NEW YORK (AP) — Aretha Franklin received an honorary Pulitzer Prize on Monday, as judges praised the Queen of Soul “for her indelible contribution to American music and culture.” Competitive Pulitzers were awarded to books about two other giants of American history: Frederick Douglass and […]
The TV icon defended the Duchess of Sussex in an interview on CBS This Morning Wednesday, saying the royal mom-to-be is being portrayed unfairly. “I feel that if people really knew her they would know that she is not only everything we perceive of […]
MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade’s final home game was memorable for countless reasons. All of his children were there. Former President Barack Obama sent a video, one of many tributes. Fans came early and stayed late, chanting his name. His wife slapped his backside […]
Nipsey Hussle, the South Los Angeles rapper and philanthropist who was shot to death outside of his store last week, was memorialized in Congress on Wednesday. California’s Rep. Karen Bass, a Democrat, honored the late rapper-turned-entrepreneur on the House floor, highlighting Hussle’s efforts to uplift […]
The multi-part documentary series, which will air on the Apple TV platform in 2020, was co-created and produced by the Duke of Sussex and Winfrey. It aims to inspire viewers to have an “honest conversation about the challenges each of us faces,” according to […]
Florence Beatrice Price was a pianist and classical composer who owned the distinction of being the first Black woman to have her works played by a major orchestra. Florence Beatrice Smith was born April 9, 1887 in Little Rock, Ark. Raised in a mixed-family household […]
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