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Did You Know? The inventor of the bestselling Super Soaker was a Black man—and Hasbro tried to cheat him out of his royalties. In 2013, Lonnie Johnson, a nuclear engineer and former NASA scientist, won a $73 million settlement from Hasbro for underpaid royalties. Johnson holds over 80 patents.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hip-hop star A$AP Rocky is found not guilty of firing a handgun at a former friend, avoiding possible years in prison.

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Billie Holiday & Ella Fitzgerald #thejazzworld #jazzsky #Music #jazz

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emmalineshotsauce.com/blogs/news/c... Happy Black History Month! Check out my blog on chef Hercules Posey. Chef Posey's story is one of skill, determination, and resistance. #BHM2025 #Food

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Issa Rae just canceled her sold-out event and Shonda Rhimes resigned from the board amid Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center

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SLY Stone #slyLIVES a stunning documentary film by @questlove on @hulu @questlove is The 21st Century One Man BombSquad Of Music Documentary Film

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"I want to perform their favorite song, but you know they love to sue" - Kendrick Lamar

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#BHM2025 My sister’s new book is out! @alicetcrowe.bsky.social

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Beyoncé wins Best Country Album for “Cowboy Carter” at Grammys. #BHM 2025

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Happy Black History Month!

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Now that’s something to crow about.

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Professor Kiah Duggins, who was among those lost in the the mid-air plane collision at Reagan National Airport. Professor Duggins was set to begin a new chapter as a professor at Howard University School of Law this fall. May her memory be a blessing. ❤️ #HUSL

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Elizabeth Cotten, folk/blues music pioneer, was born on this day in 1895. She taught herself to play the guitar and banjo as a child. She was left-handed but she played a guitar for a right-hander, meaning she played everything upside down. A little thread!

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About last night…open mic Rome Neal’s Banana Pudding Jazz Theater For the New City in NYC “Crazy He Calls Me” Patience Higgins on saxophone Andre Chez Lewis on piano Lonnie Plaxico on bass Dwayne ‘Cook’ Broadnax on drums #Jazzmusic #Jazzsky #Jazzvocals #JazzNYC

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Something to remember

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Happy heavenly 95th birthday, Dr. Barry Harris. Bandleader, composer, educator, legendary jazz, pianist and keeper of the Bebop flame. We celebrate you tonight with Jazz and hot sauce featuring: @emmalineshotsauce.bsky.social #JazzMusic #JazzPianist #Bebop #BarryHarris #Jazz&Hotsauce

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The New York Times just published an incredible interactive piece on the iconic 1958 photo of jazz & swing legends in Harlem. ✨ So much history woven together! This link gets past the paywall: www.nytimes.com/interactive/... #jazz #jazzsky #music #musicsky #jazzhistory #musichistory #harlem #nyc

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I saw someone posting about #DoubleDutch & had to run this bit of Black Girl Magic from the GA Highlands.

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B.B. King (1925–2015) was a legendary American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter, known as the "King of the Blues." He popularized the electric blues sound with his expressive guitar playing on his beloved "Lucille." His hits include The Thrill Is Gone and Every Day I Have the Blues.

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"We will forever be grateful for the unconditional time she gave to us, to all her literary children across the writerly world," said Kwame Alexander in the statement on the renowned Nikki Giovanni’s death

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RIP 🙏🏽🕊️🌹

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THIS is my Sentiment

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Met Exhibition to Explore How Black Artists Have Engaged with Ancient Egypt Over the Last 150 Years. Reclamation of Culture. #Egypt #African #Art #TheMet Solange Knowles, Chester Higgins

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A federal appeals court upholds law to ban TikTok in the U.S. by January 19 unless it is sold.

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