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Ted Ross, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Nipsey Russell. Black woman and man in multicolored costumes stand in front of navy blue wall and brown wood floor as woman holds grey dog

#TBT: Revisiting 'The Wiz's' Impact on The Culture

Ease on down the road of film history via a 40th anniversary retrospective essay from the Los Angeles Times.

Sameer Rao Oct 25, 2018 5:40PM EDT

Black-and-white photograph of Louis E. Lomax in suit and tie in front of black background

#TBT: Remembering Louis E. Lomax, America's First Black TV Newsman

Lomax broke the television news color barrier in 1958.

Sameer Rao Aug 16, 2018 5:09PM EDT

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#TBT: How Harry McAlpin Broke the White House Press Corps Color Barrier

The White House Correspondents’ Association barred the Black journalist for decades.

Sameer Rao Feb 8, 2018 4:16PM EST

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#TBT: Muhammad Ali's Triumphant Return From Boxing Exile

On this day in Atlanta, Ali beat Jerry Quarry in his first fight after the government and boxing world blacklisted him for defying the Vietnam War draft.

Sameer Rao Oct 26, 2017 11:54AM EDT

Brown men, women and children in multicolored clothing dancing on dark grey pavement in front of brown house with green lawn and light gray driveway

#TBT to When Mexican- and Punjabi-American Neighbors United to Celebrate Independence Day

The viral video of the two groups joyfully dancing in the middle of a Stockton, California, street points to a long-standing connection between Punjabi and Mexican communities in Northern California.

Sameer Rao Jul 20, 2017 2:04PM EDT

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#TBT: Althea Gibson Became the First Black Wimbledon Champion 60 Years Ago

Gibson’s 1957 win came one year after she became the first person of color to win the French Open.

Sameer Rao Jul 6, 2017 4:34PM EDT

Group of Black and White women and men in multi-colored clothes in front of black bus with yellow text and green trees and grey sky

#TBT: The First Freedom Ride Headed South 56 Years Ago

Congress of Racial Equality activists boarded buses to New Orleans, risking violence from White mobs and law enforcement to demand an end to legal segregation.

Sameer Rao May 4, 2017 5:27PM EDT

Black-and-white illustration of Black people transporting a Black body through a white field behind two Black bodies in front of White men on grey horses

#TBT: 144 Years Since Reconstruction's Deadliest Massacre

White supremacist paramilitary members killed dozens of Black militia members in the 1873 Colfax Massacre.

Sameer Rao Apr 13, 2017 11:46AM EDT

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#TBT: World Remembers The Notorious B.I.G. on 20th Anniversary of His Death

Hip-hop fans took to social media to commemorate the late rapper, and the Tribeca Film Festival announced the April premiere of a new documentary on his former label, ”Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: The Bad Boy Story.”

Sameer Rao Mar 9, 2017 11:37AM EST

Kwame Ture in black-and-white, seated in front of microphone

#TBT To When Kwame Ture First Called For 'Black Power'

Ture’s invocation still rings strong after 50 years.

Sameer Rao Jun 16, 2016 3:11PM EDT

#TBT To Lorraine Hansberry Discussing 'The Black Revolution and the White Backlash' in 1964

The “A Raisin In The Sun” playwright would have turned 86 today. Celebrate her legacy by listening this still-relevant speech on White support for Black activist movements

Sameer Rao May 19, 2016 4:54PM EDT