In Episode Three of Hulu’s The 1619 Project, narrator and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones argues that Black Americans have, and still do, create and transform America’s musical landscape. In between a narrative arc examining the history of Black participation in music, the docuseries also speaks to several musical legends …
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The FBI searched Joe Biden‘s Delaware beach house on Wednesday as it continues to investigate his handling of classified documents from his time as vice president under Barack Obama. “No documents with classified markings were found,” Biden’s attorney, Bob Bauer, announced after agents completed the search, which took three and …
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Tyre Nichols was laid to rest Wednesday following a memorial service in Memphis, nearly one month after the 29-year-old died after being beaten by five police officers during a Jan. 7 traffic stop. Vice President Kamala Harris made an appearance at the funeral after being invited to speak at the …
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When Doja Cat shaved her head last year, trimming away her eyebrows too, she viewed it as a blank canvas. Since then, she’s explored the creative freedom of her new look with showstopping looks at Paris fashion week, but she’s also just hung out on Instagram live without a wig …
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Priscilla Presley issued a new statement Wednesday on what would have been Lisa Marie Presley’s 55th birthday, with Priscilla saying she’s trying to “keep our family together” despite a potential legal battle over Lisa Marie’s will. In January, following Lisa Marie’s funeral, Priscilla asked a California judge to step in …
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Big Freedia is on her way to realizing a longtime dream of opening up a boutique nightclub/hotel in New Orleans. The bounce icon has been teasing the venture for a bit, but a recent story for Nola.com confirmed that the groundbreaking on the Hotel Freedia will take place this spring, …
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The Memphis Police Department announced on Monday it has suspended seven officers total thus far in connection with the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols. According to a department spokesman, via The New York Times, Preston Hemphill — the only officer named on Monday — was placed on administrative leave at …
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Cindy Williams, who played the optimistic Shirley opposite Penny Marshall’s Laverne on the beloved sitcom Laverne & Shirley, has died. She was 75. Williams died on Wednesday in Los Angeles following a brief illness, her children, Zak and Emily Hudson, confirmed in a statement released Monday to the Associated Press …
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The Brooklyn band Geese debuted in the fall of 2021 with a great album called Projector. These guys were barely out of high school, and yet they seemed to have prodigiously bit off huge hunks of the indie guitar canon. Their bracing zone-outs could bring to mind vintage wizards like …
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Bob and I started spending more time in Detroit, his hometown. We had our big family wedding there, where Bob Seger and Hank Williams Jr. sang for us. Our life in Detroit was full of music. I took for granted all those nights with Hank, ZZ Top, Uncle Kracker, Eminem, …
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