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March Madness may have been the last time for fans to see many of the talented college women players compete.

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A year after Will Smith smacked him on the Academy Awards stage, Chris Rock gives a powerful rebuttal in his new stand-up special, bragging that he “took that hit like Pacquiao” and joking: “Anybody who says words hurt hasn’t been punched in the face.”

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Johnson fought through the racism of the Jim Crow South to be a renowned heavyweight boxing champion. He stood up in the face of injustice, literally fighting back against racism and discrimination.

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Venus and Serena Williams have had many hits on the tennis court and the big screen! 

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After 10 months of being detained in Russia, Griner was released in December 2022. Now she’s announcing her return to the basketball court

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BMF tells the true story of how the Flenory brothers, Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory and Terry “Southwest Tee” Flenory, fought their way out of poverty and the war on drugs in Detroit to become cultural and hip-hop game changers.

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Walker is best known for her hard-hitting topics, which span the gamut of human life. She has written stories about love, abuse, religion, liberation, and everything in between.

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Etta Moten's innumerable contributions to entertainment and culture paved the way for a number of Black women artists to come

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If you’re anything like us, commutes are for listening to something. Earbuds or wire, whichever you choose, you have to plug up to something to get through those long morning and evening commutes and unless it’s an audiobook, a book just won’t do!

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She didn’t just walk into 90, she strutted her stuff with both a cane and heels! The now 90-year-old didn’t skip a beat as people cheered her on.

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