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Craigslist Ad: Cool Black Kids Wanted to Hang Out With Bullied Son
A parent who posted a Craigslist New Orleans ad is looking for “cool black kids” to befriend the poster’s bullied son, reports Jezebel. According to the parent, his or her son is experiencing intense bullying, and the parent muses that perhaps if “cool black kids” were to hang out with that son, the bullying would stop. The…
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Chicago Activists ‘Charge Genocide’
In the aftermath of the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner at the hands of police, a group of Chicago-based activists have come together to raise awareness against police brutality. Their findings were released Wednesday in a report titled “Police Violence Against Chicago’s Youth of Color,” according to DNAinfo Chicago. For years Chicago has…
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Black Woman Behind Wasabi-Ginger Potato Chips Takes Home Grand Prize
Meneko Spigner McBeth’s bank account is about to have quite a few additional zeros. On Monday night, Frito-Lay announced that McBeth, a registered nurse, was the winner of its “Do Us a Flavor” contest to create a new potato chip flavor, reports NBC4 New York. McBeth’s winning idea for wasabi-ginger chips beat out entries for cappuccino,…
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Watch Bill O’Reilly Get Schooled by Jon Stewart on White Privilege
Jon Stewart forced conservative commentator Bill O’Reilly to admit that white privilege exists. O’Reilly has long refused to acknowledge that white people experience any advantages because of their race. While Stewart got O’Reilly to admit to the existence of white privilege, O’Reilly stopped short of admitting that black Americans are disadvantaged in any way. At…
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Yale Student Hospitalized With Ebola-Like Symptoms
A graduate student in Yale University’s public health program has been admitted to a New Haven, Conn., hospital with Ebola-like symptoms, according to the Hartford Courant. A letter released by school officials and sent to Yale community members stated, “There is no indication at this time that the student has contracted the Ebola virus.” The…
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Michelle Obama Says, ‘Turnip for What?’
Michelle Obama proved that she is much cooler than your average first lady while participating in a Twitter Q&A about her healthy-lifestyle initiative. In a #AskTheFirstLady Twitter chat, Barack Obama impersonator Iman Crosson posed this question: “How many calories do you burn every time you ‘turn up’?” https://twitter.com/Alphacat/status/522072769325182976 Making a play on the popular DJ…
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8 Things That Have Been ‘Columbused’ This Year
Cultural appropriation, and specifically the appropriation of black American culture, is nothing new—think rock and roll. But as of late, nothing has been safe from “Columbusing”—the art of discovering trends that are old hat to us. This year it’s happened to dance, fashion, slang and even food. Elle magazine has been the latest to pull…
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Raven-Symoné Goes ‘New Black,’ Doesn’t Want to Be Labeled African American
Raven-Symoné has joined Pharrell Williams in the #NewBlack movement. In a recent conversation with Oprah for Oprah: Where Are They Now? the actress expressed her disdain for labels. “I don’t know where my roots go to. I don’t know how back they go. I don’t know how far back, and I don’t know what country in…
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Patient With Ebola-Like Symptoms Being Treated in Washington, DC
A person with Ebola-like symptoms has been admitted to Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C., reports NBC 4. According to the news station, the patient had recently traveled to Nigeria and was admitted to the hospital in stable condition. Doctors are working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta to determine whether…
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Cops tell Black Kids to Leave Mostly White Neighborhood in NYC: Report
Did police officers tell a group of black teens to get out of the mostly white Brooklyn, N.Y., neighborhood of Park Slope? One witness says yes. According to the New York Daily News, Sara Bennett said that on Sept. 22 she saw a group of five teens walking in the neighborhood when police pulled up…
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