PHOENIX — Jordan Johnson, 29, was one of several patients who waded through a half dozen anti-abortion activists on Thursday while making her way into the Acacia Women’s Center. Just …
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Mister Cee, legendary hip-hop DJ, dies at 57. Why the hip-hop community is in deep mourning.
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsFrom the early days of Notorious B.I.G. to the rise of 50 Cent, legendary hip-hop DJ Mister Cee was a pivotal figure in the New York City rap scene and…
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To many Black Americans, the O.J. Simpson verdict was bigger than O.J. Simpson
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsWith the trial’s every detail broadcast in wall-to-wall coverage on cable news — a pure anomaly at the time — Simpson’s downfall symbolized something deeper to many Black people, particularly…
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Timeline of O.J. Simpson’s NFL career, murder trial, arrest, release and more
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsO.J. Simpson was the star tailback for college football’s powerful University of Southern California in the late 1960s. O.J. Simpson holds the Maxwell Award, presented to him in Philadelphia on…
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Billy Dee Williams defends blackface, says actors ‘should do anything’ they want to do
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsBilly Dee Williams believes actors should be able to perform in blackface. In a new episode of Bill Maher’s “Club Random” podcast, the “Star Wars” actor recalled watching Laurence Olivier in 1965’s…
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Civil rights groups push to rename Baltimore bridge because of namesake’s links to slavery
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsA consortium of civil rights groups voted unanimously Wednesday to petition the Maryland state government to rename the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which was destroyed by a cargo ship last…
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Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ spotlights Black country music pioneer Linda Martell
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsBeyoncé’s new album, “Cowboy Carter,” has shined a light on a country music pioneer that many people may not know. One of the album’s tracks is called “The Linda Martell Show,” which is an intro to the…
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A biased test kept thousands of Black people from getting kidney transplants — it’s finally changing
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsJazmin Evans had been waiting for a new kidney for four years when her hospital revealed shocking news: She should have been put on the transplant list in 2015 instead…
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Months after Philadelphia banned ski masks in public spaces, there’s still no plan to enforce the new law
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsPHILADELPHIA — For Leem Washington, ski masks aren’t just a fashion accessory that protects his face from the biting cold of Philadelphia winters — they also keep him from being…