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<title>‘Poor people activity’: T.I. slams idea of ‘Verzuz,’ years after famously calling out 50 Cent for one</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Atlanta rapper once held the idea of participating in a music celebration in high regard, but after his beef ]]></description>
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<title>Ice Cube and Nia Long are headed back for a third ‘Are We There Yet?’ movie</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The new film, titled ‘Are They Gone Yet?,’ will reunite the stars nearly two decades after the family comedy franchise ]]></description>
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<title>Former NBA player Jason Collins to posthumously receive Arthur Ashe Courage Award at 2026 ESPYS</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The former Stanford star, who spent more than a decade in the NBA, died from a brain tumor in May ]]></description>
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<title>Jay&#45;Z grew his locs because Blue Ivy needed to see herself</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Jay-Z traded in his low-cut for locs to show his daughter that her hair was beautiful, turning a parenting moment ]]></description>
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<title>SZA’s music has been used to train AI without her consent. What can she actually do about it?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ What can Black artists and content creators do to protect their work from being stolen by AI training data sets ]]></description>
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<title>‘We will not rest’: NAACP, The Black Journey, and more, react after court backs removal of Phila. slavery exhibit</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Black Journey and others say they are not backing down after a federal appeals court ruled a slavery exhibit ]]></description>
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<title>Sasha and Malia Obama gave us the blueprint for being unapologetically yourself while the world watches</title>
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<description><![CDATA[  Growing up under the world’s gaze, Malia and Sasha Obama have shown Black girls what freedom can look like. In ]]></description>
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<title>Clive Davis, legendary record executive and hitmaker, dies at 94</title>
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<title>Latto and her sister Brooke surprised their dad with a brand&#45;new truck for Father’s Day</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Photos showed an emotional father standing beside a customized truck as Latto and her sister celebrated him on Father’s Day. ]]></description>
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<title>Meet the billionaire running against Keisha Lance Bottoms in race for Georgia governor</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Here’s what Black voters in Georgia should know about Keisha Lance Bottoms’s billionaire opponent, Rick Jackson. The race for Georgia ]]></description>
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<title>Judge overturns 1975 conviction of Alabama man who spent 42 years in prison</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ervin Harris successfully challenged his 1975 conviction after a court found advances in eyewitness memory research could have changed the ]]></description>
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<title>‘It’s a Family Affair’: Beyoncé and Cécred give fans a closer look at Jay&#45;Z’s post&#45;locs transformation</title>
<link>https://unmutednation.com/its-a-family-affair-beyonce-and-cecred-give-fans-a-closer-look-at-jay-zs-post-locs-transformation</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ After Jay-Z’s ‘fro became one of Roots Picnic’s biggest talking points, Beyoncé and Cécred pulled back the curtain on the ]]></description>
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<title>Wiz Khalifa shares candid father&#45;son conversation about handling disagreements</title>
<link>https://unmutednation.com/wiz-khalifa-shares-candid-father-son-conversation-about-handling-disagreements</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ During a livestream, the rapper encouraged 13-year-old Sebastian “Bash” Thomaz to avoid unnecessary fights while reminding him to protect himself ]]></description>
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<title>‘This is not a drill’: Serena Williams is returning to Wimbledon singles</title>
<link>https://unmutednation.com/this-is-not-a-drill-serena-williams-is-returning-to-wimbledon-singles</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The 23-time Grand Slam champion accepted a wild-card invitation into the ladies’ singles draw, meaning she’ll compete at Wimbledon in ]]></description>
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<title>Angel Reese makes WNBA history as fastest player to 1,000 rebounds</title>
<link>https://unmutednation.com/angel-reese-makes-wnba-history-as-fastest-player-to-1000-rebounds</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Atlanta Dream star reached the milestone in just 79 games as Atlanta defeated the Indiana Fever in a franchise-record ]]></description>
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<title>‘Frivolous’: Tyler Perry’s team fires back at deposition claim in $77M sexual assault lawsuit</title>
<link>https://unmutednation.com/frivolous-tyler-perrys-team-fires-back-at-deposition-claim-in-77m-sexual-assault-lawsuit</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Actor Mario Rodriguez wants a judge to sanction the media mogul, claiming Perry won’t sit for questioning unless his sexuality ]]></description>
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<title>Barack and Michelle Obama gave Chicago students the sweetest first look inside their new library</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The former president and first lady surprised South Side students at the Obama Presidential Center’s public library, marking a Juneteenth ]]></description>
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<title>SZA Blasts AI Music, Says Models Trained On 238 Of Her Songs</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ After SZA said AI music models trained on hundreds of her songs, including some she believes may be unreleased, her ]]></description>
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<title>A Virginia mom wants answers after her 9&#45;year&#45;old dies at swim camp</title>
<link>https://unmutednation.com/a-virginia-mom-wants-answers-after-her-9-year-old-dies-at-swim-camp</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ King Overton was excited to learn how to swim on his first day at summer camp. His death is now ]]></description>
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<title>What is Día de los Negros? The Juneteenth celebration that Black Seminole descendants have kept alive in Mexico for over 100 years</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Día de los Negros explainer covers a little-known tradition in Coahuila, Mexico, where descendants of enslaved people who fled ]]></description>
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<title>Body cam footage of Karmelo Anthony’s arrest released as trial evidence made public by Texas judge</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The evidence includes surveillance footage showing Anthony and Austin Metcalf entering the track meet and video of Anthony leaving the ]]></description>
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<title>‘It has never left me’: Morgan Freeman announces blues album rooted in Black music history</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Oscar winner released “Death Letter Blues” with Taj Mahal on Juneteenth ahead of his upcoming project, “Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic ]]></description>
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<title>‘It’s like a family reunion’: The 10th Native Son Awards on Juneteenth uplift Blackness and queerness in one space</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The 10th annual Native Son Awards were held on Juneteenth, with Durand Bernarr, Tramell Tillman, and Anthony Hemingway as honorees. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Cultural force’: Tay Keith’s family issues statement on his passing as hip&#45;hop community mourns</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The hitmaker who helped create songs for Beyoncé, Drake, Travis Scott and a generation of Memphis rappers died Thursday at ]]></description>
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<title>Cyrus Carmack&#45;Belton’s family joins Harlem rally after Rick Chow acquittal</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The parents of the 14-year-old South Carolina boy are taking their fight for accountability to New York during Juneteenth weekend, ]]></description>
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<title>Baltimore’s AFRAM celebrates 50 years of Black culture, music and community</title>
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<title>‘Influence isn’t just about entertainment’: Olandria Carthen’s platform goes global in new Rolling Stone Africa cover story</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The “Love Island USA” breakout takes her story from Alabama to Lagos, showing what can happen when reality TV fame ]]></description>
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<title>BET to rebrand iconic ‘ComicView’ with new series hosted by Chris ‘CP’ Powell</title>
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<title>Kerry Washington says she’s not sure her kids are ready to watch ‘The Whoopi Monologues’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Kerry Washington told Seth Meyers she is still deciding whether her children should see the production, joking that she doesn’t ]]></description>
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<title>Peabo Bryson’s family announces private celebration of life</title>
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<title>Poll reveals Barack Obama remains the most popular living U.S. president</title>
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<title>Bad Bunny Becomes First Latin Artist to Reach $1 Billion in Touring Revenue</title>
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<title>Ivory Coast star Yan Diomande honors late sister while chasing World Cup dream</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande is shining at the 2026 World Cup while honoring the memory of his late sister, ]]></description>
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<title>Ryan Coogler’s Proximity Media heads to Netflix with exclusive deal</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ryan Coogler’s Proximity Media has signed a multi-year deal with Netflix to exclusively develop television series after its previous agreement ]]></description>
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<title>Quinta Brunson signs a five&#45;year deal with 20th Television, moving her production company from Warner Bros. to Disney</title>
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<title>As a ‘A Different World’ returns, Debbie Allen says Black stories, like Black people, aren’t going anywhere  </title>
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<title>Chelsea B. and Protect Our Piece are stitching the power of Black culture into an archive</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ This Juneteenth, crochet artist Chelsea B. and “Protect Our Piece,” a living archive, are ensuring Black culture and legacy are ]]></description>
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<title>Producer Tay Keith found dead at 29</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Memphis-born hip hop producer made music for artists like Drake, Cardi B, Lil Baby, and more. Grammy-nominated hip hop ]]></description>
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<title>Obama Presidential Center opening brings tears, nostalgia and call to action</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ “For Black Americans, I think the call to action is clear,” U.S. Rep. Gabe Amo (D-R.I.), a former Obama White ]]></description>
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<title>Mariah Carey to guest star on final season of ‘The Proud Family’ reboot</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The “Heartbreaker” artist appeared in a 2003 episode of the original series. After 23 years, Mariah Carey will rejoin the ]]></description>
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<title>As Juneteenth approaches, Black Texans revel in the celebration and complications of it being a federal holiday</title>
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<title>Jamaica in talks with U.S. to temporarily take in third&#45;country deportees</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The island nation’s National Security Minister Dr. Horace Chang confirmed the countries have signed a memorandum of understanding. Jamaica is ]]></description>
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<title>Self&#45;care is actually self&#45;work: Why rest is a radical act of freedom this Juneteenth</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ This Juneteenth, Researcher Dr. Breana Turner wants Black communities to add rest and self-care to the liberation conversation. Every year ]]></description>
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<title>Juneteenth in Hampton: Why one Virginia city is telling America’s freedom story through music, memory and truth</title>
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<title>Before ‘Sister Act’, before ‘The Color Purple,’ there was ‘The Whoopi Monologues’</title>
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<title>International African American Museum in South Carolina furloughs entire staff amid funding pressures</title>
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<title>The top 9 books on June’s BLK Bestsellers list</title>
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<title>How therapy gave me a new perspective on grief and Father’s Day</title>
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<title>Crowned Skin is making skincare sexy for Black men — and the numbers show it’s working</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ “Men are talking about these products online because we’re creating intentional buzz,” Crowned Skin founder Darryl Spencer said of the ]]></description>
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<title>Officer placed on leave after fatal shooting of 1&#45;year&#45;old Kohen Wiley sparks protests in Mississippi</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Demonstrators continue to demand body camera, dash camera and surveillance footage following the death of the Mississippi toddler. A Mississippi ]]></description>
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