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Did you know Country music is rooted in Black culture?
You could be forgiven as a person of color to assume that Country Music is white people music. This is the general assumption because the sector is heavily dominated by whites. Make no mistake about it;...
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Sugar Chile Robinson; the piano prodigy who first earned a White House invite but ditched music for school
Some find fame and fortune early on sustaining the momentum and die wealthy and esteemed. Others find both late yet leave their mark. Frank Isaac Robinson’s tale is a rather curious one. He found...
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How Marsha Johnson inspired the Stonewall Riots of 1969 which led to the first Gay Pride March
Some heterosexuals feel they are being gagged against speaking and writing unflattering things about gays. They assert the sledge hammer is unleashed to kill the proverbial fly leading to job losses and...
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What greats like Malcom X, MLK, Nkrumah and Azikiwe thought of Garvey
Bigger, faster and stronger animals intimidate and dominate the not so fortunate ones. However, being witty and clever can postpone death another day in the jungle of life. Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr., the...
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Meet Brenda E. Robinson, first African-American female pilot in U.S. Navy history
In Black History Month, Brenda E. Robinson deserves our lens. She is the first African-American female pilot in U.S. Navy history. She is the 59th woman to enter the Navy’s training program, became...
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Ghanaian heart surgeon in U.S. faces 17-year jail time for illegally making $23m from ghost surgeries
A Ghanaian doctor in the U.S. faces a 17-year prison term if convicted of a single count of attempt and conspiracy to commit mail fraud. Dr. Moses deGraft-Johnson, owner of the Heart and Vascular Institute...