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Lena Horne

The legacy of Lena Horne

Lena! Just Lena--and the Horne automatically followed. There was only one Lena Horne and her angelic voice and stunning beauty ...
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Manhattan Brough President Gale Brewer, Pamela Frank, Harry Belafonte, Cicely Tyson, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Chirlane McCray, Congressman Adriano Espaillat and City Council Member Bill Perkins

Library renamed the Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library

“I lived on 114th Street and Manhattan Avenue,” Harry Belafonte said toward the end of his 20-minute speech at the ...
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Flag of Trinidad

Trinidad moves to resume hangings

Authorities on both political sides are so fed up with the number of murders in Trinidad that they are moving ...
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Moving Forward

Black families can bridge the wealth gap by owning a home

From predatory lending and foreclosures to wealth stripping and income inequality, the national wealth gap is relevant and ongoing.
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Sharon Nelson

Sharon going for a ‘Full-Nelson’ for women in politics

Although there’s always been a need for more women to be in elected office, Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential run made ...
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Bob Johnson

Blackonomics: An interview with Black billionaire Bob Johnson

One of the post-election highlights for me was the meeting between Donald Trump and Bob Johnson.
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Thurgood Marshall's widow keeps ...

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William Lambert, Detroit’s great ...

Celebrating Madam C.J. Walker’s ...

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