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News about culture for the millennials who drive it.

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. @Flyanaboss sat down with Blavity for our inaugural digital cover to detail their dedication to making their mark in music. Speaking candidly, the duo shared "At first the industry plant [idea] kind of rubbed me the wrong way...we know what it took for us to get here."

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A woman named Marijuana Pepsi, who refused to change her name, earned her Ph.D after completing a dissertation on Black names

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Baby: 1 ~ Dad: 0 😂🕺🏿 (📹: edvanzd/Instagram)

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A white couple who allegedly harassed a Black mom for years was finally arrested and charged:

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Mama's little helper 😆❤️ // 📹: kyladiane via TikTok

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Baby girl pretended she was asleep after her mom caught her getting snacks 🤣 (📹: Chris J. Vaughn/Facebook)

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WELP 🤗 A 20-year-old student was sentenced to prison for lying about being raped by football players then rolls her eyes during sentencing

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This black-owned construction firm will replace 18,000+ contaminated water pipes in Flint

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Meet Tia Norfleet, the first ever licensed Black woman racer.

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Teen trespasses to play basketball at gym, cop called to take him away buys him membership instead

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Baltimore mayor Catherine Pugh quietly took down confederate monuments in the middle of the night

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Protect her at all costs! Kia Patterson opens Compton’s first black-owned grocery store 👏🏽👏🏾👏🏿

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NYC's first Girl Scout troop consisting of homeless children finally has its first cookie sale

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Police held Ving Rhames at gunpoint in his own home after a neighbor told 911 that 'a large black man' had broken in

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16-year-old is the first Black student to build a nuclear fusor

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He took her whole face 😂❤️ // 📹: _kiathedancer via Instagram

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Samuel L. Jackson and Judge Judy have been BFFs for years and we ain't even know it lol who would have thought?

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Alabama teachers were suspended after leaked group chats showed vile messages about students: 'That n***a so slow he can't walk and chew gum'

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She went from gleefully spewing hate speech to sobbing sorry apologies. University of Alabama student expelled for viral video stating she hates 'n*ggers'

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Mother of #HM hoodie model responds to backlash, tells us to 'get over it'

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Colin Kaepernick will receive one of Harvard University's highest honors from the institution's African American studies department ✊🏾

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Nielsen report shows black women are major trendsetters who influence mainstream culture

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"Cops think everything is a gun, except their own gun." 'The Daily Show' host said.

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Dennis Rodman's Daughter Trinity Rodman Is The Highest-Paid Player In National Women's Soccer...

Trinity Rodman , 19, the daughter of NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman , is the highest-paid player in league history. The 2021 Rookie of the Year received a contract extension with the Washington...

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This 11-year-old co-organized a walkout at her elementary school adding 1 minute to honor Courtlin Arrington and other Black women victims.

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Where is the justice? A Tennessee court ruled that Cyntoia Brown, a #SexTrafficking survivor, must serve 51 years in prison before she is eligible for parole

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Not where we thought that was going 😂 // 📹: themarshhfamily via TikTok

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Blavity fam, @RepMaxineWaters stopped by to chat! Check out this video to see what Auntie Maxine had to say about the bomb threats that targeted her earlier today. Click here for the full video

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With a new memoir on the way, Kaepernick plans to provide insight into his actions and thoughts during his time in the NFL in his memoir ✍🏾

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Colin Kaepernick Is Starting His Own Publishing Company To ‘Counteract’ The Negative Narratives Of...

Colin Kaepernick has worked diligently to make a name for himself off of the field with his foundation Know Your Rights Camps, and now he's establishing a publishing company.

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7 things we all can do to help end slavery in Libya

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What kind of foolishness? This 10-year-old says his teacher told him he'll only have himself to blame 'When you turn 16 and the police shoot you'

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Serena Williams says 'Doctors aren't listening to us' and Black women are dying as a result.

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Dennis Rodman Is Planning A Basketball Game Between The U.S. And North Korea To Cool Nuclear Tensions

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California on the verge of offering clean slate for people convicted of marijuana crimes

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The kids don’t know nothing about this one! 😜 // #RP : taybabi82 via TT

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Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has died after a "battle with prostate cancer," according to the King Center. "He transitioned peacefully in his sleep at home with me in Malibu", said his wife, Leah Weber King. 🕊️

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Zendaya will play the first black Mary Jane Watson in 'Spider-Man: Homecoming'

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LeVar Burton has hit every possible mark of icon status and he's done so quietly, humbly and centered in Blackness. Let's shout it from the rooftops with the hope that he hears it. ✊🏾

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LeVar Burton Is A Living Legend, And Let's Not Forget It - Blavity

LeVar Burton has hit every possible mark of icon status and he's done so quietly, humbly and centered in Blackness.

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19-Year-Old Haitian Japanese tennis star, Naomi Osaka, defeats U.S Open Champ

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#HiddenFigures : The first person to design computerized Navy ships is a black woman

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She's finally getting the credit she deserves 👑. #HenriettaLacks , the mother of modern medicine, honored with a portrait in the national portrait gallery

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Howard's swim team is breaking records and adding new chapters to the school's illustrious history.

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Howard Swim And Dive Team Make History As First-Ever All-Black Team To Cover Sports Illustrated -...

The Howard Bison made waves as the first all-Black collegiate swimming team featured in Sports Illustrated. The Howard University swim and dive team first came under the sports magazine’s spotli...

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No Fs given 😂 @IssaRae destroys Kanye in just 20 words while hosting this awards show -- And his wife was in the audience

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Things they did? That 🔥💜 // jamesbrown76 via TikTok #girldad #fatheranddaughter #waitforit

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This New Orleans chef is charging white people more than TWICE as much to eat at his restaurant than PoC.... Here's why.

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These two powerhouses just signed on to take Hurricane Harvey relief to the next level

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Atlanta brothers create and launch a line of black superhero comics

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. @TylerPerry revealed his plans to house displaced #LGBTQ youth and trafficked women at his new studio

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Coco Gauff is the world's highest paid female athlete, earning $23 million in 2023.

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Um, yes. Where do we sign? #BlackPanther fan launches petition calling for #Wakanda series that chronicles the beginnings of the nation

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Black love 💕 (📹: maxine_magwape/Instagram)

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New reports show a 43 percent increase in Black medical school applicants since the beginning of the pandemic.

There’s Been A Surge In Black Medical School Applicants Amid COVID’s Devastation On BIPOC Communi...

The number of Black applicants to medical school has skyrocketed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic last year.

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It's finally happening!! Congrats @levarburton 👏🏾

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LeVar Burton To Guest Host ‘Jeopardy’ After Massive Public Push - Blavity

Jeopardy has announced LeVar Burton as a guest host for the long-running TV show.

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Haters don't stop NOTHING. High school refuses to let its first black valedictorian deliver grad speech, so mayor gives him another platform

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Meet Corey Calliet, the fitness trainer from #BlackPanther that got the Wakandans worked out.

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12-Year-Old Maryland Girl Collected 500 Cases Of Water For People Of Puerto Rico Affected By Hurricanes

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This is pure #blackgirlmagic.

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A North Carolina woman has made history with the new ultrasound studio she just opened. Courtney Hall said she opened Bump Baby Bliss, the first Black-owned ultrasound studio in Greensboro, NC because she is determined to ensure pregnant women get the proper care they need.

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Brazil has crowned its first black Miss Brazil in 30 years — only the second in history

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Kehlani slams transit officials for being able to catch fare jumpers but not a ‘murderous white supremacist’ in the wake of #NiaWilson ’s death

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A 'Black-ish' spinoff starring Yara Shahidi's character in college is in the works at ABC

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Diddy to meet investors about Carolina Panthers bid, Colin Kaepernick reported to be seriously involved

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A group of Black doctors have opened the first Black-owned urgent care center in Chicago's southside

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This 20-year-old makes history by becoming West Point's first Black woman captain.

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The first day of #BlackHistoryMonth got us feeling like... 🕺🏿✊🏿

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Suicide rates for Black children have increased by 71 percent in 10 years. Something must be done. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay

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Banana Republic employee files $1M lawsuit after being suspended for box braid hairstyle

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This Jamaican neurosurgeon, Dr. Odette Harris, is now the *FIRST* black woman to become a professor of neurosurgery in America

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Chance the Rapper set to perform at White House Annual Christmas Tree Lighting

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Well deserved! Congrats @abbydphillip 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

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For the first time in U.S. Open history, three black women will play in the semifinals

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The King is giving back in a royal way! #LeBronJames opens STEM-based school for at-risk students in his hometown of Akron, Ohio

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Weird flex, but OK 💰 Howard University finesse queen swindled #Trump supporters out of 150,000 MAGA dollars by pretending to be one of them

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We feel so seen 😭 Athens, Georgia’s new, 26-year-old, county commissioner took her oath of office over ‘The Autobiography Of Malcolm X’ while rocking the flyest ‘fro

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Rumble, queen, Rumble! 👑 A 27-year-old became the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from University of Michigan

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A #Nielsen report shows Black women are major trendsetters who influence mainstream culture

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This 14-year-old is about to graduate with a B.S. in physics from TCU

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A Texas police officer, who was fired for giving a sandwich full of feces to a homeless man, won his job back

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A fourth-generation midwife has opened Virginia's first Black-owned birthing center 🤰🏾

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A Fourth-Generation Midwife Has Opened Virginia's First Black-Owned Birthing Center - Blavity

Fourth-generation midwife Racha Tahani Lawler-Queen has made history in Virginia by opening the state’s first Black-owned birthing center. The Gather Grounded Midwifery facility is a safe and...

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Raising the babies up right 🙌🏾 // #RP : deltadawnjk via TT #BlackFood #BlackOutside

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. @Ocasio2018 kept it all the way 💯 and said she can't afford to move to Washington, D.C., until that congressional salary kicks in 💵

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Protesters who pulled down Confederate statue in North Carolina will not face felony charges

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So, I typed a text to a girl I used to see Sayin that I chose this cutie pie with whom I wanna be & I apologize if this message gets u down Then I CC'ed every girl that I'd see-seed 'round town & hate to see y'all frown but I'd rather see her smilin #MillennialNegroSpirituals

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12-Year-Old Maryland Girl Collected 500 Cases Of Water For People Of Puerto Rico Affected By Hurricanes

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MUTED: the short film on missing black girls that everyone needs to see

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Babygirl made sure she covered her tracks 😂 // 📹: iiiamkailynn via Instagram

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We appreciate @Oprah all day everyday! But today marks the anniversary of her becoming the FIRST black woman to host a talk show. She did THAT 📺. #weareblackhistory #blavity

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Co-creator of Marvel's new Iron Man says Riri Williams is based on Skai Jackson

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Shonda Rhimes will be the third black woman ever inducted into the TV hall of fame

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Tell us you went to an HBCU without telling us you went to an HBCU 😂 // 📹: sumnyce via Instagram

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This 10-year-old girl raised more than $4K to help mom diagnosed with breast cancer

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Co-creator of Marvel's new Iron Man says Riri Williams is based on Skai Jackson

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YES, QUEEN 🙌🏾! @JanelleMonae officially comes out as pansexual: "Being a queer black woman in America, someone who has been in relationships with both men and women – I consider myself to be a free-ass motherf*cker"

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Not all heroes wear capes, but a lot of them wear scrubs 👩🏿‍⚕️👨🏾‍⚕️ Happy #NationalNursesDay , fam! Let’s show our love to all the nurses who continue to work tirelessly to help save lives 👇🏿 #ThankYouNurses || 📹 mr.ruckage/Instagram

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A gay Las Vegas couple was beaten and stabbed at their home in an apparent hate crime and bystanders did nothing: 'It was all about gay bashing'

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This rare photo of Harriet Tubman to be displayed at the African American History Museum after being lost for nearly a century.

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Black British history has just been made! Dr. Olivette Otele is now the first Black woman to be a history professor in the UK 🇬🇧🎉🇨🇲

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IT'S OFFICIAL: The Dora Milaje are getting their own Marvel spinoff! 🙌🏾

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Before she slayed on the #Oscars red carpet, Betty Gabriel was an unsung hero of #GetOut as Georgina.

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For over a decade, Nicki Minaj has solidified her status as one of the best emcees in hip-hop. Here’s why one writer believes T.I.'s G.O.A.T. list is wrong and why she deserves more respect on her name 🎤 #BlavityOpEd

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Terry Crews, one of the few straight men to speak out in the #MeToo movement, has been requested to undergo a mental evaluation by WME lawyers as part of his lawsuit.

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24-year-old Sudanese model wears her "Queen of Dark" title with pride

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