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Sidney Poitier

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January 12, 2022

NAACP Reacts To Sidney Poitier’s Death: “His Life Serves As A Testament To Enduring Will And Perseverance”

Golden Globes-Diversity initiatives

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January 10, 2022

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association Celebrates Extensive, Decades-Long Philanthropy Work

Simu Liu as Shang-Chi

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September 17, 2021

‘I Didn’t Have A Superhero That Looked Like Me’: Marvel’s New Female, Culturally Diverse And Queer Protagonists Mirror Our Times

LeVar Burton will host Jeopardy the week the July 26. (AP)

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July 26, 2021

LeVar Burton Guest Hosts ‘Jeopardy!’ This Week After Denver Superfan’s Viral Petition Campaign

Richa Moorjani

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July 23, 2021

‘Never Have I Ever’s’ Richa Moorjani on Kamala Taking Charge in Season 2

Making the series changed Barry Jenkins’ views on how his ancestors should be described and depicted. Atsushi Nishijima/Amazon Studios

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June 21, 2021

‘The Underground Railroad’ Attempts To Upend Viewers’ Notions Of What It Meant To Be Enslaved

Opal Lee through the years

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June 18, 2021

94-Year-Old Opal Lee, Who Helped Lead National Charge to Recognize Juneteenth as Holiday, Celebrates President Biden’s Signature on Historic Legislation

For decades, Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood has been home to a mosaic of ethnic groups. Andrew Burton/Getty Images

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June 18, 2021

‘In the Heights’ celebrates the resilience Washington Heights has used to fight the COVID-19 pandemic

Photo of confident Black women in front of a colorful background by Clarke Sanders

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June 16, 2021

Dear Latina Sisters: Will You Name and Disrupt Anti-Blackness?

Stephan James and KiKi Layne in If Beale Street Could Talk. Photo credit: Annapurna Releasing. This is one of the 30 films Redbox recommends to learn about systemic racism.

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June 12, 2020

30 Movies You Should Watch To Learn About Social Injustice and Systemic Racism