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bell hooks, Author, Educator and Feminist Icon, Dead at 69
The academic, activist and cultural critic died Wednesday at her home in Berea, Kentucky, surrounded by friends and family.
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‘A Microcosm of America’: Rebecca Carroll on Trauma, Amy Coney Barrett and the Tangled Web of Transracial Adoption
The acclaimed writer’s memoir, Surviving the White Gaze is a rare and nuanced account from a transracial adoptee. So why do so many insist on missing the point?
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‘You Kept Me Going’: Alyssa Scott Pens Tribute to Son Zen as Nick Cannon Defends Returning to Work
The 5-month-old the model shared with Nick Cannon died Sunday of a brain tumor; Cannon addressed his immediate return to his talk show, saying ‘this is love.’
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Greg Tate Canonized Black Culture. He Deserves the Same
Tributes pour in for the man and mentor many consider the ‘blueprint’ for Black cultural criticism, who unexpected death at 64 was confirmed Tuesday.
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Ladies Night: The Other Characters in Insecure‘s 7th Episode? A Wardrobe by All Black Female Designers
For the first time in the series’ history, the characters’ covetable wardrobes were designed head-to-toe by Black women.
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Under the Influence: New Study Shows Black Influencers Make 35 Percent Less Than White Counterparts
First-of-its-kind research study ‘Time to Face the Influencer Pay Gap’ revealed deep and systemic racial disparities in influencer marketing and compensation.
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‘Gorilla Glue’-Famous Tessica Brown Now Says Her Hair Is Falling Out
Two weeks after releasing the rap single ‘Ma Hair,’ Brown returned to social media to announce new troubles with her tresses.
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Past, Present and Future: MasterClass Takes on Black History, Freedom and Love With a Brilliant Cast
Some of America’s greatest minds join the streaming platform as instructors for a three-part, over 50-lesson series.
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‘They Are a Daily Fail’: Meghan Declares Victory in Her Privacy Suit After the Daily Mail’s Appeal Is Denied
The U.K.’s Court of Appeal upheld a February ruling that the publication of a private letter from the Duchess of Sussex to her father was unlawful.
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In Another Possible Black Pageant Queen Streak, Breanna Myles Is Crowned Miss Teen USA
The Floridian captured the crown on Saturday night, and was soon after joined in Black excellence by Miss USA Elle Smith.
