Seven years ago, Sheldon Smith learned he would be a father at the age of 20. After experiencing a childhood with a father who was in and out of his life, Smith decided it was time to break the cycle that continues in his community.
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Newly Uncovered Recordings Find Thelonious Monk In His Prime – NPR
In 1959, the peak of his playing years, Thelonious Monk did something he’d never done before: record music for a film.
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Jordan Peele to Produce HBO Series ‘Lovecraft Country’ With J.J. Abrams, Misha Green – Variety
Jordan Peele will executive produce the new series “Lovecraft Country,” which has been ordered straight-to-series at HBO, Variety has confirmed.
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Family of Michael Brown Settles Lawsuit Against City of Ferguson – The New York Times
A federal judge on Tuesday approved a settlement in the lawsuit brought by the family of Michael Brown against the police officer who fatally shot him in Ferguson, Mo., ending the legal chapter of a case that sparked national outrage over the police’s treatment of black people.
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Ruth Carter Is The Veteran Black Costume Designer Serving Looks In Black Panther – Essence
The former ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood honoree brought the aesthetic world of Wakanda to life with African-inspired costumes.
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7 African Sauce Brands That You Need to Try – OkayAfrica
DIASPORA—If you’re like us, then you craving African cuisine all the time. With so many unique delicacies to offer, there’s no denying that our food is everything.
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The Deep Detroit roots of Shahida Mausi – Michigan Chronicle
When Shahida Mausi says her roots are in Detroit, she can make that claim with more authority than many Detroiters; her family has been in the Motor City for 100 years this year. Meaning since before the Motor City was even the Motor City.
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Mahershala Ali Thinks We Can Still Make this Country Great – GQ
But not in the MAGA way. After winning every award under the sun for his role in ‘Moonlight,’ Mahershala Ali used his platform to speak up for love and tolerance. And though he’s been profiled by Berkeley cops and placed on the terrorist watch list for having a Muslim name, he still believes that “in time the pendulum will swing in the right direction.”
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I Am Evidence (2017 Tribeca Film Festival Review) – Paste Magazine
In June of 2016, Anna Clark wrote an in-depth piece for Elle about an astounding amount of untested, forgotten rape kits piled up in Detroit. The article highlighted the victims—the majority of whom were black women—and the undaunted pursuit of justice undertaken by Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy, with brutal statistics supported by interspersed tales of survivors attempting to live their lives after seeing their cases mishandled by uncaring, biased police bureaucracy.
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Dr. Dre Pledges $10M for Compton High Performing Arts Center – Afro
COMPTON, Calif. (AP) — Dr. Dre is pledging $10 million toward the construction of a performing arts center at Compton High School.
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