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Photo: Frank Micelotta (Getty Images) At the 1998 Grammys, Aretha Franklin saved the show by delivering an epic performance. Luciano Pavarotti was supposed to perform, but he called in sick during the broadcast. Fortunately, Franklin was there to fill in. She performed her rendition of the classic aria, Nessun Dorma, …

New photos have been released of Academy Award-winner Regina King’s portrayal of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress, and the resemblance is astounding. In the first look pictures, King is seen wearing Chisholm’s signature updo and glasses, sending fans reeling that another Oscar is the bag for …

Photo: Andriy Blokhin (Shutterstock) Another day, another incident of inexcusable harm done to Black youth at the hands of authorities. This past week, police were called on two students on the Perimeter campus of Georgia State University when they arrived late to class. On Wednesday evening, TikTok creator and college …

The woman who identified herself as “Shay Johnson,” the cousin of Tyree Sampson, the 14-year-old from Missouri, who plunged to his death while riding the Free Fall Drop Tower at Orlando’s Icon Park with his football teammates, is not related to teen according to his family, the Orlando Sentinel reports.  …

Photo: STAN HONDA/AFP (Getty Images) It’s with a heavy heart that we report the passing of famed art collector and Studio Museum in Harlem board member Nancy Lane. As the institution’s longest serving board member, Lane championed the work of Black artists for nearly 50 years. Her death was announced …

America is yet again locking and loading its syringes. This week, the FDA and CDC green-lit another round of COVID-19 boosters for everyone over 50, and certain immunocompromised people of any age. Pfizer and Moderna’s miniaturized shots for infants and toddlers are also hopefully coming soon. That’s potentially millions of …

Grammy Award artist Pharrell Williams and Black Ambition CEO Felecia Hatcher spoke with Bloomberg TV about Black ownership. Hatcher discussed how the organization provides capital, mentorship, strategic partnerships, and high-level customers for burgeoning Black entrepreneurs.  “We funded 34 really amazing Black Lantix and HBCUs startups last year. We worked with …

Photo: Motortion Films (Shutterstock) After 8 years in jail with no conviction, Emmanuel Fair is finally free. In 2008, Fair was named as the lead suspect in a murder case following a party that ended in the sexual assault and strangulation of a 24 year old Indian woman named Arpana …

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A federal judge in Florida has ruled to block parts of Florida’s voting limits due to its unconstitutional nature that seemingly works to “discriminate against Black voters.” On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Mark Walker issued a 288-page ruling calling out certain limits within Florida’s controversial voting law saying the restrictions …