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Baltimore Mayor Bernard 'Jack' Young Urges Residents to Stop Shooting One Another Because Hospitals Will Need Beds for Coronavirus Patients
What a way to put things into perspective. He hasn’t been in office for a whole year but Baltimore Mayor Bernard “Jack” Young has an entire perspective to stem the notorious crime statistics within his city. Because medical resources will be needed to treat coronavirus patients, the former city council president urged residents to stop…
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Rand Paul, Staunch Opponent of Coronavirus Healthcare Package, Diagnosed With Coronavirus
Malcolm X ain’t never lie; chickens do come home to roost! And you would think that a senator from Kentucky would know that better than anyone. But as karma would have it, Rand Paul, who was the only senator to vote against an $8.3 billion emergency coronavirus package last month, has tested positive for the…
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California Police Officer Fired for Using ‘Excessive Force,’ Caught on Camera Kicking Suspect in Head
Elk Grove, California police officer Bryan Schmidt has been fired for using “excessive force” on a suspect last June while responding to a 911 call. The Sacramento-area’s police department released camera footage of the officer kicking robbery suspect — identified as Juan Mendoza— in the head while he was complying with the officer’s orders at…
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Trump Is the 'First Black President’ According to Ex-NFL Player Turned Pastor Jack Brewer
Who in the hell and what in the devil? During a Black History Month celebration in the Cabinet Room at The White House on Thursday, a gang of black supporters of Donald John assembled to praise him and tout his record. One person of interest did the unspeakable – calling Poor POTUS “the first black…
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'Nothing is More Heartbreaking,' Obama Says of The Kobe Bryant Tragedy During NBA All-Star Weekend
Forever President Barack Hussein Obama blew into The Windy City this week to take part in the All-Star Weekend festivities. As a speaker of the NBA’s Newsmaker Brunch on Saturday, #44 reflected on the recent passing of NBA superstar Kobe Bryant. “That loss is something I know many are still grappling with,” Obama said. “Particularly…
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90,000 People Vying for Tickets to Kobe Bryant's Memorial Within First 24 Hours of Sale
Fans and people grieving the loss of late basketball icon Kobe Bryant are reportedly clamoring to pay their final respects to him during a memorial in the same arena he became legend. And they don’t seem to mind to pay for the tickets. Details have emerged about the Feb. 24th memorial for the retired Los…
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Donald Trump, Jr. Gets Clowned For Channeling Johnnie Cochran's Famous O.J. Simpson Defense Regarding His Pappy's Impeachment Acquittal
Is this another messy AF case of cultural appropriation? Or is it a dead-on comparison? (Pun intended.) Whatever it is, can someone please get these people a copy of Social Media for Dummies? In an asinine attempt to compare his father’s fugazi impeachment acquittal, Donald Trump Jr. brought up O.J. Simpson’s “Trial of the Century.”…
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'[N-Word] Hating' White Student Arrested, Kicked Out of California College After Drunken, Racist, Homophobic Rant
Dayton Kingery got an education he didn’t initially apply to school for. The 21-year-old Chapman University student was arrested and is no longer a student at the Orange County, Calif. college after going on a rant in a campus classroom and then destroying property. According to the Orange County Register, local police arrested Kingery on…
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White Judge Placed on Administrative Duty After Calling Black Woman Juror in a Head Wrap 'Aunt Jemima'
While most people probably have more pressing things on their minds when they’re selected for jury duty, apparently we need to be scrutinizing what we wear, too. A Pennsylvania judge has been stripped of “administrative duties” after allegedly calling a black juror, who showed up to trial in a head wrap, “Aunt Jemima.” According to…
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New Black History: Louisiana’s Largest HBCU Launches Own CBD Line, Becoming First to Ever Do So
The Southern University and A&M College has launched its own hemp-derived CBD product line named Alafia. Considered the largest historically black university in Louisiana, the Baton Rouge-based school’s Agricultural Research and Extension Center—along with partner Ilera Holistic Healthcare—unveiled the lab tested and pesticide-free products during a press conference and ribbon-cutting at H&W Drug Store Dispensary…
