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  • Tessa Thompson with black dreadlocks in red blouse in front of dark grey wall with white and gold text; Ruth Negga with black cropped hair in black dress in front of black wall with yellow text

    Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga Star in 'Passing' Adaptation

    The actresses will star as a pair of childhood friends who wrestle with the fallout of one friend passing as White.

    Sameer Rao Aug 7, 2018 3:00PM EDT
    Black woman in black blazer and red shirt holds white packet against black background

    Kalief Browder's Mother 'Literally Died of a Broken Heart,' Says Lawyer

    Venida Browder fought for justice after her teenage son was forced to stay at Rikers Island jail for three years without a trial, and later killed himself.

    Sameer Rao Oct 17, 2016 2:20PM EDT

    Philly and Los Angeles' First Black Police Head Dead at 72

    Willie Williams joined the LAPD in the aftermath of the Rodney King beating and 1992 riots. 

    Sameer Rao Apr 28, 2016 1:04PM EDT

    WATCH: Traffic Reporter Pays Homage to Phife Dawg with 'Tribe' Rhyme-Filled Report

    A little awkward, for sure, but dope and heartwarming nonetheless. 

    Sameer Rao Mar 24, 2016 11:07AM EDT

    RIP: Celebrate Phife Dawg's Life With These Classic Verses

    The 45-year-old founding member of “A Tribe Called Quest” died today.

    Sameer Rao Mar 23, 2016 11:31AM EDT

    'Bloody Sunday' Survivor Amelia Boynton Robinson Dies at Age 104

    Boynton Robinson lived long enough to demonstrate on Selma’s infamous Edmund Pettus Bridge twice—once in 1965 and once in 2015 with President Obama

    Sameer Rao Aug 26, 2015 4:34PM EDT
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