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BMW, Mercedes Benz, and Other Advertisers Are Pulling Their O’Reilly Factor Spots – Slate

April 4, 2017KOLUMN, KOLUMN Magazine ...

Much has happened in the three days since the New York Times published revelations that Bill O’Reilly and Fox News had paid $13 million in settlements to five women who accused the network star of harassment.

For Black homicides, Pa. ranks 5th deadliest in nation – The Philadelphia Tribune

April 4, 2017African American Commuities, Black Crime ...

Pennsylvania ranked the fifth-highest in the nation tallying Black homicide victims — with more than 26 deaths for each 100,000 Black residents, according to a study released this week by the Violence Policy Center.

Wildly Talented Nigerian Artist Made This Drawing Without Any Training Whatsoever – The Huffington Post

April 4, 2017African American Art, African Art ...

But your stick figures are really awesome, too!

Review: Emperor Jones, Fearsome and Fearful in a Roaring Revival – The New York Times

April 4, 2017African American Theater, KOLUMN ...

The unbounded fury of Emperor Brutus Jones blasts into the room before he does. It is the sound of a powerful man in a dangerous fit of temper. “Who dare wake up the emperor?” he roars.

Baltimore Is a Case Study In How Black Cities Are Not Being Served by Black Leadership – Atlanta Black Star

April 4, 2017African American Commuities, KOLUMN ...

What are Black elected officials doing to help their Black constituents? What is the purpose and value of Black power if there are Black faces in high places in city government, yet the old systems of institutional racism remain in place and the economic conditions of Black people do not improve?

These Stunning Twins With Albinism Are Taking the Modeling Industry By Storm – Allure

April 3, 2017Africa, KOLUMN ...

A pair of African twin models are going viral after being discovered by Swiss photographer Vinicius Terranova.

Philly’s Jim Crow hiring and business: The legacy of Cecil B. Moore – The Philadelphia Tribune

April 3, 2017African American Economics, African American History ...

Cecil B. Moore, who was born 102 years ago on April 2, 1915, is turning over in his grave right now because the city’s Black so-called leaders still haven’t picked up the baton he tried to hand them.