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Sneakers: Bodega presents Air Jordan Skyline with Youth Service

Bodega and Jordan Brand are teaming up to release a special edition Air Jordan 1 High OG "Skyline"

Bodega presents Air Jordan Skyline with Youth Service

The sneaker world that we know today would be a very different place if it weren’t for the fateful partnership between a young Michael Jordan and the small Beaverton sneaker company formally known as Blue Ribbon Sports. Leading to one of the most recognizable and historical sports franchises to ever…

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Video: Wizkid - Money and Love

Wizkid's "Money and Love" video is a visual feast showcasing Wizkid's charisma and star power.

Fashion: Bristol Studio and Dreamville Unveil a Hoops-Inspired Apparel Collaboration

Dreamville Festival 2023 is set to go down in Raleigh, North Carolina this weekend which will feature a star-studded music lineup that includes J. Cole, Usher, Drake, Summer Walker and more. And in celebration of the two-day concert, the platinum no features rapper has teamed up with multiple brands to produce special merch, one of which is Bristol Studio.

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Bristol Studio and Dreamville Unveil a Hoops-Inspired Apparel Collaboration

The LA streetwear label lends its touch to a range of jerseys, hoodies and sweatpants.

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Sneakers: First Look: Nike KD 15 ‘What The’

First Look: Nike KD 15 ‘What The’

Nike KD 15 What The FN8011-500 in Action Grape/White-Black-Pink Foam, is releasing in 2023. See the release date and where to buy.

SneakerFilesBrian Betschart

Music: Black Thought x El Michels Affair - I'm Still Somehow

Culture: Erykah Badu on Right-Wingers Co-Opting “Woke”: “I Think They Mean ‘Black'”

Erykah Badu on right-wingers co-opting “woke”: “I think they mean ‘Black’”

In a new MSNBC interview, the singer -- who popularized the term with her song “Master Teacher” -- slammed the GOP’s use of it.

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Charleston church attack survivors push for hate crime bill

Charleston church attack survivors push for hate crime bill - New York Amsterdam News

Two survivors of a 2015 racist massacre that killed nine of their friends at a Charleston church told a group of state senators Tuesday that South Carolina’s lack of a hate crimes law is an insult to what they suffered through at their Bible study.

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Reparations for Black Californians Could Cost $800 Billion

Reparations for Black Californians Could Cost $800 Billion

Reparations for Black residents of California could cost the state $800 billion, says California’s reparations task force.

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Music: Shatta Wale featuring Vybez Kartel - Mansa Musa Money

Video: 6lack - Preach

Watch: Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’ Trailer

Asteroid City takes place in the 1950s, in a tiny desert town off the freeway where Jason Schwartzman and his kids find themselves stranded, after their car literally explodes. (Jake Ryan, who previously collaborated with Anderson on Moonrise Kingdom and Isle of Dogs, plays Schwartzman’s son.) Schwartzman must call his father-in-law—played by Anderson newcomer Tom Hanks—for help. The sun-bathed trailer unfolds like a series of mid century vacation posters, even as the town endures a paranormal event that lands them in quarantine.

Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’ Trailer Is Space-Race Perfection

The candy-colored film brings a typically stacked cast into the 1950s, where Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Carell, and more cross paths with aliens (?!).

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Sneakers: Ghana and Sierra Leone Inspire the IDK x Nike Air Max 97 “Free Coast” F&F

IDK x Nike Air Max 97 “Free Coast” F&F | Nice Kicks

Check out the friends & family pair of IDK’s Nike Air Max 97 “Free Coast.” Follow Nice Kicks for more sneaker news and updates.

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Finance: The Fed’s Fight Against Inflation Could Cost Black Workers The Most

The Fed’s Fight Against Inflation Could Cost Black Workers The Most

When the world grinded to a halt back in March 2020, one of the most tried and true rules of the U.S. economy once again reared its ugly head: When the economy …

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Sports: The NFL’s Racial Progress Has Been Slow and Incomplete. What Needs to Change?

The NFL’s Racial Progress Has Been Slow and Incomplete. What Needs to Change?

In the conclusion to ‘Blackballed,’ we look at the evolution of race in pro football and ask: How can the league fix the systemic issues that have plagued it for nearly a century?

The RingerChelsea Stark-Jones