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GRAMMY SPOTLIGHT: “Godfather of Black Music” Clarence Avant to be honored at Clive Davis’ annual Pre-GRAMMY gala

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Cindy McCain blasted after mistakenly trying to bust woman for human trafficking

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B. Smith’s embattled husband Dan Gasby claims she gave him permission to date after Alzheimer diagnosis ‘B. asked me to go on with my life’

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Blackface pictures surface from N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper’s college yearbook at UNC Chapel Hill

Although he is not depicted in the photos, the images follow recent news of other politicians being linked to blackface pictures from their university days
/ February 7, 2019
Ava DuVernay took the helm of Time magazine for the optimism issue. (Time)

Ava DuVernay shades Liam Neeson in Twitter lesson on white privilege and helms Time magazine issue on optimism

[griojw id=”CGcxlS6c” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   Director Ava DuVernay threw some serious shade at actor Liam Neeson and First Lady Melania Trump […]
/ February 7, 2019
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Prep school students clap back at NYC Mayor over blackface tweet

Students at Brooklyn’s Poly Prep Country Day School say don’t lump them into one big ball of bigots and clapped […]
/ February 7, 2019
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Blackface photo is a reminder of Virginia’s racist history

The discovery last week of a racist photo on Gov. Ralph Northam‘s 1984 medical school yearbook page has served as […]
/ February 7, 2019
A screenshot taken on Thursday Feb.7, 2019 from an online fashion outlet showing a Gucci turtleneck black wool balaclava sweater for sale, that they recently pulled from its online and physical stores. Gucci has apologized for the wool sweater that resembled a "blackface" and said the item had been removed from its online and physical stores, the latest case of an Italian fashion house having to apologize for cultural or racial insensitivity. (AP Photo) thegrio.com

Gucci pulls $890 ‘blackface sweater’ from stores after complaints of racism

Gucci has apologized for a wool sweater after complaints that it resembled blackface makeup and said the item had been […]
/ February 7, 2019
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New lawsuit accuses New York of violating the rights of Brooklyn prisoners

The Federal Defenders of New York is suing the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn for violating inmates’ right during a recent partial power outage.
/ February 6, 2019
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

NYC students make history, highest graduation ever for the public schools

New state data revealed that New York City’s High School graduation rate increased in 2018, making it the highest graduation rate in recorded history.
/ February 6, 2019