‘Too black, too fat – you’ve got a problem’: The sad saga of Luther Vandross
A new documentary argues that the late, great soul star wasn’t paid his dues. Were racism, homophobia and fatphobia to blame?
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1,772 Black servicemen who died in WWI were ignored in South Africa. At last they are being honored
Black South African servicemen who died in non-combat roles on the Allied side during World War I and have no known grave have been recognized with a memorial featuring 1,772 names. An inscription ...
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1,772 Black servicemen who died in WWI were ignored in South Africa. At last they are being honored
Black South African servicemen who died in non-combat roles on the Allied side during World War I and have no known grave have been recognized with a memorial featuring 1,772 names. An inscription on ...
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1,772 Black servicemen who died in WWI were ignored in South Africa. At last they are being honored
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The names are carved on poles of African hardwood that are set upright as if reaching for the sun. No one knows where the men they represent were buried. But their ...