30-year ASALH member and SUNY professor Armfield, 51
Felex L. Armfeild, a 30-year member of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History and a professor of history and social …
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THE SUCCESS OF DR. DRE
NEW YORK — Apple is orchestrating a $3.2 billion acquisition of Beats Electronics LLC, the headphone maker and music streaming distributor founded by hip-hop star …
Jamie Foxx puts a charge into ‘Spider-Man 2’
NEW YORK — Jamie Foxx, who stars in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, knows something about the double-life of a superhero. Though he’s 46, Jamie Foxx …
We must recognize our blessings
The racist U.S. Supreme Court, with its supporting Uncle Tom, might have done the blacks in this country a great favor in setting the stage …
Black stars to shine in ‘Where’s the Love?’ movie
It is the one-year anniversary of the talk show Where’s The Love?, hosted by married relationship experts and doctors Sebastian (Lamman Rucker) and Ryan Reid …
Rosa Parks memorabilia remain in limbo at warehouse
NEW YORK — At a time when interest in civil rights memorabilia is rekindled, a lifetime’s worth of Rosa Parks’ belongings — among them her …
Kunjufu offers parenting advice
MIAMI GARDENS — Black parents have had a formula for raising their children right but have simply moved away from it. That formula, according to …
Jesse Jackson targets tech’s lack of diversity
The Rev. Jesse Jackson is bringing a strategy borrowed from the traditional civil rights era playbook to the age of social media and a booming …
Latter-day rap disrespect of civil rights icons raises concerns
Malcolm X and rap music have always fit together like a needle in the groove, connected by struggle, strength and defiance. But three recent episodes …
Self-defense key to hung jury
JACKSONVILLE — Jurors in the trial of a white man charged with first- degree murder for shooting a 17-year-old black male in a dispute over …