Despite Sean Combs’ long status as a controversial public figure, the Netflix documentary “Sean Combs: The Reckoning” has struck a nerve across Black America, dominating conversations about power, violence, and abuse in hip-hop. The series is prompting broader soul-searching about the culture that enabled Combs’ rise and the limits of accountability in the music industry.
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Many mourn death of Assata Shakur, exiled Black liberation activist and global symbol of resistance
Assata Shakur, the former Black Panther and Black Liberation Army member who escaped a U.S. prison and lived in exile in Cuba for more than four decades, has died at 78. To some she was a fugitive and convicted killer, but to many worldwide she remained a symbol of resistance, liberation, and defiance against oppression.
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Assata Shakur, Black liberation icon and US fugitive, dies in Cuba at 78
By Philip Marcelo The Associated Press Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a police officer, has died, her daughter and the Cuban government said. Shakur, who was born Joanne Deborah […]
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AFRO year in review: A look at the highs and lows of 2023
By Ariyana Griffin Special to the AFRO The year 2023 was a year for the books, from celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop to the premier of Rihanna’s second baby bump at the NFL’s 2023 Superbowl Halftime show. After a year of highs and lows, this week, the AFRO takes a look at the past […]