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Chance the Rapper, born Chancelor Johnathan Bennett on April 16, 1993, has emerged as one of the most permeating influential figures in hip-hop over the last few years.  Chance grew …
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Madea holds a press conference to announce she’s the new White House communications director.

Beyoncé recently covered one end of the life course with the recent release of her new “Freedom” video. The new video honors International Day of the Girl. In it girls …
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In honor of the recent announcement of the 2017 MacArthur Genius Grant Awardees, we are sharing LaToya Ruby Frazier’s “Flint Is Family” project.  Flint is a visual project that explores the …
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“One more spoon”, 1889. Oil on Canvas

© Harry Herman Roseland

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Terrell Jermaine Starr is an Associate Editor at NewsOne, senior reporter at The Root, as well as a journalist for the Washington Post. He has written many influential pieces on global …
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Not everyone is fortunate enough to have a relationship with his or her grandmother that oozes with sweetness. Lots of things can get in the way of making this possible. …
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Acclaimed director and producer (Monster’s Ball, Precious, The Butler, Empire, Star) Lee Daniels was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania December 24, 1959. Daniels was the oldest of five children born …
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There were no mirrors in my Nana’s house, no mirrors in my Nana’s house. There were no mirrors in my Na’s house, no mirrors in my Nana’s house. And …
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Did the blue walls miss your touch Grandmother, when you came to visit or was it you who missed this little house crouched on the floor with a rag, your …
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