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In 1985, the biggest American pop stars all gathered in one Los Angeles studio, for one night only, to record…
Sheila Johnson made history as America's first Black female billionaire after co-founding BET. She broke barriers and found success as…
Some say tennis is a metaphor for life, involving anticipation, problem-solving and incredibly hard work. For 25-year-old Frances Tiafoe, now…
Prachi Gupta's new memoir, "They Called Us Exceptional and Other Lies That Raised Us," explores the model minority myth and…
Turning her interesting, sometimes tumultuous, life story into comedy comes naturally for Atsuko Okatsuka. Amna Nawaz sat down with her…
Hip-hop is celebrating its 50th birthday. It started with a back-to-school party on August 11, 1973, in The Bronx. Clive…
As a TSA agent, Benni Latham brought lots of joy to her job. However, after a violent incident at work,…
A new documentary, "Little Richard: I Am Everything," tells the story of one of rock and roll's founding stars. It…
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