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Month: June 2021
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Essence Festival Recap Featuring Jazmine Sullivan, Tank, Lucky Daye, Israel Houghton
This weekend was part one of the 2021 Essence Virtual Music Festival. There were many star-studded performances and guest appearances, including Israel Houghton, Lucky Daye, Jazmine Sullivan, and many more! Cori Murray, Deputy Editor at […]
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The Costs of Being a Caregiver
There are roughly 48 million caregivers in the United States. The duties can be stressful and financially challenging for people from all walks of life. Research suggests that African Americans often handle caregiving better than […]
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House vote on Confederate statue removal; GOP attacks Olympian Gwen Berry; NYPD beat Black officials
6.29.21 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: House to vote on Confederate statue removal; University System of Georgia created an advisory group to review the names of 3,000 buildings and colleges named after white supremacists, slave owners, segregationists, and racists; […]
Entertainment
The Facts Credit Card Companies Don’t Want You to Know
I don’t know about you guys, but I’m trying to actually have money—not just LOOK like I have money. But that’s hard when everybody else is out here stuntin’. Can you relate? In this episode, […]
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Akon and Business Partner Talk About Building Bridges Between Black Americans and Africa
Marc Lamont Hill continues his conversation with Akon about investing in Africa and is joined by entrepreneur Baker Kabanda, author of “Building Your Influence.” Akon and Kabanda are planning to build another futuristic city, this […]
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Grandmother Sent Back to Prison After Missing Call From Parole Officer While in Computer Class
Yodit Tewolde opens up “Making the Case” by discussing the case of Gwen Levy, a 76-year-old grandmother and lung cancer survivor. She was sent back to prison after missing a phone call from her parole […]
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Arkansas Gubernatorial Candidate Dr. Chris Jones Talks Black Political Power in the US
Charles Blow sits down with nuclear physicist and ordained minister Dr. Chris Jones, who’s running as a Democrat for Arkansas governor in 2022. Jones would be running against Sarah Huckabee Sanders, former President Donald Trump’s […]
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Shooting in Winthrop, Massachusetts Being Investigated as Hate Crime
In Winthrop, Massachusetts, a gunman killed two Black people after crashing a stolen plumbing truck on Saturday. The 28-year-old gunman was then shot and killed by police. BNC correspondent Dray Clark is live in Winthrop […]
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Security Cam Footage from Mall Parking Lot Shows Deputy Kick Man in Head During Arrest
Newly released video shows a sheriff’s deputy kick a man in the head in a San Bernardino mall parking lot. The video shows a Black man, 33-year-old Willie Jones, being compliant to the officer’s commands […]