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Dave Chappelle Didn’t Melt Down - EBONY
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NEWS & VIEWS. LOVE & SEX. CAREER & FINANCE. Dave Chappelle Didn’t Melt Down. OPINION] Lesli-Ann Lewis attended the now-infamous Connecticut show and says the comedian is not the one who's got a problem. By Lesli-ann Lewis, August 30, 2013. You are booing yourself. I just watched Dave Chappelle quit stand up. Sequel, that means hes run completely out of money) and, most bizarrely, his 2006. After engaging some of the heckling politely, Chappelle had enough. I’ve been up here a while now and I th...Times l...
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[EXCLUSIVE] Comedienne Kym Whitley Stars in ‘Raising Whitley’ - EBONY
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NEWS & VIEWS. LOVE & SEX. CAREER & FINANCE. EXCLUSIVE] Comedienne Kym Whitley Stars in ‘Raising Whitley’. The actress chats with EBONY.com about her unexpected new life as a mom and the OWN reality show that documents it all. EBONYcoms Brooke Obie sat down with comedienne Kym Whitley to discuss the unexpected way she became a mother and her new reality show that documents it all, Raising Whitley. Premiering Saturday, April 20 at 10 pm on OWN. KKK Plans to Disrupt Black Lives Matter Rally. Stay in the Know.
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Brooklyn Mack Brings Black Boy Magic to Ballet [INTERVIEW] - EBONY
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NEWS & VIEWS. LOVE & SEX. CAREER & FINANCE. Brooklyn Mack Brings Black Boy Magic to Ballet. The South Carolina native on going from the football field to the stage, and dance world diversity. By Helena Andrews, February 4, 2014. A dislocated toe. But you’d never know it. Always the Southern gentleman, Mack stands up when a lady enters the room and dashes off to get her a drink, never mentioning that he probably should be taking it a little easy. Another talking point he’ll never tire of? My mom never too...
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[ENOUGH] Can Art Reduce Neighborhood Violence? - EBONY
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NEWS & VIEWS. LOVE & SEX. CAREER & FINANCE. ENOUGH] Can Art Reduce Neighborhood Violence? International artist Charles Jean-Pierre thinks so and he's using his medium to inspire others to do just that. After spending a week in the unseasonably hot sun. But Jean-Pierre isn’t the only one who believes in the strength of murals;. Dr Felton Earls, Harvard University research professor of Human Behavior and Development, agrees that murals can be tools in building community camaraderie. Ldquo;I do think that p...
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Writers Explore "African Lives" - EBONY
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NEWS & VIEWS. LOVE & SEX. CAREER & FINANCE. Writers Explore "African Lives". New Anthology of Memoirs Highlight the Continent’s Diversity. By Todd Steven Burroughs, December 31, 2013. There is more, much more, to African writing. Than the literary holy trinity of. There are stories about women, about members of the. Ldquo;The problem with stereotypes…particularly in literature,” postulated Nigerian writer. Century African political leaders such as Steve Biko. Show their necessity—has been translate...
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#ThisIsWhatBlackMotherhoodLooksLike: Why I Gave My Child Up for Adoption - EBONY
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NEWS & VIEWS. LOVE & SEX. CAREER & FINANCE. ThisIsWhatBlackMotherhoodLooksLike: Why I Gave My Child Up for Adoption. A 'birth mom' on the difficult choice she made to let another family raise her child. By Aprille Franks-Hunt, May 8, 2015. What happens to those of us who can’t bare the weight of pregnancy? Ldquo;I can’t keep this baby.”. We should not be shamed into a corner. Well, you made your bed, so lie in it. I believe adoption is about mothers giving their babies the opportunity at a. Just as my fi...
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[POWER 100 2013] Community Crusaders - EBONY
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NEWS & VIEWS. LOVE & SEX. CAREER & FINANCE. EBONY salutes a crop of 'ordinary' people doing extraordinary things. Jordan Howard: Environmental Educator. Dantes Rameau: Co-founder and Executive Director, Atlanta Music Project. Lorrain Taylor, Founder/CEO. 1000 Mothers to Prevent Violence. William Hall: Founder, Acts of Love Campaign. Shirline Jean: Founder, Eden Community Outreach. Talila TL Lewis:Founder, Helping Educate to Advance the Rights of the Deaf (H.E.A.R.D.). Antoinette Tuffs: School Clerk.
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Black Trans Women: In the Crosshairs - EBONY
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NEWS & VIEWS. LOVE & SEX. CAREER & FINANCE. LGBT people are more victimized than any other minority. But within that world, trans women of color face the worst of all. By Don Terry, May 20, 2015. Illustrations by Simon Prades. Tracy is a proud Black transgender woman. Determined since childhood that, no matter the price, she would never pretend to be anything other than “my authentic self — the woman God made.”. Lsquo;Killing Us Is Nothing New’. While the violent deaths make Tracy wonder every time she s...
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Rams Players Put ‘Hands Up,’ St. Louis Police Want Them Down - EBONY
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NEWS & VIEWS. LOVE & SEX. CAREER & FINANCE. Rams Players Put ‘Hands Up,’. St Louis Police Want Them Down. As players express solidarity with the Ferguson resistance movement, a local law enforcement union lashes out. Jamilah Lemieux weighs in. By Jamilah Lemieux, December 1, 2014. St Louis players in the Hands Up Dont Shoot pose. Jeff Curry/USA Today Sports via Reuters. No less than six players. Rams owner Stan Kroenke and Coach Jeff Fisher have yet to comment. Unsurprisingly, the St. Louis. Jeff Roorda ...
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#ThisIsLuv: Black Families+LGBT People= Love - EBONY
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NEWS & VIEWS. LOVE & SEX. CAREER & FINANCE. Black Families LGBT People= Love. EBONYcom proudly highlights stories of love and support from the family members of Black LGBT persons. By Wade A. Davis, II, February 16, 2015. Ldquo;Mr. Davis, I have to leave my mom’s home,. The old self-identified “stud” lesbian told me. When I asked why, she said, “My mother is Black and from the Caribbean and you know she will not accept me for being gay and all.”. As a Black gay man and former NFL player, inviting the wor...
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