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NPR releases Best Books of 2017 app, here are some picks by Black writers

Advocate and athlete Colin Kaepernick earns Sports Illustrated’s distinguished Muhammad Ali Legacy Award

Kandi Burruss: From Xscape to ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’ to Broadway

Jenny Lumet pens letter alleging sexual abuse by Russell Simmons, struggles with being a WOC victimized by a man of color

‘Families of Chicago’ to host a safe space for LGBTQ people of color with 2nd annual holiday banquet

Terry Crews lambasts return of agent he says groped him, while Matt Lauer is fired from ‘Today’

Rediscovering the Black Girl Magic in literature that was snuffed out of my childhood

SZA leads women Grammy nominees with 5, dripping Black Girl Magic everywhere

Kim Kardashian West asks legal team to help Cyntoia Brown and Alice Johnson

Eve Ewing, Nate Marshall, and Jamila Woods create a moving tribute to Gwendolyn Brooks

Malcolm X’s daughters are launching a clothing line!

Singer and actress Della Reese dies at the age of 86

Comic: When white people think ancestry is easy

Jesmyn Ward becomes the 1st woman and Black author to win National Book Award for fiction twice

‘She’s Gotta Have It’ again: But with Netflix’s reboot, through the lens of Black women

GQ names Colin Kaepernick Citizen of the Year

According to Oscar buzz, Dee Rees could be the first Black woman to win Best Director with ‘Mudbound’

Jelani Maraj, brother of Nicki Minaj, convicted of child sexual assault and endangerment

Rihanna will slay next May as a Met Gala co-host alongside Amal Clooney and Donatella Versace

The Blackest National Book Awards ever will be livestreamed on Facebook

Texas woman attacks Demetria #Trafficbae Obilor, Black Twitter resoundingly champions the broadcast journalist

Advertisers threaten NBC for covering NFL protests, reflecting ongoing social justice struggles

Beyonce joins the star-studded cast of the live-action ‘Lion King’

Come through, Peru! Beauty pageant contestants share gender violence stats instead of body sizes

National Book Award-winner Jacqueline Woodson signs two-book deal with Riverhead Books

Bridgeport, CN board mandates race studies coursework for high school students

R. Kelly’s ex, media personality Kitti Jones, details abusive relationship to Rolling Stone

The other side of #PoorMichelle: Michelle Williams opens up about depression and treatment in ‘The Talk’ interview

Lupita Nyong’o discusses sexual harassment by Harvey Weinstein

Staffers on Showtime’s ‘The Chi’ should know discarding food in a food desert is insensitive

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