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26 Dead As 'Destructive' E-4 Tornado, Flattened Entire Blocks In Mississippi
At least 25 people were killed and dozens of others were injured in Mississippi as the massive storm ripped through several towns on its...

Ed Gaines
Mar 27, 20231 min read
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Ava DuVernay Is The First Black woman Featured On Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream
Ben & Jerry's released "Lights! Caramel! Action! directed by Ava DuVernay," vanilla ice cream with salted caramel, graham cracker and...

Ed Gaines
Mar 25, 20231 min read
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Tamia Potter Is Vanderbilt’s First Black Female Neurosurgery Resident
Vanderbilt University’s neurosurgery residency program will have its first Black woman resident. Tamia Potter a Florida A&M graduate is...

Ed Gaines
Mar 23, 20231 min read
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Snoop Dogg’ s Business Empire Grows Launching Indo Premium Coffee Brand
Snoop Dogg is growing his business. Snoop is teaming up with Indonesian coffee entrepreneur Michael Riady on INDOxyz. INDOxyz will launch...

Ed Gaines
Mar 22, 20231 min read
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Rudolph Isley Sues Brother Ron Over Group Trademark
Rudolph Isley said his brother Ronald has unfairly tried to lock up exclusive rights to a name that's supposed to be jointly owned....

Ed Gaines
Mar 21, 20231 min read
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Shaquille O’Neal’s Tweet From Hospital Bed Raised Concerns From Fans
Shaquille O'Neal posted a photo to his social media showing him laying down in a hospital bed with an IV attached to his arm. That post...

Ed Gaines
Mar 20, 20231 min read
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Keyshia Cole will play herself in Lifetime’s musical biopic. “This Is My Story”
Keyshia Cole will executive produce and make her acting debut, playing herself in Lifetime’s latest musical biopic. Keyshia Cole: This Is...

Ed Gaines
Mar 17, 20231 min read
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Florida Man Sentenced To 400 Years Is Now Free. “I never lost hope”
57 year old Sidney Holmes, a black man who served more than 34 years of a 400-year sentence for an armed robbery in April 1989, in which...

Ed Gaines
Mar 17, 20231 min read
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Al Roker Will Be a Grandpa, Daughter Courtney Is Pregnant With First Baby
Al Roker’s daughter Courtney, 35, posted on Instagram on Tuesday that she and her husband, Wesley Laga, are expecting their first child...

Ed Gaines
Mar 16, 20231 min read
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Teenager Drove 6 Hours to Shop for Prom Store Owner Gave Her A Free $700 Dress
Summer Lucille, owner of the boutique Juicy Body Goddess, gave a high school senior a surprise. Lucille told Today.com why she started...

Ed Gaines
Mar 15, 20231 min read
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First Black Woman To Help Discover A New Element Now On The ‘Periodic Table'
Clarice Evone Salone Phelps, a nuclear chemist was part of the research team responsible for the discovery of a new element, 117 also...

Ed Gaines
Mar 12, 20232 min read
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Magic Johnson's Father Earvin Johnson Sr. Dies At 88 "My father was my first hero"
Earvin Johnson Sr., the father of Magic Johnson, died Wednesday night. He was 88. Last year Johnson posted on Instagram a touching...

Ed Gaines
Mar 10, 20232 min read
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Lionel Richie Announces Summer 2023 Tour With Earth, Wind & Fire
Two Funk and R&B Legends have announced a joint tour together. Earth, Wind & Fire and Lionel Richie will be touring together this...

Ed Gaines
Mar 7, 20231 min read
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Doll Honors Canada’s First Black Woman Interventional Cardiologist
Montreal-based Brown Diva Dolls has released a limited-edition doll version of Dr. Alexandra Bastiany, who's Canada's first Black female...

Ed Gaines
Mar 7, 20231 min read
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‘Creed III’ Wins Title With Historic $58.7M Weekend Box Office Opening
Creed III made history as the biggest domestic opening for a sports film. The film opened to a franchise record of $58.7M. That’s also...

Ed Gaines
Mar 6, 20231 min read
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The First Black Woman In Secret Service, Zandra Flemister, Dies At Age 71
Zandra Flemister, the first Black woman to serve as a special agent in the U.S. Secret Service, died last week at age 71. She started her...

Ed Gaines
Mar 6, 20231 min read
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Chris Rock Addresses Oscars Slap in Live Netflix Special ‘Selective Outrage’
Chris Rock did his live comedy special on Netflix called 'Selective Outrage' and addressed the big controversial Oscar slap. Towards the...

Ed Gaines
Mar 5, 20231 min read
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The First Highest Ranking African American Woman In Navy History
Admiral Michelle J. Howard was the first African-American woman to command a U.S. Navy ship, USS Rushmore, and the first to achieve two-...

Ed Gaines
Mar 5, 20231 min read
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Shaquille O’Neal creates mentorship program to help middle school students
Shaquille O’Neal is partnering up with law enforcement in Georgia to start a mentorship program for middle school students. The Henry...

Ed Gaines
Mar 4, 20231 min read
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Sesame Street's First Black Woman Puppeteer
Sesame Street got its first full-time Black female puppeteer. Megan Piphus Peace joined the cast full time and landed the role of...

Ed Gaines
Mar 4, 20231 min read
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