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Donald Trump Might Actually Face The Music For His Alleged Hush Money Schemes

Donald Trump Might Actually Face The Music For His Alleged Hush Money Schemes

Donald Trump, A Victim of "Reverse Racism"? You Gotta Be Kidding Me

Donald Trump Must Never Hold Public Office Again, Period

Justice Smith Talks New Dungeons & Dragons Movie, The Get Down On That's So Random

Jabari Banks On A Potential Bel-Air Musical, Fresh Prince Cameos, & A Game of 'Which Aunt Viv?'

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Best Deals of the Day: HP Envy Desktop Bundle PC, Outdoor Solar Lights,...

Check out the best deals of the day for Friday, March 31, 2023.

The Inventory Staff

Samsung Galaxy A54 Preorder

Samsung Galaxy A54 Preorder

Preorder the Samsung Galaxy and get $250 off with an eligible trade-in, and $50 Galaxy Buds too.

Hoover PowerDash Pet Compact Carpet Cleaner

Hoover PowerDash Pet Compact Carpet Cleaner

This Hoover carpet cleaner has HeatForce technology that dries fast.

Covid in Black America

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New Campaign Encourages Black Americans to Get Updated COVID Vaccines

The Department of Health and Human Services aims to increase the number of updated COVID vaccinations in our communities.

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Can The Black Church Return After Covid?

Kristal Brent Zook

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The Return of the Black Church?

Kristal Brent Zook, Adriano Contreras, and Ernest Crosby

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Biden Is Ending The Covid-19 Emergency In May. What Does That Mean?

Jessica Washington

Entertainment

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Erykah Badu Says "Woke" Has Become Another Word For Black. Where Is The Lie?

In her now viral interview MSNBC interview, the singer said what a lot of us are thinking.

Candace McDuffie

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Nick Cannon Doesn't Give 'Monthly Allowances' to the Mothers of His Children. Here's Why

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Toheeb Jimoh Talks The Power, Acting With Toni Collette, & Ted Lasso on That's So Random

Adriano Contreras

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Flo Rida's 6-Year-Old Son Still Hospitalized After Falling From 5th Floor Apartment Window

Race Matters

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Accused by "Lovely Bones" Author of Rape and Wrongfully Convicted, He Is Now Owed $5.5 Million

After spending 16 years in prison, Anthony Broadwater was awarded a multi-million dollar settlement.

Jessica Washington

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Shameful: ‘Ruby Bridges’ Film Banned From School Because White Parents Feeling Some Kind of Way

Candace McDuffie

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Small Town Horror Story: The Framing of the Scottsboro Boys

and Adriano Contreras

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Racists Bust the Windows of a Black Girl’s Business and Then It Got Uglier

Very Smart Brothas

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Very Smart Brothas

How White Politicians Drag Black People to Win Elections

The racist playbook Florida's DeSantis and Trump have followed to win elections was created long ago and continues to be successful.

Wayne Washington

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Very Smart Brothas

Ja Morant and the Burden of Respectability Politics

Anthony Conwright

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Very Smart Brothas

Is DeSantis Using Racism to Win the Presidency?

Bakari Sellers

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Very Smart Brothas

Democrats: Why in the Hell Are Black People Moving to Red States?

Derrick Z. Jackson

Small Business Spotlight

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Small Business Spotlight

These Black Entrepreneurs Took Their Sweet Treat to Shark Tank and This Happened

Sweetkiwi is a frozen whipped Greek yogurt created to support heart and gut health

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Small Business Spotlight

This is What Happened When a Black Orthodontist Took Her Toothbrush Into the Shark Tank

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Small Business Spotlight

Meet Two Black Men Changing the Flavor of the Whiskey Game

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Small Business Spotlight

D.C. Entrepreneur Buys Strip Mall for Black-Owned Businesses

Criminal Justice

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Criminal Justice

'Serial' Podcast Star Adnan Syed Has Murder Conviction Reinstated

Prosecutors dropped charges against Syed in October.

Jessica Washington

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Criminal Justice

"Hotel Rwanda" Hero Will Be Released From Rwandan Prison

Jessica Washington

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Reproductive Justice

Black Women Dying During Pregnancy or Childbirth Have Increased and It's Getting Worse!

Jessica Washington

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Plot Twist! Foul Play Isn't Off the Table in Mississippi's Man's Death, Sheriff Says

News

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The Proud Boys Must Answer to Another Opponent, The Black Church!

The Black church community in D.C. filed a $22 million lawsuit against the extremist group.

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California Police Officers Charged in 2020 Death of Man That Mirrored the Murder of George Floyd

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Central Park Five Member Calls Trump's Indictment: "Karma"

Jessica Washington

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5 Things To Know About Trump's Historic Indictment

Jessica Washington

National Politics

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Here Are The Best Moments From VP Kamala Harris' Africa Tour

The vice president's emotional journey worked to mend relations between Africa and the U.S.

Candace McDuffie

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Rep. Jamaal Bowman Has Epic Shouting Match With Fellow Congressman on the Importance of Gun Control

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NAACP: Black Folks, Do NOT Come to Florida

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Ghanian President Nana Akufo-Addo Backtracks On Cruel LBGBT Bill After Kamala Harris Spoke Out

Candace McDuffie