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The importance of education for Blacks cannot be underestimated and is best described by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as such, “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” Nothing could be …

Wendy Williams’ ex-husband has found a new career now that he is no longer managing her or acting as executive producer on her show. Kevin Hunter revealed on social media that he is opening an Italian restaurant in Downtown Brooklyn named Loreto. According to Page Six, Hunter posted on a …

Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP (Getty Images) In an unprecedented move, the House voted to strip Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) of her committee assignments. On Thursday, in a vote mostly along party lines—11 Republicans sided with the Democrats—the House passed the resolution 230-199 to remove Greene from her assignments on the …

Written by Olivia J. Eppley Recently, the multi-talented Debbie Allen was given a full-on Hollywood salute by those in the industry who admire her for her tenacity, creativity, and perseverance. Everyone from Ava DuVernay to Mara Brock Akil delievered a message of love based on Allen’s Netflix’s Dance Dreams: Hot …

Even during the 1960s, the GOP’s response to the rise of the John Birch Society was not exactly a profile in courage. But while today few Republicans are “taking a stand against QAnon and drawing a clear line in the sand and doing it repeatedly,” at least back then “there …

The world is still mourning the loss of Cicely Tyson and now the public will have a chance to pay its respects to the icon in her hometown of Harlem. According to ABC, a public viewing will be held at the Abyssinian Baptist Church on Feb. 8. People will be …

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In a new trailer for his upcoming NBC comedy Young Rock, Dwayne Johnson detailed how growing up in a wrestling family heavily impacted who he is today. “To understand me, you have to understand where I came from,” the wrestler-turned-actor says in the video. Johnson recalls growing up in Hawaii …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Wednesday teachers can safely return to schools without getting coronavirus vaccinations. While teachers and school unions across the country continue to fight over whether to return to in-person learning, the Biden administration is working with states and localities to safely reopen …

Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta-Pool (Getty Images) The attempted insurrection at the Capitol last month left many of us shocked and horrified. Within the Pentagon, that horror was only compounded by the realization that many service members—both active duty and retired—participated in the riot. In an effort to address the extremism …