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All Stars Honor, Mourn Kobe

    By Shara Talia Taylor It was a bittersweet reunion as the NBA All-Star weekend returned to Chicago after 32 years. Television ratings were high and the new format gave the participants extra incentive to compete on both ends of the court. Unfortunately, the […]

How Hindu supremacists are tearing India apart

  For seven decades, India has been held together by its constitution, which promises equality to all. But Narendra Modi’s BJP is remaking the nation into one where some people count as more Indian than others. By Samanth Subramanian Soon after the violence began, on […]

‘The Color Purple’ Returns to Big Screen for Black History Month

  In celebration of its 35th anniversary, “The Color Purple” is returning to theaters for Black History Month. Directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg, the cinematic classic is based on the characters from Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. The story follows the life of Celie […]

Connie Hawkins honored at Barclays Center

    By Derrel Jazz Johnson Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and Brooklyn product ConnieHawkins was honored at Barclays Center Monday night in a pregameceremony that united dozens of people, including basketball legendsNate “Tiny” Archibald and Richard “Pee Wee” Kirkland, New York Citycouncilman Robert […]

Botswana auctions off permits to hunt elephants

  Botswana held its first auctions for the right to hunt elephants since lifting a ban last year. The country has some 130,000 elephants, the largest population in the world. The government sold seven hunting licences on Friday, with each allowing hunters to kill 10 […]