Will Smith is partnering with Netflix this time TO host Amend: The Fight for America, a Netflix documentary series that asks the intriguing question, “What does it mean to be an American?” The documentary will debut on Feb. 17 and is produced by Smith and Larry Wilmore. According to Deadline, the six-hour docu-series explores the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution […]

Frederick Douglass, the abolitionist, orator and author who escaped slavery in the 19th century, was also a newspaper editor. And now, the newspapers Douglass edited between 1847 and 1874 are available for free online through the Library of Congress. On Saturday, the library tweeted, “NEW ONLINE: We have just made available newspapers edited by Frederick Douglass.” The […]

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Bernie Sanders kicked off the new year with a misguided tweet likely intended to shore up support among Black voters but seemed to push many away.

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President Obama has announced plans to visit a mosque for the first time in his presidency.