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Madison Gray

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Covers:  Urban issues, Urban politics, Politics, Government, Race and Culture, Breaking News
Doesn't Cover: pop culture, fashion
Former Senior Ed. @BET. Past: TheGrio, EBONY, TIME, AP, NYT, Learning #Blockchain. Native Detroiter, RTs ≠ endorsements. LinkedIn: bit.ly/2DjOz10
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Donald Trump Played A Shaky Game With Black People, Now His Number's Up

Donald Trump Played A Shaky Game With Black People, Now His Number's Up

Black Entertainment Television (BET) — After years of trying to convince Black voters he's worth the effort, a group of superstar Black legal professionals, including Fani Willis, may be the ones to ultimately take him down for good.
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A Conversation With Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot: Running The Windy City Post Pandemic, Focusing ...

A Conversation With Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot: Running The Windy City Post Pandemic, Focusing ...

Black Entertainment Television (BET) — Her city faces many issues, but she says she is undaunted.
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The Tuskegee Experiment 50 Years Later: Uncovering the Buried Truth

The Tuskegee Experiment 50 Years Later: Uncovering the Buried Truth

Black Entertainment Television (BET) — From 1932 to 1972, U.S. government scientists experimented with the lives of poor Black men without their knowledge and got away with it. Here's a historical explanation into exactly what happened.
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams On His Plan To Repair What's Broken For Black New Yorkers - | BET

NYC Mayor Eric Adams On His Plan To Repair What's Broken For Black New Yorkers - | BET

Black Entertainment Television (BET) — The mayor reveals how he plans to move the city forward.
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Exploring Suicide And Black Men: Why Do Young Brothers Feel So Alone?

Exploring Suicide And Black Men: Why Do Young Brothers Feel So Alone?

Black Entertainment Television (BET) — An increase in suicide attempts among Black adolescents towers over all other groups. We explore the reasons why and talk to experts to address it.
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Ahmaud Arbery: A Year After His Death, His Mother Still Grieves and Seeks Justice

Ahmaud Arbery: A Year After His Death, His Mother Still Grieves and Seeks Justice

BET.com — Wanda Cooper-Jones calls her son’s shooting death ‘senseless’ and is closely watching the case against the men accused.
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The K2 Corner: Why a Toxic Drug Persists in Brooklyn

The K2 Corner: Why a Toxic Drug Persists in Brooklyn

The Bridge — Dealers are selling faux marijuana made with unpredictable chemicals, making people sick. The problem is rooted in larger social ills, activists say By Madison J. Gray - September 10, 2018 The scene is strikingly familiar every time it breaks out, like an episode of The Walking Dead.
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Controversial Billboard Depicting U.S. Soldier and Muslim Woman Hits Times Square

Controversial Billboard Depicting U.S. Soldier and Muslim Woman Hits Times Square

Time Magazine — The ad brought both anger and praise in other parts of the country
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Inside The BIllion Dollar Matrix Lawsuit, One of the Internet's Most Pervasive Hoaxes

Inside The BIllion Dollar Matrix Lawsuit, One of the Internet's Most Pervasive Hoaxes

Time Magazine — For 10 years, the story of Sophia Stewart winning a court case for basing "The Matrix" off of her copyrighted screen treatment has continuously cropped up on the web, but court documents show the story is little more than a viral legend.
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Spike Lee: The Making of Red Hook Summer - Video - TIME.com

Spike Lee: The Making of Red Hook Summer - Video - TIME.com

Time Magazine — Director-writer Spike Lee and actor Nate Parker talk to Time about Lee's just released film Red Hook Summer and upcoming documentary Bad 25, an inside look at the making of Michael Jackson's Bad album
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Martin Luther King: An Assassination Remembered - TIME

Martin Luther King: An Assassination Remembered - TIME

Time Magazine — Only four of Martin Luther King's closest aides who were there to witness his murder are still alive. They gave TIME their perspectives and memories...
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I Am Still Trayvon Martin

I Am Still Trayvon Martin

Time Magazine — As the George Zimmerman verdict loomed, the author spent several days with 60 African-American boys and saw the sting of their lives being cheapened. Since calls for the prosecution of George Zimmerman began over a year ago, and since George Zimmerman's acquittal over the weekend, the slogan "We are all Trayvon Martin" has been a recurring rallying cry for justice. But to identify with the Miami teen is one thing. It is quite another to spend the last five days with 60 boys who could easily have been him.
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Finding "Mike Mike": Michael Brown's Mom Shares His Story in New Book

Finding "Mike Mike": Michael Brown's Mom Shares His Story in New Book

Ebony — She called her son "Mike Mike" because she felt that giving people nicknames made them special. But that was back when Lezley McSpadden's oldest child, Michael Orlandus Darrion Brown, was just hers and only the village that raised him knew who he was. Then, on Aug.
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