Ava DuVernay Tells Graduates Of Life’s Unpredictability & The Power Of Sincerity In Compton College Commencement Speech

“The more sincerity is developed, the greater share of truth you’ll have,” Ava DuVernay told the 2021 graduates of Compton College.

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Plantation planned Juneteenth event that would tell the stories of displaced ‘White refugees‘

Visitors would hear from ”massa himself who is now living in the woods," an event description said, as well as the out-of-work overseer: ”...

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Insecure: Issa Rae, Yvonne Orji Commemorate Final Day of Shooting With Heartfelt Goodbye Messages

'Insecure's' Issa Rae and Yvonne Orji took to Instagram to commemorate their final day of shooting — read statements and see photos.

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A Mississippi high school agreed to make 2 white students co-winners of top honors after their parents complained about the awarding of prizes to Black pupils

West Point High School was criticized for making Black students share valedictorian and salutatorian honors with white classmates.

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Sasha Obama Turns 20! Mom Michelle Celebrates with Throwback Photo: 'You'll Always Be My Little Girl'

Michelle Obama celebrated daughter Sasha Obama's 20th birthday on Thursday with a throwback photo and a message about her future

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Harris touts child care funding and payments to families

Vice President Kamala Harris highlighted the Biden administration's efforts to expand child care and relieve the financial pressures of parenthood dur...

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$350,000 settlement offered in police takedown of wrong man

Officials of a Georgia city have offered a $350,000 legal settlement to a Black man injured last year when a police officer violently slammed him in t...

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Pulitzer citation awarded to Minneapolis teenager who recorded George Floyd's death

With her cellphone, Darnella Frazier documented a murder that galvanized a movement against police brutality and for an end to racial injustice.

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Lack of party support and money, plus racism and sexism, mean Black women often lose statewide elections

Virginia's gubernatorial Democratic primary race is the latest example of the struggles Black women face in running for statewide office.

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The battle for the 'nones': Young Black pastors fight to fill pews

Churches have long been a bedrock of Black American life. But with Black millennials and Gen Zers abandoning churches, young pastors attempt to invite...

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Bills prohibiting natural hair discrimination fail to make it through Louisiana Legislature - Louisiana Illuminator

All the bills that would have prohibited race-based discrimination of natural hair died in the Louisiana Legislature this session.

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‘It’s All Good’ Episode 7: The Mom Who Fought For Black Hair

When a West Side preschooler was banned by his school from wearing his hair in braids, Ida Nelson took a stand.

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Book traces long history of Black women doing yoga - Futurity

A new book delves into the long history of Black women doing yoga as self-care, including Maya Angelou, Rosa Parks, and Tina Turner.

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'This is our city too': Progress Center for Black Women moves to Capitol Square

After years of claiming space for Black women, founder Sabrina Madison is excited to claim a spot in downtown Madison, at 30 W. Mifflin St.

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The Meaning of Sisterhood for Black Women

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Nine in 10 African countries set to miss urgent COVID-19 vaccination goal | WHO | Regional Office for Africa

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Deadly Arrest Of Ronald Greene Launches Probe Of Louisiana State Polic

A secret panel made up of seven investigators will determine if officers are targeting Black motorists in the state.

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Medical Examiner’s Autopsy Of Andrew Brown Jr. Contradicts DA&#8

North Carolina state's autopsy report for Andrew Brown Jr.'s police killing in Elizabeth City not only contradicts a "false" narrative by law enforcem...

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Citing Critical Race Theory, Obama Says Right-Wing Media Is Stoking Wh

During a CNN interview with Anderson Cooper, former President Barack Obama called out right-wing media outlets that misinform and fan the flames of di...

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Navy won’t let a Black football player go to the NFL and everyone is to blame

‘Why does everything have to be about race?’ Exactly

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