11 year-old Keris Roger’s sister, Taylor Pollard was fed up with her baby sister being racially bullied at school for her darker skinned complexion. Well, back in late March, Pollard posted a tweet about her sisters experience that outraged social media, creating a furry of tweets leading to the post going viral. Pollard’s March 26 […]
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Six African-American women for the first time in history– are sitting police chiefs in the state of North Carolina. The women represent Raleigh, Durham, Morrisville and Fayetteville, respectively. Catrina Thompson is the chief of police in Winston-Salem and Patricia Norris is the director and chief of police for Winston-Salem State University’s police force. Among them
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On Sunday, September 10, Netflix celebrated Def Comedy Jam 25 with a special event at the Beverly Hilton. Featured talent included Bill Bellamy, Cedric the Entertainer, Dave Chappelle, Mike Epps, Adele Givens, Eddie Griffin, Tiffany Haddish, Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Kid Capri, Martin Lawrence, Tracy Morgan, Craig Robinson, JB Smoove, Joe Torry, Sheryl Underwood, Katt
On Sunday, September 10, 2017, The Paley Center for Media hosted day five of its 11th Annual PaleyFest Fall TV Previews honoring the OWN series Queen Sugar at the Paley Center in Beverly Hills. Panelists included: Rutina Wesley, “Nova Bordelon”; Dawn-Lyen Gardner, “Charley Bordelon West”; Omar Dorsey, “Hollywood Desonier”; Dondre Whitfield, “Remy Newell”; Timon Kyle Durrett, “David
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Photo Via Credit Chang W. Lee/The New York Times Unseeded Sloane Stephens, beat the No. 15-seeded Madison Keys, her fellow American competitor, 6-3, 6-0, in just 61 minutes in the U.S. Open final. The tennis star, who made her return at Wimbledon after a foot surgery and missed 11 months of competitive play, quickly made
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The acclaimed, Emmy-nominated series “Oprah’s Master Class” featuring an unprecedented first–person insight into the brilliant minds of entertainers and public figures we love, respect and admire, is in its sixth season, with a new episode on Saturday, September 9 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network featuring hip-hop pioneer LL Cool J. Hip-hop
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Grammy-Award winning and platinum-selling artist Fantasia will release her first-ever holiday album, Christmas After Midnight, via Concord Records on October 6. The 12-track album was produced by Ron Fair (Christina Aguilera, The Black-Eyed Peas) and includes some of Fantasia’s favorite holiday songs including “This Christmas,” “Silent Night,” “Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto,” “Have
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Photo credit: Rochelle Porter Student Minister Hugh Muhammad, Local Representative of The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, held a press conference yesterday morning, September 7, at the Hall of Justice steps, located at at 330 W. Broadway in San Diego, to refute the designation of Muhammad Mosque No. 8 and the
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Photo caption: Laila Ali, host of “Home Made Simple” OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network and Procter & Gamble announced today that Laila Ali, undefeated four-time boxing world champion, cookbook author, lifestyle brand creator, inspirational speaker and youngest daughter of Muhammad Ali, will join Daytime Emmy award-winning DIY series “Home Made Simple” as the new
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Venus Williams, Sloane Stephens and Madison Keys make history as for the first time in U.S. Open history, three black women have advanced to the quarterfinal round. For the first time in the tennis competition’s history, it’s exciting to have three black women who all have advanced to the quarterfinal round. On Monday, Sept. 4,
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