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We all know that misunderstood chick on the right.
But do we know that silver haired fox known as Bethann to the left? Beth Ann Hardison is a woman warrior, former model, mother of Dwayne Wayne, a pioneer, a brilliant mind and the champion advocate of black model representation. Now some not you may think that models [...]

Remember the scene in Love Jones where Nia Long says that Sonia Sanchez’s poetry makes her want to burn her book? Well LA born Kehinde Wiley will make you want to just perish the thought of becoming a serious painter after seeing his larger than life painstakingly detailed black man collages.  

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Many of music’s most gifted singers suffer from the mainstream market’s determination to categorize artists and pigeonhole them into niches. And that’s just really unfortunate. Rachelle Ferrell is one of those ultra rare singers that not only can’t be marketed; she defies category.

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GT won’t give you the typical info about Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison. Yes. She played a key role in bringing Black literary culture to the to mainstream.

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People like Barack Obama are extremely rare. They are the kind of human beings that are brought to earth to teach humanity something about itself that it needs to learn…well at least that is how GT sees it. 
I encourage you to enjoy this day and to relish and rejoice in its historical meaning. Cause fifty [...]

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Underrated.
That’s the first thing that comes mind with thespian Chiwetel Ejiofor. He’s underrated because he has a funny last name and Americans don’t take too kindly to having marbles in their mouths when pronouncing anything.
To start off with pronunciation: It’s chew-ih-tell edge-ee-oh-for. And his first name means “God brings” in Igbo, the native tongue of the 34-year-old actor’s [...]

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Sometimes you have to invariably be your own bad-ass self without apology. And Spike Lee fits that bill with his courageous Napoleonic stance. GT created the “Icon” category; not for Tuesday filler purposes but to featured folks who are committed to the range of who we are. The range. Cause it’s so easy to make a [...]