There were enough Black presenters to Cha-Cha slide at the family reunion but very few winners in the bunch.
Nsenga K. Burton Ph.D.
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Remembering Natalie Desselle Reid
Fans everywhere are mourning the loss of actress Natalie Desselle Reid, 53, who passed away December 7 after a quiet battle with colon cancer.
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New documentary captures the many sides of late civil rights lion John Lewis
In ‘Good Trouble,’ award-winning documentary filmmaker Dawn Porter captures the many sides of John Lewis in lifelong quest for freedom.
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#QuarantineAndChill: Things to do during the COVID-19 crisis
Outside of holidays, when do folks really have this much potential time to spend together?
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Dear Black people: Coronavirus will kill you
For the record, people in 19 African countries have tested positive for coronavirus.
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2019 Oscars: Black Filmmakers win big [photos/video]
The 2019 Academy Awards have come to an end and #BlackGirlMagic and #BlackBoyJoy were in full effect as some of our favorites walked away with gold statuettes, some after a 30-year uphill climb.
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2019 Oscar Nominees: #OscarsSoBlack?
It is evident — at least this year — that Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences President Cheryl Boone Isaacs’ A2020 mandate for more diversity and representation has been heard and is working.
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Bill Cosby’s sentence isn’t just about politics
Let’s say this together: Bill Cosby, the sexual predator is the same person as Bill Cosby the actor/producer/philanthropist. Folks need to wrap their minds around that fact. Black folks, especially women, don’t have to support Cosby because he’s Black; behaving like race is the pre-determining factor in his conviction is vile.