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‘Lean On Me,’ ‘Lovely Day’ singer Bill Withers dies at 81 | AP

Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that…

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Oprah Winfrey Donates $10 Million To Coronavirus Relief | Forbes

Oprah Winfrey is the latest billionaire to step up amid the coronavirus pandemic. The television…

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Thomas Sims Captured in Boston After Fleeing Enslavement | Equal Justice Initiative

In early 1851, Thomas Sims, an enslaved black man living in Savannah, Georgia, successfully escaped…

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NBA Player Marcus Smart Will Donate Blood for Experimental COVID-19 Treatment | Black Enterprise

The NBA season has been suspended due to the new coronavirus pandemic. Several NBA players have been infected with the virus.…

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How Coronavirus Is Disrupting the Supply Chain of This Black-Owned Business | Black Enterprise

Like most good businesses, Loza Tam was created to meet a need. Founder Tomara Watkins started the…

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Get Sick Or Starve: How A Deep Cleaner Is Surviving The Pandemic | HuffPost

“We are literally being put up against a wall and making a choice between life…

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Reuben Micou Lynched in Winston County, Mississippi | Equal Justice Initiative

On April 2, 1933, a mob of white men broke into the Winston County jail in…

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Ellis Marsalis, jazz pianist and father to Wynton and Branford, dies aged 85 | The Guardian

New Orleans star, who was admitted to hospital with Covid-19 symptoms, saluted as ‘giant of…

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This Maryland Salon Is Slaying Locs With These Haute Designs | Essence

Check out 21 ways Sherelle Holder and her team are innovating with the natural hairstyle.…

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Marie Scott Lynched in Wagoner County, Oklahoma | Equal Justice Initiative

On March 31, 1914, a white lynch mob in Wagoner County, Oklahoma, seized a 17-year-old…