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Conservative Social Media Accounts Smeared a Parkland, Fla., Shooting Survivor With Photoshopped Image of Her Ripping Up Constitution
Conservative social media users are back on their bullshit (though, being “back” would mean they somehow left it). This weekend, hundreds of thousands of advocates for gun reform participated in March for Our Lives rallies in all 50 states, with one of the largest and most visible demonstrations happening in Washington, D.C. There, Emma González,…
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Say Their Names: The Father and the Musician Whose Lives Were Cut Short by the Austin, Texas, Bomber
Much of the headlines in the past week concerning the bombings in Austin, Texas, have focused on bomber Mark Conditt and the terror he inflicted. And rightly so—as Austin officials reckon with Conditt’s motivations and techniques, the rest of the country is having a much-needed conversation (though one too often repeated) about who gets to…
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Naomi Campbell’s Been an Icon. Now the CFDA Is Finally Recognizing Her as One
The first black model to grace the covers of French Vogue and Time magazine will finally be getting “icon” status from the industry she spent decades representing and redefining. The incomparable fashion trailblazer Naomi Campbell will receive the 2018 Fashion Icon Award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America at its June 4 ceremony.…
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Cultural Ambassador Cardi B Wants to Know Where the Hell Her Taxes Are Going
It’s tax season, and Cardi B has an important message for the government on behalf of all of us: She didn’t make all of these damn money moves to not know where 40 percent of her income is going. In an Instagram video posted Thursday night, Cardi went off about the government’s lack of transparency…
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The 1st Museum Dedicated to America’s Historically Black Colleges Is Open in Washington, DC
A 638-square-foot storefront on Georgia Avenue in Washington, D.C., now houses the first museum in the world dedicated to HBCUs. Inside it, visitors will find historic photos and memorabilia from different HBCUs and prominent grads, as well as important artifacts from black American culture, like early issues of Ebony and Jet. The museum, which opened…
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Ex-Employee Files $6 Million Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Harlem Restaurant
A popular Harlem restaurant has been hit with a $6 million lawsuit alleging multiple instances of sexual harassment. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday against Corner Social by a former server, Alaya Jordan, who worked at the restaurant from about May 2015 to June 2017, according to the New York Daily News. According to court documents,…
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Amid Recent Security Scares, Stoneman Douglas High School Requires Students to Wear Clear Backpacks
In the absence of the substantial gun reform advocated by students in Parkland, Fla., their school district will be installing a wholly different security measure: clear backpacks. The Broward County school district announced Wednesday that it would require students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School to wear clear backpacks after the students return from spring…
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Biden Would ‘Go Down Fast and Hard,’ Says Borderline-Obese 71-Year-Old With Bone Spurs
Well, this all got super stupid, super quickly. Donald Trump woke up with a bone to pick with former Vice President Joe Biden after Biden told students at the University of Miami earlier this week that he would have “beat the hell out” of Trump if they’d gone to school together. Furiously tweeting about “Crazy…
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For the 3rd Straight Season, Queen Sugar Boasts All-Female Directing Team
The critically acclaimed drama from Ava DuVernay and Oprah Winfrey, Queen Sugar, returns to OWN in May, and once again, DuVernay has assembled an all-female directing team to tell the story of the Bordelon family. The announcement marks the third season in a row that Queen Sugar will tap exclusively female directors to steer the…
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Boko Haram Releases Some Kidnapped Girls, Warns Parents to Keep Their Daughters Away From School
Early Wednesday morning, Boko Haram militants returned to the town of Dapchi, Nigeria, to release dozens of schoolgirls they abducted in February back to their families. Sky News reports that 91 of the 110 girls who had been kidnapped were returned, while the New York Times notes that a final count is still being tallied.…
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