Netflix reveals first looks at TOP BOY cast
Ashley Walters (Bulletproof, Sugarhouse) and Kane Robinson reprise their roles as ‘Dushane’ and ‘Sully’, joined by newcomerMicheal Ward as ‘Jamie’
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Black history
‘It’s 70 years since Windrush and we’re still fighting for top jobs
Six months ago Aisha Okafor (not her real name), in her 30s, was ready to quit her job as a
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Six Historically Black Beaches to Visit This Summer
When we think of Black history often times vacation destinations are left out of our dialogue. Our past is well
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Christ sacrificed himself for others. Are America’s Christians sacrificing others for themselves?
his summer marks 400 years since August 1619, when the first slaves were brought to Jamestown, Virginia.The four centuries have been to
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Netflix Announces Milestone Italian Original About Black Youths in Italy
Netflix has announced new Italian original titled “Zero” which will mark the first Italian series centered around the present-day lives of
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Why America lost so many of its black teachers
Before 1964 nearly half of college-educated African-Americans in the South were teachers. JULY MARKS the 55th anniversary of the Civil
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Writer turns brother’s ‘traumatic’ Windrush scandal story into BBC drama
The experience left Anthony Bryan pictured above, “questioning his very identity” The brother of a man who was caught up
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The ‘Heaven 11’: Gospel Music Expert Lists 11 Most Influential Black Gospel Songs
Baylor University journalism professor and former editor gospel music editor for Billboard Magazine, is celebrating African American Music Appreciation Month in
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Meet the Father of Black Gospel Music who was rejected by early mainstream churches
Thomas Andrew Dorsey, the celebrated African-American musician who was known famously as “the father of Black gospel music” was born
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When the Fourth of July Was a Black Holiday
After the Civil War, African Americans in the South transformed Independence Day into a celebration of their newly won freedom.
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Miss Tennessee crowns first African American pageant winner
Brianna Mason made history on Saturday night by becoming the first African American woman to be crowned Miss Tennessee in
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Big money and bulldozers threaten black history
In New York in 1975, Jacqueline Kennedy was worried about a plan to destroy Grand Central Terminal. Writing to the mayor,
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Most Americans say the legacy of slavery still affects black people in the U.S. today
A U.S. House of Representatives committee plans to hold a hearing this week on the topic of reparations for slavery, the first
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Black Christians reflect on church’s condoning of slavery
When the Rev. Jaymes Robert Moody takes his pulpit to preach, sometimes he pictures the graveyard. That is where his
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Historic first – Winners of America’s three biggest beauty pageants are all black women
In a historic first, the 2019 winners of America’s three biggest beauty pageants are all black women. Nia Franklin, 25,
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