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Three black students filed a discrimination lawsuit in 2015 after they said they were called racial slurs and discriminated against by their teachers.

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Denzel Washington-Led ‘Othello’ Becomes Top-Grossing Broadway Play of All Time

The play earned $2.8 million across eight performances before its official opening.
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Mariah Carey to Kick Off Celebration of Mimi Tour In Asia

The Songbird Supreme will take the twentieth anniversary of ‘The Emancipation of Mimi’ worldwide beginning in May.
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8 Memorable Big Sean and Jhené Aiko Collaborations

The couple released their first joint album as TWENTY88 in 2016.
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The High Cost of Being a Black Woman: Fighting for Equal Pay in an Unequal System

Black women earn just 64 cents to a white man’s dollar. Leaders like Minda Harts, Fatima Goss Graves, and Thasunda Brown Duckett are demanding pay equity and financial justice.
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Crystal-Lee Naomi on Jasmine’s Shocking Fate in the “Sistas” Finale: “She Wasn’t the Villain”

Actress Crystal-Lee Naomi opens up about her character’s misunderstood pain, the power of vengeance, and why Gary still has a reckoning coming.
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Still Hotter Than Pepper: Machel Montano on Soca, Legacy, and Lighting Up the Global Stage

In this no-holds-barred interview, the soca king gets candid about going viral on Tiny Desk, earning a master’s in Carnival Studies, and why the world is finally catching up to a sound he’s been perfecting since childhood.
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Janelle Monáe Calls Out ‘Bullies’ in Bold Speech at Human Rights Campaign Dinner

The artist and activist didn’t hold back when addressing political oppression at the Human Rights Campaign dinner.
03/24/2025

Mia Love, First Black Republican Woman in Congress, Passes Away at 49

The former Utah congresswoman and daughter of Haitian immigrants leaves behind a powerful legacy of unity, service, and strength.
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Trump Urges Voluntary Departure of Migrants as Over Half a Million Lose Legal Status

Officials say migrants with expiring protections should “self-deport,” reigniting debates over immigration enforcement.
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