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  • Man Steals Car From Date to Take Another Woman Out

    Chivalry is more than dead. I’m not sure what can be more dead than dead, but one man (who is surprisingly not from Florida, I said what I said) shows that the scumbaggery runs deep after stealing his date’s car to take another woman out. Whew, chile, the disrespect. Faith Pugh told 6ABC that her…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    July 19, 2018
  • 'Men Have Been Getting On My Nerves Lately': Barack Obama, Forever a Mood, Speaks Out For the Empowerment of Women in South Africa 

    #StillMyPresident Barack Obama has always had a way with words, even if he is only paraphrasing or repeating thoughts that others have long expressed. And while giving a speech at the African Leadership Academy in Johannesburg, South Africa, the former president became a whole ass mood after succinctly summing up many of our feelings about…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    July 19, 2018
  • 'We Don't Tip Terrorist': Customer Banned from Texas Restaurant after Leaving Server Racist Note

    A customer is no longer welcome at a Texas steakhouse after leaving a server no tip and a racist message. Khalil Cavil shared a picture of the note left on the customer’s bill that he got on Saturday night on Facebook. The customer at the Saltgrass Steak House in Odessa had circled Khalil’s name, left…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    July 19, 2018
  • Shuri, Princess of Wakanda, to Get Her Own Comic Book Series

    Move over, T’Challa, there’s a new ruler in town. Marvel Comics has just revealed that it will launch a new standalone comic book series centered around the Black Panther’s little sister and tech genius, Shuri. Bustle has confirmed that the series will be available in October 2018 and will center around Shuri grappling with the…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    July 18, 2018
  • Florida Couple Grins for Drug Arrest Photo Following Police Chase … And Whew, Chile, the Privilege 

    What happens when peak Florida meets peak caucasity meets peak privilege? This photo op with two grinning drug suspects and the cops who managed to arrest them without anyone even sustaining a scratch as an injury. Seriously, it would be almost laughable if black people weren’t being beaten up (in the best case scenario) for…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    July 18, 2018
  • Determined College Student Walked 20 Miles to New Job, So His Boss Gave Him a Car 

    There are people (slowly raises hand) who gripe about having to get up before the sun is up to jumpstart their workday. Then there are people like Walter Carr, who start walking at midnight in order to arrive at their job — located 20 miles away — on time. I kid you not. Walter Carr…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    July 18, 2018
  • Papa John's Founder Regrets Resigning, Whines About Board Making Him Step Down 'Without Any Investigation'

    The founder of Papa John’s is apparently ready to drag the company down with him, now saying that he regrets resigning and promises to fight the chain that he created over how he was made to resign after using a racial slur. Stay classy my friends. John “Papa John” Schnatter issued a public apology last week…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    July 18, 2018
  • Warrant Issued for 16-Year-Old Accused of Throwing Objects, Hurling Racial Slurs at Black Tennessee Cyclist [Updated]

    Updated: Tuesday, July 17, 2018; 3:15p.m. EDT: Chattanooga, Tenn., police have tracked down the driver of the vehicle from which a passenger allegedly threw bottles and cans at a black cyclist. According to WRCBTV, the driver acknowledged that the incident occurred when questioned by police and identified the passenger who is accused of throwing items…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    July 17, 2018
  • Police Falsely Accuse Black Students of Dining-and-Dashing at Clayton, Mo., IHOP [Updated]

    Updated: Tuesday, July 17, 2018; 2:01 EDT: Seems as if Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri and the city of Clayton, Mo., are not agreeing as to what went down earlier this month when Clayton police stopped 10 black students and falsely accusing them of leaving a local IHOP without paying. According to the St.…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    July 17, 2018
  • 7-Year-Old Girl Who Survived Alleged Drunk Driving Crash, Killed While Crossing I-94 In Search of Help 

    A brave 7-year-old girl who survived an alleged drunk driving crash and tried to find help for her incapacitated father was struck and killed by another vehicle while crossing the I-94 in search of help in Romulus, Mich., early Sunday morning. According to Click on Detroit, the crash occurred at around 3 a.m. on Sunday…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    July 17, 2018
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