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The curious death of Georgia teen Kendrick Johnson (pictured below) remains one of the most-baffling cases to date. On January 11, 2013, the 17-year-old Lowndes…

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The first thing that strikes many about Amiri Baraka‘s poetry, most especially his later works, is that it carried the sharp tone of an oppressed,…

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Countee Cullen (pictured), a poet who rose to fame during the Harlem Renaissance, was a contemporary of famed writer Zora Neale Hurston. Cullen amassed an…

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Piyush Jindal (pictured) has the sort of story many immigrants (and minorities in general, for that matter) find inspirational. As the son of two Indian…

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There are some White people who put the interests of animals above those of other human beings — specifically the darker ones. Normally, I’d try to…

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Three years ago on January 8th, a mass shooting in Arizona took the lives of 6 innocent people and nearly killed U.S. Congresswoman Gabby Giffords.…

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Tuskegee Institute student Samuel “Sammy” Younge‘s (pictured) death was an unfortunate first in the history books as it relates to the Civil Rights Movement. On…

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Community Heroes: an in-depth series on the lives and impact of people giving back to our global communities. Kevin Powell, Activist, Public Speaker & President…

Wendy Williams thinks Tameka Raymond needs to be more concerned about winning back custody of her kids than about Usher’s abs. Tameka shared a little…

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Everyone is talking about the "Red Tails" Movie. Well we've come across some footage of the original Tuskegee Airmen

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Since their debut hit “No, No, No” featuring Wyclef Jean, Destiny’s Child has gone through some changes. Two members left the group after a few years, including R&B singer Latoya Luckett. They were replaced by two new members but just as fast as they replaced them another left the group. The girls decided to keep […]