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Psalm 98:4 instructs us to “burst into jubilant song with music.”  The gospel troupe, Zie’l (pronounced Zeye-El) is doing just that as they burst onto…

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Academy Award-nominated actress Viola Davis opened up recently to The New York Times about the “mammy-ish roles” she’s been asked to play in Hollywood. Davis…

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A recent study found that police officers across Los Angeles have averaged about one kill per week for the past 14 years. Most killed are…

  Earlier this week we posted the story about mega- star  Carman defending Victoria and Joel on his page. Well over 30,000 of you responded!…

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The National Bar Association (NBA) wants 25 cities to hand over their records concerning police brutality cases. The NBA plans to file open records requests to…

Movie mogul, playwright, director and actor extraordinaire Tyler Perry (pictured with kids) is known for being generous with his fortune. Perry has supported such causes as…

It was interesting to me when one of our Facebook friends shared the website BeatingBlackKids.com.  Beating Black Kids is a movement that dismantles the negative effects of hitting children.  It also deals with the negative effects of those who were beaten as a child.  This movement began with the book “Beating Black Kids” by Asanda […]

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Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o stopped by Sesame Street to talk to Elmo about the importance and beauty of skin. The message from Sesame Street:…

“Fresh Prince of Bel Air” star Alfonso Ribeiro was the early standout during the Monday premiere of the 19th season of ABC’s “Dancing With the…

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A grand jury has until January 7 to decide whether or not to bring criminal charges against Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson,  who shot unarmed…

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    LOS ANGELES (AP) - It took a murderous Idris Elba and a pair of dolphin buddies to defeat “Guardians of the Galaxy” at…

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Last month, Paulette Brown became the first black woman elected to lead the American Bar Association, the nation’s foremost legal group. The ABA has near 400,000 members…