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Toni Morrison's Hometown to Recognize Her Birthday as 'Toni Morrison Day'
Toni Morrison’s hometown of Lorain, Ohio, passed a resolution this week declaring her birthday, Feb. 18, as Toni Morrison Day. As the Morning Journal reports, the Lorain City Council passed the resolution on Tuesday honoring the author, who passed away in August. “Her books told powerful stories of black lives in America, from the time of…
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Rep. Steve King: 'I Smacked My Lips' After Drinking Water From Detention Center Toilet
Nothing will have you praying for the rapture to hurry up and get her ass over here than hearing Iowa congressman Steve King speak. On Wednesday, the politician who wondered why being called a “white nationalist” was a bad thing told a town hall about a recent visit to a migrant detention camp. Specifically, King…
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Ari Lennox Not-So-Cordially Invites Homophobes and Transphobes to 'Unfollow and Unsubscribe'
If you can glean one thing from singer Ari Lennox’s presence, it’s that she doesn’t suffer fools. This aspect of her personality shines through in her songs, as well as her occasional Instagram livestreams and her tweets. Over the weekend, Lennox ruffled some drab and dour hate-dusted feathers when she, without reservation or apology, declared…
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What We Did on Our Hot Girl Summer Vacation
Ah, the week after Labor Day—allegedly marking the start of fall, though I’ve been telling everyone willing to listen (to date, three people) that September is, in actual fact, a summer month. But since the world insists on spinning on an axis of delusion and lies, we are gathered here to mourn a single, tragic…
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At Least 7 Reported Dead in Bahamas Following Hurricane Dorian’s Devastation
As Hurricane Dorian finally pulled out of the Bahamas Tuesday night, Prime Minister Hubert Minnis had a grim assessment of the devastation caused by the storm, which had pummeled the islands for three straight days. “We are in the midst of one of the greatest national crises in our country’s history,” Minnis said, according to…
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A Master Class in Sisterhood: Naomi Osaka and Coco Gauff Shine in Post-Match Moment
There’s no doubt Naomi Osaka’s play was brilliant. But on Saturday, it managed to be the least remarkable thing about her. Osaka, the world’s top-ranked woman tennis player, handily defeated 15-year-old Coco Gauff in the third round of the U.S. Open, 6-3, 6-0, to continue her defense of the Open title. But it was what…
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Simone Biles Speaks Out on Brother's Murder Arrest: 'My Heart Breaks for Everyone Involved'
Gymnast Simone Biles released her first public statement Monday following the shocking arrest of her brother, Tevin Biles-Thomas, in connection with three murders in Cleveland. “Still having a hard time processing last weeks news,” wrote Biles on Twitter. She also posted a screenshot of a prepared statement: “My heart aches for everyone involved, especially the…
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Milwaukee Community Offers $25,000 Reward After Young Activist Is Killed in Drive-By
Last Saturday, Quanita “Tay” Jackson was organizing a youth basketball tournament in Moody Park, Milwaukee. The purpose of the event was to promote peace; though only 20-years-old, Jackson had already made a name for herself as an anti-violence activist and organizer. A day later, Jackson was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting, across the…
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‘It Consumes You’: Tennessee Man Sues Popeyes for Running Out of Beloved Chicken Sandwich
Craig Barr of Chattanooga, Tenn., is suing Popeyes for false advertising, deceptive business practices, and wasting “countless time” in his pursuit of their very good chicken sandwich, which was put on hiatus after hordes of fried-chicken-enthusiasts caused the franchise to sell out of the beloved sandwich. According to the lawsuit, Barr was wandering the desert…
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Sweet on Coco: 15-Year-Old Phenom Advances to 3rd Round of U.S. Open, Will Meet Naomi Osaka
It’s been a smashing summer for Coco Gauff. The 15-year-old tennis player burst onto the scene at Wimbledon in July, when she beat one of her idols, Venus Williams, advancing all the way to the 4th round of the tournament. Now, having entered the U.S. Open as a wild card, Gauff has stamped her ticket…
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