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Our ‘Forever First Lady’ Michelle Obama Gave a Surprise Visit to Students at Spelman College
While Michelle Obama was in Atlanta for her Becoming: Michelle Obama book tour event, she found time within her hectic schedule to surprise a group of elated students at Spelman College on Saturday. The lucky group also included students from fellow Atlanta University Center Consortium members Clark Atlanta University and all-male Morehouse College. According…
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New Balenciaga Scholarship Gives Free Tuition to Black and Latinx Students at Pratt Institute
Pratt Institute in New York City is world famous for its programs in architecture, art and design. Now Demna Gvasalia, creative director of Balenciaga, is helping students of color afford tuition. Tuesday night at Pratt’s annual Celebration of the Creative Spirit scholarship benefit, Gvasalia received the Creative Spirit Award. According to Highsnobiety, Gvasalia was unable…
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Derion Vence Arrested in Connection with Maleah Davis’ Disappearance
Twenty-six-year-old Derion Vence was arrested Saturday near Houston in connection with the disappearance of 4-year-old Maleah Davis, who has been missing since May 3. According to police, Vence was charged with tampering with evidence, specifically a human corpse. “At this point in time those are the charges we have filed and I can’t say any…
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Lawsuit Claims School Bus Driver Dragged Biracial Student On Purpose
According to a CNN report, Brenda Mayes, a Utah mother, is suing a former driver for dragging her son outside a school bus at least 150 feet. The lawsuit cites the driver’s “racial animus” and intent to harm. Mayes describes the incident in her civil rights lawsuit. In early February, she says, her son, a…
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DC Metro Snitch May Lose Book Deal Because Karma Is Real AF [Updated]
Yesterday, The Root reported on Natasha Tynes, the DC Metro snitch who reported a black MWATA worker for (gasp!) eating on the train while in uniform. Once these Twitter streets were done with Natasha she found herself hit where it hurts the most: her pockets. Rare Bird, a publishing house and PR/marketing firm that clearly…
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Hard Pass: Jeremy Saville's Loqueesha Panned as Modern-Day Minstrel 'Comedy'
On Friday, social media let out a collective ‘wtf??’ after a trailer for an upcoming movie went viral: a white bartender disguises his voice as a stereotypical black woman’s to get the radio host job he couldn’t as a white man. They named the movie Loqueesha and I wish I was making this shit up…
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Chobani Yogurt Company Helps Pay Lunch Debt for Warwick, RI, Schoolchildren [Updated]
Rhode Island’s Warwick Public Schools faced controversy earlier this week when the district announced that students with unpaid lunch balances would be denied hot food. Now yogurt brand Chobani is stepping up to pay off almost $48,000 of the $77,000 worth of student debts, CNN reports. In what many have called a method of shaming…
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Airbnb Hires Melissa C. Thomas-Hunt as Head of Global Diversity and Belonging
On Wednesday, Airbnb took more steps toward diversity, inclusion and equity by announcing Melissa C. Thomas-Hunt as head of global diversity and belonging. Thomas-Hunt will join the home-rental company’s executive team and direct the strategy and execution of diversity, inclusion, and equity programs for its 5,000 employees worldwide. In an official statement, Airbnb’s co-founder, CEO…
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Taraji P. Henson Announces Two-Day 'Can We Talk?' Mental Health Summit
Actress Taraji P. Henson announced that her Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation (BLHF) will hold a two-day summit “to exchange ideas around normalizing the conversation of mental illness in the African-American community.” The first “Can We Talk?” Conference and Benefit Dinner will take place in Washington, D.C., on June 7-9, People reports. The Empire star, who…
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Shady Baby Swag: Kaavi James by Gabrielle Union Clothing Line Launches at NY & Co.
Gabrielle Union’s “Shady Baby” is making her big debut as a fashion muse—just in time for Mother’s Day! The actress, 46, and her baby daughter, Kaavia James, are known for their hilarious social media posts in which Kaavia’s don’t-mess-with-me ice grill has earned her the nickname Shady Baby: The adorable but fierce 5-month-old is the…
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