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Mimi Faust Opens Up About Her Daughter Learning Of Her Sex Tape Through Classmates
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Op-Ed: Karrueche Tran And Coach Prime Are Changing The Conversation On Dating Older
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From The Pulpit To The Streets: Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Enduring Legacy Of Hope, Power, And Justice
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CHEYENNE, WY – APRIL 20: Reverend Jesse Jackson speaks to a Democratic gathering at the Cheyenne Civic Center on April 20, 1989 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. An African American Baptist minister and political activist, Jackson was a candidate for the U.S. presidency in 1984 and 1988. In 2000 President Clinton awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest honor bestowed on civilians. (Photo by Mark Junge/Getty Images) By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated February
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Celebrating Black Love At The 2026 American Black Film Festival Honors
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The American Black Film Festival Honors has long been one of the most anticipated celebrations in the entertainment calendar. Started in 2016 (the actual ABFF has been around since 1997), the event not only spotlights the achievements of Black filmmakers and storytellers but also showcases Black love on the red carpet.
But beyond the awards and accolades, ABFF Honors has also become a place
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Exclusive: Georgia Fort On Her Arrest, The Fear It’s Left In Her Kids, And Why She’s Still Committed To Telling ‘Our Stories’
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In the early morning hours of January 30, Georgia Fort turned on Facebook Live to share breaking news. As a three-time Emmy Award-winning journalist, this was not a new practice. She had turned her camera on a number of times to document history across Minnesota’s Twin Cities. Fort was one of only two journalists in the courtroom when
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Exclusive: ‘RHOP’ Star Angel Massie On Facing Bullying, Protecting Her Marriage, And If She’ll Return For Another Season
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Costume Designer Ruth Carter And Professional Drag Racer Dystany Spurlock On Success, Sacrifice, And Self-Care
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Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth Carter and professional motorcycle drag racer Dystany Spurlock shared their stories of success and self-care with a room full of women in red at the 17th Annual Morgan Stanley Leadership Breakfast in Purchase, New York on Friday, Feb. 6. Held in partnership with the American Heart Association, the annual gathering encouraged attendees to don crimson in recognition of