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What James Earl Jones can teach us about the activism of art in times of crisis

James Earl Jones preps in the dressing room before performing as Jack Jefferson in ‘The Great White Hope’ in December 1968. Harry Benson/Daily Express...

NFL icon and social activist Jim Brown leaves a complicated legacy

Jim Brown takes a break during a 1963 Cleveland Browns football game. Bettmann/Getty Images by Kenneth L. Shropshire, University of Pennsylvania Throughout his celebrated life, Jim Brown...

Four beautiful, talented Black men portray four beautiful, talented Black men in ‘One Night in Miami’

by Merecedes J. Williams For New Pittsburgh Courier On Feb. 25, 1964, Civil Rights icon Malcolm X, pro football Hall of Famer Jim Brown, singer Sam...

IN MEMORIAM: MLB Great Bob Gibson dies at 84

by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Robert Gibson (born Pack Robert Gibson — in his father’s honor — November 9, 1935 – October 2,...

Laila Ali refuses to support Black Lives Matter movement

In a complete 180-degree reversal for what her legendary father stood for, Laila Ali, the daughter of otherworldly icon Muhammad Ali, said she refuses to post anything online to support Black Lives Movement out of fear of losing her sponsors and endorsements. Laila Ali sat down with the Huffington Post to share her thoughts on […]

BET Awards full of Prince tributes and political moments

The BET Awards — or "The Prince Tribute Show" — featured emotional and energetic performances from Sheila E., Stevie Wonder and Jennifer Hudson honoring...

Jay Z, Eminem, Slick Rick and more remember Muhammad Ali

NEW YORK (AP) — Muhammad Ali was not a rapper, but to many of the genre's best lyricists, he was influential in paving the...

Bounce TV to air Muhammad Ali’s memorial service uninterrupted

Bounce TV to Air Muhammad Ali Procession and Memorial Service Live, Uninterrupted and Commercial-Free on Friday The Greatest (1977), Starring Ali as Himself, To Be…

WWE Hall of Famer ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper dies at 61

``Rowdy'' Roddy Piper, the kilt wearing trash-talker who headlined the first WrestleMania and later found movie stardom, died Friday. He was 61. The WWE confirmed...

AP Was There: Muhammad Ali-Sonny Liston heavyweight rematch

EDITOR'S NOTE: On May 25, 1965, Muhammad Ali defeated Sonny Liston in the first round of a heavyweight bout that produced one of the...

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