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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 03 September 2020

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As the Founder of OBEY clothing and illustrator behind President Obama's famous 'Hope' portrait, Shepard Fairey and Ice Cube proudly reveal their new work of art

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 18 August 2020

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As we celebrate the centennial anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave some women the right to vote, it’s important to tell the stories of the women who were intentionally left behind by white suffragettes.

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 07 August 2020

A billboard sponsored by O, The Oprah Magazine, is on display with with a photo of Breonna Taylor, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020 in Louisville, KY. Twenty-six billboards are going up across Louisville, demanding that the police officers involved in Taylor's death be arrested and charged. Taylor was shot multiple times March 13 when police officers burst into her Louisville apartment using a no-knock warrant during a narcotics investigation. (AP Photo/Dylan T. Lovan)

The 26 billboards demand that the police officers involved in her death be arrested and charged.

Details: Written by ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 16 July 2020

In this June 26, 2020, file photo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Oregon on Wednesday even began requiring masks outdoors if people can't stay 6 feet apart.

Details: Written by ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer; Published: 10 July 2020

Actress Naya Rivera arrives at Logo's NewNowNext Awards in Los Angeles on April 13, 2013. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP, File)

Rivera, 33, disappeared after renting a pontoon boat with her 4-year-old-son for three hours Wednesday afternoon and taking it out on Lake Piru, an hour's drive from Los Angeles.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 08 July 2020

Rapper Kanye West wears a Make America Great again hat during a meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Oct. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

The rapper, who once praised President Donald Trump and said the two share “dragon energy,” tells Forbes that he is “taking the red hat off."

Details: Written by BOTWC Staff; Published: 02 July 2020

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The company is working to diversify their workforce which is just 7% Black. Saint John said she hopes that she can help to forge a new path at Netflix.

Details: Written by JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer; Published: 02 July 2020

In this video grab issued Sunday, June 28, 2020, by BET, former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama introduces humanitarian award winner Beyonce during the BET Awards. (BET via AP)

The ceremony, hosted by Amanda Seales, was filmed virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic. Beyoncé was honored for her philanthropic work and relief efforts during the COVID-19 crisis.

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Details: Written by BOTWC Staff; Published: 28 May 2020

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Last week, Denzel Washington took a detour to help out a man in downtown Hollywood

Details: Written by MESFIN FEKADU AP Entertainment Writer; Published: 21 May 2020

In this March 13, 2018, file photo, actress Oprah Winfrey poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film "A Wrinkle In Time" in London. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)

The Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation will donate money to organizations dedicated to helping underserved communities in Chicago; Baltimore; Nashville, Tennessee; Milwaukee; and Kosciusko, Mississippi, where she was born

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