Pop culture experts and journalists Tim Gordon and Jawn Murray joined Roland Martin last Friday on “NewsOne Now” to discuss Kevin Hart’s recent comments about African-American cinema and the use of the term “Black movies” to control the genre. Movie producer Will Packer also joined Martin on “NewsOne Now” to talk Black films and the economic implications of so called “Black movies” doing well at the box office.
New York’s first-ever natural hair festival kicks off this weekend. As the “war on black hair” continues to rage in America’s institutions, will black locks ever be safe from the grips of public policy?
Click on the link below to view a panel of fathers including Roger Dundas dish about the bond between a dad and his kids, and how fatherhood has changed since their own childhoods.
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Today is Prince’s 56th birthday. Check out this recent interview he did on the Arsenio Hall Show. The two discuss his favorite song, why Prince doesn’t own a cell phone, the double edged sword of music on the internet, and much more.
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We are sad to hear that the world has lost Maya Angelou. Here is an interview that she did with George Stroumboulopoulos that was broadcast on New Year’s Eve 2013.
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Colorlines this week released the first installment of its new “Life Cycles of Inequity: A Series on Black Men.” The monthly series will explore how injustice shapes the lives of black men, from birth to death, using short films, investigative journalism, and infographics to illustrate the issues. Colorlines is a daily news site where race matters, published by Race Forward, a national racial justice organization.
Eight young men talk about how they navigate around implicit bias in the classroom–and as they build their lives. The series takes a look How Injustice Shapes Lives From Birth to Death.
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Part 1 of 5
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Part 2 of 5
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Part 3 of 5
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Part 4 of 5
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Part 5 of 5
Magic Johnson did not mean to land in the center of the Donald Sterling scandal. He posed for a photo with Sterling’s friend V. Stiviano. She then recorded Sterling’s rant where he demands that she top taking pictures with African-Americans including Magic Johnson.
Things only heated up when Donald Sterling tried to explain those remarks during his interview with Anderson Cooper. Sterling launched a string of attacks against Johnson and called out his HIV status, his position as a role model for kids and even Johnson’s philanthropy. At one point Sterling said:
“He’s got AIDS. Did he do any business, did he help anybody in South LA?”
Last night AC360, Magic Johnson responds. He talks to Anderson about his charitable work, Sterling’s lifetime ban from the NBA, the future of the Clippers and much more. Magic Johnson also told Anderson that he’s praying for Donald Sterling:
“I’m going to pray for the man because even if I see him today, I’m going to say hello to Donald and his wife as well. I’m not a guy who holds grudges and all that. Yes, am I upset? Of course! But at the same time, I’m a God fearing man and I’m going to pray for him and hope things work out for him.”
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Michelle Obama honors all mothers on this Mother’s Day and offered her thoughts, prayers and support in the wake of the unconscionable terrorist kidnapping of more than 200 Nigerian girls.
