JOE JACKSON, PATRIARCH OF JACKSON FAMILY, DEAD AT 89
Joseph Jackson, the patriarch of the Jackson family of superstars, has died. […]
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BELIEVE THE HYPE: “BLACK PANTHER” SETS BOX OFFICE RECORDS WITH $192 MILLION OPENING WEEKEND
With that, “Black Panther” makes director Ryan Coogler the top-grossing Black director in film history. […]
SUPER BOWL AD USING DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. TO SELL TRUCKS GETS NEGATIVE REACTION
Automaker Dodge uses Martin Luther King, Jr. voiceover during a Super Bowl LII ad. Some viewers criticized the Dodge Super Bowl commercial. […]
“TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL’ STAR DELLA REESE DIES AT 86
“Saddened to hear of the passing of Della Reese,” the Rev. Al Sharpton wrote on Twitter. “I’ve enjoyed her artistry as long as I can remember.” […]
JUDGE RELENTS, MISTRIAL DECLARED IN COSBY SEX ASSAULT CASE
The judge, who seven times previously denied mistrial requests made by the defense, finally gave in and declared the mistrial. […]
Bill Cosby’s Defense Team Says Lack of Juror Diversity “Potential Horrible Problem”
Jury in Bill Cosby criminal trial mostly White
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Black doctors earn less than white doctors
“Fifty-percent of African-American physicians don’t feel fairly compensated,” the report’s editor Leslie Kane, a senior director of Medscape Business of Medicine, told CBS. […]