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Colin Calling It: Embattled Football Superstar Under Fire for Tweets About Iran, 'America's Terrorist Attacks'
Damned be the black man that has an opposing opinion. Itâs been pretty well established that some people are always going to have a problem with a black person telling it like it is; especially when itâs Colin Kaepernick, who had the nerve to express his opinion about the impending war President Donald Trump could…
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Oprah Winfrey Is âAwakeâ but Worried, Waiting on 2020 Election Frontrunner to Emerge
Though her brand is heavily tied to optimism, Oprah Winfrey is concerned about the current state the world is in. The influential media mogul is also still weighing her options on who she will support during the upcoming presidential election. While kicking off her Weight Watchers Vision Tour in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, Winfrey offered…
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With California's New State Law, Michael Jackson Accusers Can Now Sue for Sexual Abuse
Michael Jackson accusers Wade Robson and James Safechuck now can sue the late King of Popâs estate. A new California state law that went into effect Jan. 1 allows victims of childhood sexual abuse until the age of 40 (up from 26) to file civil lawsuits. The two men, who have accused Jackson of sexually…
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In the Past Week, Five Inmates Have Been Killed in Mississippi Prisons Due to Gang Violence
In Mississippi, five inmates have been killed due to stabbings and attacks within the past week. NBC News reported on Friday that 36-year-old Denorris Howell died after sustaining neck wounds in a fatal attack following an altercation with his cellmate at Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman. He was the fifth inmate who was killed at…
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White Privilege Gone Good: Uber Driver Graduates College After Passenger Pays Debt
 Latonya Young is a grateful graduate. The Atlanta-based mother of three got a gift of a lifetime after a chance encounter chatting up a customer during her work shift. Youngâs day job is hairstylist; she drives an Uber at night to make ends meet. She shared her life story with a passenger about how she…
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In City of Brotherly Love, White People Don Blackface During Paradeâin 2020âAllegedly Channeling Philadelphia Flyers Mascot Gritty
2020 just kicked off and some white people are already showing their black asses. Oops, I mean wack asses. Folks still think itâs OK to wear blackfaceâin the City of Brotherly Love, of all places. Several marchers of Philadelphiaâs Mummers Paradeâan annual New Yearâs Day tradition since 1901âwere disqualified for wearing blackface while allegedly trying…
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Rutgers Womenâs Basketball Coach Offers Condolences to Family of Don Imus, Who Infamously Referred to Team as 'Nappy Headed Hos'
We are such a forgiving people, arenât we? Rutgers womenâs basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer offered her condolences to the family of late radio shock jock Don Imus, who infamously called her Scarlet Knights team ânappy-headed hosâ during a broadcast in 2007. On Tuesday, the longtime coach read from a prepared statement at a postgame…
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Meet Danielle Outlaw, Philadelphiaâs First Black Female Commissioner
The City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection has finally appointed a sister to run the showâand she plans to bring some real law and order to the police department. Danielle Outlaw is Philadelphiaâs first African-American female police commissioner. The 45-year-old Oakland, Calif. native is a Pepperdine University alum and law enforcement veteran with more…