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Actress and choreographer Debbie Allen was among the artists honored earlier this month at the 43rd annual Kennedy Center Honors. Singer-songwriter and activist Joan Baez; country singer-songwriter Garth Brooks; violinist Midori; and actor Dick Van Dyke also had medallions placed on their necks in what USA Today called a “short, small …

Photo: Tada Images (Shutterstock) Racists are a weird bunch. I mean, that’s obvious given that they’re so pressed that colors and cultures that aren’t theirs simply exist. But the thing that truly baffles me is how much effort racists put into being racist. In recent weeks, several nooses have been found …

H. Armstrong Roberts / ClassicStock / Getty Over the past five years, Yoslin Amaya would return home most days in the early-morning hours from her night shift as a janitor to her in-laws’ house in Rockville, Maryland, where she lived in a bedroom with her husband and two sons, Andrew …

It took two years for Louisiana State Police to release the body cam footage of the May 10, 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene, which only went viral after the disturbing video was obtained by the Associated Press. But now Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards is speaking out. “I wouldn’t have …

If there is a hip-hop heaven, a legendary photographer will now join the ranks of some of the iconic artists he has photographed. According to The Hollywood Reporter, hip-hop photographer, Chi Modu has passed away at the young age of 54. He is best known for the photographs he has …

Love & Hip Hop couple Erica Mena and Safaree Samuels are reportedly calling it quits after fewer than two years of marriage. People reports that on Friday (May 21) Mena, 33, filed for divorce from Samuels 39, according to documents from Georgia’s Fayette County Superior Court. Court documents reportedly obtained …

Kristen Clarke, President of the National Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights Under Law, testifies during a Senate Rules Committee hearing concerning preparedness for the 2020 election in the Russell Senate Office Building on July 22, 2020 in Washington, DC. Photo: Drew Angerer (Getty Images) On Tuesday, Kristen Clarke became the …

In the winter of 2018, I drove out to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, to finish writing my White House memoir. The town is built on a hill that descends to the junction of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers, ringed by mountains. A railroad bridge over the rivers, the brick buildings, …

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The Real Housewives of Potomac is back! An exclusive teaser trailer shared by People gives a sneak peek into the lives of the women in Potomac. With relationship drama, showdowns and surprise family confrontations, season six of the Bravo reality show is sure to take fans on an emotional ride.  …