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• Surviving Domestic Abuse In Hollywood: The Story Of Diddy And Cassie

  26-05-2024 16:30
  
  By Michael Gaskins
  Let me take you back, way back, into time. It’s the mid-1990s, and Sean “Diddy” Combs, then known as Puff Daddy, was beginning his upward ascent in Rap and R&B. As the founder of Bad Boy Records, Diddy was a key figure in shaping the Hip-hop landscape. Artists like The Notorious B.I.G., Lil’ Kim, Total, Faith Evans and Junior Mafia were under his label, creating a distinct sound that resonated from car stereos to clubs everywhere. 
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• Tariq Nasheed’s ‘Microphone Check’ Highlights Black Founders of Hip-hop

  26-05-2024 15:45
  
  Tariq Nasheed, director of Microphone Check, a documentary about Hip-hop (Credit: Kickstarter).
  By Corli Jay
  With her most recent album “Cowboy Carter,” Beyonce has sparked conversations about the Black origins of country music, a genre long co-opted and gentrified by the White masses despite its roots as a Black-founded style of music.A new documentary similarly aims to dispel myths about the origins of one of the world’s most popular musical genres, Hip-hop.
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• City Of Chicago Unveils Comprehensive Summer Safety Plan

  26-05-2024 14:30
  
  On Friday, the City of Chicago announced a groundbreaking summer safety plan, underscored by a $100 million investment from the FY24 budget. 
  This comprehensive strategy focuses on anti-violence programming, strategic CPD deployments and strengthened investigations, restorative justice, re-entry services, and domestic and gender-based violence prevention and intervention – all aimed at enhancing community safety and well-being. 
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• Obama Makes Surprise Appearance At Biden’s White House Dinner For Kenya

  26-05-2024 14:00
  
  Photo: Getty Images
  Former President Barack Obama recently made his way back to the White House.
  On Thursday (May 23), President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden hosted a White House state dinner for Kenyan President William Ruto and his First Lady Rachel Ruto, per CNN.
  The guest list for the official state dinner featured celebrities and politicians including Former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, actor LeVar Burton, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, NBA
  
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