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Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Rollout Pays Homage to Country Music’s History: All the Easter Eggs
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Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Rollout Pays Homage to Country Music’s History: ...
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Harris steps up her role as ambassador to voters shaky on Biden: Polls suggest some young voters and people of color are souring on President Biden ...
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Harris steps up her role as ambassador to voters shaky on Biden
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Alabama GOP passes bill restricting DEI programs in public schools: The bill, now at Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk, the bill would restrict teaching “divisive concepts” ...
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Alabama GOP passes bill restricting DEI programs in public schools
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N.C. GOP nominee compared Planned Parenthood, men with saggy pants to KKK: Mark Robinson, the Republican in a competitive governor’s race, has declared them and ...
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N.C. GOP nominee compared Planned Parenthood, men with saggy pants to KKK
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Netflix biopic "Shirley" focuses on influential former Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm. Did all the events really happen? We fact check the movie.
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When Southern Segregationists Gave Black Residents One-Way Bus Tickets North: The concept stemmed from the 1962 Reverse Freedom Rides, a segregationist effort to ...
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When Southern Segregationists Gave Black Residents One-Way Bus Tickets ...
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NAACP calls Black student-athletes to boycott Florida public colleges over anti-DEI policy
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Quick Glance: NAACP Urges Black Student-Athletes to Boycott Florida Universities Over DEI Policy
  • The NAACP is calling on Black student-athletes to boycott Florida universities after the University of Florida terminated all diversity, equity, and inclusion positions on campus.

  • Florida is not the only Republican-led state pushing back on 'woke' programs like DEI initiatives.

  • Criticism of the University of Florida's decision has come from various quarters, including alumni like NFL Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith.

  • The NAACP emphasizes that the responsibility is not solely on Black students, but also on public institutions to foster a supportive educational environment for all students.
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Thriving how-to squatter internet forums reveal home takeover secrets: 'You can't stop it!'
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Thriving how-to squatter internet forums reveal home takeover secrets: ...
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Britt: I was ‘pretty pumped’ that ‘SNL’ picked Scarlett Johansson to spoof me: Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) is giving her seal of approval to Scarlett Johansson’s ...
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Britt: I was ‘pretty pumped’ that ‘SNL’ picked Scarlett Johansson to spoof ...
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Johnson: My chat with man who stoked the anti-DEI flames in Alabama: Earl H. Tilford and I had an engaging conversation. I listened, trying to hear just how he ...
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Johnson: My chat with man who stoked the anti-DEI flames in Alabama
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National monument honoring enslaved Black people set to open in Alabama: The Freedom Monument Sculpture Park and National Monument to Freedom will become the ...
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National monument honoring enslaved Black people set to open in Alabama
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Data from the U.S. Census Bureau is in for 2023. Though the number of people living in Alabama increased slightly last year ... Show more
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He was wrongfully imprisoned for 40 years. Now he’s an award-winning artist: ‘I turned my past into something good’
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He was wrongfully imprisoned for 40 years. Now he’s an award-winning ...
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Urgent hunt for missing girl Paris Cole, 14, in Coventry: 14-year-old Paris Cole was last seen in Coventry city centre around 7.30pm on Friday, March 8 ...
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Urgent hunt for missing girl Paris Cole, 14, in Coventry
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Congressman responds to Barkley’s Trump mugshot comment: ‘Sir Charles won’t be punching this Combat Vet’
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Congressman responds to Barkley’s Trump mugshot comment: ‘Sir Charles ...
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Fawn Weaver Is All About the Whiskey Business : Fawn Weaver of Uncle Nearest Spirits is doing more than raising a glass—she's raising awareness.
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Fawn Weaver Is All About the Whiskey Business
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Tracing the Legacy of Slavery in America Through Sculpture: The Freedom Monument Sculpture Park in Montgomery, Alabama is the Equal Justice Initiative's latest ...
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Tracing the Legacy of Slavery in America Through Sculpture
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In Her Shoes: Taraji P. Henson Surprised Oprah: On this week’s episode of the ‘In Her Shoes’ podcast, Cut editor-in-chief Lindsay Peoples speaks with Taraji P ...
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In Her Shoes: Taraji P. Henson Surprised Oprah
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Friend or foe: A closer look at the role of health care algorithms in racial and ethnic disparities
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Friend or foe: A closer look at the role of health care algorithms in ...
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The Guide #131: Are music biopics the new superhero films?: In this week’s newsletter: Forever searching for box office hits, studios are looking to cash in with ...
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The Guide #131: Are music biopics the new superhero films?
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Black individuals with a genetic mutation found to have increased risk of developing atrial fibrillation, heart failure
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Black individuals with a genetic mutation found to have increased risk of ...
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The Brussels Times Gig Guide: What are the best concerts this March?: We have selected the best concerts and gigs in Brussels that you and your friends should ...
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The Brussels Times Gig Guide: What are the best concerts this March?
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The True Story Behind 'Masters of the Air's Tuskegee Airmen: Episode 8 of Masters of the Air introduces the Tuskegee Airmen, but who were these ...
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The True Story Behind 'Masters of the Air's Tuskegee Airmen
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Beyoncé Has the Biggest Country Song in America. That Doesn’t Mean It’s the Biggest With Country Fans.
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Beyoncé Has the Biggest Country Song in America. That Doesn’t Mean It’s ...
Quick Glance: Beyoncé Dominates Country Charts in America
  • The singer has the No. 1 song on Billboard’s country chart. That’s not the same as being No. 1 on country radio.

  • In this summer, the Texas-born Beyoncé Knowles-Carter places considerably higher on the country chart than Richie did in his 1984 genre debut.

  • Her new song 'Texas Hold 'Em' storms the Hot 100 and lands at No. 2. This is the leadoff single to a forthcoming Beyoncé album—an Act II sequel to 2022’s Renaissance that will purportedly be all country.

  • Beyoncé is actively promoted to country radio by Columbia Records. 'Texas Hold 'Em' debuts at No. 54 on the Country Airplay chart, receiving positive feedback from listeners and radio stations.
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What to watch for in Biden's State of the Union address: President Joe Biden on Thursday will deliver his last State of the Union address before the 2024 U.S ...
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What to watch for in Biden's State of the Union address
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Congressional Black Caucus asks Garland to protect DEI programs : The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is calling on the Department of Justice to investigate if ...
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Congressional Black Caucus asks Garland to protect DEI programs 
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US attorney general tells Bloody Sunday service ‘the right to vote is under attack’
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US attorney general tells Bloody Sunday service ‘the right to vote is ...
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Black Americans' significant economic and civil rights progress threatened, report says
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Black Americans' significant economic and civil rights progress ...
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'A Different World' Cast Is Going On Tour To 10 Black Colleges: The tour starts Feb. 29 in Atlanta.
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'A Different World' Cast Is Going On Tour To 10 Black Colleges
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Trump says criminal charges make him more popular with Black voters: They see him as a victim of discrimination, the ex-president said, comparing his legal ...
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Trump says criminal charges make him more popular with Black voters
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Wonky maps minimize voters, sway balance of power in US elections: Gerrymandering isn't new, but experts say a small number of pending redistricting battles ...
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Wonky maps minimize voters, sway balance of power in US elections
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The Alabama IVF Ban Conversation Is Missing the Bigger Point: It's about much more than IVF.
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The Alabama IVF Ban Conversation Is Missing the Bigger Point
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Gymnastics is more diverse, but Black coaches remain hard to spot: Elite competitors of color extend well beyond Simone Biles, but the inner circle of those ...
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Gymnastics is more diverse, but Black coaches remain hard to spot
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Residents of historically Black Alabama community take flooding concerns to USDOT: 'Emergency situation'
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Kamala Harris visiting Selma for 59th anniversary of Alabama’s ‘Bloody Sunday’: The commemoration has become a regular stop for politicians to pay homage to the ...
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Kamala Harris visiting Selma for 59th anniversary of Alabama’s ‘Bloody ...
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Hall of Famer Eddie Murray was just the third player in AL/NL history to reach both 3,000 hits and 500 HR. #BlackHistoryMonth
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Mayor Of Birmingham Says Black Athletes Should Leave Alabama If Anti-DEI Bill Passes
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Mayor Of Birmingham Says Black Athletes Should Leave Alabama If Anti-DEI ...
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The Civil Rights Movement Would Be Nothing Without Black Women: If Black men were the head, Black women were undoubtedly the neck of the Civil Rights Movement ...
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The Civil Rights Movement Would Be Nothing Without Black Women
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IN MEMORIAM: In 1913, Rosa Parks, a Black woman whose 1955 refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus to a white man sparked a civil rights ... Show more
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‘She endured cruelty’: what led to a leader’s death at a historically Black university?
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‘She endured cruelty’: what led to a leader’s death at a historically ...
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One of the finest players and ambassadors the game has known. Larry Doby became the first Black player in AL history on July 5, 1947 ... Show more
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How Alabama’s 2nd congressional district plays role in determining U.S. House: Republicans enjoy a four-seat majority in the U.S. House. Alabama's 2nd ...
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How Alabama’s 2nd congressional district plays role in determining U.S ...
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The greatest leadoff hitter of all time. Rickey Henderson stole more bases (1,406) and scored more runs (2,295) than any player in history ... Show more
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One of the winningest players of the modern era and the face of the New York Yankees for two decades.Derek Jeter was a 14-time All-Star ... Show more
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Mr. October.Reggie Jackson was part of 5 World Series championship teams in the 1970’s with the A’s and Yankees and was twice named World Series MVP ... Show more
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A key member of powerful New York Yankees teams in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, Elston Howard was born on this date in 1929 ... Show more
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Vice President Kamala Harris to join in marking anniversary of Bloody Sunday on Alabama bridge
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Quick Glance: Vice President Harris Commemorates Bloody Sunday in Alabama
  • Vice President Kamala Harris is set to join in marking the 59th anniversary of Bloody Sunday on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama.

  • The annual Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, culminating on Sunday, includes a march across the bridge.

  • Harris will urge citizens to continue fighting for fundamental freedoms threatened across the country.

  • The events in Selma honor Bloody Sunday and the enactment of the Voting Rights Act.
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After a court fight, Louisiana's new congressional map boosts Black political power
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After a court fight, Louisiana's new congressional map boosts Black ...
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Free film at National Library : In recognition of Black History Month, the US Consulate General and the Bermuda National Library will offer a free film screening ...
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Free film at National Library
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The Gay Civil Rights Advocate We Need to Honor for Black History Month: As one of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s closest advisers, Rustin had an important role in ...
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The Gay Civil Rights Advocate We Need to Honor for Black History Month
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Gaskin: We need to boost Black-founded STEM startups: How can Boston/Cambridge be number two or three for tech start-ups, but Massachusetts ranks 20th for the ...
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Gaskin: We need to boost Black-founded STEM startups
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Charter member of the “Black Aces” as the first Black pitcher to win 20 games in a season. Don Newcombe played two seasons with the Newark Eagles before ... Show more
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With menthol cigarette ban still uncertain, American Lung Association calls for White House to act ‘swiftly’ to save lives
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With menthol cigarette ban still uncertain, American Lung Association ...
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NFL scouting combine is here. But there was another you may have missed: the HBCU combine
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NFL scouting combine is here. But there was another you may have missed: ...
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The first Black manager to win a World Series. Cito Gaston led Toronto to 4 AL East division titles in 5 years, producing a ... Show more
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Louisiana governor signs new Congressional maps into law: Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) signed a bill Monday approving new Congressional maps that will create a ...
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Louisiana governor signs new Congressional maps into law
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Cool Papa Bell was HOW fast?! #BlackHistoryMonth
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Ken Griffey Jr. could do it all. His Hall of Fame plaque reads in part, “A five tool center fielder whose sweet swing and winning smile made him a dominant ... Show more
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Emporio Armani Fall 2024 Ready-to-Wear: Jacket Required: Emporio Armani Fall 2024 Ready-to-Wear Runway, Fashion Show & Collection Review: Giorgio Armani put ...
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Emporio Armani Fall 2024 Ready-to-Wear: Jacket Required
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Brooklyn Museum’s American Art Reinstallation Will Center Black Feminist Artists: The galleries will feature 450 works, and is part of the museum's 200th ...
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Brooklyn Museum’s American Art Reinstallation Will Center Black Feminist ...
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Louisiana lawmakers OK new congressional maps, adding Black-majority district : Louisiana’s state legislature passed a new congressional map Friday that will add ...
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Louisiana lawmakers OK new congressional maps, adding Black-majority ...
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Beyoncé & Lana Del Rey’s Country Pivot Is Personal: Beyoncé and Lana Del Rey have both announced new country albums. This shift in sound says more about them ...
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Beyoncé & Lana Del Rey’s Country Pivot Is Personal