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The Hero Gotham Deserves: Javicia Leslie’s New Batwoman Stuns in First-Look Images from 3rd Season
On Monday, the CW unveiled two first-look images for its new Batwoman, played by Javicia Leslie, the first Black woman to portray the superhero in a live-action TV or film. While superhero costumes are ostensibly meant to disguise (skintight latex be damned), there’s no mistaking the new Batwoman is a Black woman, and that’s by…
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VMI Cadets, Roiled by Accusations of Racism on Campus, Respond by….Being Racist on Social Media
Allegations about a racist, sexist culture at the Virginia Military Institute, the oldest state-funded military academy in the country, are certainly not new—particularly for a school that has such unapologetically close ties to the Confederacy. But a series of reports about racism at the school, followed by a call for an independent investigation into VMI…
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Anguished Protesters Confront Police After Officers Fatally Shoot Black Man in West Philadelphia
As soon as Walter Wallace Jr. collapsed on the ground, his mother rushed to his side. In his final moments, the 27-year-old Black man was standing on a porch in West Philadelphia at around 4 p.m. Monday, a knife in his hand. Two police officers, responding to a report of a man with a knife…
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GOAT-ish: Kenya Barris Will Direct, Write Long-Awaited Biopic of Legendary Comic Richard Pryor
If you’ve had enough of Kenya Barris, 2020 is really not your year. The Black-ish creator is slated to make his directorial debut with a much-anticipated Richard Pryor biopic, which MGM landed in a “heated film rights auction,” writes Deadline. Barris will write and direct the biopic of the iconic comedian, widely considered to be…
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VMI Superintendent Resigns After Virginia Leadership Call for Investigation Into School’s Culture of Racism
The superintendent of Virginia Military Institute, the country’s oldest state-funded military college, resigned Monday morning after Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and other top-elected officials called for an independent investigation into the school’s “appalling culture of ongoing racism.” As the Washington Post reports, J.H. Binford Peay, a retired four-star general who served as VMI’s superintendent since…
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Woman Who Survived Police Shooting Vows to Keep Fighting for Slain Boyfriend: ‘Don’t Allow Them to Do This to Us’
Less than a week ago, Tafara Williams saw her boyfriend and the father of her infant child shot dead in front of her. Williams, 20, was in the driver’s seat of a car, while her boyfriend, Marcellis Stinnette, 19, was seated in the passenger seat next to her. Shot by a suburban Chicago police officer…
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In 2020, a Bright Spot for Black Bookstores
In the midst of this year’s massive, nationwide Black Lives Matter demonstrations, Black bookstores have enjoyed a short-term boost in sales they hope to turn into a longer-term renaissance. A new report from Bloomberg highlights this boom in business for Black bookshops, which currently make up just 8 percent of all independent bookstores. Citing numbers…
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Niecy Nash in Talks to Host Daytime Talk Show
Actress Niecy Nash already has one hell of a resume. The 50-year-old has shown us her comedy chops for years on shows like Reno 911!, Claws and Never Have I Ever. And of course, her roles on When They See Us and Mrs. America put her considerable dramatic talents on display. Now, the gifted entertainer…
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White Teen Sentenced to 4 Years of Juvenile Detention for 2019 Plot to Stab Black AME Parishioners
A white 17-year-old girl was sentenced to four years in juvenile detention this week in Georgia after plotting to attack a Black Gainesville church in 2019. The teen pleaded guilty to attempted murder as part of a plea agreement, reports the Gainesville Times. She will remain on probation for 10 years and must stay at…
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Meet Kristen Welker, the 1st Black Woman to Moderate a Presidential Debate Solo in Almost 30 Years
Even though tens of millions of American voters have already made up their minds about who ought to be the next president of the United States, many are still expected to tune into tonight’s final presidential debate between Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and President Donald Trump. In the middle of the brouhaha will be…
