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‘Seen & Heard’ traces the struggles of Black television

Issa Rae is once again betting on Black, this time by turning the lens on the complicated history of African American representation on television. Her new two-part HBO documentary, “Seen and Heard: The History of Black Television,” debuts September 9 on HBO and HBO Max, and it doesn’t shy away from exposing both the breakthroughs and the betrayals that have defined Black TV.

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Prince’s ‘Sign o’ the Times’ returns in IMAX for limited release

Nearly four decades after its debut, one of the greatest concert films in music history is returning to theaters. Prince’s Sign o’ the Times—a dazzling mix of live performance and cinematic spectacle—will screen globally in IMAX theaters for one week only beginning August 29, offering fans a rare chance to experience the Purple One at the height of his powers.

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From ‘I Will Survive’ to ‘I Approve’: Gloria Gaynor joins Trump honors

Gloria Gaynor, the disco legend whose 1978 anthem “I Will Survive” became a rallying cry for empowerment and resistance, will now stand center stage at Donald Trump’s first Kennedy Center Honors since seizing control of the institution. Gaynor’s acceptance of the award from a president rejected by 92 percent of Black women voters is a stunning turn for the 81-year-old performer — one that critics say undercuts the very spirit of her signature song.

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‘Even Me 2.0’ shines light on HIV’s disproportionate toll on Black women and older adults

A decade after its acclaimed debut, the award-winning documentary Even Me returns with a powerful sequel, Even Me 2.0: Unfinished Business. Debuting on Prime, the new film revisits the lives of older African American women living with HIV, an often-overlooked group at the center of a crisis that still grips Black communities across the United States.

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Chuck D to America: ‘You’re in the hot box’

Chuck D, the co-founder of Public Enemy, issued a warning during an appearance on the Black Press of America’s Let It Be Known morning show, aiming at America’s cultural disconnection, political chaos, and the growing impact of artificial intelligence and online manipulation.

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Trump revives familiar playbook with racist swipe at Charlamagne

Donald Trump’s latest tirade against a prominent Black media figure is drawing fresh scrutiny of his long-documented history of racist behavior. In a Truth Social post, the former president called Charlamagne tha God a “racist sleazebag” and “low-IQ individual” after the popular radio host criticized Trump’s return to the White House during an interview with Lara Trump on Fox News.

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