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How ‘Winning Time’ wrestles with Blackness will determine whether the HBO show has its own legacy

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson were polar opposites, but both were influential Black men in America

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‘Another Act’: Magic Johnson explains why it was time to tell his story

The NBA legend opens up about his journey and new doc, ‘They Call Me Magic’

Sports

Magic Johnson on the NBA 75th Anniversary Team and fixing the Lakers

The Hall of Fame point guard talks Kobe Bryant, Bill Russell and Black excellence leading into All-Star Weekend

Culture

30 years after Magic’s diagnosis, a look at the intersection of hip-hop and the HIV/AIDS pandemic

Were hip-hop lyrics influenced by Johnson, Eazy-E’s death and the arrival of the lifesaving drug cocktail?

The Uplift

Today in black history: Joe Frazier wins heavyweight title, Magic Johnson’s jersey retired

The Undefeated edition’s black facts for Feb. 16

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Episode 9

Roundtable: Is Magic really to blame for Lakers’ dysfunction? Master P offers Zion $20 million shoe deal?

Justin Tinsley is all for a Master P collaboration

Sports

Chad Kelly is back and other news of the week

The Week That Was May 20-23

Sports

Magic owed LeBron more

He recruited James to the Lakers but didn’t have the decency to tell him he was leaving

Sports

Magic Johnson is back tweeting and other news of the week

The Week That Was April 22-25

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