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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Longtime journalist and educator Charles Sumner “Chuck” Stone Jr, one of the founders of the National Association of Black Journalists, has died. He was 89. Allegra Stone said that her father died Sunday at an assisted living facility in Chapel Hill, N.C. He’d been a journalism professor at the University […]

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Woodtv.com in Detroit reports that the body of missing Kalamazoo, Michigan doctor Teleka Patrick may have been found in a lake in Indiana on Sunday. A body was found in Lake Charles on Sunday morning. Police have yet to identify the body officially, but Patrick’s mother says that it was her daughter’s body. Another family member says that […]

Entertainment

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Disney and Marvel could be one of the finest teams around. Continuing the success of their superhero franchise, “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” has set a record as the biggest domestic April release ever. The Disney sequel debuted with $96.2 million, topping the previous record-holder, 2011’s “Fast Five,” which opened with […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — No rent collection while in jail, double the dough for landing on Go and clean out Free Parking if your luck takes you there are among five made-up Monopoly rules Facebook fans voted in for future editions of the board game. Several thousand people weighed in on “house rules” over 10 […]

Exclusives, Little Known Black History Facts, Newsletter, Originals

This weekend, the University of Connecticut Huskies upset the Florida Gators for the win leading them to the NCAA Championship game. They were led by Kevin Ollie, the only black coach in this year’s Final Four. Ollie is a 13-year NBA veteran who’s only been coaching for four years. His path led him to UConn, […]

Gone Viral!, The Black Beat

17-year-old Kwasi Enin from Long Island, New York, made the news recently after being accepted into all eight Ivy League schools! Since the story hit the web, Enin has been all over the place doing interviews including “The Late Show” with David Letterman. On the show, Enin took over Letterman’s Top Ten list and gave […]

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Kandi Burruss is still on a marital high but she was forced to postpone her honeymoon with new hubby Todd Tucker. The “Real Housewives of Atlanta”…

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The Hollywood baby boom is in full effect and the latest celeb to welcome a new bundle of joy is Stomp the Yard actor Brian…