The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any other agency, organization, employer or company. Though widespread through much of the country’s foundation, structural racism is…
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FBI Shrugs At Noose In Bubba Wallace’s NASCAR Garage, Says It Wasn’t New
The FBI released preliminary findings from its investigation into a noose found in the garage of NASCAR‘s highest-ranked Black driver, and it came across as the equivalent of a shrug of indifference. The symbol of racist hate associated with lynchings…
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Rayshard Brooks’ ‘Girlfriend’ Is Arrested As Suspect In Wendy’s Fire
Source: Twitter / Atlanta Fire Rescue A woman who is purported to be Rayshard Brooks‘ girlfriend has been arrested in connection to the Wendy’s being set on fire during protests over Brooks’ death. According to CNN, Natalie White has been…
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‘Honey I’m Home!’: Romeo Miller Fans Can’t Contain Themselves After He Talks ‘Future Wifey’ and Kids
Romeo Miller is apparently looking forward to becoming a father sooner than people think. The former “Growing Up Hip Hop” star recently jested about starting a family of his next year. He took to Instagram on Monday, June 22 with…
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Pure Comedy: An Online Petition Is Calling For Columbus, Ohio To Be Renamed Flavortown In Honor Of Guy Fieri
Source: Sacramento Bee / Getty Since we’re removing all of the racist statues that exist around the country, we might as well go the extra mile and change the names of some cities, too. Mayor Andrew Ginther already pledged to…
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Still “Black AF” … Kenya Barris And Rashida Jones Are Returning For A Second Season Of Their Netflix Comedy
Source: Courtesy Netflix / Netflix Congratulations! Netflix announced today that Kenya Barris and Rashida Jones are returning for “Black AF” Season 2. The Netflix original series stars Barris as a fictionalized version of himself and Jones (Angie Tribeca) as his…
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FDA Warns 9 Hand Sanitizers May Contain Fatal Ingredient
Hand sanitizers have become essential and a “go-to” tool to fighting off infection and disease, especially now with the coronavirus COVID-19. But it’s important to know what kind of hand sanitizer you are using. It could mean the difference between…
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Baltimore Restaurant Issues Apology After 9-Year-Old Black Boy Is Denied Entry — Details & Video Of The Incident Inside
One Black mom stuck to her guns when she was met by discrimination at a Baltimore restaurant recently. Marcia Grant and her son were denied seating, due to her son’s “athletic” attire, but she stood her ground, especially because she…
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Funniest (And Pettiest) Tweets From Father’s Day 2020
Here were are in June, the day after Father’s Day 2020 that popped up in the midst of widespread unrest while serving as a welcome distraction from quarantine anxiety, dwindling stimulus funds, tireless protests, ridiculous mask wars, white people white-people-ing,…
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Jada Pinkett Smith Talks Racism and Black Men Being ‘Demonized’ with Tamika Mallory and Angela Davis on ‘Red Table Talk’
Jada Pinkett Smith is known to tackle some of the day’s most discussed topics on her “Red Table Talk” series and the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Rayshard Brooks are no different. Pinkett Smith had Dr. Angela Davis…
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