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Al Sharpton’s incitement of anger and violence in the Trayvon Martin / George Zimmerman case recalls what he did in Crown Heights. Twenty-two years ago, a tragic car accident in that Brooklyn neighborhood escalated into a pogrom against the Jewish people. The media gives it a politically correct description — violence between the area’s blacks and Jews. But the violence was not two-sided, it was an attack on the Jews by the neighborhood’s Caribbean community, fueled in part by Al Sharpto...

JoBlo pays tribute to the talented performers from movies and television we sadly lost in 2022.

Today in Hip Hop History: Lauryn Hill Dropped Her Solo Debut Album 'The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill' 24 Years Ago Lauryn Hill

The late actress was an Emmy and Tony winner.

After four live-action movies and one animated film, The Matrix family is a big one, but sadly its lost a member.

The stage and screen star started her acting career in community theatre after working as a teacher.

The actress passed away on Wednesday in New York City, according to the New York Police Department which spoke to Variety . Her cause of death is not yet known.

The Emmy and Tony award-winning actress had a career that spanned 50 years across film, television, and theatre.

The Crown Heights Riot of 30 years ago is barely remembered today. One of its primary instigators, Sonny Carson, has been forgotten. My introduction to Carson, once an important figure in Brooklyn politics, came in 1990 when I walked from my home in Victorian Flatbush to Church Avenue.