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Is Rachel Roy ‘Becky’ From Beyoncé’s Lemonade?
Now, there has been a long-standing rumor that the reason Beyoncé’s sister Solange opened up a can of whup-ass on Bey’s husband Jay Z in that elevator two years ago was that he was getting a little too close to designer Rachel Roy, who also happened to be his ex-business partner Dame Dash’s ex-wife. Well…
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Lemonade: A Searing Ode to Grown Black Womanness
Well, if anyone could move the conversation away from the tragic death of Prince this weekend, it’s Beyoncé, once a pop princess, now a fully grown queen who dropped her 12-track visual album, Lemonade, on HBO Saturday night (now available on Tidal). And far from being a “cool, refreshing drink,” Bey’s lemonade was a hot…
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Prince Cremated Before Private Service at Paisley Park: Reports
Prince Rogers Nelson’s body was cremated Friday, hours after his body was released from the coroner’s office, according to several reports. The Daily Mirror says that a source close to the late singer, who died Thursday at age 57, said that Prince had “very precise ideas” of how he wanted to be laid to rest,…
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Bucking a National Trend, Suicide Rates Decline for Black Men in US
A recently released study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that suicide in the United States has surged to the highest levels in 30 years, with increases in every age group except older adults and black men, reports the New York Times. The good news for black men is especially heartening…
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Va. Restores Voting Rights to More Than 200,000 Felons
The Democratic governor of Virginia announced Friday that more than 206,000 people convicted of felonies will now be eligible to vote in the state. Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed an executive order Friday restoring the civil rights of both nonviolent and violent former offenders after they complete their sentence and all other requirements, such s supervised probation or…
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Prince Remembered as Tech Advocate for Black Youth
No matter what the circumstances of his death, those who honor, revere and love Prince know that the contributions of his masterful life are what truly matter. And though he was not always vocal about it, Prince loved blackness and black people, and this especially extended to young people. Pundit and advocate Van Jones remembers…
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Ga. Man Kills 5 After Wife Wanted Divorce
In yet another tragic mass shooting, a 50-year-old Georgia man took the lives of five people before turning the gun on himself Friday. Local station WRDW reports that Wayne Anthony Hawes was discovered dead at his home in Appling, Ga, a town that is part of the Augusta, Ga., metropolitan area. Police say that Hawes…
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Man Who Shot Md. Firefighter Not Charged
The man who police say shot and killed a Maryland firefighter was not charged in his death and was released from custody Saturday, reports USA Today. Prince George’s County firefighter John Ulmschneider, 39, was shot and killed Friday night while responding to a call in Temple Hills, Md., a suburb of Washington, D.C. A second…
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What Does Georgetown University Owe the 272 Slaves Who Saved It?
This week New York Times journalist Rachel Swarns published a formidable piece of journalism on how Georgetown University, one of the country’s most prestigious schools, was saved by the sale of 272 slaves in the early 1800s. Swarns, best known for her book on Michelle Obama’s ancestry, American Tapestry, wrote movingly about the devastating details…
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Watch: President Obama Takes on Steph Curry in Support of My Brother’s Keeper
If the activities from this week are any indication, President Barack Obama plans to really make his My Brother’s Keeper initiative a success before he leaves the White House. The president has been recruiting and using African-American entertainers and athletes to drum up support for the program, which focuses on black male excellence and support, and…
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