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FILM REVIEW: Tenet
#NNPA BLACKPRESS NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Dwight Brown NNPA NewsWire Film Critic – John David Washington has crossed a bridge. He’s no longer just the son of a superstar actor. He is a superstar actor. […]
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Regina King, Lakeith Stanfield Join Cast of Jay-Z-Produced Western for Netflix
Regina King and Lakeith Stanfield have joined the cast of Netflix western The Harder They Fall. Delroy Lindo and Zazie Beetz have also signed up for the movie, which will be produced by rapper Jay-Z and star Idris Elba and Jonathan Majors. The […]
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The 2020 American Black Film Festival – Goes Virtual
NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Dwight Brown, NNPA Newswire Film Critic – In the age of COVID, film festival directors are finding creative ways to screen movies for audiences without gathering large groups at indoor venues. […]
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Dwayne Johnson Reveals He and His Family Contracted COVID-19
By Rollingout – Dwayne Johnson has revealed he and his family tested positive for coronavirus two-and-a-half weeks ago. The 48-year-old actor admitted it was a “real kick in the gut” to discover he, his wife Lauren, 35, and […]
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Mom and Daughter Make History, Open Black-Owned Shell Gas Station in Florida
by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors – Meet 51-year old Lashawn Flowers and her 35-year old daughter, Shanita Vickers, the new owners of the only Black-owned gas station in Hollywood, Florida, and possibly the only Black-owned gas station […]
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Black Farmers Group Calls for Boycott of John Deere Parts, Equipment
By WI Web Staff – John Deere, the world’s leading manufacturer of farm equipment, takes pride in its corporate values of “integrity, quality, commitment, innovation,” but apparently cares little for equality and inclusiveness when it […]
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ICE Whistleblower Says A ‘Uterus Collector’ Is Reportedly Performing Hysterectomies On Immigrant Women
BY ROSE MINUTAGLIO – One woman at the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia likened it to an “experimental concentration camp.” Several immigration rights advocacy groups have filed a complaint accusing the Irwin County Detention Center […]
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Cliff Robinson, 53, Former NBA Star, Dies of Lymphoma
Cliff Robinson, a revered NBA veteran who played for 18 seasons, died Saturday at his Portland, Oregon, home. He was 53. Robinson, affectionately known as “Uncle Cliffy,” died after a yearlong battle with lymphoma, his family […]
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Bruce Williamson, 49, Former Temptations Singer, Dies After Contracting Coronavirus
Bruce Williamson, a former lead singer with The Temptations, has died at age 49. Williamson, who joined the legendary group in 2006, died at a Las Vegas hospital Sunday night after a battle with the […]
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Saving Our Sisters: Suicide and the Black Community
By Charlie Penn – RECOGNIZING THE SIGNS OF DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE RISK IN A LOVED ONE CAN BE CRITICAL. THE FIRST LIFESAVING STEP IS GETTING THEM THE HELP THEY DESPERATELY NEED. SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL SUICIDE […]