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  • ‘Hey Google’ and Other Voice Assistants Are Terrifying Children and Confusing Bemused Parents

    ‘Hey Google’ and Other Voice Assistants Are Terrifying Children and Confusing Bemused Parents

    Social media is buzzing about the strange reaction kids are having to smart speakers in their homes.

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    Angela Johnson






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    July 3, 2025
  • Internet Believes Eerie Photo Predicted Black Fort Worth Family’s Tragedy

    Internet Believes Eerie Photo Predicted Black Fort Worth Family’s Tragedy

    A big rig driver admitted he fell asleep at the wheel in Kaufman County before he collided with stopped traffic.

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    Angela Johnson






    Published

    July 3, 2025
  • Bangers We Mistakenly Thought Were Sung By Black People

    Bangers We Mistakenly Thought Were Sung By Black People

    Before you press play on that playlist, check out some more of the best Blue-eyed soul singers you never knew were white!

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    Angela Johnson






    Published

    July 3, 2025
  • Why Philadelphia is Going Viral For Streets That Look Like a Landfill

    Why Philadelphia is Going Viral For Streets That Look Like a Landfill

    Libraries are closed, the medical examiner’s office has a backlog of bodies, and trash is piling up everywhere.

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    Angela Johnson






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    July 3, 2025
  • How Bakari Sellers Just Got the Ultimate Revenge on His MAGA CNN Colleague

    How Bakari Sellers Just Got the Ultimate Revenge on His MAGA CNN Colleague

    Sellers and Jennings often go back and forth on the CNN show, and this was only amplified when Jennings asked Sellers not to touch him during one viral interaction from December.

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    Angela Johnson






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    July 3, 2025
  • The Scary Reason ‘American Idol’ Winner Jamal Roberts Declined a Key to This Southern Town

    The Scary Reason ‘American Idol’ Winner Jamal Roberts Declined a Key to This Southern Town

    While Roberts’ reasoning is understandable, it’s a shame he had to make the decision in the first place.

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    Angela Johnson






    Published

    July 3, 2025
  • A Black Mom Posted Video of a Terrifying Exchange She had with Police in Delaware

    A Black Mom Posted Video of a Terrifying Exchange She had with Police in Delaware

    Black Mom Says Cops Approached Her and Her Children With Guns Drawn.

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    Angela Johnson






    Published

    July 3, 2025
  • Why Are There Still Black People Listening To R. Kelly At The Summer Cookouts — And What Does That Say About Us?

    Why Are There Still Black People Listening To R. Kelly At The Summer Cookouts — And What Does That Say About Us?

    Despite convictions and backlash, his music continues to collect streams. Why is the “Pied Piper” still on the cookout playlist?

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    Angela Johnson






    Published

    July 3, 2025
  • How Diddy Could Still End Up With a Long Sentence, Despite The Acquittals

    How Diddy Could Still End Up With a Long Sentence, Despite The Acquittals

    Even with credit for time served, Diddy, 55, wouldn’t be free to break out the baby oil until 2031.

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    Angela Johnson






    Published

    July 3, 2025
  • Why the Internet is Convinced Stephen A. Smith’s And His Daughter Samantha Are Twins

    Why the Internet is Convinced Stephen A. Smith’s And His Daughter Samantha Are Twins

    Samantha Smith is the spitting image of her controversial sports commentator dad.

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    Angela Johnson






    Published

    July 3, 2025
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