MLK Holiday Offers Stage For Democratic Hopefuls
By ELANA SCHOR and MEG KINNARD, Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — As Americans commemorated Martin Luther King Jr., Democratic…
Gina Rodriguez Gets Emotional Responding to ‘Anti-Black’ Accusations
Latina actress Gina Rodriguez appeared on Sway in the Morning on SiriusXM to discuss her new movie, Miss Bala. During…
M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Glass’ is No. 1 with $40.6M debut
By JAKE COYLE , AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — M. Night Shyamalan scored his fifth No. 1 movie…
Leslie Jones Calls Out Creators of Upcoming ‘Ghostbusters’ Film
Leslie Jones is speaking out after production of a new Ghostbusters film has been confirmed and will exclude the four…
Black History Month: Two Centuries of Black History and the Black Press
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia In the March 2018 story, “Race News: Chronicling the Black Press and fight…
ESPN’s NBA Full Court Press: ESPN’s NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC Features Highly Anticipated Warriors-Celtics Matchup
NBA’s Top MVP Candidates on ESPN this Week: Harden, Antetokounmpo, Curry, Leonard, Embiid New NBA: Year One Episode Available Exclusively…
Black Teen Told by Dance Team She’s ‘Too Dark’ to Perform • EBONY
A Black teenager dancer is suing her dance coach and others, claiming that she couldn’t perform because her skin was…
Delaware Settles With Youth Center After Forcing Out Muslim Students From Local Pool
The city of Wilmington, Delaware, has agreed to revise its dress code policy and explicitly allow religious clothing at its…
Six Mask by Frank Frazier – October Gallery
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Black High School Dancer Told Her Skin Was Too Dark To Perform: Lawsuit
A black student is suing her former Kansas high school district and its staff on the grounds that she was…
Get In, Millennials, We’re Going To Congress
On Jan. 3, 31-year-old Katie Hill posted a tweet about her first day at a new job. “Sometimes in the…
‘Lavrov’s patience tested one time too many’: Russian FM blasts Western policy in UN speech
READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/9ffm If the US cares as much about the concept of sovereignty as President Donald Trump claims, it…
Financier Browder likely behind five deaths, Russian prosecutors open probe
Russian accountant Sergey #Magnitsky may have been poisoned and his former employer, financier Bill #Browder, is possibly behind the #murder,…
WikiLeaks sues the Guardian over ‘100% fake’ Assange-Manafort meetings article
Julian #Assange is in the headlines once again with #WikiLeaks saying it’s ready to sue Britain’s Guardian newspaper. It’s accused…
Black Christmas
The college town of Bedford is receiving an unwelcome guest this Christmas. As the residents of sorority house Pi Kappa…
Janelle Monáe – Tightrope [feat. Big Boi] (Video)
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Tentative deal reached to end Los Angeles teachers strike
Actor, musician and activist, Steven Van Zandt, center, supports striking teachers on the picket in front of Hamilton High School…
Kristen Roupenian’s Prison Experiment | HuffPost
In 1971, Stanford psychologist Philip Zimbardo hired 18 young people for what was intended to be a two-week experiment: In…
Atlanta police investigate Facebook Live of alleged sexual assault that went viral
(Adobe Stock Image) Atlanta Police have launched an investigation after a disturbing Facebook Live video of an alleged sexual assault…
The 2019 Oscar Letdown: ‘Black Panther’ And ‘A Star Is Born’ Are Dark Horses Now
The Oscars have joined the world’s spirited “Wakanda forever” refrain, exalting “Black Panther” ― 2018’s highest-grossing release ― with the…
Republicans: Cohen lawyer says key topics off-limits for congressional hearing
Reps. Jim Jordan and Mark Meadows, senior Republicans on the House Oversight Committee, released a letter to Cohen’s attorney Guy…
Arrivals at Newark Airport placed on hold due to drone activity, source says
A ground stop has been ordered at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey due to drone activity, according to…
Mueller wants to know about 2016 Trump campaign’s ties to NRA
“When I was interviewed by the special counsel’s office, I was asked about the Trump campaign and our dealings with…
Chris Brown released after he was arrested for ‘aggravated rape and drug-related infractions’ in Paris: Source
Singer Chris Brown and two other people have been released after they were arrested in Paris on Monday for “aggravated…
Cardi B Slams Conservative Who Slut-Shamed Rapper’s ‘Twerk’ Video: ‘NO Still Means NO’
Cardi B defended her “Twerk” video to a Daily Caller employee on Twitter, clapping back to say that the visuals…
Bebe Rexha Says Designers Won’t Dress Her For Grammys ‘Because I’m Too Big’
Bebe Rexha has a message for the designers who won’t dress her for the Grammy Awards ― and it isn’t…
Anna Wintour Reveals How She Really Feels About Meghan Markle’s Wedding Gown
Behind those sunglasses, Anna Wintour has a soft spot for the Duchess of Sussex. The longtime Vogue editor-in-chief revealed just…
Glenn Close Wants To Debunk Myth That ‘You Lose Your Sexuality As You Get Older’
Glenn Close is a newly minted seven-time ― yes, count ’em ― Oscar nominee and a 71-year-old industry legend who…
J&J, U.S. states settle hip implant claims for $120 million
(Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson and its DePuy Orthopaedics unit have agreed to pay $120 million to resolve deceptive marketing…
Insulin costs per patient nearly doubled from 2012 to 2016: study
The cost of insulin for treating type 1 diabetes in the United States nearly doubled over a five-year period, underscoring…
Rotavirus vaccination tied to lower rates of type 1 diabetes
(Reuters Health) – Young kids who receive the rotavirus vaccine may be less likely to develop type 1 diabetes than…
Hawaii toddler with eczema suffers severe ‘lobster’ red, oozing skin reaction to steroid cream
WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES BELOW A young Hawaiian boy suffered a severe skin reaction that included painful, oozing and sometimes bloody…
Urban One Founder Cathy Hughes To Be Inducted Into NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame
Media mogul Cathy Hughes will seal her legacy as one of the greatest media personalities in American history on April…
UPDATED: Kamala Harris Launches A Presidential Campaign on MLK Jr. Day
Editor’s Note: This article was updated on Jan. 22, 2019. Sen. Kamala Harris tossed her hat into the 2020 presidential…
Morehouse Receives $1.5 Million from Black Billionaire Robert F. Smith
Founder and CEO of Vista Equity and black billionaire, Robert F. Smith donated $1.5 million to Morehouse College, according to…
Morehouse Receives $1.5 Million from Black Billionaire Robert F. Smith
Founder and CEO of Vista Equity and black billionaire, Robert F. Smith donated $1.5 million to Morehouse College, according to…
I Am a Man II by George Hunt – October Gallery
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Pearls of Wisdom (AKA) by Larry Poncho Brown – October Gallery
Price: $125 NOW $85Pearls of Wisdom (AKA)by Larry Poncho BrownLimited Edition / Signed and NumberedEdition 850Size 21″ x 32″ Approx…
United States Artists Names 2019 Fellows, Including Firelei Báez, Wu Tsang, and Cecilia Vicuña -ARTnews
Firelei Báez, living monuments in historical chapters, oil on canvas, hand-painted tarp, live plant matter. Báez is one of the…
Phillips Appoints Takako Nagasawa as Senior Vice President and International Specialist -ARTnews
Takako Nagasawa. COURTESY PHILLIPS Takako Nagasawa, who most recently served as a head of private sales at Sotheby’s, will join…
New Ki Smith Gallery to Open in Harlem -ARTnews
Sei Smith, Paint Skins_Red/Blue/Green/Pink, 2017. COURTESY THE ARTIST/KI SMITH GALLERY Next month in New York, Ki Smith Gallery is opening…
Aaron Fowler Wins Seattle Art Museum’s Gwendolyn Knight and Jacob Lawrence Prize -ARTnews
Aaron Fowler, Derion, 2018. COURTESY THE ARTIST/SEATTLE ART MUSEUM The Seattle Art Museum has named artist Aaron Fowler as the…
‘Never Look Away,’ Film Inspired by Gerhard Richter’s Life, Is a Smug Melodrama -ARTnews
Cai Cohrs as young Kurt Barnert. CALEB DESCHANEL, COURTESY OF SONY PICTURES CLASSICS A young woman struggles to fight off…
Maxine Brown Russell of country trio The Browns dead at 87
From l-r: Bonnie Brown, Maxine Brown and guest attend The Country Music Hall of Fame 2015 Medallion Ceremony at the…
Two men recount allegations of abuse by Michael Jackson in documentary
(Getty Images) An explosive documentary is set to premiere Jan. 25 at the Sundance Film Festival that details the lives…
OPINION: Future is wrong for spewing his toxic masculinity all over Ciara and Russell Wilson’s marriage
Getty Images Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn, a.k.a Future, a.k.a. your favorite rapper whose beats you love but whose rapping you can’t…
“Race News”: Chronicling the Black press and fight for justice | People’s World
The rocky relationship between journalism and the struggle for African-American equality, like any other courtship, is full of ebbs and…
The Consequences of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Canonization | The Atlantic
Every year, on the third Monday in January, people play their hand at the same game. “What would Martin Luther…
Michigan man exonerated after 45 years sells his prison art to get by | Detroit Free Press
Richard Phillips said he didn’t mope much during the 45 years he wrongfully spent in prison. He painted watercolors in…
Hotel dishwasher awarded $21 million after boss made her work on Sundays | NBC News
A jury has awarded a Miami hotel dishwasher $21.5 million, finding that her employer violated her religious rights by repeatedly…
Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘Letter From Birmingham Jail’ | The Atlantic
In April 1963, King was jailed in Birmingham, Alabama, after he defied a state court’s injunction and led a march…
Debut UFC Fight Night on ESPN+ is a Record-Setting Night
ESPN+ Service signs up over 568,000 subscribers on Friday and Saturday ESPN logs 1.4 rating, largest for a UFC Prelims…
Mezzo J’Nai Bridges Rising Fast In Opera World
By MIKE SILVERMAN , Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — J’Nai Bridges was just 24 and still in school when…
Twitter Users Drag Sarah Huckabee Sanders For Tone-Deaf MLK Day Tweet
Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ attempt to honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth with a Twitter tribute didn’t work out as she…
Annie Lee 6 Prints for $95 – October Gallery
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Joe Biden: White America Has To Admit There Is Systemic Racism
Former Vice President Joe Biden said at a breakfast Monday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. that “white America has to…
Erykah Badu Clarifies Call For R. Kelly ‘Prayer’ After Backlash
Erykah Badu is doing damage control after making a series of controversial remarks about R. Kelly during a Chicago concert…
Lionel Richie’s son, Miles, detained in London’s Heathrow Airport for alleged bomb threat
Nicole Richie, Lionel Richie, Sofia Richie and Miles Richie attend the Lionel Richie Hand And Footprint Ceremony at TCL Chinese…
Prince’s estate reaches deal with New Jersey company over Web domain
Recording artist Prince performs with singer Mary J. Blige onstage during the 2012 iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand…