For newly freed Black men, claiming their children and their parental rights was one of the first steps to exercising their liberty. Fathers often went to extreme lengths to reunite with their children, including retracing their family’s journey on foot: https://t.co/jtwc9PX42V
Artificial intelligence has been used to extract John Lennon’s voice from an old demo to create “the last Beatles record,” decades after the band broke up, Paul McCartney said. https://t.co/oFxI4UADa0
Conditions in Sudan have deteriorated drastically since the outbreak of widespread fighting last month.
We asked Professor @susandpage, who served as the first US ambassador to the Republic of South Sudan from 2011 to 2014, to share her perspective: https://t.co/B9oSMZq2lo
Tina Turner, the raspy-voiced fireball who overcame domestic abuse and industry ambivalence to emerge as one of rock and soul’s brassiest, most rousing and most inspirational performers, has died. She was 83.
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“Shudu being fake only makes their efforts more exploitative because when you hire her, you simultaneously deprive every Black woman of an opportunity.” — @queenie4rmnola https://t.co/enTrnpO5k6
#OTD May8,1970 The #Jackson5 release their 2nd album “ABC” The Jackson's release is on Motown Records. The Jackson 5 LP will peak at #4 on the US billboard 200 Albums Chart @motown@Jacksons
May 8: Born in 1951 #OTD in Denver, CO, Philip Bailey is a (7X) Grammy-winning R&B, funk, soul & gospel artist. In addition to his solo career, he has blessed us with his 4-octave range for decades as a lead singer w/ Earth, Wind & 🔥. #HBD 🎂
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Photographer Kwame Brathwaite, who helped popularize the "Black is Beautiful" movement of the 1960s, has died.
From Nelson Mandela to Muhammad Ali and the so-called Grandassa Models, Brathwaite's work embraced Black power and beauty.
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