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Source: Eurweb.com After four decades of being the pop culture flagship of African American life, Soul Train is now on the brink of transformation. Since the death of the program’s creator, Don Cornelius, the Soul Train board is left with big shoes to fill and a vision to manifest. Soul Train Holdings LLC, the entity […]

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Where were you on November 7, 1991? It was the fall semester of my 10th grade year in high school and that particular day was going along with business as usual. School was over for the day and I remember being in the locker room getting dressed after another varsity basketball team practice. Someone randomly […]

History

No sport has been more celebrated in the black community than the game of basketball. From the gifted athletes, to the way the players transcended their sport and became celebrities for their athletic talents, basketball, if not America’s game, is black America’s game. Here are nine basketball players who made it so. Related: 25 Reasons […]

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By Ashley AC Trybula Wayne State University’s Tom Adams Field was packed Wednesday morning to hear the First Lady’s speech on mentoring and the future of Detroit: the youth. Michelle Obama pushed those in the audience, including more then 5,000 Detroit Public Schools students, to focus on their studies and make a difference in their […]