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The Real Racist Story Behind Beyoncé’s Upcoming ‘Cowboy Carter’ Album

Ever since Beyoncé showed up at the Grammys last month rocking a pristine cowboy hat and followed up a week later with a Beyhive-breaking album announcement and surprise two-piece release at Super Bowl LVIII, the internet has been alight with conjecture on why she took a very unexpected foray into Country music. Music Producer & […]

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Weekend News Roundup March 09, 2024

Photo: Facebook Massachusetts police are on the hunt for a suspect connected to the brutal killing of a mother and her pre-teen daughter earlier this week. Advertisement On Tuesday, 27-year-old Chasity Nunez and her 11-year-old daughter, Zella, were sitting in their SUV when two men were seen on surveillance camera parking their car, stepping out […]

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Trump Called This NC Republican Who said Black People Owe Reparations— ‘Martin Luther King on Steroids’

Former President Donald Trump has been trumpeting his skills as the Black people whisperer for a minute now — so it’s only fitting that he would crown the next Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Small Town Horror Story: The Shopping Cart Killer Off English While in North Carolina, Trump endorsed North Carolina Lt. Governor Mark […]

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Does This NC Republican Sound Like ‘Martin Luther King on Steroids’ to You? You Won’t Believe This

Former President Donald Trump has been trumpeting his skills as the Black people whisperer for a minute now — so it’s only fitting that he would crown the next Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Small Town Horror Story: The Shopping Cart Killer Off English While in North Carolina, Trump endorsed North Carolina Lt. Governor Mark […]

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White Pastor Defends Slavery And Calls Martin Luther King Jr. A ‘Non-Believer Who Misrepresented Christ’

NewsOne Featured Video Source: Irfan Khan / Getty We all know of white conservatives’ affinity for trying to rewrite the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to fit their white, fragile and disingenuous “colorblind” narrative. We’ve seen over and over again white America’s practice of reducing MLK’s entire ideology to a single line about “content” […]

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VP Harris Calls SCOTUS ‘The Court Of Thurgood’ In MLK Day Speech: ‘Freedom Is Under Profound Threat’

NewsOne Featured Video Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris speaks about the Biden Administration’s latest actions to reduce gun violence during a program in Charlotte, North Carolina, on January 11, 2024. | Source: Anadolu / Getty Vice President Kamala Harris in a speech commemorating the annual Martin Luther King Jr. holiday challenged Americans […]

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Breaking Down The Conspiracy Theories Surrounding The Assassination Of MLK

NewsOne Featured Video Source: SETH HERALD / Getty When someone the world loves is tragically taken away, people need answers and if they don’t get those answers, conspiracy theories begin to take form. On this episode of Black Folklore, we dive into the complex and fascinating MLK conspiracies surrounding the assassination of Martin Luther King […]

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Op-Ed: How Does One Conveniently Protest A Genocide? Inconvenience Is A Hallmark Of MLK’s Legacy

NewsOne Featured Video Source: Bettmann / Getty How does one conveniently protest genocide? We sit in the shadow of the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday celebrations. Politicians and preachers—conservative and otherwise—extol the virtues of the United States’ most famous nonviolent prophet.  Nonprofits, church groups and ordinary folks have cleaned up public spaces, marched and […]

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17 Times People Butchered Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy

WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 18: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (L) (R-KY) walks to the senate chamber inside the U.S. Capitol to deliver remarks on December 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. Bipartisan negotiations to reach an agreement on a new border policy continue. Photo: Win McNamee (Getty Images) We can always count on Dr. Bernice […]

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15 Times White People Butchered Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy

WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 18: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (L) (R-KY) walks to the senate chamber inside the U.S. Capitol to deliver remarks on December 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. Bipartisan negotiations to reach an agreement on a new border policy continue. Photo: Win McNamee (Getty Images) We can always count on Dr. Bernice […]

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Why Did Laneisha Shantrice Henderson Try To Burn Down The Birth Home Of Martin Luther King Jr.?

NewsOne Featured Video Source: Raymond Boyd / Getty So… There are a number of things that were not on my 2023 Bingo card. Those things include Anita Baker beefing with Babyface, Ice Cube cruising through South Central L.A. with Tucker Carlson, Larry Elder giving Charlamagne Tha God his “n*gga wakeup call,” and, of course, KK-Karen […]

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James Baldwin’s Home in France Should be a Black Artist’s Mecca. Instead, It’s an Apartment Complex

American Writer James Baldwin in Paris. Photo: Sophie Bassouls/Sygma (Getty Images) For lovers of Black literature, James Baldwin was one of the greatest. And while he was born in Harlem and influenced by the Civil Rights Movement, he produced some of his best work from the south of France, where he lived for nearly 20 […]

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The Best Books for Black Parents

Photo: Fly View Productions (Getty Images) From the moment you find out you’re expecting until you help them move in to their first apartment, your role as a protector, educator and nurturer is more important than ever. And as Black parents, we face the unique challenge of raising our children in a world that often […]

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