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Tavis Smiley and Cornel West Urge Marchers to End Negative Stigma and Hold...
@NickWestbrooks reports: WASHINGTON- Addressing the crowd gathered at the 2012 AIDS March on Washington, Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornel West urged the audience to eliminate the negative stigma...
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Nick Westbrooks: Why Black Athletes Should be Educated
By Nick Westbrooks Detroit Lions linebacker Justin Durant In the midst of the controversy over Chick-Fil-A’s opposition to gay marriage, Detroit Lions linebacker Justin Durant decided to chime in on...
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Nick Westbrooks: For the Ladies: 4 Reasons Why You Should Tell Him You’re Not...
By Nick Westbrooks From time to time, I log onto Facebook, and see one of my female “friends” post a status stating something to this effect: “If I didn’t answer after the fifth time, why does he think...
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Author Compares Jesus’ Crucifixion to Black Lynchings During Book Signing and...
By Nick Westbrooks Panelists from Howard University sat down with Dr. James Cone on Nov. 11 at the Andrew Rankin Chapel to discuss and critique the author’s latest book The Cross and the Lynching...
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James Clingman Speaks on Black Entrepreneurship
By Nick Westbrooks Throughout the past three and a half years, I’ve had the opportunity to see and hear some of Black America’s top leaders and thinkers as a student at Howard University. In fact,...
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Women’s History Month: The History of Strong Women
By Nick Westbrooks Bishop John R. Bryant, the Presiding Prelate of the Fourth Episcopal District and Senior Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church and also the father of the Rev. Dr....
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Jay Harris: Education, Record Deals, NFL Contracts and Making a Living
By Nick Westbrooks Jay Harris aka Jay DatBull I first read on the Root.com that Jay Harris, a standout Philadelphia high school wide receiver, turned down a football scholarship to Michigan State...
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Colonialism 101: Obama’s Morehouse Speech and Blaming the Colonized for their...
I got this from NPR WFUV Radio. I don’t own it…tried to select a photo that wasn’t leading or editorialized even though this article is quite editorialized I was debating on whether I should write...
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(PHOTOS) IBW Call to Action to End Mass Incarceration & War on Drugs
By Nick Westbrooks @NickWestbrooks WASHINGTON (June 17, 2013) – D.C. residents and national supporters alongside the Institute of the Black World marched and rallied today in front of the White House...
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‘Joyful Noise,’‘Dark Horse,’ and the Truth About Paganism
by Nick Westbrooks Christian rappers Flame and Lecrae in their video for “Joyful Noise” Pop singer Katy Perry in her music video for “Dark Horse” In a lawsuit against Katy Perry’s song...
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