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Meet the Former Sharecropper Who Helped Push Alabama’s Historic Black Voter Turnout
In a long-overdue (and, frankly, yet to be seen) declaration, Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez recently acknowledged the importance of black women to newly elected Alabama Sen. Doug Jones’ victory. “Let me be clear: We won in Alabama and Virginia because black women led us to victory,” Perez said. “Black women are the backbone…
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NYC Man Who Forced His Girlfriend to Walk Naked Through Harlem Says She Volunteered to Shame Herself
Today in news of masculinity so toxic, you’ll want to cuss out your computer or phone screen: the case of a New York City man who is standing trial for forcing his then-22-year-old girlfriend to walk naked through the streets of Harlem in January 2016 because he suspected that she was cheating on him. In…
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DeRay Mckesson Sues Fox & Friends Host for Saying He Incited Violence Against a Cop
DeRay Mckesson filed a lawsuit against Fox & Friends host Jeanine Pirro for defamation on Tuesday for claiming that he incited violence against a Baton Rouge, La., cop during a 2016 protest. The suit was filed in New York County Supreme Court in Manhattan. As the New York Daily News reports, Pirro’s commentary stems from…
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Bodycam Footage Shows Grand Rapids, Mich., Police Holding an Innocent 11-Year-Old Girl at Gunpoint, Handcuffing Her
To have the Grand Rapids, Mich., police tell it, they don’t know the difference between an 11-year-old black girl and a 40-year-old white woman. At least, that’s the excuse police offered for why they handcuffed and held 11-year-old Honestie Hodges at gunpoint Wednesday. Now the Grand Rapids Police Department is launching an internal investigation into…
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They ‘Wouldn’t Even Watch the Movie’: Jada Pinkett Smith Goes in About Girls Trip Golden Globes Snub
Tiffany Haddish was far and away 2017’s breakout comedy star, drawing tears of laughter from moviegoers across the country as part of the outstanding ensemble of Girls Trip. Yet as presenters read out the names of Golden Globes nominees Monday, Haddish’s name never came up. It was a glaring omission that riled movie lovers and…
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The Median Net Worth of Black Bostonians Is Lower Than the Cost of Lunch
There isn’t a whole lot you can get in a major East Coast city for $8. Meals at most lunch spots, once you include tax, will run higher than that (a Shake Shack double costs $8.09, for example). But that amount—a measly $8—is making the rounds thanks to a Boston Globe spotlight investigation that delves…
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Roy Moore Is a Stand-Up Dude Because He Turned Down Vietnamese Child Sex Workers Once, Moore’s Friend Says
You know that feeling when you have to say something nice about someone you personally know to be ain’t-shit? When you’re so hard-pressed to recognize any baseline decency about a fuccboi, you find yourself resorting to platitudes like “He’s got hair” and “I think she made the bed once”? Well, that happened Monday night during…
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With Sisters Thrive, Chirlane McCray Is Tapping the Power of Black Women to Address the Mental Health Crisis
Chirlane McCray is doing the work. A recent write-up in the New York Times noted that McCray had redefined the role of first lady in the nation’s most populous city, with the paper calling her “likely the most influential, if not consequential” first lady in New York City’s history. McCray’s focus on mental health services…
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Goodell Doubles Down on Claim That Kaepernick Isn’t Being Blackballed
Talking to CNBC today, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell maintained that former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was not being blackballed, despite all evidence to the contrary. But who are you going to believe—Goodell or your lying, not-seeing-Colin-Kaepernick-in-uniform eyes? In fact, Goodell told CNBC’s Squawk Box that Kaepernick is “welcome to come over and meet…
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Hannibal Buress Asked Cops for an Uber—Then Got Arrested for ‘Disorderly Intoxication’
What a difference an Uber ride makes. Comedian Hannibal Buress’ arrest in Miami this past weekend may have stemmed from a request for the ride-sharing service. TMZ got its hands on the Buress-arrest affidavit, which says that Buress came up to one of the arresting officers with alcohol on his breath and bloodshot eyes and…
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