Photo courtesy of Will Donlow https://shorturl.at/UzqIJ “There she died. She died right there in the church. We couldn’t get her out.” “People are stuck in the Roosevelts. People are stuck in a 10 foot story building right now.” “Being an MLK statue, it fell down. It’s broken. We need a new MLK statue. It’s gone. […]
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Another May 13th goes by and not a peep about the what Philadelphia did to Black people in 1985. I waited til about noon central standard tie to google the news on the “Move Philly Bombing” and I found six articles. Most black media publications only had old stories or old video recycled but nothing
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Garnette Cadogan on the Realities of Being Black in America By Garnette Cadogan “My only sin is my skin. What did I do, to be so black and blue?” –Fats Waller, “(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue?” “Manhattan’s streets I saunter’d, pondering.” –Walt Whitman, “Manhattan’s Streets I Saunter’d, Pondering” My love for walking started
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Fresh off an Emmy win, Lamorne Morris talks about playing one of his comedy idols — who happens to share his last name — in a new film about “Saturday Night Live’s” first broadcast. Lamorne Morris accepts the Emmy for best supporting actor in a limited or anthology series for “Fargo” in Los Angeles on
Small-business owners and sneaker enthusiasts are equally upset about the increase in costs. Cool Kicks, a sneaker store on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, in 2023. Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times / Getty Images file By Curtis Bunn Devlin Carter created his luxury sneaker company, SIA Collective, six years ago and built it into a
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With all the noise on social media, where does Black love really stand? We dive into the data to look at how it’s holding on, and evolving, today. By Nandi Howard This story is featured in the January/February 2025 issue of ESSENCE. The State of Black Marriage Black love and marriage have always been cornerstones of resilience and identity
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