Olympics star Danielle Scott was injured last week in Baton Rouge…
Category: Across Black America
Across Black America is a compilation of stories gathered from the nation’s various media sources. These are assembled and edited by contributor Kristina Dixon for use in OurWeekly.
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Honorary Oscar the Governor’s Award to Cicely Tyson
Legends in film united over the weekend to pay tribute to Cicely Tyson, as she became the first Black woman..
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Janelle Monae signs content creation deal with Universal
The search for content for urban viewers continues, this time with a deal with singer/actress Janelle Monae..
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He’s still ‘serving’ his country: Barack Obama helps food bank in Chicago
Former President Barack Obama could be found this week “serving” people at a local Chicago food bank…
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LeBron James’ ‘Space Jam 2’ will film in California
Warner Bros.’ “Space Jam 2,” starring LeBron James and produced by Ryan Coogler (“Black Panther”), is set…
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African Americans lost in Florida and Georgia, but…
The race for governors of Florida and Georgia were so close it took days for the results to be finalized.
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Minneapolis/St. Paul named one of worst for Blacks
A new report on “chasmic” racial disparities in U.S. metro areas paints a decidedly unflattering picture of the..
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Long lost Black composer gets publishing deal years after her passing
In 1933, the composer Florence Price was the first African-American…
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‘Black Panther’ and Tupac Shakur estate cut a deal
It’s been more than 20 years since his death, but…
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Cleveland Browns looking at former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as head coach
Breaking news out of the Cleveland Browns football camp….