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James Brown has spent much of his broadcasting career speaking up for the underdog, which seems unsurprising for a Black man in Utah, where just 1.2% of the population is African American.His main message through the years has been strikingly simple – that regardless of their differences, all humans are fundamentally the same.Brown said that Black faces are all too rare in the government-sponsored meetings he attends as part of his work producing and hosting a weekly TV program, “Living & Aging With Pride.”“Everyone’s talking about how to be inclusive,” Brown said. “But the system is not used to this…

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About eight years ago, Alan Blackwell found a vacant storefront in downtown Brattleboro. He wanted to build a dive bar from the ground up.Blackwell started gathering funky art and old road signs, mismatched lamps and furniture, plus some retro video games. He called it Arkham, and he wanted it to be a place where drinks were affordable.He also wanted it to be a place where anyone could have a drink or two, maybe stand next to someone they’d never otherwise meet and get into  a conversation about race, poverty or gender.“This is a dive bar,” Blackwell says. “This is also…

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Susan Benjamin gives a presentation about the history of candy in America at the Alexandria Black History Museum. (Photo: Elizabeth Moscoso) Alexandria, VA – Candies, delicious little goodies that can satisfy a sweet tooth and give us a little pick-me-up in the afternoons. But did you know that the story of candy is intertwined with African American history? “The history of African Americans in the universe of sugars and sweets is pretty much not addressed or addressed in the wrong way,” said Susan Benjamin, candy historian and the owner of True Treats Candy, the nation’s only research-based historic candy company.…

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by Candice Edwards January 3, 2026 Arnold’s comments came in response to Lennox’s public statements that watching Martin reawakened color sensibilities and jokes aimed at darker-skinned women. Actor Tichina Arnold has hit back at singer Arie Lennox’s latest claims that the sitcom Martin promotes colorism. Arnold addressed the issue in comments that went viral after appearing on Deon Cole’s YouTube series It’s fun getting to know you. In the clip, Arnold said that Pam was “never written around skin color.” She explained that the role was originally intended for a “heavier actress” and that the writers had to adjust when…

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One of the best quarterbacks in HBCU history could return as Howard’s football coach. Ted White, who still holds most of the former MEAC records, was offered the Bison head coaching job Friday afternoon by interim president Wayne Frederick. White will replace Larry Scott who resigned last month to take the tight ends coach position at Auburn. White, 49, passed for 9,808 yards and 92 touchdowns as the Bison’s signal caller and won the 1996 MEAC Offensive Player of the Year Award. After a professional career in NFL Europe and the CFL, White turned to coaching, where he served in…

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More artists canceled their upcoming appearances at the Kennedy Center after the panel voted to change the name A performing arts venue that will include the name of President Donald Trump. Performances canceled so far include shows previously advertised for Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve, January 14 and April 24 and 25. Jazz group The Cookers, scheduled to perform on Tuesday night, did not give a specific reason for their decision, but their statement hinted at politics. “Jazz was born out of struggle and a relentless insistence on freedom: freedom of thought, expression, and the full human voice. Some of…

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