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PHOTO: Saily Bah, author of "Rise Above: How to Turn a Negative Situation into a Positive One," is pictured with her parents.

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Living December 19, 2024

12-year-old girl writes book to 'help others overcome' after experiencing racism at school

PHOTO: Hughes Van Ellis, 100, Lessie Benningfield Randle, 106, also known as Mother Randle, and Viola Fletcher, 107, survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre, attend the Black Wall Street Legacy Festival 2021 in Tulsa, Okla., May 28, 2021.

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Living November 11, 2024

Survivor of Tulsa Race Massacre, 'Mother Randle,' marks 110th birthday

PHOTO: This photo provided by NASA shows mathematician Katherine Johnson in 1966.

Living September 18, 2024

NASA's 'Hidden Figures' awarded Congressional Gold Medal for groundbreaking work

PHOTO: Several people were arrested on Aug. 5, 2023 after a massive brawl between white boaters and a Black dock employee at Riverfront Park in Montgomery, Alabama.

News September 25, 2023

'Just in shock': Dock worker assaulted in Montgomery brawl speaks out in 'GMA' exclusive

PHOTO: The Birmingham Police Department released body camera footage from the arrest of Minor High School band director Johnny Mims that occurred on Sept. 14, 2023 in Birmingham, Ala.

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News September 20, 2023

High school band director speaks out after getting shocked with stun gun by police

PHOTO: Elyanna performs at the Gobi Tent during the 2023 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, April 14, 2023, in Indio, Calif.

Monica Schipper/Getty Images for Coachella

Culture April 14, 2023

Palestinian-Chilean pop star Elyanna makes history at Coachella 2023

PHOTO: Afeni Shakur-Davis, left, mother of the late Tupac Shakur, and Tupac Shakur.

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Culture April 13, 2023

New Tupac documentary 'Dear Mama' examines his relationship with his mother

PHOTO: will.i.am attends the Recording Academy Honors presented by The Black Music Collective during the 65th GRAMMY Awards, Feb. 2, 2023, in Los Angeles.

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Culture February 16, 2023

Will.i.am calls for the protection of Black art amid Young Thug trial: 'We're really in a trap'

PHOTO: A sign announces the memorial service for slain rapper Takeoff at Atlanta's State Farm Arena on Nov. 11, 2022. He was a member of the hip-hop trio Migos.

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Culture November 11, 2022

Fans pay tribute to slain rapper Takeoff in Atlanta celebration of life memorial

PHOTO: Megan Thee Stallion performs onstage during the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 24, 2022 in Las Vegas.

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Culture November 10, 2022

Megan Thee Stallion receives open letter of support condemning violence against Black women