-Z and Beyonce get blasted for their trip to Cuba, Porsha Stewart allegedly signs up for another season of Real Housewives of Atlanta and much more! The Root Margaret...

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All Eyes On: Selasi

Life is pretty sweet for Selasi. Following the releases of two musical projects that include Coming To America and Shades of Grey, the producer/engineer has joined Kandi Burruss’ team of experts in...

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Late-Night Network Shows Still A White Men’s Club

Courtesy of The Associated Press The role of female talk show hosts in late-night TV broadcast network history, all 50-plus years of it, can be summed up in two words: Joan Rivers. It takes just...

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Mattel Refuses Harlem Mother’s Appeal For Black Barbie Party Supplies

Courtesy of NewsOne Karen Braithwaite (pictured), the Harlem Mother who began an online petition on Change.org earlier this month, requesting that toy manufacturer Mattel consider creating a Black...

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Conversation Starters

by Nikki Chu Hollywood’s in-demand interior designer and star of Oxygen’s hit reality show Girlfriend Confidential: LA, shares easy, stylish offerings for a standout abode. Mirrored Skateboard $159;...

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Diddy’s Baby Mama Kim Porter In Lawsuit: Kids Covered In ‘White Powder’

Courtesy of EURweb Uh oh, this could be some serious drama about to jump off concerning Diddy‘s baby mama, Kim Porter. Nanny Dawn Drago who worked for Porter, from 2011 to 2012, claims in a lawsuit,...

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Jamie Foxx Teams With SyFy For Five-Part Horror Series, Nabs MTV’s Generation...

Jamie Foxx will bring the screams this Halloween with a new horror anthology for Syfy, according to The Hollywood Reporter. On Wednesday, the network announced its upcoming lineup that will include the...

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Give Your New Graduate A Financial Head Start

Courtesy of BlackEnterprise.com Many families will be celebrating the graduations of loved ones from high school and college in a few weeks. Whether earning diplomas or degrees, this represents a major...

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