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Roundabout and Alfie Still Reach New Listeners 50 Years Later
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— Sep 11, 2026
Across decades, enduring songs connect moments to memories: Yes’s Roundabout from Fragile became a perennial gateway for new listeners, Cilla Black’s Alfie cross-pollinated UK and U.S. charts, and Celine Dion’s return performance highlighted the staying power of All by Myself despite health battles; Neil Diamond’s Sunday and Me marked a breakthrough in his songwriting with Jay and the Americans, while Five for Fighting’s John Ondrasik reflects on how Tuesday preserves the meaning of 9/11. These pieces illustrate how songs outlive their original moments, shaping cultural memory and personal narratives for generations to come.
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Morgan Freeman Calls Black History Month an ‘Insult’
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— Apr 17, 2023
Actor Morgan Freeman is taking issue with Black History Month. In an interview with The Sunday Times , Freeman said there are “two things I can say publicly that I do not like.” The first, he explained, is Black History…
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Black Lives Celebrated and Mourned at Emotional BET Awards
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— Jun 29, 2020
Black power, suffering and the fight for justice took center stage at the BET awards on Sunday, the first Black celebrity event in the United States since nationwide mass protests broke out this month over systemic…
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‘SNL’ Brings Back ‘Black Jeopardy’ Sketch With Tom Hanks As MAGA Supporter
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— Feb 17, 2025
It’s been awhile since “Black Jeopardy” graced television screens. But the sketch was back Sunday night during the 50th anniversary of “Saturday Night Live” on NBC. The three-hour live special included “Black Jeopardy”…
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Flock Deal Pulls Back Curtain On 20 Small-Town Cameras Wired Into Nationwide Network
Dylan Kresak · 4 min · 1h
Byron Donalds Has Message For Democrats, Media Who ‘Vilify’ Black Conservatives
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— Mar 17, 2025
Republican Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida told Fox News host Trey Gowdy Sunday night that he and other black conservatives are targets of Democrats and liberal media outlets because they “don’t fit the narrative.”…
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Most Influential Women in World History
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From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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Watch: Black Morehouse Students Turn Their Backs to Biden During Commencement Speech
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— May 20, 2024
Multiple students at Morehouse College turned their backs on U.S. President Joe Biden while the president delivered his commencement address Sunday at the historically black college in Atlanta, Georgia. “I support…
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Biden Denies Feeling Pressured To Choose a Black Woman as His Running Mate
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— Aug 23, 2020
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is shooting down the notion that he was pressured into choosing a Black woman to be his vice presidential pick. In his first joint-interview — set on air on Sunday night — with…
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Teachers Union Boss Says Conservatives Don’t Want Black Kids To Know How To Read
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— Jun 18, 2024
The president of the Chicago Teachers Union claimed during a radio interview that aired Sunday that conservatives don’t want black children to learn how to read. Stacy Davis Gates made an appearance on WBBM 780 AM to…
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Iran Aims to Examine Downed Plane’s Black Boxes, No Plan yet to Send Them Abroad
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— Jan 19, 2020
Iran is trying to analyze the black boxes of a Ukrainian airliner that its military shot down this month, the state IRNA news agency reported on Sunday, denying a report that a decision had been taken to send the…
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Lincoln returns after Iran combat no carrier matched
Hegseth awarded the Presidential Unit Citation as the Abraham Lincoln ended a 321-day deployment that hit Iranian forces hard and drew scrutiny over morale and supplies.
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Morgan Freeman’s Single Black Glove Confused Oscars Viewers – Here’s Why He Wore It
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— Mar 13, 2023
For once it was not Morgan Freeman’s distinctive voice or commanding presence that drew attention Sunday night at the Academy Awards – it was the black glove he wore on his left hand. The 85-year-old actor’s Oscars role…
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Lone Black Republican Senator Says He Is Open to ‘Decertification’ of Bad Police
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— Jun 14, 2020
Tim Scott, the only black Republican member of the U.S. Senate, said on Sunday he is open to exploring whether to enact a new law that would decertify bad police officers as part of a larger law enforcement reform…
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New York Pizza vs Chicago Deep Dish
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The foldable slice versus the fork-and-knife casserole — America's longest-running food fight.
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Justice Department Probe Sought for Slaying of Unarmed Black Man in Georgia
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— May 11, 2020
Georgia’s attorney general asked federal prosecutors on Sunday to investigate local law enforcement’s response to the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man who authorities say was slain by a white ex-police officer and…
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Watch Biden Outright Lie About Attending Black Church While Giving Sermon – He’s Done This Before
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— Jan 16, 2023
During a Sunday speech at Martin Luther King Jr.’s Atlanta church, Ebenezer Baptist Church, President Joe Biden made a point to emphasize the fact that he attended “the black church” during his high school and college…
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Thousands Gather to Support Black Trans Lives Matter at Brooklyn Liberation Rally
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— Jun 15, 2020
Black Trans Lives Matter protesters hit the pavement in Brooklyn, New York City, following a series of discriminatory events that have unfolded over the last week. More than 15,000 people gathered in Brooklyn on Sunday…
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More Than 170 Candidates Sign Pledge To Remove COVID Shots From Market
Libby Bandelin · 4 min · 12h
‘Squad’ Member on Fourth of July Celebrations: ‘Black People Still Aren’t Free’
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— Jul 5, 2021
Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) did not join in on celebrating the Fourth of July on social media and instead claimed “Black people still aren’t free.” She tweeted on Sunday, “When they say that the 4th of July is about American…
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Can you actually read a map?
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Fifteen world-geography questions. Most people miss at least three — the AI grades you and names your traveler rank.
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84-Year-Old Formally Charged After Protesters Form Up Outside of Home Where Black Teen Was Shot
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— Apr 18, 2023
Protesters marched in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sunday near the house where a black teenager was shot by an elderly white resident of the house who has since been charged with two crimes. Ralph Yarl, 16, was shot on…
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Texas Democrat Accused Of Calling Ex-Opponent ‘Mediocre Black Man’
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— Feb 2, 2026
A left-wing podcaster accused Democratic Texas State Rep. James Talarico of calling former Democratic Rep. Colin Allred a “mediocre black man” in a video posted to TikTok Sunday. Talarico is running against Democratic…
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Dems Hit Graham for Claiming Aid in COVID Relief To Black Farmers Is ‘Reparations’
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— Mar 10, 2021
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is coming under fire after he suggested aid in the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill to Black farmers is “reparations.” Graham argued during a Fox News interview Sunday, “Let me give you an…
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Red State That Banned DEI Release Study Indicating Programs ‘Fall Short,’ Leave Black Students Lagging Behind Peers
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— Dec 5, 2024
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board released a study Sunday that found diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs did not improve educational outcomes for black students in the state. Texas banned DEI…
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Courage is a teachable skill built on vulnerability
Brown argues organizations fail from armor and avoidance rather than weak strategy—a vulnerability curriculum IBM and Procter & Gamble adopted directly.
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Swastika Projected Onto Dorm at Wisconsin University
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— Jan 23, 2024
A red swastika was projected on the outside of a dorm at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Sunday evening. Four people wearing red and black attire were captured chanting, “We are everywhere. There will be blood…
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Rashida Tlaib Declares There Should Be ‘No More Policing, Incarceration, and Militarization’
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— Apr 13, 2021
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) believes policing, incarceration, and militarization “can’t be reformed” after the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, a Black man, by a police officer in Minnesota on Sunday. “It wasn’t an…
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Biden Raises Eyebrows As He ‘Nervously Glances at Handlers’ After Church Congregation Is Told to Stand
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— Jul 8, 2024
With concerns swirling about President Joe Biden’s age and mental fitness for the job, he is not giving his supporters much to reassure them. On Sunday, Biden traveled to a Black church in Philadelphia with the aim of…
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Emboldened Protesters March Again, Demanding Police Reforms After Floyd Killing
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— Jun 8, 2020
A mounting wave of protests demanding police reform after the killing of a black man in Minneapolis swept across the United States on Sunday, building on the momentum of huge demonstrations across the country the day…
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As Protests Rage, Trump Will Not Move to Seize Control of National Guard Troops
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— May 31, 2020
President Donald Trump will not take the dramatic step for now of seeking control of the National Guard, his national security adviser said on Sunday as protests flared in U.S. cities after the death of an unarmed black…
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Mother Of Woman Killed In Russian Lab Incident Speaks Out. She Has Doubts About Her Daughter’s Cause Of Death
Libby Bandelin · 5 min · 14h
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