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Paris (podcast available)
Paris hails from the San Francisco Bay Area and was catapulted onto the national hip-hop scene in 1990 with his hit single and album The Devil Made Me Do It, after earning a degree in economics from the University of California at Davis. Originally released on Tommy Boy Records, his first single from that album, “Break The Grip of Shame,” […]
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Tennessee’s governor is still weighing clemency for Cyntoia Brown
(CNN) Cyntoia Brown, who’s serving life in prison for killing a man who bought her for sex when she was 16, could still be freed soon.The Tennessee Supreme Court last week ruled Brown would have to serve at least 51 years in prison for the 2004 killing before she’s eligible for release. But amid widespread outrage on […]
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Trump admin looks to counter China, Russia’s growing power in Africa with new strategy
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration plans to unveil a new strategy for Africa this week focusing on countering China’s growing influence on the continent, as well as Russia’s attempts to gain footholds in resource-rich, unstable countries, two senior U.S. officials told NBC News. The strategy will call for bolstering U.S. ties with countries deemed potentially vulnerable to […]
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Parents of Antwon Rose Jr. sue former employer of officer who fatally shot him
PITTSBURGH — The parents of an unarmed black teenager who was fatally shot by an East Pittsburgh police officer as he fled a traffic stop are suing the officer’s former employer — the University of Pittsburgh — for failing to properly discipline him or record performance issues in his personnel file. In the lawsuit filed […]
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Kyle Bowser
For more than two decades, Kyle Bowser has worked as an entertainment industry executive. His experience has spanned the areas of film, television, music, theater, radio, and new media. This vocational variety has provided him with unique insight into the intersecting parameters of the performing arts, business development, and the emerging technologies. A native of Philadelphia, […]
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Dr. Gerald Horne
Dr. Gerald Horne is an African American historian, author, and Communist who currently holds the John J. and Rebecca Moores Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a frequent contributor to Political Affairs […]
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Incoming New York attorney general plans wide-ranging investigations of Trump and family
New York Attorney Gen.-elect Letitia James says she plans to launch sweeping investigations into President Donald Trump, his family and “anyone” in his circle who may have violated the law once she settles into her new job next month. “We will use every area of the law to investigate President Trump and his business transactions […]
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Laphonza Butler
Laphonza Butler serves as President of SEIU Local 2015. SEIU Local 2015 represents ~300,000 long-term care workers throughout California (in-home caregivers and nursing home workers). Prior to her current executive roles, President Butler served as SEIU’s Property Services Division Director, responsible for the strategic direction of the more than 250,000 janitors, security officers, window cleaners, and […]
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Andee Nathanson
Andee Nathanson has been working with people from the film and music business since putting her photography career on the back burner in the mid-70’s. ”When I was in my late twenties and not quite sure of who I was – where to go – or how to go about living an authentic life – […]
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White supremacists suspected in Washington attack on black DJ
A group of people affiliated with the Aryan Brotherhood, a white supremacist group, have been arrested following an attack against a black disc jockey at a tavern north of Seattle. The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office said that eight people were arrested on charges including assault and hate crimes, according to the Associated Press. Investigators told the AP that […]
