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Disaster Relief Workers in Puerto Rico Treat Themselves to Taxpayer-Funded ‘Spa Day' Given by … Puerto Ricans
Here are a couple of things your tax dollars have paid for in the past few weeks: Vice President Michael Pence’s NFL protest/publicity stunt, the Scotch tape keeping Donald Trump’s ties together, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders calling for Jemele Hill to get fired, and federal relief workers treating themselves to a “spa…
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Facebook Promises to Finally Add Black Member to All-White Board
After being pressed by black lawmakers, Facebook has finally committed to hiring a black person to serve on its board of directors. Currently, no people of color sit on Facebook’s board. The commitment came during Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg’s visit to Capitol Hill Thursday to meet with members of the Congressional Black Caucus,…
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Did the Director of the Marsha P. Johnson Netflix Doc Steal a Black Trans Filmmaker’s Work?
Accusations against David France, the award-winning director of the new Netflix documentary The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson, have been gaining steam in the last week. At the center of the growing controversy is a transgender woman of color, activist and filmmaker Reina Gossett, who claims that France lifted her work in making…
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Give Diddy the NFL Now
Diddy has a message for Roger Goodell and the NFL: Let me #TakeDat #TakeDat. The richest man in hip-hop for 2017 took to social media Wednesday to put in a bid to buy the NFL. In an Instagram post, Diddy proposed “our own” league where black players could express themselves however they saw fit. “My…
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Viola Davis Speaks Out on Weinstein: ‘You Don’t Get to Choose the Consequences’
Viola Davis, First of Her Name, the Unbossed, Queen of Acceptance Speeches and Yellow Gowns, released a scorching statement to Variety on the Harvey Weinstein scandal. Davis joined the growing chorus of entertainers and politicians condemning the legendary Hollywood producer for his years of harassing and abusing the women whose work he was supposed to…
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What the Obamas Have to Say About Harvey Weinstein
As the fallout from the long-suppressed story of Harvey Weinstein’s alleged predatory sexual abuse continues, the Obamas have spoken out. In a statement released late Tuesday, former President Barack Obama also spoke on behalf of his wife, Michelle. Weinstein had not only donated millions of dollars to the Democratic Party but had also hosted fundraisers…
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Zuck WYD: Facebook Chief Apologizes for Tone-Deaf Virtual Puerto Rico Trip
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has apologized for a cringeworthy video that praises the magic of virtual reality—while soaking in scenes of devastation from Puerto Rico. As the Washington Post reports, Zuckerberg apologized via a short Facebook comment underneath the original video he posted. The Facebook user Zuckerberg replied to thanked the Facebook founder for the…
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Take a Look at All This Black Genius the MacArthur Foundation Has Recognized
The best way to start any day is with some black excellence, and today that cup runneth the hell over. The list of MacArthur fellows is out, and this year, six of the recipients are black. Also known as the “genius” grants, the fellowship awards $625,000 directly to individual recipients. Previous winners include writer Ta-Nehisi…
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That Sneaky NFL National Anthem Rule Change—and What Legal Challenges It Presents, Explained
The NFL is still the NFL, which is to say it’s still as crooked an enterprise as they come. Nearly two weeks after several (Donald Trump-donating) NFL owners locked arms with their players during the national anthem in shows of “solidarity,” the league changed its obscure rule about standing during the national anthem. In fact,…
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US Virgin Islands Says ‘Nah, We’re Good’ to Trump Visit
A delegate representing the U.S. Virgin Islands has, in the most polite and diplomatic way possible, said there’s no need for Donald Trump to visit the islands, which are still recovering from hurricanes Irma and Maria. BuzzFeed News reports that Stacey Plaskett, a Democrat, had voiced concern last week over Trump’s visit to Puerto Rico…
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