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Thanks to a former teacher in Detroit, many will be reminded that Idlewild is more than just a movie starring the rap group Outkast. When inspiration struck for her latest outdoor project, Maria Lawton Adams had just finished transforming the Tindal Rec Center on Detroit’s West Side into a safe …

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Chris Tucker arrives at the Kennedy Center for the Mark Twain Award for American Humor on October 27, 2019 in Washington, D.C.Photo: ALEX EDELMAN/AFP (Getty Images) Though the Friday film franchise has continued on without Chris Tucker and his hilarious role as Smokey in the 1995 cult classic, his absence …

Julia Child heard many stories about France as a kid growing up in California. They were lies. Her father, an imperious conservative many people called “Big John,” liked to tarnish all Europeans as “dark” and “dirty,” despite having never been to the continent. He reserved an illogical portion of his …

A Black Texas police officer has multiple damaged organs following a shooting at a bar on Saturday (October 16) that left another deputy dead. According to KHOU-TV, Harris County Constable Precinct 4 Deputy Darryl Garrett has undergone several surgeries in order for doctors to remove bullet fragments that damaged some …

Meet the two Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. members who made history at Nordstrom with their Black-owned luxury hat collection. Co-founders Tajh Crutch and Archie Clay III broke into the fashion industry in 2016 with their high-end hat line WEAR BRIMS. Modeled around three basic principles: family, faith, and confidence, …

Photo: Vittorio Zunino (Getty Images) Let’s be honest, bangs don’t work for everyone. However, after Naomi Campbell rocked them all over magazine covers, everybody sure thought they could. No one carried the flag for bangs like the supermodel. If cut and styled properly they look gorgeous. The problems come when …

A simple analysis about the unfolding crisis in Northern Ireland has established itself as settled wisdom among almost all informed observers across Europe, the United States, and even Britain: It’s all London’s fault. The story is convincing. It was Britain that voted for Brexit despite warnings about the threat it …

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Zaire Wade has partnered with Black-owned NFT platform Electronic Token and Canadian studio House of Kibaa to release the first NFT collection by his sustainable clothing line, YNG DNA. The collection contains 12 individual YNG DNA Meta NFTs which offer holders benefits including exclusive physical merchandise and virtual trading cards featuring artwork by …