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#GraduatingWhileBlack: University of Florida Apologizes for Pushing Black Graduates Off the Stage
Imagine waiting anxiously for four years to walk across the stage, give your family members a few seconds to get a good photo, or maybe a dab or two, during graduation, only to be pushed off the stage by an aggressive usher? That’s exactly what happened to black graduates at the University of Florida on…
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Michelle Obama Says She’s Not Running for Office
Over the weekend, Michelle Obama sat down with Tracee Ellis Ross for the United State of Women Summit and discussed everything from the men who are currently failing up in government to finally putting to rest the rumor that she’s running for office. The forever first lady responded to an audience question as to why…
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Michigan Police Department Uses Microsoft Paint to Connect With Young People
When was the last time you heard someone refer to the cops as the “popo”? When was the last time you heard someone say they’re using Microsoft Paint? Those are the only two relevant questions to ask Michigan’s Bath Township Police Department, which thought it was a good idea to joke about fixing community relations…
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California Artist Receives Death Threats for Charter School Mural Depicting a Severed Trump Head
A Chula Vista, Calif., school is now on the Secret Service’s radar after a mural went up with the bloody, severed head of President Donald Trump on a spear. The mural on the MAAC Community Charter School was painted by artist Sasha Andrade for Battlegroundz, a local graffiti expo that raises scholarship funds, and is…
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Off-Duty California Cop Pulls Gun on Guy Buying Mentos
How is it that a man trying to make a purchase of Mentos—you know, the freshmaker—ends up with an off-duty police officer drawing his gun? Who knows, but it happened to Jose Arreola in Buena Park, Calif., and two months later, he’s still looking for answers. Arreola was at a Chevron gas station, and minutes…
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Teen Stabs Classmate With Scissors After He Pulls Up Her Dress
Two Memphis, Tenn., high schoolers have been issued juvenile summonses after a stabbing incident. A female student stabbed a male classmate after he lifted up her dress, according to Fox 13. Authorities say the student at Central High School grabbed the scissors after the young man lifted her dress and attempted to stab the male…
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Ranting Racist White Man on New York Train Identified
Earlier this week, a white man on the Long Island Rail Road in New York went viral as he spewed a racist rant at a black female passenger. Of course, it only took a matter of days for the ranting racist to be identified. According to the New York Daily News, several people have named…
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Cyntoia Brown, Sex Trafficking Victim Serving Life for Killing John, Granted Clemency Hearing
For the last 13 years, Cyntoia Brown, a sex trafficking victim, has been serving a life sentence in a Tennessee jail for killing her john. Brown, who was tried as an adult when she was 16 years old, caught the media’s attention when activists and celebrities rallied for a new trial for her to be…
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Maryland College Student Saves 80-Year-Old From Burning House
Not all heroes wear capes. Some happen to wear book bags and are on their way home from class when they come across someone who needs saving. In Tre Williams’ case, it was an 80-year-old Glen Burnie, Md., woman who couldn’t get out of her burning house. On Wednesday, Williams saw Gail Johnson’s home engulfed…
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Exclusive: Learn How Black Panther’s Dora Milaje Were Cast
To say the Dora Milaje were one of most fascinating aspects of Black Panther would be an understatement. The bad and bald ladies, led by Danai Gurira’s character, Okoye, were the epitome of strong black women in the film. But where did the producers find the rest of the women to portray the unbeatable and…
