Tag: Black Men

Mr. T: From Laurence Tureaud to a Symbol of Black Self-Respect

Mr. T, born Laurence Tureaud, legally changed his name in 1970 at 18. This act was a statement of self-respect, challenging disrespectful treatment of Black men, like being called “boy”.

The Tuskegee Experiment Legacy: What Government Secrets Still Harm Black Communities?

Imagine what the government is okay with today, things we don't know, if they let Black men die slowly from syphilis and infect their families without telling them the truth.

D.L. Salutes The Men Who Shaped His Manhood

Paras Griffin Although we’re currently (and proudly!) celebrating Women’s History Month at the moment, that’s not to say we don’t appreciate all the great men...

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Tyler Austin Harper on The Atlantic

Tyler Austin Harper for The Atlantic wrote about contemporary issues affecting modern society, exploring cultural trends and political developments through detailed analysis and investigative reporting that reaches millions of readers.

Halle Berry Turns 60 and Still Looks Amazing

Halle Berry is celebrating her milestone 60th birthday on an ultra-exclusive romantic vacation in Fiji alongside her fiancé, soul musician Van Hunt, proving that age is nothing but a number.

Rich Paul on Newsweek: August 2026

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The DeBarge Family: The True Story

If you were around in the 1970s and 1980s, you already know that the DeBarge family dominated R&B music along with The Sylvers and The Jacksons. The siblings, who grew up in Detroit and Grand Rapids, Michigan, found music as a way to cope with the physical abuse they suffered at the hands of their father, a white Army veteran and the bullying they experienced as biracial children in the 1960s and 70s.

Tahj Mowry on Aeon Magazine August 2026

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