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  • Michelle Obama Shares Family Photo on Social Media, Wishing Everyone Happy Thanksgiving

    Forever First Lady Michelle Obama kicked off the holiday season with great cheer by posting a family photo on social media. On Wednesday, Mrs. O shared a group shot of her and husband, former President Barack Hussein Obama with their two daughters, Malia and Sasha. “From our family to yours, #HappyThanksgiving!” Mrs. Obama wrote on…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    November 28, 2019
  • All About the Benjamins: Kamala Harris Has More Billionaire Donors Than Any Other 2020 Democratic Candidate

    She’s in the money, honey!!! While Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren continue their crusades to galvanize the working class with their policy proposals, Kamala Harris is the one presidential hopeful that has appealed to the 1 percent the most. According to Business Insider, the junior California senator has received more donations from billionaires than any…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    November 22, 2019
  • Louisiana Movie Theater Fires 3 Employees for Racially Profiling Black Women During Harriet Screening

    Something is still rotten in the cotton. Black folk in the South can’t even find peace in a movie theater while watching a film about a legendary freedom fighter. AMC Theatres has fired three employees at one of its Louisiana locations for a racial profiling incident that occurred during a Harriet screening. According to Variety,…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    November 22, 2019
  • The Noose Is Loose: Racist Symbol Found Inside Auburn University’s Dormitory

    Nina Simone opened her banned 1964 song “Mississippi, Goddamn” with the line: “Alabama’s got me so upset…” And 55 years later, it still rings true. Racism in the heart of Dixie continues to rear its ugly head. A noose was discovered in a dormitory at the Yellowhammer State’s beloved Auburn University, reports the Associated Press.…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    November 22, 2019
  • Keke Palmer Has Us in Our Feelings Gracing the TIME 100 Next List

    Keke Palmer Has Us in Our Feelings Gracing the TIME 100 Next List

    Cue the soon-to-be Drake classic song (In My Feelings) about wanting, needing and being down with a woman named Keke because Keke Palmer is to be loved. The vivacious actress, singer, producer and talk show hostess wowed the crowds last night on the red carpet of the TIME 100 Next gala, where she was honored…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    November 15, 2019
  • Surprise, Surprise: Donald Jr.’s Triggered Book Sales May Be Rigged

    Like father, like son. Although Donald Junior’s new book has landed in the top spot of the much-coveted New York Times Best Sellers List, there’s some scuttlebutt that the numbers may have been cooked. According to Page Six, Triggered: How the Left Thrives on Hate and Wants To Silence Us by Donald Trump Jr. may…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    November 15, 2019
  • Lena Waithe Comes Out About Secret Marriage to Longtime Partner Alana Mayo

    Lena Waithe Comes Out About Secret Marriage to Longtime Partner Alana Mayo

    Hold the “mayo,” please! Lena Waithe has come out of the closet … with news that she is a married woman. The screenwriter, producer, and actress revealed that she married her longtime partner Alana Mayo during an interview on Friday’s episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. “We snuck and did it, you know,” the Emmy…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    November 15, 2019
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